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My main criticism with a lot of the big mid 90's gangsta rap albums is that they are so self indulgent that, coupled with the super in your face 90's beat production, it ends up leaving me bored and my ears fatigued after an hour. This is no different, technically very proficient and Tupac was obviously an absolute master of his craft but this is 2 albums. Theres so much material here and most of it isn't distinct enough to stop this hour long behemoth from starting to sound samey before it even gets halfway. The main takeaway I ended up having from most of the songs was unfortunately how grating that very mid 90's layered vocal sound gets, especially when threes multiple overlapping vocal samples doing different things. It ends fantastically though, the last four songs from Old School through to Outlaw are are brilliant songs. I cant bring myself to give this a high score though despite Tupac himself being great throughout, its just too long and to dense and has far too much going on in order to be a pleasant listen.
I would like to listen to this one again. I enjoyed the first half of the album but got a bit tired of it by the end.
2.5 - 3 stars
2pac flotando entre beats de cadencia difusa, como un baquiano avanzando entre la neblina. Es cierto que le sobran algunos temas.
2Pac siempre me pareció de los raperos más divertidos, y este disco no es excepcion 6/10
es un disco que me gusta mas alla de para mi no ser de lo mas pulido de 2pac la seleccion de beats es perfecta y esta dentro de los mejores discos de west coast sin dudarlo mi unica critica es que hay temas que siento que solo estan para rellenar
J'aime Tupac et j'ai beaucoup écouté cela. Cependant, cet album est 1h05 et certaines chansons s'étirent sur plus de 5 minutes. C'est un peu trop pour mon gout et ca bouge pas assez. Il y a vraiment des classique sur cet ablum et et le flow / lyrics sont vraiment à points, seulment, ce n'Est pas dans mes cordes trop pour un album complet. 3
I just can’t get into 2Pac
A lot of anger but I suppose it comes from some complex trauma. This is just about as 90s gangsta rap as you get.
full einhæft. tupac var myrtur af agpac fyrir utan hróa hött í rimunum. 3,5.
old-school hip hop i see.
Really like the start of this album - the first three tracks - but after that it slowly descends into much slower, easy listening rap/hip hop that doesn't really work very well. That said, it's not an unpleasant listen, but it lacks the bite that the first section of the album has. Disappointing, but scrapes a 3.
I enjoyed beats, and rap style. But there's a bit too much R&B vibes for my liking.
Not my most favorite 2pac
rip biggie *Huron house trip
- Never listened to a 2Pac album in full before - Pretty good, prefer a lot of other 90s rap albums I've heard - Fav songs: Me Against the World, If I Die 2Nite, Fuck the World
No le tenía fe, pero me sorprendió.
Interesting and engaging, if a bit repetitive (caskets are referenced how many times?). Introspective, reflective, almost a plea for empathy. I appreciated the coherence and clear arc of the album. Some neat instrumentals in there.
Album sounded dated but it took me to 90s west coast. Enjoyable listen but most of the songs sounded the same.
It was ok but I feel that not being American or black made it so I couldn’t really connect with this album. I wanted to but I couldn’t. So good beats and some decent songs
I enjoy 2pac's big hits but this album was a huge let down and is not my favorite of his. I was disappointed that I didn't enjoy it more. Also I'm more of a Biggie fan. Dear Mama is the best song on here.
I'm not too into 90's rap, to be honest. I missed that scene, and it's no longer as groundbreaking from today's vantage point as it may have been then. That said, I see what this album did for those who were influenced by 2Pac. Kendrick, my favorite rapper, regularly references him, and it's clear that Kendrick's earlier works owe a lot to albums such as these. So while I have respect for Pac, this album doesn't do much for me. Lyrically, it's strong, but nothing that hasn't been said before or after. Musically, it's pretty abysmal. An alright listen, but not something I'm personally interested in revisiting any time soon.
Not my favorite 2Pac album but some solid tracks.
Enjoyed listening to the album. Will come back to this later
Didn't like it that much on the first listen, now I love it.
2Pac - the 90s gansta rap epitome. It’s amazing how a voice can have such confidence and be so Intimidating; indeed it was him against the world.
Pimpin’ ain’t easy.
Decent, but got a little bored of it
Enjoyed more than expected
Quite nice really
Interesting how many of these songs see 2Pac discussing his own death, given that he would later famously die
More enjoyable than I expected and far more enjoyable than the Notorious B.I.G. album I had to listen to a few weeks ago. Best song, Dear Mama
Hip-hop. Ni fu ni fa.
"Me Against the World" is the third studio album from American rapper 2Pac (Tupac Shakur). 2Pac wanted to show respect for rap as an art form; the lyrics are more personal and deal with his troubled past. Yeah, I'd say almost all songs went back somewhat to his past growing up in a gang environment. He apparently took inspiration from an impending prison sentence for sexual abuse for unwanted touching (he contested), growing up in poverty and trouble with the police. In fact, this album was released while 2Pac was in prison. It went to No. 1 on both the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop and Pop charts. This is the first time an artist had a No. 1 album while serving a prison sentence. Recording took place in ten different studios with 12 to 13 people credited as producers. I think that help create some variety in the music. An eerie beginning with "Intro," a spoken word description of 2Pac being shot (true story) while going to the studio and his shooting at police officers (another true story). 2Pac then starts his rap voice hard on "If I Die 2Nite." He describes his gansta life and lack of fear of dying. The music sounds a lot like Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" and there actually is a Dre sample. The music becomes a little more soulful on "Me Against the World" with female backing singers and a more laid-back beat. More hopeful as he feels he's got nothing to lose. The second single "So Many Tears" does a nice job of juxtaposing a sample of the happy "That Girl" by Stevie Wonder with the lyrics of the cruel world in which he grew up in. The third single "Temptations" adds a funky groove and more soulful rapping by 2Pac. He wants to be an honest man but the temptations. "Dear Mama" was the big single of the album and an ode to his Mom. Strings. Female backing vocals. Great production. The best lyrics on the album which appear to be brutally honest. His Mom had it tough referencing her doing crack and other things but she did everything for him. Hey, we have a fun song with "Old School" as 2Pac raps about and mentions a ton of old school rappers. This album was very consistent staying with the theme of growing up in a tough and gang-infested environment. Very personal it appears for 2Pac. No remorse. Unfortunately, it also appears like it foreshadowed what happened to him a few years later in Vegas. The music did have some soul to it which I appreciated.
22nd November 2022 Listened mainly on the drive there and back to F45 in Cheltenham. Talks a lot about issues you wouldn’t have associated with him like mental health, his mum etc. liked it.
