2Pac

Nobody can deny the awesome talent of rap music! Baggy clothes, bandanaz, and lowriders!! Stop listening to that stupid rock, metal, and classical music.. and listen to real talented music.

How to make a 2pac song

1.Name it something hateful
2.Insert 5 second Casio Keyboard loop (play for 6 minutes straight)
3.Add extra bass to the recording


4. Last but not least. GENIUS Lyrics!

I ain't a killer but don't push me
Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting p*ssy
Picture paragraphs unloaded, wise words being quoted
Peeped the weakness in the rap game and sewed it


Long live Rap, 2pac, and making 15 cds after you fake your death!

Great compilation of Tupac's hits except for that freaking "Brenda's got a Baby" track. Should have been "Ambitionz as a Ridah".

2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. are the two best rappers in our generation (Kanye West could be the third best as well). And it's a shame that these two were shot and killed back in the 90's. These were true rap artists. 2Pac didn't sing about sex and cars and money. His songs dealt with discrimination, tough childhood, religion, love for California, family dysfunction, and much more. He was truly unique, and he and B.I.G. are still the best rappers of all time.

Here are my favorite songs from 2Pac
*California Love
*Dear Mama
*So Many Tears
*Life Goes On
*Changes
*I Ain't Mad at Cha
*To Live and Die in L.A.

This is definitely overall a great collection of 2Pac songs. It contains lots of the classics which include some of my favourite songs by him ever such as Hail Mary and So Many Tears. Plus some very impressive unreleased cuts like "Troublesome 96" and "Changes", the legendary Hit Em Up, and the much better original version of California Love.
It's a very good starting place for anyone who's thinking about getting into Pac's music. However if it as my job to put together a collection of Pac's work, I'd probably just do a "very best of" you know because out of Pac's hits there are a few overrated tracks such as "All Bout U" and "How Do U Want It" It would be much better I think to make up an album consisting of his very best cuts which would have to include ones like Ambitionz Az A Ridah, Me And My Girlfriend, Pour Out A Little Liquor and plenty more. Infact you'd probably need more like 3 or 4 discs to make an album like that.
But anyway getting this wouldn't be a bad idea at all, especially if your new to 2Pac's music or even new to rap.

I'm not gonna bash Pac or rap in this like most of the other folks did but I will give you a genuine review...whereas the songs are good on this album they lack the beauty of smile...Until The End Of Time etc etc...now I gave this a one specifically for that reason...to this day smile is played on MTV...be it Scarface or not Pac was in it...anyways...due to lacking them songs it was weak...it seemed slapped together

I have been listening to this cd now since 1996 when i was in High school and it brings me back every time/every song. This was an awesome cd and still is. people up&coming in the game study it and use it in their own way. you can hear pac in countless people. Pac's spirit will always be there. The remixed version of some of his songs don't do it justice but some are cool as a newer feeling. all in all this is the best rap cd for me. give it a try if your part of my generation if your young you probably will never understand pac's influence on people...

2Pac-All Eyez On Me *****

The statement that at least 90% of the time this, All Eyez On Me is the album blasting from the car next to you sounds like hype but the thing is...their right. Recording for this album started the day 2Pac was released from prison. After spending the last year in prison Pac had a head full of ideas; many of which were among his best and most creative of his career.

All Eyez On Me is more than just another rap album, it might just be THE rap album. Two discs of solid work. Double albums are a rare art form, and even rarer are the good ones. This is among the best. Released during the death of the genre, it set the standard with it's release. After 2Pac and Biggy died rap lost it's power. Everyone seemed to give in. Now it is very rare to find someone who says anything. The Game, Kanye, and Common are the few who actually say something with their music while still incorporating the club. That is why rap gets a bad rap these days. While 2Pac prophesied his own death, almost the way Nostradamus would have. He died soon after this album, as did raps golden age.

'Ambitionz Az A Ridah' 'All Bout U' 'How Do U Want It' and 'California Love' among other tracks became some of the biggest hits and most legandary cuts in rap radio history. But it is tracks like 'life Goes On' 'Shorty Wanna Be A Thug' and 'Thug Passion' that make the album. They show the lyrical genius of Pac, the poetic brilliance of his mind.

If it isn't the greatest album in rap history it is damn close. If Patti Smith was the poetic genius of Punk, 2Pac is her doppelganger of rap, and for that alone the mans work is worth a peak. All Eyez On Me is street brilliance. Highly Recommended.

