Reviews (page 6 of 7)
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
You see, if shit like Endtroducing... was popular, we wouldn't have this shitstain. 2/5
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 decided to get, like, 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.
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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
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.
Song: Dear Mama this song is good but it is not my favorite song but this is like a song my mom would listen too kind of Song: so many tears this song is okay not a song I would listen too though Song: outlaw this song is okay again but my mom listens to these songs sometimes though there like this
I like this album because it has a good rythym to the music another reason why I like it is because its music I enjoy. I would reccomend this album because its good music
Album 700 of 1001 2Pac - Me Against The World (1995) Rating : 2.5 / 5 I didn't find it as bad as I expected it to be. More of a reflective album and not all of the "I'm the greatest thing to walk the earth" bs that is often found in the genre...though there was a bit there. Still just not for me.
Don't like rap at but this wasn't as bad as most. Dear Mama is actually a beautiful song.
Nothing interesting here to be honest
I… thought it would be better. I knew Tupac’s hits but this album isn’t it. Tupac is a strong vocalist and has a great voice and delivery, but the songs are sooooooo dulllll uhhhh. I’m willing to give it two stars.
2 different ways he spelt his name? WTF. Who cares? Couldn’t name a WTF is his name song…
This is was my first exposure to 2Pac and it wasn’t as bad as I had feared. There are words of wisdom sprinkled throughout and even one of gratitude ( about his Mama ). So, getting past the posturing and verbal vulgarities, there is intelligence lurking behind all the bluster. Whatever it takes to sell it, right?
I'm not the biggest fan of 90's gangsta rap. Several verses had me rewinding to listen again - he's extremely talented, and I appreciated the introspective approach to this album. Would I ever put this on again? Probably not, but I didn't hate it.
I quite enjoyed this album but I’m sure that’s because the last 2 weeks of albums have been absolute dog shit.
The generator is generating a lot of hip hop albums for me for some reason. I've heard some 2pac tracks before but this is my first time listening to a full album. Eh, sorry but not my thing. I think I'm coming to the realization that I'm a music over lyrics person and hip hop is a genre where lyrics are the main and most important part. So that means I just don't really care about any particular track on this album because I just don't pay attention to any lyrics when the instrumentals are quite samey. 2/5
The sound is mellower and less abrasive than what I usually encounter in this genre, but it seems just as limited in subject matter and approach as all the others - and let's face it, rap is repetitive as the playing cards in your kid's bicycle spokes and if you don't like that, this is a pretty boring listen.
Albummet har kørts som baggrunds musik uden at lytte specielt meget til tekserne. Beats var lidt flade, melodierne var fine, rappen var monotom.
Just sounds fairly flat and samey Expected a bit more having never really listened to 2Pac before
I appreciate the effort that went into, and intelligence reflected in, the lyrics.
It just sounds like tupac
I had no connection to this album and still don't have. 2Stars from me
I've been getting a lot of rap lately. It's just not a genre I'm ever going to like, especially gangsta rap. Some of it is okay, and I can respect the storytelling, but this just isn't what I look for when I'm listening to music. This was fine. They're all fine. They all mostly sound the same to me.
fan vad det känns som töntigare hiphop om man jämför med tidigare akter men också senare.
Not the worst rap album
Ich mag old school hip hop, kannte wenig von 2pac. Finds nicht so geil. Mir fehlen geile beats und ansprechende hooks. 2/5
I don't know. Great flow, love his voice. But he was such a bad person. And somehow he still speaks to religion. It's just. This is rough.
Boring
I was disappointed with this to be honest, I was looking forward to some real hard hip hop and instead it’s a man moaning about the life path he has chosen almost certainly leading him to his death. It’s almost schmaltzy at points.
not my flavour
4/10
I prefer Biggie 2/5
A couple good tracks, but this album did not age well. 2.4 stars
Again I just don’t care for rap
Heavy In The Game awlright. The album is 25 minutes too long because he’s using nearly the same beat, lyrics, and message on every track; best ones are the ones with guest appearances by RR and Dramacydal. Even thugs get lonely, he’s 4 cans short of a 6Pac. (1.7*s)
Aside from his bigger hits, I always find it hard to like Tupac (both as a person and on musical efforts). It's not only the East v. West rivalry although that definitely contributes (East Coast rules). He's just a shit person in general and so much of his stuff all sounds the same. This album was too long and sounds like the 90's. Meh.