Not the biggest Tupac fan to be honest
Probably some of the better gangsta rap I've heard, some great tracks coated in those 90s hip-hop beats I really like. Another album that suffers due to length, could be cut down a bit, but no skits thankfully. For me, this is an album for driving round a big American city in the 90s, probably around the evening turning to night. 11/11/22
Monday busy and unproductive, annoying meeting, team tired?, hang out bc 6 interviews, none bad none impressive? change bad how do you predict fit, hang and talk too late
Couple bangers. Shout out 2pacs mom
Decent rap, but not my thing.
Not my favorite Tupac but it is a good 90’s hip hop album. The production is nothing special and sounds dated nowadays, nevertheless Pac really is ground breaking on each of his records
Listened to half
Enjoyed this more than expected.
Mi piace, ma non riuscendo a seguire i testi probabilmente perdo molto.
Good however not for me.
won a videogame listening to this
3Pac out of 5Pac It's alright, a bit samey.
some good tracks in the middle but most meh
Had some okay stuff but requires a kinda mood
Best Song: Young Niggaz. I prefer Pac on these higher tempo tracks. Feels politically charged, simultaneously realistic and aspirational, all with a little bit of funk and soul. Worst Song: Dear Mama. This level of intense (forced?) sincerity ends up feeling a bit awkward. The content of the song is clearly intensely personal, but it isn't produced or performed that way. Overall: I've never really listened to Tupac before this (Changes notwithstanding), and it's definitely real solid. His lyrics are always interesting, more storytelling than Biggie, and the production is decent. It feels a bit dated now though, more than Biggie does, although I can't quite put my finger on why.
HL: “Dear Mama”, “Old School”, “Young Niggaz” September 11, 2022
Going into this, I knew it was hyped as 2pac's best and one of the most influental albums of Hip Hop. And in all honesty, I was underwhelmed. While the production is well-done and some songs stay in your head for a little while, none of it is truly the deep "pouring his soul out" that you would hope. Lyrics often fall flat apart from a few wellcrafted moments, and I do not think I'd be listening to it again any time soon.
Fuerte y suave a la vez, excelente disco de rap de los '90. De lo que hablan las letras no puedo decir nada, porque lamentablemente no entiendo un pito.
incomplete experience unless you went for background on "dear mama" and ended up reading about afeni being arrested and charged with felony distribution of breakfast to poor school children, and later about that time in the eighties when philly cops dropped bombs on a whole neighbourhood
Is it a good album? Yes, but I found the whole east coast / west coast thing depressing, and it robbed us of a lot of talent.
Nice to not have (if I recall) a lot of skits on this. Some good sound but nothing that jumped out to me.
A genre that's just not for me but 2Pac has a cool voice
The first half of the album was so angry and hard to listen to for me. It got a lot better in the second act with Lord Knows and Dear Mama.
While I definitely see the value in the music it's not exactly my thing. But it wasn't made for me so that's fine. Favorite track was Old School.
Never really got 2Pac as much as many my age. It's solid, but I had other preferences then and now.
I know Tupac's hits, and California Love is one of my favorite hip-hop songs ever. I never truly listened to a front to back though. This is a dark album in every way. The album is one straight west coast boom-bap vibe of smooth and moody instrumentals, with Tupac's recognizable cadence, unmatched lyricism and all too real storytelling.
Much better than expected, but not something I'd be in the mood for often.
Viel wel mee. Beetje veel van hetzelfde op den duur
Écoute intéressante. Pas vraiment mon genre de Hip-Hop, mais certains éléments musicaux sont intéressants. Je comprends l'importance et l'influence de cet album. Album trop long par contre.
2pacs music is the type of rap i do enjoy. i liked the overall album but it wasn’t special brought to make it better than average
The difference between Dre, Ice Cube, and 2Pac? Depth. Dre and Ice Cube are at a high level of execution but they never quite hit to the prophetic poet. 2Pac transcends to a place where there's context, struggle, pain, release, and acceptance. This isn't about ego (though 2Pac doesn't lack there) nor album sales (even as money holds importance). There's more here worth seeing in total with all its edges. The album very much pulls from the 90's sound. It can drag on a bit. And 2Pac isn't a hero. He's a hole in the fence that allows you to see into a world that society tried to block out.
Another challenging listen. From singing a song about his drug-addicted mother who struggled raising him to rapping about murdering people, this was tough.
Pierwszy 2Pac przed polowa listy, Me Against the World jest jego trzecim studyjnym albumem z 95, gdzie wystepuje juz jako znana persona z wytatuowanym thug life na piersiach, wiec nic dziwnego w tytule krazka, ktory porusza przede wszystkim motywy biednego zycia, wychodzenia z biedy i zawisci jaka potrafi ono zrodzic wsrod ludzi z ktorymi sie wychodzilo, bo tytulowy swiat mozna odbierac na wielu poziomach, najbardziej oczywistym sa beefy, ktorych nie brakowalo w tamtych czasach, kolejnym zawisc kogos komu sie gorzej powodzi, czy tez czarny czlowiek przeciwko bialemu systemowi, czy szolbiznesowi, narracje buduje trak na intro, ktory jest paczworkiem njusow o 2Pacu podczas pierwszej dramy strzelaninowej, wiec nie dziwia traki o byciu gotowym na wszystko, bandyckich wybrykach, czy grindowaniu, ale jak to bywa lobuz kocha najmocniej, wiec nie brakuje takze kawalkow skierowanych do wszystkich pieknych pan, nie koniecznie wolnych, ale wystarczy ze pieknych, ale rowniez do matek, bo dear mama jest chyba najbardziej osluchanym trakiem tej plyty, ktora nie zrodzila tylu bangrow co all eyez on me czy nagranie makaveliowe, bo tak jak zreszta cala tupakowa dyskografia plyta jest mocno nierowna, zwlaszcza pod wzgledem serwowanych beatow, prawie kazdy utwor jest wyprodukowany przez kogos innego, a wcale nie czuc tutaj jakiejs mega unikalnosci tych kawalkow, bo przewazaja g funkowe brzmienia z soulowymi wstawkami, ktore czesto slychac na horusach, jak chocby na tytulowym traku, ktory jest ma samplowana pania Minnie Riperton, wiec jakosc sluchanego utworu jest w wiekszosci zalezna od tego kto siedzial na produkcji, bo jesli chodzi o to co lirycznie prezentuje tutaj Pac, to zdecydowanie bardziej wole jego sposob opowiadania historii i kreacji swojej postaci niz wymyslne rymowanki i lamanki od notorycznego duzego, ktory juz wczesniej pojawil sie na liscie, a to dosc kontrowersyjna opinia wsrod wspolczensnych hip hopowych glow, prostota i charyzma Paca wygrywaja jak dla mnie porownojac tych dwoch artystow, tworzacych dla tego samego targetu, w tym samym czasie, a brzmiacych tak odmiennie, na plejke dodam wspomniane wczesniej top trzy, a cala plyta to tez takie mocne trzy, bo nie jest to plyta dobra, ale zla rowniez ona nie jest, mozna powiedziec, ze jest taka srednia, ale z momentami
Kunde fått en fyra för texterna men gör tråkigt
det var väl bra, men samtidigt förstår jag inte totala hypen
in eighth grade i didn’t know who tupac was and memorized one of his verses to recite for an english assignment
I don't like rap but listening to him I have been intrigued about his life. That is why I have consulted wikipedia and I was interested in some information I found there. Tupac Amaru Shakur (/ˈtuːpɑːk ʃəˈkʊər/ TOO-pahk shə-KOOR; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), better known by his stage name 2Pac and later by his alias Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the best-selling music artists, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Much of Shakur's music has been noted for addressing contemporary social issues that plagued inner cities, and he is considered a symbol of activism against inequality. Shakur was born in New York City to parents who were both political activists and Black Panther Party members. He was named after Túpac Amaru II, the descendant of the last Incan ruler, who was executed in Peru in 1781 after his failed revolt against Spanish rule. Shakur's mother explained, "I wanted him to have the name of revolutionary, indigenous people in the world. I wanted him to know he was part of a world culture and not just from a neighborhood." Shakur is considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. He is widely credited as an important figure in hip hop culture, and his prominence in pop culture in general has been noted. Dotdash, formerly About.com, while ranking him fifth among the greatest rappers, nonetheless notes, "Tupac Shakur is the most influential hip-hop artist of all time. Even in death, 2Pac remains a transcendental rap figure." Yet to some, he was a "father figure" who, said rapper YG, "makes you want to be better—at every level."