I have owned this cd many times. It disappears from my house many times also, but that's ok. If more folks get exposed to Pac they would see that he truly transcended rap and hip-hop. Very few of the tracks on both cd's would be classified as filler tracks. One of the greatest albums of all times- any genre. I won't say anything about the music itself because I would be selling the album short. Please get THIS album and listen to it through and through for yourself if you never have. I'll be anxiously awaiting your reviews afterward. TUPAC SURVIVES!!!!!!!!

"All Eyez on Me" is a very nice album, especially the first disc. Disc two is filled with mediocre to good songs, but nothing exceeds good. As a unit, this album is easily a rap classic. 2 Pac gives a strong delivery and thought-provoking lyrics on most every single song. He is so many people's favorite rapper, me included. He has a technique which captures listeners from the first line. This album features classics such as "I Ain't Mad at Cha", "How Do You Want It?", `All About You", and the album's strongest cut, "Life Goes On." I wish Pac would have left his friends off of this album for there are way too many guest appearances and many of them were apart of his group, The Outlawz. They are alright as rappers, but they don't hold a flame or candle to 2 Pac. Other guests include Snoop, Dr. Dre, George Clinton and K-Ci and Jo-Jo. Each of these artists do a wonderful job with their contributions. Most of the production on this album is very good. It's one of the reasons this album faired so well with me

Rap fans, this album was released on February 12, 1996, so Lord knows it should already be in your collection, but if for some reason it is not, do add it immediately. 4 stars.

Mikeisha's Top 5

1. "Life Goes On"
2. "I Ain't Mad at Cha"
3. "2 of America's Most Wanted"
4. "All About You"
5. "Only God Can Judge Me"

THIS IS TRULY ONE OF THE GREATEST RAP/ HIP HOP ALBUMS TO EVER BE CREATED, FROM THE WINDOW SHATTERING INTRO OF AMBITIONZ AZ A RIDAH TO DA FINAL CHILL BACK AND RELAX HEAVEN AINT HARD TO FIND, EVERY SONG ON HERE TUPAC PUT HIS HEART INTO, STRONG LYRICS, THIS IS ALBUM IS ALWAYZ IN ROTATION IN MY CAR DECK OR HOME STEREO, DEFINATLY RECOMENDED!

Although many of 2pac's releases have often been hailed as legendary (the two disc set, 'All Eyez on Me', instantly comes to mind), many of them failed to live up to the enormous amount of hype and praise surrounding them. 'Me Against the World', if anything, is truly the 2pac album that lives up to its acclaim - and then some!

Is it the beats that make this 2pac's best effort? They're certainly good, but it's mainly the lyrics that make 'Me Against the World' the classic it is. Sure, the nice beats do a wonderful job of accompanying them, but the heartfelt, passionate, and strong lyrics of songs such as 'So Many Tears', 'If I Die 2Nite', and 'Temptations' that make this stand out against 2pac's other releases.

From remincising about his old days as a thuggin' youth ('Young ******'), to shouting out some love to his mother ('Dear Mama'), and then later even sending some love back to the early masters of the hip-hop genre that paved the way for him ('Old School'), you will find a variety of emotions on here. From love to pain, anger, to lust, this is the album that truly showed what 2pac was capable of lyrically.

'Me Against the World' is truly 2pac's finest hour. Even though the beats do an excellent job here, it's the personal and profound lyricism that makes it the classic it is.

2PAC IS THE GREATEST RAPPER OF ALL TIME!!!!! HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST CHARISMATIC, OUTSPOKEN, PERSON, WHO WAS NOT AFRAID TO SHARE HIS TRUE FEELINGS AND STRUGGLES WITH THE WORLD. HIS 3RD C.D. "ME AGAINST THE WORLD", WHICH WAS A MASTERPIECE, SHOWED THE MANY EMOTIONS HE WAS FEELING DURING 1994 AND 1995. 2PAX RECORDED PART IF THE ALBLUM WHILE RECOVERING FROM 5 GUNSHOT WOUNDS. MANY OF THE SONGS ON THE ALBLUM TELL THE STORY OF A MAN ON THE EDGE. EXAMPLES OF THIS CAN BE FOUND ON THE SONGS LIKE, "SO MANY TEARS", "LORD KNOWS", "IF I DIE 2NITE", ANDALSO "DEATH AROUND THE CORNER". BUT EVEN WITH THOSE SONGS THE C.D. ,SONGS LIKE DEAR MOMA , TEMPTATIONS, AND IT ANIT EASY HELP TO BALANCE OUT THE C.D. ME AGAINST THE WORLD IS A GREAT C.D. THAT WAS GOOD IN 1995 AND IS STILL GREAT MORE THAN 10 YEARS AFTER ITS RELEASE. I WOULD RECOMMENED THIS TO ANYONE WHO IS A FAN OF 2PAC. ITS ONE OF THE REASON Y HE IS A LEGEND.

