So 2pac died 19 years ago. No thread about it ? Time flies What are the orgers favorite tracks/ albums ?

Fave song(s)

Part Time Mutha - 2pacalypse now

Holler if ya Hear me - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z..

Str8 Ballin - THUGLIFE

PAIN - above the rim sdtrk

If I die 2nite - Me Against the world

I aint mad at Cha - all eyez on me

Hold ya Head - 7 Day theory

Best album has to be between Me against the world or 7 day theory.

pain, lord knows, nothing to lose, to live and die in la, keep ya head up, pour out a lil liquor

Ten `Pac Picks:

"Same Song" Digital Underground featuring 2pac (This Is an EP Release)

"Keep Ya Head Up" featuring Dave Hollister (Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z)

"I Get Around (Remix)" (MTV Party To Go 5)

"Definition of a Thug Nigga" (Poetic Justice soundtrack)

"Madison Square Garden Freestyle" The Notorious B.I.G. & 2pac (That Mister Cee Freestyle Shit)

"Thugs Get Lonely Too" (Unreleased)

"Pain" featuring Stretch (Above The Rim soundtrack)

"Me Against The World" featuring Dramacydal (Me Against The World; Bad Boys soundtrack)

"All Bout U" featuring Nate Dogg & Outlawz (All Eyez On Me)

"To Live and Die in L.A." featuring Val Young (The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory)

[Edited 9/15/15 8:49am]

I find 2Pac the most interesting recording artist of all time, followed by Marvin Gaye. Anyways,
my favorite tunes:

"High Speed"

"Hellrazor"

"I Wonder if Heaven's Got a Ghetto"

"Ballad of a Dead Soulja"

"Do for Love"

"Bomb First"

"Shed So Many Tears"

"I Get Around"

duccichucka said:

I find 2Pac the most interesting recording artist of all time, followed by Marvin Gaye. Anyways,
my favorite tunes:

"High Speed"

"Hellrazor"

"I Wonder if Heaven's Got a Ghetto"

"Ballad of a Dead Soulja"

"Do for Love"

"Bomb First"

"Shed So Many Tears"

"I Get Around"

Would you mind elaborating on why? because I completely agree. Do you also think his assassiantion was part of cointelpro? Its sort of fishy how they have absolutely no traces of the killers and he was on a freaking motorway surrounded by pedestrians. he was rallying up the youth and had associations with the previously infiltrated panthers he was a threat

Dilan said:

duccichucka said:

I find 2Pac the most interesting recording artist of all time...

Would you mind elaborating on why? because I completely agree. Do you also think his assassiantion was part of cointelpro? Its sort of fishy how they have absolutely no traces of the killers and he was on a freaking motorway surrounded by pedestrians. he was rallying up the youth and had associations with the previously infiltrated panthers he was a threat

Because of his complexity: there was the public persona of Tupac - the brash, menace to
society who emblazoned "Thug Life" across his stomach who glorified a reckless
approach to Black masculinity whose lyrics depicted rampant nihilism and fecklessness.
And then there was the other Tupac who read Shakespeare, wrote poetry, was a thespian,
and was authentically devoted to improving the lives of Black American youths.

But Tupac didn't just tattoo "Thug Life" on his body to be cool or to make it cool to be a thug;
he was never ignorant, getting goals accomplished and rarely do we find a Black American
rap star who is comfortable with revealing the conflict within. He was not a poser, where
most recording stars are just that. Yes, he may have died by the gun because he lived by
the gun, but he inspires me because he too struggled to live within two spheres of being
(black + man) in America, which is utterly and wholly existentially taxing on a soul. I dunno;
he's just an interesting dude who wasn't some one dimensional tool like 99% of Black American
emcees. Marvin Gaye is the only one who comes even close in this regard.

In addition to some already listed,

"Wordz of Wisdom"

"Young Black Male"

I can't help but think of the outro to To Pimp A Butterfly in reading this thread.

Dilan said:

duccichucka said:

I find 2Pac the most interesting recording artist of all time, followed by Marvin Gaye. Anyways,
my favorite tunes:

"High Speed"

"Hellrazor"

"I Wonder if Heaven's Got a Ghetto"

"Ballad of a Dead Soulja"

"Do for Love"

"Bomb First"

"Shed So Many Tears"

"I Get Around"

Would you mind elaborating on why? because I completely agree. Do you also think his assassiantion was part of cointelpro? Its sort of fishy how they have absolutely no traces of the killers and he was on a freaking motorway surrounded by pedestrians. he was rallying up the youth and had associations with the previously infiltrated panthers he was a threat

Isnt it more fishy that people who surounded him probaly knew who pulled the trigger but kept there lips sealed as some sort of street code? Big fat chance it has something to do with beating up Anderson.

As for favorite tracks :

Do for love

Happy home

and offcourse his popular singles are always gret to listen to such as "California love

namepeace said:

I can't help but think of the outro to To Pimp A Butterfly in reading this thread.

You know, it's pretty cool that Lamar recognizes himself as an offspring of Tupac's legacy. But
we have to make sure to keep Tupac's legacy clear of too much immortalizing and panegyrizing
in the wake of remembering the day he passed (pun intended). This is because, despite the
complexity and attraction that Tupac's narrative carries with it, (1) he did live and die by the gun
which says something about violence and (2) history has shown that impassioned leaders of
Black Americans presuppose that the same qualities driving them is possessed by other Black
Americans; Cornel West was accurate when he diagnosed Black America with nihilism.

Tupac's approach to social//existential manumission, driven equally in part by an over reliance on
the supposed freedoms the accumulation of financial gains provides one with, is fraught with some
ethical problems. Like I said, his life is most interesting.

duccichucka said:

namepeace said:

I can't help but think of the outro to To Pimp A Butterfly in reading this thread.

You know, it's pretty cool that Lamar recognizes himself as an offspring of Tupac's legacy. But
we have to make sure to keep Tupac's legacy clear of too much immortalizing and panegyrizing in the wake of remembering the day he passed (pun intended). This is because, despite the complexity and attraction that Tupac's narrative carries with it, (1) he did live and die by the gun which says something about violence and (2) history has shown that impassioned leaders of Black Americans presuppose that the same qualities driving them is possessed by other Black Americans; Cornel West was accurate when he diagnosed Black America with nihilism.

Tupac's approach to social//existential manumission, driven equally in part by an over reliance on the supposed freedoms the accumulation of financial gains provides one with, is fraught with some ethical problems. Like I said, his life is most interesting.

As Kendrick said:

I remember you was conflicted


Misusing your influence

Sometimes I did the same . . .