2pac’s another Huge name who’s a blind spot for me. I really need to revisit this one; I basically can’t retain lyrics unless I’m literally reading them along to the music, and I wasn’t able to do that when I was playing this.
this was strangely easy listening! a few of the songs felt incredibly dated and hilarious and some are absolute bangers.
Pretty good hip hop
Admire the hell out of the guy. He really stood for something but not my style.
Pretty solid album by Tupac. Album isn’t as hard or gangster rap as some of his other albums. A bit more introspective but still a good listen all the way through. 2 pac has always had an ability to make a diverse album that has a song that appeals to different people and Dear mama is a classic. 7.6/10
I've been complaining about old school rap recently so I'll give this a higher mark for the production and smooth delivery, and the song about his mother.
Really liked Tupacs rapping skills but the songs overall lacked a great beat and were too similar too each other. Also lacking a big standout song
Not bad
3pac
2Pac: Murder, murder, murder. Kill, kill, kill. 2Pac *Gets killed 2Pac fans: 🙀
This was alright. I think I could get to like it if I played it a few times.
Not for me, but I can hear why it's good.
Listened to on 3/4/22 3/5 Favorite song: Dear Mama This album is very personal to Tupac’s real life and was all in all really good with both mellow songs and bops
Well-crafted lyrics and solid rap but not my cup of tea
3/4/22 I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I really appreciated his lyrics and how emotional the album was. Also got wrapped up in the story of his life. That being said, I don’t see myself ever listening to this again. For that reason I rate a 3. Favorite song: So Many Tears/Temptations
Wow this guy loves his mum.... I'm really glad I've heard this, the legendary 2Pac who is still with us apparently? V confusing. I won't listen again probs but enjoyed the story telling
Never heard a 2pac album before. Better than I'd feared; not as good as I'd hoped.
25 to life uh huh uh huh
Not my thing, but certainly can see why he's revered the way he is.
Each song is pretty hit or miss for me, but when they hit, they hit
i liked it more than i thought I would.
No sitting on the fence lyrically with purpose and reflection in them. A few stand out tracks, a bit long with a few tracks very similar.
6/10. Maybe even a seven. I liked how it sounded, my main issue is that it sounded pretty darn similar for the entire run time.
A high lyrical quality on this album, like NAS on Illmatic, from deeper like So Many Tears to straight up Gangsta. Tupacs technique might not be the best, but his delivery is amazing. And I can now see why he's regarded as one of the greatest. The beats on the other hand are relaxed but simple. Some would say effective, but they don't do anything for me.
Hip hop, con toques soul y funky. Bastante mejor que lo esperado.
Slick and R&B-ish productions, highly masculine rap delivery, chorus composed of a single phrase followed by a hook, over an hour long... This is the most stereotypically '90s rap album that I have heard so far. Not that surprising, considering the fact that 2pac is one of the most popular figures of the genre. And it's not that bad either, just predictable and loooong. The theme of this album is apparently 2pac's reflection on his bad experiences, which is better than the usual look-I-am-rich-I-am-misogynist theme of gangsta rap. Overall, not bad, just forgettable.
It’s fine I guess. Not a lot of variation with the backing tracks, and I couldn’t really focus on the lyrics to connect with them.
Okay. Not my cup of tea. Better than Eminem.
Not my fave Tupac album but it's all right!
Never listened to this before, OK - West Coast sound
Nothing special. He relies on the quality of his voice more than the quality of his lyrics and music.
Grand
3.7 - Deadly serious, unapologetically macho. Old school R&B beats that give Tupac a canvas to describe the pressures of gangsta life. Some moments of levity with "Can U Get Away" and "Old School."
Surprised by this. Very very good indeed. Definitely worth a listen, some blistering bass and drum lines carrying the lyrics along with a sizzle
I have avoided listening to Tupac, not for ideological or snobbish reasons, but because I didn't like his big hits. Hit Em Up is genuinely unpleasant to listen to; it just sounds ugly to brag about sleeping with another man's wife, and Tupac makes it as childish as possible. And Changes features the worst sample in the history of music. Why sample such an obviously bad song? Don't talk about the lyrics, as you don't care. You hate the song for such a hateful piano shittening. That said, RZA merging James Brown and Tupac for Django Unchained was masterful, and my only criticism was that he never managed to stick in Robert Johnson at the same time. But how do I feel about a Tupac album with more thought applied? Well, initially rather warmly. He evinces a desire to explore serious, occasionally dark, occasionally bleak themes. Thinking further, this album is often fascinating, yet often unengaging. To compare it to a later album that this influenced, to the extent that it featured a fictional interview between Kendrick Lamar and Tupac, Me Against The World is a more coherent album than To Pimp A Butterfly. I don't doubt the sincerity of Tupac's concerns with thug life, as it were. But Lamar displays far more linguistic fireworks than Tupac, and one problem with Me Against The World is that Tupac sounds so straightforward. Yes, he has flow, but you want more developed imagery, more ambitious rhetoric. I'm trying to recall a metaphor from the album, but I can't. You get the impression of an artist capable of more depth, an artist of promise, but not quite fulfilling it yet. A second listening may bump this up to four stars, and a compilation of Tupac's best songs (not most successful) may well be a 5-starrer, but this sits at a comfortable 3 right now.
not his best but still poppin
First Tupac Album I've heard!