Admittedly, I was never a huge fan of his but this album made me respect the talent that this tragic figure had. What turned me onto this album was "Dear Mama." Having been raised by a single mom after she and my dad divorced, I could feel some of the emotions that 2PAC was relaying in this rap tune. Even my own mom liked this and she HATES rap!

Other songs that I liked were the title track, "So Many Tears" and "Young N***az." Overall, the whole album is a classic! Would highly recommend this album!

This is the Album where Tupac mastered that delivery that everyone loves and immitates. He got it right on this one. Addictive ever since.

This was the first Tupac merchandise I bought. The lyrics to his songs speak about societal problems and enlightens us to the challenges and difficulties inherent in societal structures which ensures that some parts of the population remains enslaved to poverty despite efforts on their part to break free from its devastating effects. Tupac's work reminds us that we are all responsible for the world we create and is an inspiration that through our own efforts, however small, we can have a positive impact on the world in which we live.

By the time this album was released I had all of Tupac's albums memorized and played out. I've memorized and played out all of the Makaveli albums since then as well. 96/97 were insane years, this album represents that time, in my opinion. Just as 2008 is an insane year and some of you might have an album to represent that time for you. In retrospect after all these years, I must say that my favorite Pac albums are:
1) Me Against The World
2) R U Still Down?
3) Makaveli 7 Day Theory
4) Still I Rise
5) All Eyez On Me
Personally I could do without All Eyez On Me now, it was great when it came out in my opinion, but I find that I really can play out that album, unlike with the first 2 favorites. Just my own opinion though. Still, I'd have to say that Me Against the World and R U Still Down? are the albums that I feel were his best after all is said and done. The West Coast vs. Bad Boy thing just got silly and pointless after a while though, fans don't want to be pulled into that mess. I feel you will not regret getting R U Still Down? even 10 years from now.

Everything of Pacs is great even an album that is one of his less selling ones

Top Joints:
R U Still Down? (Remember Me)
Hellrazor
Thug Style
I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto
Nothing To Lose
I'm Gettin Money
Lie To Kick It
F**k All Y'All
Definition Of A Thug N**ga
When I Get Free
Do For Love
Nothin But Love

If Jezus was riding alongside 2Pac would he have shot back at the snipers who took down hip/hop's only real martyr? Ok, Biggie's a martyr too, and Jezus would not have taken Biggie out either. The hits on these two men were not by true hip/hop fans. But Jezus would have picked this CD up if he was shopping at Circuit City when it came out, without having listened to it just because 2Pac was praying on the cover, and we all know who he was praying to. 2Pac made a lot more sense to ghetto youth than some white guy from 2000 years ago, plain and simple, so Jezus owes him respect!

This is Tupac's third best album. #1 All eyez on me, #2 Until the End of Time. Put this cd in the player and listen to it from start to finish. If you dont get goosepimples, check your pulse! This cd got me through many hard times growin up, its that real.

Tupac's voice was silenced way too soon. I'm just beginning to appreciate this kind of music and am actually surprised that not only do I hear and understand the lyrics, but I am REALLY getting in to the BEAT! The man was a talent and while what Tupac says can be a bit colorful, you can not deny that he speaks with his heart.

Even though I felt like Until The End Of Time was his best posthumous album Im still feeling this one though. Standout tracks on disc1: STILL BALLIN, WHEN WE RIDE ON OUR ENEMIES, CHANGED MAN, NEVER B PEACE, MAMA'S JUST A LITTLE GIRL, STREET FAME, LATE NIGHT, GHETTO STAR, THUGZ MANSION(Nas version) etc. Filler on disc 1: none. Standout tracks on disc 2:THUGZ MANSION, BETTER DAYZ, U CAN CALL, MILITARY MINDS, FAME, CATCHING FEELINGS, THERE U GO(humorous), THIS LIFE I LEAD, WHO DO YOU BELIEVE IN and THEY DONT GIVE A F*** ABOUT US. Filler on disc2: Fair Exchange remix. Bottom Line: this is the last good album that they put out of Tupac's before his memory and his music got destroyed by the likes of Suge Knight and Eminem. There are some solid gems on here like Mama's Just A Little Girl, They Dont Give A F*** About Us, Never B Peace, Thugz Mansion etc that you are not going to hear from the assortment of clones, floozies, and morons we have in the game right now. Its a highlight album that was Way better than a lot of those other albums that came out that year.

i think you all know how good this album is and i'm speechless, after three years i still listen to this album constantly. highly recomended.
RIP PAC.
his upcoming album Pac's Life will be pretty good with too many artist feat in it.

