 Nelson said the video 's production was ambitious , stating : " It 's an incredible challenge to make a creative clip of a song without the artist . " He goes onto say that Coolio helped enormously because he was the first to commit to his role as the bellboy . Nelson says that Coolio 's role " provides the thread that weaves together the entire concept of the video . " Yvette Lang , who executive produced the clip for F.M. Rocks , described the filming to be like a " big party " to show their support for Shakur . Ice @-@ T 's role as the hotel concierge was not originally intended . At first , there was a comedian set to play his role , but he ended up cancelling at the last minute . Since Ice @-@ T was only available to shoot in the morning , Nelson decided to make him the concierge . The director called it a " strange blessing " since he is more memorable as a concierge , rather than his intended role . 