A good listen full of pathos and swagger. Something felt missing for me.
Smooth and smart. Definitely the way in for people unused to hip-hop.
There are other Hip Hop albums that have been recommended as part of the list that have inspired me more. But this had some good stuff on it.
Gefälliger Gangsta-Rap, läuft gut durch. Hat Hits, hat Höhepunkte, reisst mich aber nicht aus meiner bürgerlichen Existenz.
Nothing on Biggie
Rap isn’t my genre & I’ll probably never listen to this again, but I’m really glad I did. The reason for 2Pac’s appeal is clear; introspective and thoughtful lyrics that are still relevant today, slickly produced.
Ok, here’s something odd. Even though the Tupac lost cuts cottage industry continued to roll out albums for donkey’s years after his death (or, if you haunt some seriously unserious corners of the internet, after he removed himself from the fame game and relocated to Peckham) I have never sat and listened to an album of his from start to end. First time for everything… (Afterwards). Great delivery, shame about the production
Not for me
Hm
An album I know well Surprised I listened to this so much when it came out, it's all a bit smooth.
decent classic rap album
First ever listen. Surprised at how lyrical it is. Not as hard and dark as I thought it would be.
I absolutely respect his effort to get more reflective and even somewhat sensitive in-between the swagger, but the beats are so weak! It's like a movie with a good story but terrible cinematography. So much heart but no atmosphere. Never been a huge fan of the west coast g-funk sound with all the glissando on the synths. I really respect "Dear Mama" though, and I think it's a standout, perhaps because the track is a little more stripped down and seems to foreground his voice in a way that the other tracks don't.
i vibe to 2pac
God plade selvom det meste nok ligger teksterne. 3 stjerner uden tekster og med 4 med
Going into this album, I had never been a big fan of old school hip hop but this album made me appreciate it slightly more. Tupac’s lyricism is excellent and the production is pretty good even though it’s what I don’t like about older rap. Fav songs: dear mama, temptations
Finally got back around to listening to this record after my initial listen in August. I certainly wasn't in the right mood or mindset during that first go, and since then I've listened to it multiple times in chunks, but this is my first full re-listen. Just like I said in my first review, there's STILL a lot to unpack from 2Pac in this record, as it is his most personal and self-reflective record. He talks about his upbringing, criminal history, violent skirmishes, and the relationship he has with those most important to him such as his mother. However, this isn't a record that he's making for himself, it's like multiple letters going out to his fans, family and friends. The production of the album is mostly warm and cozy, each track has soul-esque instrument lines accompanied by a heavy bass tone that pairs well with Shakur's voice. The beats are pretty intuitive with the tone that 2Pac approaches in his voice. This is the kind of sound I really dig in hip-hop records, as it doesn't overstep and accompanies the bars very nicely. I still think the record has the tendency to get lost in itself due to its runtime. It keeps a pretty hot streak for the first three tracks and then it gets a little lost with its identity, trying to recede back into hardcore hip-hop and keep with the formula of the time instead of sticking with the personal direction. I personally would get rid of the last two tracks and "Temptations" and be satisfied. Favorite Tracks: Me Against The World Least Favorite: Death Around the Corner
This is fine. It's a little too dated for me. I don't think this album aged very well, and the background singers get very old, repetitive, and annoying. The songs without the background vocals are pretty decent, however.
Too much language otherwise some nice sounds
Pretty vulgar but he's a hell of a rapper.
Grandma likes Dear Mama so that's impressive because she doesn't like rap music.
There are well-captured transitional movements here, between the braggadocious gangster style to the more chill if still focused politics of later conscious rap. Lyrically, there are clear themes, and 2Pac balances machismo with hope for something better. Musically, there's the high synth tone I think of as something between the string sections of soul and the richer electronics of 2000's music. The skit-lightness accentuates the framing of Intro. It's dated, I don't love it, but it's important listening. I prefer All Eyez On Me, but both albums are big and merit closer examination and comparison.
A classic, but not something that I would normally turn to.
Rap sin contemplaciones. Buenos acordes y acompañamientos. Para amantes del género.
This is nice, he's got a great flow, too bad it led to the rise of a million poor imitators
Solid likeable tracks all around but no noticeable bangers or standout tracks
7/10 It’s all about the hooks, otherwise kind of monotone - will have to look into lyrics
This is one I will need to listen to a couple more times. There's a lot to unpack from 2Pac in this record, as it is his most personal and self-reflective, and I just was not in the right headspace when I first listened to it. The production of the album, while mudding some lines from time to time, gives a heavy bass tone that pairs well with Shakur's voice. This is the kind of sound I really dig in hip-hop records, as it doesn't overstep and accompanies the raps very nicely. However, a lot the songs started to blur together for me, as there were a few that weren't sonically unique or had lackluster moments. This could have been 100% due to my lack of focus, so again, I'm going to give this another shot one day to give it it's fair due. I know this is one of the most celebrated albums in hip-hop, so it demands better attention while listening.
3.5
Original Gangsta
hmm, wish I could give it a 3.5, but it's a 3 for me. The cultural significance is important and while I haven't looked at the global, I have a feeling that it's not a great global since it's rap. I almost want to give it a 4 for those meta reasons.
One of hip hop's most influential album and the best of the best from the 90's. Tupac was one of the first rappers that brought social issues into his lyrics and he was a genius with his rhymes. This album might be his most famous / best one.
Definitely some great lyricism, helped get through my day
Nooit echt in verdiept, maar vind dit wel tof klinken. Relaxte beats en coole raps.