Well, R U Still Down? was with no doubt Pac's best album released after his death. So Better Dayz must the second best. After Tupac's most unfortunate death there have been poultry albums released (Loyal To The Game and Until The End Of Time) which both are fiddled with terribly. These tracks are all great, they were unreleased tracks from Pac's Deathrow era and he made alot of tracks on Deathrow seeing he somehow could see his death coming. The way I see it, these are all perfectly good Pac tracks and Pac fans certainly should get this. Though of course it is in no way anything in comparison to the legendary albums made while he was alive. Looking at the content of the album. There are real Pac classics like Still Ballin, When We Ride On Our Enemies, Mama's Just A Little Girl, Thugz Mansion, My Block, F*** Em All and more. Also there are no tracks that suffer from poor production, all the beats are great. Deserves the 4 stars I gave it. If you liked this than also get -
-2pacalypse Now
-Strictly For My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
-Thug Life Volume 1
-Me Against The World
-All Eyez On Me
-The Don Killuminati 7 Day Theory
-R U Still Down? (Remember Me?)
-Greatest Hits

It's 2pac, he's good at reaching people talking about everyday struggles. I think he's aiming at young black males, black woman, and things in that nature, but he touches everybody. 2pac has been copied by so many other rappers it's sicking's me. The best rapper of all time, died so young but had a mind of somebody alot older than he was. Anyway the album has some songs dissing Biggie and some talking about everyday struggles. It's 2pac no matter who does the beats his album is going to be better than average.

"Expect me n**** expect a n**** like you expect Jesus to come back, expect me n**** I'm coming."
-2pac

Thos album gets a 4 out of 5

this cd is highy recomended, if your not a rap fan it will turn u into one definatly recommended, one of the best hip hop cd's ever created.

Classic rap album by pac and his ability to rap about real situation was amazing...Even doe this album is more like rap then hip hop ? I prefer hip hop it still great and will live on forever.

Let's set the stage...Tupac is in jail for a ridiculous sexual assault charge. Tupac signs a contract with Death Row in exchange for bail, and heads into the studio ready to explode. The result was All Eyez On Me--the embodiment of WestCoast representation and classic rap material. Since this album took about 2 weeks to create, the material is fresh and raw. At the pinnacle of his career and in his intellectual prime, a no holds barred superior track set-up establishes this cd at the top of the food chain.

Ambitionz az a Ridah, Only God Can Judge Me and All Eyez On Me, 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted ft. Snoop (arguably one of the best gangster songs ever) reflect his intellectual superiority, warrior mentality, and gang affiliation...

How Do U Want It, Skandalouz, All Bout U are classic dance tracks involving his attitudes about different types of women.

California Love (awesome beats with Dr. Dre)!

Check it out and read the lyrics when you listen.

I really don't understand why everyone keeps having a dig at the second disc. Well i guess at the end of the day everyone has their own opinion, but for me the second disc is just as good as the first. In fact the way i see it the only track he [...]up on was What'z Ya Phone # on the first disc, which was obviously made to be a filler. Other than that its breath taking. Production wise its absolutely flawless, Pac decided to make a G Funk style album, rapping skills were more than tight, Pac delivers fantastic rhyming skills and as for guest appearances, even some of The Outlawz who i usually don't really like aren't even bad. This album is simply loaded with classics and theres really something for everyone, if you want gangsta rap theres tracks like Ambitionz Az A Ridah and All Eyez On Me, you want plain feel good party tracks theres tracks like How Do U Want It and California Love and for some more issue touching songs you've got s**t like Life Goes On and Holla At Me. If I had to chose only one rap album to listen to for the rest of my life i can tell you that i wouldn't hesitate to chose this. As for my fave tracks, its rather a hard choice but i could give you my top 5 for each disc. Disc 1 Ambitionz Az A Ridah, Skandalouz, Got My Mind Made Up, Life Goes On, Tradin War Stories Disc 2 Holla At Me, Check Out Time, All Eyez On Me, Run Tha Streetz, Ain't Hard 2 Find. To summarizre my review "I highly, highly recommend this"

