One among several 2Pac collections presenting his 1989 recordings with Strictly Dope and producer Chopmaster J (some legal, some otherwise), The Lost Tapes compiles the...
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Though it was released on the eve of the busiest year in 2Pac's posthumous career, Better Dayz shouldn't be overlooked -- and with the schedule including a feature...
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Tupac's legacy has been diluted by a series of uneven posthumous albums, and in one sense, this soundtrack to the new biopic on the slain rap icon falls into the same...
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Amid all of the generally disappointing posthumous 2Pac releases, the Tupac: Resurrection soundtrack is a diamond in the rough, an affective listening experience that adds a...
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As was the case throughout his brief, turbulent career, the latest offering from Tupac Shakur is creatively schizophrenic. On one hand Tupac boasts through a series of odes...
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Few expected former Digital Underground member Tupac Amaru Shakur to become hip-hop enemy number one when he made his solo debut with this 1991 album. Songs like "Crooked...
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A brilliant hardcore rap album that mixed gun toting tales from the hood, with tender, emotional outcries set to mellower beats. Guest turns from rappers Ice-T and Ice...
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Mellower, moodier and more introspective, Me Against The World was considered a classic among rap fans. It was a more successful crossover record than his previous ...
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Recorded following his near-fatal shooting in New York, and released while he was in prison, Me Against the World is the point where 2Pac really became a legendary figure....
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Like most double albums, this could have been condensed into one even more powerful single album, but it still packs quite a punch. Duets with Dr. Dre, Method Man, and...
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Maybe it was his time in prison, or maybe it was simply his signing with Suge Knight's Death Row label. Whatever the case, 2Pac re-emerged hardened and hungry with All Eyez...
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It's marketed as if it were an official collection of unreleased Tupac Shakur music, but In His Own Words is mainly an interview disc, culled from a session at the San...
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The late rap star and actor Tupac Shakur was schizophrenic. On one hand, he flagrantly flaunted his bad-boy image and copious arrest record like hard-earned badges of honor....
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Greatest Hits is a strange release. Sure, Tupac Shakur had more than enough hits to make a terrific compilation, but its appearance in the fall of 1998 felt a bit like...
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This disc is more than just another dip into the vaults of unreleased Tupac material. When a book of his pre-fame poetry was published last year, it was an attempt to make...
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This album features a large cast of hip-hop personalities reading 2Pac's poetry and writing, much in the spirit of a traditional spoken word album. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All...
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Greatest Hits is a strange release. Sure, Tupac Shakur had more than enough hits to make a terrific compilation, but its appearance in the fall of 1998 felt a bit like...
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You'd think that 2Pac's estate would have exhausted all of his good
recordings by now. But the release of his latest posthumous album proves that
is not the case. Not one...
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More than three years after his death, it's difficult to believe there's still unreleased 2Pac material out there, much less quality material. After no less than three...
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More than three years after his death, it's difficult to believe there's still unreleased 2Pac material out there, much less quality material. After no less than three...
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Though it was released on the eve of the busiest year in 2Pac's posthumous career, Better Dayz shouldn't be overlooked -- and with the schedule including a feature...
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Amid all of the generally disappointing posthumous 2Pac releases, the Tupac: Resurrection soundtrack is a diamond in the rough, an affective listening experience that adds a...
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Loyal to the Game, the ninth 2Pac album released by his enterprising mother-turned-executive producer, Afeni Shakur, is one of the more unique entries in the martyred rap...
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Loyal to the Game, the ninth 2Pac album released by his enterprising mother-turned-executive producer, Afeni Shakur, is one of the more unique entries in the martyred rap...
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