Best te pruimen eigenlijk. Beter dan ik dacht. Sommige teksten zijn een beetje pretentieus, zoals 'If I die tonight' maar toch minder pretentieus als je bedenkt dat hij daadwerkelijk het loodje heeft gelegd. Wel veel van hetzelfde.
not bad at all, pretty chill tupac album
Dear Mamma
I’ve always thought 2Pac was overrated, and *Me Against the World* didn’t really change that opinion. I don’t dislike him and I certainly don’t think he’s a bad rapper—I just don’t hear what puts him among the greatest of all time. I’m admittedly not the biggest West Coast rap fan; I lean much more toward laid-back boom bap, although there are exceptions like Kendrick and albums like 2001 There’s nothing particularly bad here, but a lot of it sounds very commercial and straightforward to me. Pac clearly has charisma and conviction, but I kept waiting for the rapping or production to really grab me and it never quite happened. At times it even reminded me of Ja Rule, and that is definitely not a compliment. 😂 I understand the appeal of 2Pac more than I personally connect with it. He has presence, emotion and something to say, but musically this just isn’t the kind of hip-hop I’m likely to reach for. A perfectly listenable album, but it still leaves me wondering what everyone else hears that I don’t.
2Pac! Still don’t like rap but gets credit for being 2Pac
1. intro - 1 2. die - 2 3. uuorld - 2 4. tearz - 1 5. temptationz - 1 6. young - 1 7. heavy - 1 8. lord - 2 9. mama - 2 10. eazy - 2 11. auuay - 1 12. zkhool - 2 13. fuck - 1 14. death - 1 15. outlauu - 0
It's fine
east v. west beef wasnt even close
Really not as good as I thought I remembered. Has better albums.
Disappointing to be honest
So I mean, on the one hand the beats are pretty slick and some of the topics are very real and serious. He’s skilled at what he does. That being said, his lyrics also have him perpetrating the cycle of violence at least as much as being a victim of it, so he doesn’t lend himself to being sympathetic. I’m no stranger to profanity, but the sheer amount is wearing (typically why I’m not huge on hip hop in general) and I grew less interested as it wore on, especially as the album clocks in at over an hour. I don’t care to listen to it again. Tupac has some cool songs, I like some of the messages he has, but overall I have no interest in listening to most of his work, especially this album.
Me gustan algunos ritmos, nada más. Lo demás se escuchaba igual.
2,2/5
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Extremely overrated - people write about him like he was the first rapper to ever have a feeling, but he's overserious, self-absorbed and despite the credit he gets, it's more self-pitying than actually reflexive. The songs are all a verse and a minute too lond and the album could be great at 20 minutes shorter. He has a very compelling flow though, a distinctive voice, and the beats are high-end g-funk with 90s RnB touches and its makes for some great fun at times, the reggae toasting on Heavy in the Game especially.
I get the mystique, I get the cultural importance, but poetic though some of it may be, I've never found it to be great music.
You see, if shit like Endtroducing... was popular, we wouldn't have this shitstain. 2/5
Although my appreciation for rap and hip hop has increased through listening to albums on this list, the sound and content of this are both not something I will ever enjoy. It's very serious and heavy, and while being able to express the things he expresses is something that people rightly celebrate, it will never be something I enjoy listening to.
I'ma lose at this age lol.
Tupac’s just such a mid pretty boi with his (self-)conscious self-mythologizing lyrics and his nose ring. I feel like he’s lucky he got the THUG LIFE tattoo when he did because it was probably the least silly in his plausible range, like on a whim he coulda just veered into the median and decided to get, like, DEAR MAMA or BIGS UCKS or … FREE DUMB
Liked dear momma, but not much else.
Not for me, I can respect the lyrics and the context where it comes from but, meh, it’s not for me
eh, uglavnom ili blago ili dosta nepodnošljivo. semplovi nekad budu okej, no ni oni nisu baš dobri. stvari »dear mama« i »it ain't easy«, koje dolaze jedna za drugom, mogao bih odrediti kao prolazne. ostatak zanemariv
He's trying so hard to sound like a tough guy. I get he was probably involved in some real criminal stuff, and did get murdered over his rap beefs, but he was also a theatre kid who liked poetry. It all comes off as kind of corny.
Nope
Biggie was better
I understand why this album is important, but it isn't for me. Rip 2pac
Teeters between 2 and 3 for me. I'm biased in that it's a genre not to my tastes, but it was still well put together.
It’s just not for me but I’ve heard worse on this journey.
Not my thing. Nothing interesting going on in terms of beats and rhythms so just left with rapping I'm not very interested in.
Everything I could think of that I might want to say just doesn't feel right. His rapping ability. The influence he had. The real shitty things he did. The shitty things he got accused of doing. The difficulty there is to distinguish between those two. I'm not equipped to talk about any of it. All I know is that, in general, I wasn't really a fan.
Not feeling this one at all. Disappointing. Honestly I found it pretty boring. In fact second time around I was getting annoyed it was still going as of course it’s over an hour long. There wasn’t anything that stood out for me to grab on to. Next
Meh. Not his best work. All sounds the same.
херь
Murder, rape and life coaching... is perhaps what Tupac's business card reads. The beats are great at times, some of the R&B elements are so weak, when he's in conscious rap mode he could be generational, when it comes to the gang stuff, it sounds performative and contrived. He is like a method actor that went too deep. I never buy it, it's just a cultivated drama that the masses bought in droves. This is neither a classic for hip hop or Tupac, I love the genre, but don't get the hype.
I was surprised to find myself enjoying this at the start. Unfortunately the repetitive beats and monotone voice got to me in the end and I wanted to move on to the next album after 3 songs. If this album was significantly shorter it'd be a higher rating. Lyrics are of it's time and haven't aged well. I feel like I've listened to the same song for an hour Relegated to a 2
Icon. One of the biggest in my formative years, probably an accident of circumstance that I followed a different path. Of course I knew the hits & get down on some to this day. Respect to his stature & influence. This was a fkn chore. Just so dated. This is definitely my era, but not at all my subgenre. So much mellow drama. We'll put it down as a 2, but that's rounded up from a 1-point-sthg.
ON the positive side, 2Pac is among the most convincing rapper to have ever lived, painting vivid portraits over straightforward grooves and beats. On the negative side, as seems par for he course in the genre, it is overly long and there is little variation in style throughout. I can see why the record is lauded, but this kind of thing just isn’t for me.
no es mi tipo
2 pac. 2 stars
Отакої))) Це доля))) Ну таке, хоч це і Тупак)
The internet considers this to be 2P’s best album. It did exceed my low expectations, as it seemed to be sort of a mellow rap album for the most part. But overall two stars.
Sorry 2Pac, but this is a hilariously bad album cover. I get why this is on here, of course, 'cause 2Pac and Biggie loomed very large over the pop culture landscape in my formative years, but I have never listened to this album because I'm not about that scene. Slur count = 91ish. He sounds more like Ja Rule than I expected. The album is not terrible, but not quite a 3 for me personally. 'Intro' is wild, because this is NOT a posthumous album, but give it ~2 years and it would be. Highlights: 'So Many Tears', 'Dear Mama' (me: "aw, that's nice") Language Observation: "conversate" (on this album) is AAVE but "orientate" (not on this album) is British! How 'bout that!