This is one of those albums wgere you don't even have to be a fan of rap to enjoy. This album is just goodness from begiining to end. Whenever I go for long drives I like to jam both discs in my five disc player and let it bang from the classic opening Ambitionz Az A Ridah to the classic ending Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find. Though its certainly not without a few fillers such as What'z Ya Phone# but other than that, its amazing. Now the production is f****** great and all the beats are classic, then Pac spits some great lyrics though not as deep as in albums like Me Against The World but still great. As for the guest appearances, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Nate Dogg, Method Man, Red Man, Dr Dre, Richie Rich, Michele and Danny Boy were f****** great, Big Syke and Rappin 4 Tay were good, the Outlawz were err so so, but it still remains a definite 5 star album.
1. Ambitionz Az A Eidah - 10/10 Classic
2. All About U - 9/10 Near classic
3. Skandalouz 10/10 Classic, Nate Dogg
4. Got My Mind Made Up 9/10 - Everyone on here did a great job
5. How Do U Want It 10/10 - Classic
6. 2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted 10/10 - Classic, Tupac and Snoop just don't go wrong together
7. No More Pain 9.5/10 - Great song
8. Heartz Of Men 10/10 - Classic
9. Life Goes On 10/10 - Classic
10. Only God Can Judge Me 10/10 - Classic, Rappin 4 Tay was good
11. Tradin War Stories 9/10 - Pretty good
12. California Love RMX 9/10 - Its great but the original version is so much better
13. I Ain't Mad At Cha 10/10 - Classic
14. What'z Ya Phone # 5/10 - Wack, the song actually wasn't that terrible but it only goes for like 2 minutes then theres like a three minute outro. Definitely my least favourite off the album
1. Can't C Me 10/10 - Classic, Dre's beat was f***** great
2. Shorty Wanna Be A Thug 10/10 - Classic
3. Holla At Me 10/10 - Classic
4. Wonda Why They Call U B**** 10/10 - Classic
5. When We Ride 8/10 - Nothing real special but definitely still listenable
6. Thug Passion 10/10 - Classic, love this one
7. Picture Me Rollin 10/10 - Classic
8. Check Out Time 8.5/10 - Its alright
9. Ratha Be Ya N**** 10/10 - Classic
10. All Eyez On Me 10/10 - Classic, Big Syke is great
11. Run Tha Streetz - 9/10 - Nice, a good feel to it
12. Ain't Hard 2 Find - 9/10 - Good
13. Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find 10/10 - Classic

Hey E.J.,Your review doesnt make sense. You like tha CD but "let the thug rest in piece" and "no more Pac CDs".NO 2pac album is posthumous. Track 10 on disc one is proof that hes ALIVE. I said it before Ill say it again: YOU CANT B DEAD IF YOU RAP ABOUT AN EVENT YOU NEVER LIVED TO SEE. ****, for all we know he could be in the studio producin right now. But anyways Biggies murder detail description on the song ****** Wit The Wrong *****:

"Why call in shots nobody really as clear as me
ain't tryin to help the feds get a case for conspiracy"..

"My ****** ball made a call for some backup
tha lil' homies and my dogs in the black truck
Buck buck was the sound as they gats burst
No need for ambulance, baby bring the black hearse
Shoulda never ****** around busta, how you figure?
Makin moves on the wrong ******, is what it sounds like
Ding ding ding.. why you ****** wit the wrong *****?..
****** gettin hit, when they ******, wit the wrong *****..
****** wit the wrong *****..

On the song Breathin: "Complete my mission/my competition no longer beefin I murdered all them bustaz now Im the last *********** breathin"

Tell me *****,tell me

"WHO BE THE LAST *********** BREATHIN"?

Being two discs, over two hours, and 31 tracks long, 'Until the End of Time' does contain its share of filler. Some useless tracks such as 'Breathin'', '****** Wit the Wrong *****', and the several dreadful remix tracks should have definitely been cut from this release. Quality over quantity, guys. However, even though 'All Eyez on Me' has some excellent classic 2pac tracks, I found the entire disc two on that album to be a mundane experience, so this 2001 posthumous release actually edges that one out.

The thing I love about 'Until the End of Time' is how it represents every side of 2pac - from the poet ('Ballad of a Dead Soulja', 'Letter 2 My Unborn', 'Until the End of Time'), to the thug ('M.O.B., 'World Wide Mob Figgaz', 'Runnin on E').

The Outlawz show up on several tracks here, and while not everyone is a huge fan of the group, they do a commendable job here. Although their lyrics can range from shockingly good to puzzlingly bad, their presence on 'Until the End of Time' definitely helps the album as a whole.

The production on here is mostly fantastic (minus a few lackluster, generic tracks). Just listen to 'World Wide Mob Figgaz' to be convinced that, despite 2pac having no quality control of this album, others can handle his work well if they put some care into it (if it's put into the wrong hands you have an album like 'Pac's Life', which was released last year).

Although this release doesn't get nearly as much respect as 'All Eyez on Me', give it a try anyway. I felt it had more worthwhile content than that 2 disc album. Chances are, if you're reading this now you're curious about how good 'Until the End of Time Is'. Just so you know, some of his finest work is found here and if you ever liked a 2pac album before you'll be sure to love this one.