2Pac, 2Stars, 2Long. I think if I listened to any of these songs in isolation I would like them more, but when every track is 5 min, the repetition wears on me. I’ve always liked 2Pac, but I’ve never liked a 2Pac album.
Nothing especially stood out but it wasn’t bad.
Nope
Some decent beats on this, but the lyrics and overall vibe ain't really for me.
The Good: If you want more than 1 pack of something… The Bad: I ran out of my six-pack… The Ugly: The fact that I have a Norm McDonald joke running through my mind the whole time… Don’t like Rap… we know that. I do respect 2Pac for what he was able to do prior to getting killed… On the Norm McDonald joke… just google which country he is most afraid of… it isn’t Iran… 2* out of respect RIP
Best Track - "Me Against The World"
Brilliant as I think pac is as a rapper, this album is kind of thematically shallow. Also, every beat is a sad slow jam beat.
I guess that I'm not the true target audience for this (White, Scottish, able to express myself without multiple "muddaflubber"s), but some Rap n Hippity-Hop does appear on my radar. This album, however, is a big nope. It might have been cutting edge and lauded in the mid 90's, but.... sigh.... nah. The music is fine, but Tupac lyrics and delivery just don't interest me.
Lowkey probably his best album
Dear Mama
Probably controversial take but I’m just not that into this style of rap.
Ah, Pac. Never listened to this one all the way through. Still haven't. I got bored. Same old stuff.
Not for me… lyrics….. very concerning
Not a fun listen. I was never big into gangsta rap but when I did listen, I preferred West coast over East most of the time. Dre, Snoop and NWA had humor and party vibes mixed in with the violence. 2Pac took himself way too seriously and comes off as an asshole most of the time. Boasting about how much he was shot and checking himself out of the hospital early to show how tough he was. That’s the same type of dumb, macho bravado that a lot of rednecks possess and it never works out for them in the long run. He promoted that lifestyle and won a stupid prize for it.
Not my cup of tea. Love the introspective aspect of the lyrics, but I personally would never listen for my own pleasure. 2/5
Ho hum
Did not find much to interest me here. It is well recorded and produced. Didn't care for his rap rhythm or his beats.
I was getting into the music but listening to some of the lyrics is giving me rapey vibes and I can’t get behind that.
I really enjoy when this album does the funky R&B stuff, which makes it really listenable. A bunch of great samples on here. I can't relate to most of what he's saying and it's very clearly not for me. I still like some of it.
Some of the stories he has to tell are interesting but I just find the production so dull and unadventurous, after an hour I was getting bored. Fortunately some of the best tracks were near the end though, so I left with a better impression than I had halfway through.
Before listening, what I knew about Tupac was that he had been shot, arrested, accused of sexual assault, and engaged in a famous East Coast/West Coast dispute that left both himself and the Notorious B.I.G. dead. Some background suggested that this album was a more honest, emotional, and artistic effort from Tupac. This is everything I understood going into this album. Ok, so let's start with the positive. The beats are pretty good, not the best I've heard but not bad at all. At times it really does remind me of some other artists of the era, which I think was a major part of their rivalry. It's also an honest portrayal of the kind of life Tupac led, similar in a way to someone like Nas. And the song about his mom is striking in a bittersweet kind of way. But the rest, I don't know. I'm just hearing a lot of womenizing and violence, but also feeling sad about it? Maybe I'm missing something but it sounds like a lot of machismo self-pitying. Maybe I'm missing something here but I just don't hear the whole "blues" thing that people suggest when the content is "fuck the world". Obviously there's a sociopolitical angle here that says Tupac is the product of an unjust and systematically racist system, which is undoubtedly true. But I still don't really want to celebrate violence and misogyny.
2Pac 2Stars
I've said it before, I'll say it again. I'm literally two minutes in to the first track, pussy, n****s, fame, drugs, glorification of gun crime, murder, it's tedious. Shame, as a lot of the talent was wasted on reasonable music production. But I'm from a sleepy town in North Wales, I cannot relate. Just watched the P Diddy Daddy Sean Puff Combs documentary as well, and this was the better other music? I liked 'it ain't easy', and 'can u get away'.
Not my thing but fine for what it is if you leave out his personal history.
Sin interés, pero menos molesto que otros discos de los que no entiendo las letras.
2pac is defilitely an incredible poet and rapper but my first impression is also that like the cheesy G-Funk porno beats kinda steal the limelight from him in a way that lessens the listening experience I had this higher before, but this is one of the first things in the project I ranked, and I liked it significantly less than anything else I've given a 3 to. It turns out you have to take some bold stances when you can't infinitely differentiate using the numbers between 3 and 4. Basically, the sound is just way too dated for me to want to listen to it really ever again, and this was thrust into stark relief by a lot of other older, better hip-hop
I understand this must have been influential but it just really hasn't stood the test of time. I've also never really been able to get into the backing vocals on 2pac songs. Old School was the one song I really enjoyed and returned to on this album. Apart from that it really elicited a shrug from me.
I understand this is musically a good album, but it's not for me. I don't feel any connection to the songs, and think I am missing important cultural context
Not my thing
Not my type of hiphop. Boring
The raps and lyrics are okay, I guess. But the lightweight production and the Will Smith Choruses are really not my style, I don't get the hype.
Better than t thought. Not all same. Still to many killings and gangster words for my taste
Just felt... eh about it. IDK, was getting car sick so probably need to re-listen at some point. 4/10
By all accounts, Tupac was a massively intelligent and talented person. Why he chose to do the most generic gangsta rap is beyond me. The album is well produced, but lyrically it's just the same old stories every rapper was telling at the time. Tupac may have been at the top of the pack back then, but it's a pack that didn't seem to have much creativity or originality.
I'm not a huge fan of this album. For some reason, 2pac gets propped up as one of the era's best hip-hop star, but by 1995, I think this style of gangsta rap over smooth R&B beats was pretty tired. Compared to other hip-hop albums from '95, like the slew of Wu-Tang Clan solo albums, Mobb Deep, and the Pharcyde, this sounds very dated. I think the beats are pretty boring and 2pac's introspective gangsta lyrics also are pretty tedious after awhile. There's some good stuff here, like "Dear Mama" and the title track, but ultimately it's too long and wears out it's welcome by the halfway point. 2.5 stars.
Very surprised at how timid and light this album is. Much more melodic than I’d had thought it would be - quite poppy. I can see why it was a commercial success. Ends up being very background noise though. I think the only track of 2Pacs that I recognise is “California Love” which isn’t on this album.
Took me a little bit by surprise, I liked it more than I'd expected to
Festa seg ikke ved meg, men plaga meg heller ikkje
I never could get into west coast hip-hop for whatever reason, and this album wasn't able to change that.
I'm definitely on the world's side on this. I quite liked Old School but maybe only because it reminded me of all the better rappers that came before him.
I'm starting to lose patience with 90s rap.
I don't know how to rate this, but I don't enjoy it. I don't think it's bad, but I'm not planning to listen to it again.
This was fine. I'm not a hip hop connoisseur, but this didn't blow my mind.
Alright here we go with my first rap album from this list. The flow and delivery of the words can really make the difference without a strong melodic component up front and it’s all delivered well here. The backing tracks are fairly simple riffs and loops with some guest singers and samples to fill the sound out a bit. For me, it’s hard to relate to much of what he’s trying to say but there are definitely moments where what he’s talking about is universal and I understand the sentiment. This album seems to be lacking some dynamics though. It all seems a wash of words on first listen however I do believe that rap music takes more than a few listens to really understand so for now I’m not into this much but I do want to hear more, if not this album then maybe some other albums in his catalogue and only when something clicks would I be able to give this a higher rating.
Quite boring
Not the best Tupac album but it was ok.
Not as good as I remembered.
I didn't dislike this, but I also didn't really find it very engaging or interesting. A high two.
Still can’t get into hip-hop
Do 2 stelle solo perche tupac ha una certa rilevanza culturale, altrimenti era 1
Pretty into this album. Some songs lean a little too weird for me, but the lyrics keep things interesting. It loops on itself a bit, but it’s got such a chill groove that I could definitely see myself getting high to this album
I wanted to like this but its super dated. It was a first time listen and it's way too long at 65 mins. The production and background tracks are what stands out as the most dated/weak. Sounded like it was a lot older than '95 and not as good as what came before it. The rap style isn't interesting either, it's the same thing over and over. Sure the lyrics are introspective but it goes from I love my mama to the usual gangsta rap shoot em up nonsense. Make up your mind. My guts says his early death, nostalgia and romanticism have led to the 2pac overhype. 2/5.
When I was a kid, I thought 2pac was the best rapper in the world. I guess because someone tried very hard to convince me that he is the toughest mf. But now I know that guns and violence and gangster attitude doesn’t mean u r tought and there r much more important things which makes u tough
Seems like this guy is really overrated.
mieux que jul en tout cas mais bon
Still don't like the genre.
I only knew 2Pac as someone who died in a gang conflict I never really understood, and I’d never listened to his music before. Without thinking about all that, this album wasn’t as bad as I expected. It’s actually better than a lot of slow hip-hop for me. But still, it’s not really my thing overall, and I don’t think I’d listen to it again.
Meh
Disco típico de Hip Hop. Sempre um sujeito declamando, sobre uma base percussiva. Tudo muito enjoativo e sem propósito.
Rap braggadocio is whatever but damn this dude sucked Favorite tracks: It Ain’t Easy, Old School
2Pac was highly influential but extremely immature and unstable. He would fit in well with the 2025 conspiracy crew. The talent was there, but the music just wasn’t on this album.
Yeah. I wasn’t a big Tupac fan back in the day, and I’m still not. As a person, he was involved in so many despicable things (rape and accidental death of a 6yo being the top) that I can’t really idolize him. As a rapper, I just don’t think he could match most of the lyricists before or after him.
Good West Coast G-Funk Hip Hop music, 2Pac's rapping has a flow. The lyrics, on the other hand, are mostly dumb gangsta stuff or immature, misogynistic bs.
Most 90s rap is awful. I wasn’t a fan then. Not a fan now. None of it has aged well. The overly aggressive and toxic lyrics just don’t make it pleasant to listen to. This doesn’t break that mould. The backing music is fine. The rapping isn’t. So whilst Doggystyle falls into the same bracket, at least the introduction of G Funk was stylistically different so makes the listening experience slightly less uncomfortable. This isn’t. No moulds have been broken in the making of this entirely generic 90s rap album.
Ah geez dood. Another hip-hop recommendation two albums after the previous one. I'm not sure whether I can handle this. Looking at the album's runtime through my peripheral vision reveals that this thing is one hour and five fuckingggg minutes long. Why do these things always have to be twenty minutes longer than the average album jsut shut the fck up shtu up shut up shtuy This album didn't make it into the top 20, so I remain at having heard eleven of the top twenty hip-hop albums. That means I've made it through half of the hip-hop inclusions, right? Yeah. Still not my thing, though I do enjoy this general hip-hop sound - heavy percussion, 90s sound and all. Tupac is above-average as a hip-hop vocalist and about on-par with A Tribe Called Quest and Jurassic 5. His vocal style is generally clear and commandeering, though it lends itself quite well to the hip-hop flow. "Me Against the World" has a good sound. I like the electronic sound in the beginning and during the choruses, and that background ambience isn't half-bad. The song is way too long, but that's beside the point. "So Many Tears" has a cool, downtempo sound. "Lord Knows" has some nice backup vocalists. "Can U Get Away" has a nice instrumental. I wasn't expecting a tune that smitten to be on an album like this. I'm reading the book, nigga. Had a large array of producers. "...one of the most beautiful and soulful records in hip-hop history". Released when Tupac was in prison. The rest of the entry is talking about other albums, though I don't need much convincing with this one. Tupac's death still reverberates throughout the hip-hop community in a way that no other artist has, which is especially impressive when you consider how ephemeral the appeal of these artists are. If this is his best album, then I think it's a worthwhile inclusion.
I never really jibed too much with Tupac. I never thought he was bad at what he did, but i never really connected with his work. Of course, there are a few tracks of his that I like, but I don’t think any of those are on this record. This record isn’t changing that for me. It’s not bad, but it’s not really my speed either. 2.7/5
Well, let me say this first, I've never been into hiphop, and I wasn't thinking this album was going to convert me, which it didn't. But I do like that old school G- funk, and the West Coast grooves. Lyrically, well, same old gangsta hip hop nonsense, with a few well know exemptions. Only 60 minutes listening to this is way too long for my liking, musically and lyrically. 2/5
Dare I say it, why does this sound so damn agreeable and tame? Oh well, not my thing.
Umm, not for me, but I guess I can see why it is a pivotal album.
Zni to jako vsechny ostatni alba z tyhle doby bohuzel. Produkce dobra, ale hrozne repetitivni. Lyriky jsou propracovany jako ve vsem starsim HipHopu. 6/10.
He's too interested in thug shit here. Earlier stuff, where he cared more about the world, is much more interesting to me.