Standout tracks (disc 1) - 'Lil' Homies', 'Until The End Of Time', 'World Wide Mob Figgaz'.

Disc 2 - 'Lastonesleft', 'Words 2 My First Born', 'When I Get Free'

i consider this pacs greatest posthemous release (not includin makaveli or r u still down). they did a great job on this 1. the beatz fitted pac perfectly. i highly reccomend this if u want a great pac album.


best posthemous releases in order
1. makaveli
2. r u still down (remember me)
3. until the end of time
4. better dayz
5. loyal to the game
6. pac's life (it sucked)

This is the best posthumous album from Tupac and Im not taking any talk back from you. You hear me? In 2001, Until The End Of Time was the best album. The next best album of 2001 would be Broken Silence. Tupac's memory is not destroyed by this album as a matter of fact it does justice to our conscious poet. Standout Tracks on disc 1: BALLAD OF A DEAD SOULJA, F***FRIENDS(takes shots at Jay-z and Dr Dre), LIL HOMIES, LET EM HAVE IT, GOOD LIFE, LETTER 2 MY UNBORN, BREATHIN, ALL OUT(takes shots at Mobb Deep and Jay-z), F****N WITH THE WRONG N***A, UNTIL THE END OF TIME(RL on the hook was icing on the cake), M.O.B., WORLWIDE MOB FIGGAZ etc. Filler on disc 1: NONE! Standout Tracks for disc 2: MY CLOSEST ROADDOGZ, N****Z NATURE(Tupac and Lil Mo: great combination), WHEN THUGZ CRY, U DONT HAVE TO WORRY, THIS AINT LIVIN, WHY YOU TURN ON ME(takes shots at Wendy Williams if you are wondering), LASTONESLEFT, WORDS 2 MY FIRST BORN, LET EM HAVE IT REMIX(RIP Left Eye Lisa Lopes), RUNNIN ON E(disses Mobb Deep), WHEN I GET FREE etc. Filler on disc 2: None. Bottom Line: Until The End Of Time is easily the best album of 2001. The Production was superb, the lyrics were always on point and the guest appearances were on fire. Until The End Of Time is the best posthumous album from Tupac. Dont let anybody tell you different.

This CD is a piece of art. As the title said, Tupac tried to say everthing he wanted before dying. As any Tupac fan knows, he was crazy about his own death. This CD is about love, struggle, hustle, and a need for any hip hop fan.

Buy it and you won't regret any dollar.

I just don't think Tupac ever had such an important album as this. Gansta lyrics might have sold the most records ... but this was who this man truly was ... this was knowledge of self. If you can't appreciate this album then you need to pick up the books and listen to some Farrahkan before you listen to anymore records.

This Album is a classic! It's old school, what more do u need? "Trapped" is not just a song, it's a story on how Police treated 2Pac And others in his neighborhood. The Whole album is a story, it isn't just music. I Highly recommend buying this album. it's worth the money!!

The Reviews that most website are idiot for rating it as low as it is. The truth is that this is a album of wisdom,heart, for those who love 2pacs album should truly by this because it shows nothing but raw talent so lisent and respect!!!!

Tupac Shakur released his debut album in 1991 with a wave of political rap that touched on subject matter that had never really been stressed before. His heart-on-his-sleeve rapping immediately draws the listener in and lets you feel what he's feeling. 2Pac always had a strong ability to put you in his shoes or the shoes of the oppressed. His legend was born on this album and its impact on music is still felt 17 years after its release.

Sure, there were some nice tracks,lyrically, that 2pac spit some really nice lines...but this album is full of that. This is by no means his best album, but he was still hungry to spit some lyrically ****. Let's break it down...

We start off with the intro-kind of track, "Young Black Male". 2pac spits his fastest verse in his career. Very nice way to start off this album. It leaves you to want more though cause its barely a minute long verse. Next is "Trapped". Definitely not ment to be on the radio, he outlashes at the world, which is normal for this CD. "Soulja's Story" is one of my favorites from this CD. It is a first of the many 'Soulja' songs that 2pac made throughout his career. I love how 2pac got creative and tried to play two characters. I wish he would've done more like this. Perfect song. "I Don't Give A ****". Probably some have heard this one from playing San Andreas. This is 2pac at his angriest, you can tell from his lyrics, voice and especially the outro. Unknown Pogo shined on this track. No chorus or hook, 2pac and Pogo go for more than three minutes with solid verses. "Ain't this a b****/All I wanted was some chips". Great track. "Violent", 2pac spits one of my favorites verses from him. He tells a story in second and third verses, nicely done. Goes over six minutes, amazing job done. "Words of Wisdom" is just that. Personally, I don't really like this but 2pac puts out some nice words, at the same time he's still an angry man. Especially the breaks between his verses. "Something Wicked" is in the same note as the first song on this album, but not really fast flow all the way through. It can get annoying listening to this, but the verse and 2pac's flow with this beat go nicely together. "Crooked A** N****" is very street feel. Good idea to use NWA samples as the chorus. "If My Homie Calls" is the funky track that 2pac tells his homies that he's always there for them. Good feel track. "Brenda's Got a Baby", you've probably heard of. Ask your parents about this, they'll probably remember this one too. Telling a story about a young single mother, that threw away the baby because she couldn't take it. She gets killed in the end after her drug addiction and as s prostitute. Sad touching song, an album highlight. No chorus or hook except at the beginning and as an outro. Based on a true story as well. "Tha' Lunatic" and "Rebel of the Underground" are both wacky, relaxing tracks moving away from the rest of the album's angry feel. "Part Time Mutha" ends the album on a sad, touching note. 2pac's verses is noting his mother's addiction, its basically Dear Mama Part I. Though, the second verse, some female rapper talks about her father being a "nasty old man", which you get what she means by the rest of her verse. Its sucks that the beat couldn't have been more touching like Dear Mama. The chorus is singing and the verses are very nice...

Closing Comments: If you're a fan of 2pac, then I wonder why you haven't gotten this album already. If you wanna get into 2pac, I suggest Me Against The World about this. Overall, its a great album, though its not flawless and there's some really weak tracks. 2pac did not have an amazing debut like Rakim, Nas, Jay-Z, Wu-Tang or Biggie, among others, it was still a great debut. 4 stars.

-Peace

2Pac is the best rapper ever. Hands down. No 1 can compare 2 his lyrical talent. I wish he was still alive 2day 2 show people that. Even though he has put out so many awsome records since his death, some people still dont respect him. Like this loser P. Myers who wrote that this album is garbage. U like ZZ Top man! That's garbage! Don't ever disrespect a legend. I can't believe u said that. If u don't like rap, don't review it. This may not be the best cd 2Pac put out, but nothing he has done has been bad.

More total garbage from a drug dealing rapper who got himself killed spreading a vindictive message....wow. Like 99% of rappers he was all about the money and made it anyway he could even in his death.....pathetic.

The reason I say 2Pac shouldn't have released this album is because I think if he knew how much it would have been passed over he wouldn't have let it out. There is so much raw and real effort and emotion 2Pac infused into every track on this album from 'Holler If Ya Hear Me'-the video raised pores back then; to the interlude 'Something 2 Die 4' into the prophetically named 'Last Wordz'. DJ Akshun and Special Ed add one of the most ill tracks for 'Pac to spit on:'Guess Who's Back'. 'Keep Ya Head Up' is the perfect prelude to the murderously dark title track, 'Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...' that is easily the gem of the album...Here 'Pac gives a glimpse of the Makaveli on the threshold within threatening to emerge- akin to Anakin Skywalker beginning to give way to Darth Vader- following with the exquisitely crafted 'The Streetz R Deathrow' that leaves the listener winded from the killer one-two 'Pac serves up before he pulls a cold one from the fridge for you with 'I Get Around' with tru homiez Money B. and Shock G of Digital Underground. 'Pac next stuns you to tears with 'Papa'z Song' that embodies a piece of all our childhood fears and disasters and is in my personal Top 3 Hip-Hop tracks. All in all I consider this album the beginning of the end of the 2Pac who could be diverse as the humanity he was trying to change on any subject and the prelude to the ascendance of 2Pac/Makaveli who saw enemies in the mirror of All The Eyez On Him; plunging him deeper into inner isolation and workaholicism. After this album I mourned the loss of such an individual that touched so many and couldn't save himself from himself.

But still not on classic level. On the lyrical side Pac spits flames throughout the album. But for me it doesn't match up to other albums such as Me Against The World and of course All Eyez On Me. So it gets a 4 stars, meaning its well worth listening to.