What sounded like the same song for at least 40 mins of the 1h10m run time
I don't really know what to say about this album. But I'm probably never going to try to listen to any of it again. Which means that after two listens it's stuck in 2 star purgatory.
Maso
Not for me.
It’s 2Pac, so it’s good, but not my favorite of his stuff.
Not 100% my jam. Hard to hear the words as he is buried in the mix. I like hip hop but this didn’t work for me
I just don't like 2Pac and never really have, with the exception of California Love. He always felt super-fake to me, even in a genre of very fake personas. Might just be that people who I knew who were really into 2Pac were super-annoying.
It’s fine. Feels a little more real than his prior work.
Not my thing
Eh, better than some similar stuff from the same era, but still not exactly enjoyable
Ok
This album didn’t provide anything new or interesting to me. I assume that I felt the same 1995. Production value is high, that gives another star.
Although I’m really into Hip Hop, 2Pac has never quite been my cup of tea. To me, he shares some of the same issues as Notorious B.I.G., a bit too monotonous, with beats that tend to sound the same. Tupac definitely has his own unique style of delivering verses, but that’s about it for me. So overall, the album feels a bit dull. Whenever there’s a featured artist on a track, things usually get much better.
I don't think I've listened to a Tupac album in full, I've only put on compilations and such. This has the sound that I associate with California (probably called west coast hip hop or something like that), which I do like, but it tends to sound very monotonous after few tracks. I prefer hip hop with loads of samples, Oddisee or DJ Shadow or RJD2 type thing, something that makes the track more music than just background to rap over to, which is probably why I'm so picky with my tracks and songs. And why I prefer the "2Pac Greatest Hits" type releases over the actual albums.
Fede beats, godt flow, men klart for lang
I find his style terribly boring
I do try to keep an open mind when I listen to these albums, and I do listen to at least the first minute of every song to give everything a chance. With that said, I know myself and my musical tastes so I feel bad when I get a rap or hip hop album like Me Against The World by 2Pac because I know I am not going to like it. It's certainly popular and many people rate it highly but I just skip my way through it and then put on some Gov't Mule or something...
I only know a couple of 2Pac songs, but I’ve really been looking forward to reviewing this album. I don’t know that I could pick a favorite between west coast and east coast hip-hop, because I think both offer things that I like. I reviewed Biggie’s Ready To Die a few weeks ago, which I had listened to before starting this project. I remembered enjoying that album, but when I re-listened to it a few weeks ago, I wasn’t that into it. I’m curious to see if 2Pac will supplant Biggie after I listen to this. Well, even though I wasn’t wowed by Ready To Die, I liked 2Pac’s Me Against The World even less. I liked the beats and production, I thought this album was mostly pretty boring. Even though I thought this album was fairly enjoyable from a music standpoint, the sound got pretty stale after a while. There was some sample usage that I liked on this album (the Stevie Wonder sample on “So Many Tears” was outstanding), and I don’t know why there wasn’t more sampling, since it seemed to work well when it was used. A lot of the songs felt like they dragged on to me too, and I think that’s because I don’t think there’s anything special about 2Pac’s rapping. His voice has a quality that I like, but he’s not a very good storyteller in my opinion. I know that west coast hip-hop tends to be a bit more laid back, but I just didn’t really feel any emotion at all in this album. The beats and production work make this album accessible to listen to, and I think that helped 2Pac find a wide audience, but there wasn’t enough on this album to interest me or draw me in.
I'll say it: 2Pac was always overrated and still is. The way he delivers is annoying after a while. He didn't bring much interesting stuff to the table of the rap game even in the mid-90s. While this album is not bad, it is nothing on the list of albums that stand out.
2/5
Decent grooves and beats, but nothing really kept me interested.
ok
>Don't shed a tear for me, nigga, I ain't happy here ayayay Another album where you know what the lyrics are without having to listen to them. I'm sorry that happened tho
I just do not like east coast rap, I think Chicago and Detroit are as far east as I can muster before it turns into wacko
A well titled album, since it ls fundamentally a long paranoid winge. Though not misplaced paranoia as time revealed. Perhaps there should be a special Darwin Award for 2Pac who seemed to know where his lifestyle was leading him but did nothing to change the outcome. The one surprise was that a lot of this album was listenable. 2½
point4.
Hard to listen past the glorification of gangsta life. There is a thread of positive admonition, but he wants to have it both ways. I had too many students try to emulate the fantasy to bad effect. Brilliant rhymes. Groove. But no.
Samples were good, lyrics were horrible. Him against the world? Looks like he lost.
I never took to this guy. i think he's overrated as a lyricist, and the beats are all right, but pretty standard for the time period. he has good flow, though, and his voice is cool. i didn't hate it, but he kind of gives me the ick.
I wanted to really dislike this. I hate it when the artist becomes the story for the album. This was actually a little more soulful than I was expecting. There wasn't enough there for me to return, but it wasn't a write off, either.
Stadig overvurderet
I didn't like this much. It seemed like there was a lot of production borrowed from The Chronic, but it wasn't put together nearly as well. Likely not an album I'll come back to. 2.4/5
4/10 So I thought I was going to hate this album but, while I didn't actually like it, I definitely enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
Not for me, but maybe I need to understand the timing and the lyrics
I don’t think I like 2Pac
I know people love him, but it just doesn’t speak to me. Clearly great quality though.
Pre-listening thoughts: I put this one off after being underwhelmed by Biggie so I’m not super excited for this Post/during listening thoughts: yeah this is about what I expected. Idk at least it’s not full of sex interludes like Biggie. But it’s just like whatever ig. Sorry. He’s talented for sure but I am not engaged. 4/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no Fav tracks: Me Against the World, It Ain’t Easy Least fav tracks: Dear Mama, Heavy in the Game
Just not for me. While I have clicked with rap albums in the past, this wasn’t one of them. It’s not my genre. I know a lot of people hold 2Pac with very high regard, and I appreciate the artistic direction of the album and some of the lyricism but it’s not one of my favourites.
Fangt guet aa, flacht aber ab. Lord Knows hät cooli Stereo-Effekts. Isch hald nüd so mini Musig und Lyrics sind wüescht. De Tupac isch wäge sexuelker Beläschtigung i de Chischte gsii, wo das Album uf Nr. 1 gsi isch.
No as painful as I expected. Could listen in the background but not sure if I would go looking for this or explore any other 2pac albums.
I do like his voice……and I understand why he is angry…..but not something I can listen to for a long length of time.
Despite my affection for rap and hip hop, I never followed the Tupac / Biggie feud. This album did not make me want to start.
Not exactly my cup of tea, but good flow. His style is very unique. I enjoyed a few songs, but not exactly what I'm into. A little too much cussing for my taste.