The album kicks off with the venomous "Holler If Ya Hear Me" Pac gives 3 verses of pure fire with a very hypeful beat. "Pac's Theme" is an interlude with Tupac responding to then vice president "Dan Qualye". "Point Tha Finga" is more fire. Pac hits hard about the media and other things. I Love "Something 2 Die 4" its definitely my favourite interlude ever. Pac talks in his soulja's voice over a very relaxing beat. "Last Wordz" keeps the venom going but this time he collabrates with none other than Ice-T and Ice Cube. All of them drop excellent verses. "Souljah's Revenge" is another of my favourites with more of Pac's soulja voice. "Peep Game" has a very interesting beat with a nice guest appearance. "Strugglin" featured mostly the live squad and most of them did a good job (though certainly not spitting on par with Pac) "Guess Who's Back" is similiar though a solo with only 2 verses. "Representin 93 is another standout which should have been a single. "Keep Ya Head Up" is the best on the album hands down! One of Pac's most brilliant recordings ever. "Strictly 4 my niggaz" was a very long song with a kind of a darkish beat and hook. "The Streetz Of Death Row" definitely should have been a single. Pac spits 3 verses of pure fire about the streetz. "I Get Around" takes us to Pac's play full side. With a nice laidback beat Pac and The Digital Underground spit some nice verses about having fun. "Papa'z Song" is another venomous song. Pac talks about fathers leaving their children. "5 Deadly Venomz" is a magnificient way to end the album. The beat is full of hype and and Pac and The Live Squad again hit hard.

Well to say it this is the best cd i have heard in a long time.he is very focesed and the best songs on the cd is keep ya head up,souljah's revenge.

The "Pac-ker", as I like to call him was so awsome! I loved when he played a cop w/Jim Belushi too! Anyway, his hip-hoppin stylings were a little too urban at times for me, but I loved his moxie for recording tons of stuff that could later be sold to the faithfull. Viva-America, Viva Capitalism!
:) Peace Out Y'all!

Decent price, came on time. Don't expect this CD to be as good as the other 2Pac albums.

Loyal To The Game is alright, I just felt Eminem used too much of his own style when he made the actual music though

Crooked N***a Too (remix), and Loyal To The Game (DJ Quick remix) were better though, they were more 2Pac's style

All in all, It's alright.

How DO you really know that 2Pac wouldn't roll with Eminem and 50 Cent? I mean he sure as hell wouldn't roll with the imposer of himself, Ja Rule!

But anyway, this release from Amaru/Interscope records really surpassed some of the Pac's after-death material that has been being released recently. While seemingly stronger than "Pac's Life" and other crap that's been coming out, it doesn't seem to surpass his own actual album when he was still alive, but then again, you have to give props to Em in creating a still dope album.

While some of the rhymes seem screwed with and Pac's voice is enhanced to say "G-Unit" and such on a certain track, Eminem's style and production is what keeps people listening...see, what most people don't know or recognize is that Shady is just as good of a producer of beats as he is and emcee.

It is definitely a much better choice than the lame and falsely-acclaimed flop, "Pac's Life".

Cameos include Eminem, G-Unit, Nate Dogg, the Outlawz, Sleepy Brown, Big Syke and many more...

Top Songs:
1.) Ghetto Gospel feat. Elton John
2.) A Crooked N***a Too
3.) Do For Love
4.) Out on Bail
5.) Black Cotton feat. Eminem, Kastro, and Young Noble

What was Afeni thinking when she let Eminem executive produce this whole album? His beats are zany and painful to the ears and sometimes his beats sound like just plain noise. Its bad enough Em screws up his songs with crummy beats and has him saying G-unit and Shady but to put him on tracks with Elton John(Em's boytoy), G-unit and Obie Trice? C'MON! You and I know he would never made songs with these guys. You want proof of how bad Em's beats are? Listen to Soldier like Me, The Upper Cut, Out On Bail, Black Cotton and N.I.G.G.A. and judge for yourself. Dont You Trust Me with Dido is sleep-inducing. I always hated the first single Thugs Get Lonely feat Nate Dogg. The worst beat on here has to be Crooked N**** Too. The beat is so bad its hysterical. Standout Tracks: The last four songs on the album that werent produced by Em: PO N***A BLUES(vintage Tupac joint,pretty deep), HENNESSY, CROOKED N***A TOO and LOYAL TO THE GAME REMIX(Dj Quik's verse was fire!). Ghetto Gospel would have been a standout track if it werent for that corny beat and Elton John(WTF!!!!!) on the hook. Bottom Line: Loyal To The Game is a great reason to despise Eminem. Instead of realizing that he is passe' in hip hop, somebody had the bright idea that he should have produced a whole Tupac album with his soulless, terrible beats. I love Tupac but I hate this "album" with a passion. Albums like these make me sad because it shows how far people go to save their careers from extinction. STOP CAPITALIZING OFF DEAD PEOPLE YOU F****NG PARASITES! REST IN PEACE TUPAC AMARU SHAKUR AND F*** YOU EMINEM AND SUGE KNIGHT!