2Pac is no doubt one of the best hip hop artists of the 90s but I'm East Coast 4 life. I'll give this album the credit it deserves for the the artistic expression and poetic nature. It's not your typical hard hitting gangster rap (which I do prefer). I like 2Pac's party hits way more and this album has none. "Old School" was best track. The album makes the list cause who doesn't have a soft spot for a thug who loves his mama? Give me the CA lovin Pac over the sentimental one any day...2.1.
I vaguely recall the news of 2Pac's murder but was too young to know anything about his work beyond the ensuring pop culture phenomenon. I've never really heard his music before and know little about him beyond ongoing legacy references and Coachella hologram appearances. After a listen there is no doubt he is a skilled lyricist but overall it does little for me. I appreciate that it wasn't just a bunch of standard bitches and hoes gangsta rap. Dear Mama was a touching tribute that stood out mainly because I wasn't expecting it. Glad I finally heard the album but it's just not in my wheelhouse. 2.13 stars
It isn’t bad, I don’t think, but I’m not getting into it. I also didn’t rate Ready to Die, so maybe I just don’t like this era of the genre?
I thought I'd like this more. I'm glad I gave Dear Mama a second listen. This album does have some heart and feeling behind it, but it isn't my favourite and does feel like it goes on.
Gangster crap
Silly
Do I really have to listen to this muppet? Has to be in the top 5 overrated artists ever. Record is ok - can't help thinking it sounds like outtakes from Prince & NPG music from the 90's - and that's pretty bad if they didn't want to release it. For some reason, 2, not 1. I'm not happy about it.
Bit samey
Not my thing. But then it's not supposed to be. There is nothing for me to relate to here at all. However, definitely better than Snoop (poop). And So Many Tears is actually not bad. I didn't even write a review for yesterday's album because you guys had said it all, so beautifully. I came out of work on Monday, after a very stressful day, and Because came on - it was honestly like angels singing. Pure and sweet. I was transported. This album also transports, but to a place I don't want to go.
Goes above Snoop in my growing list of all time rap albums but a very long way behind Public Enemy and De La Soul.
2.5, ish.
Everyone knows 2Pac, one of the most popular rapper ever. But until today I have never heard any of his songs. And I can compare this experience to the first time I tasted a fresh carrot - unremarkable and slightly irritating. Boring album, nothing interesting to write about.
It was okay. Angry, but a different vibe from Eminem’s.
This album is way too long for gangsta rap. Maybe 2Pac would not be dead and stuck in the lifestyle if he had laid off the weed that was in every other song. Perhaps he could have focused more to live a better life. The language is obviously bad through out, but he did have a couple of decent songs, especially one about his mother.
I understand why it’s on here but is it good? No. Should it have been in the book? That is up for debate so it wasn’t the best but it was far down close to the bottom of rankings for me
He could tell a story & I understand it’s from his worldview, but language is just too coarse for me
Not my kind of music, but I can see why it's iconic
There are better listens out there
I understand why he was a unique voice, but it’s just not my cup of tea.
Eh. More of a Biggie guy.
I've never been a massive 2Pac fan, I find his delivery a bit repetitive, too smooth, and I don't have much interest in what he has to say. This album did nothing to change that. Some of the tracks are just plain awful, like the one about his mother. Others aren't too bad, but I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to any of this ever again. Even the backing music kind of sucks, it's just not for me.
The old school beats gave me a pep in my step as I was on an afternoon walk. But the later tracks were really hard to get through - Tupac's death really hangs heavily over the lyrics. Don't think I'll be revisiting this one, as much as I enjoy some of 2Pac's other work.
I would have loved this 30 years ago. Today... not so much.
the whole concept of gangsta rap is so vulgar and retarded that it completely spoils whatever legitimate talent might have been involved
Still not a fan of this genre, but I do prefer the instrumentals of the 90s.
Tupac is always a weird one for me, I didn't really hear much until he was dead, and the last album was all very much Gangsta Rap and I was past all that. This one is more mellow in that regard, more introspective? Mostly dull.
Day87 - i know he’s culturally significant and he sounds good but the lyrics didnt age well
This is an astonishingly boring record.
ok better than i thought first time 2 pac
Elongated syllables and double track. Boring beats, boring delivery, boring flow. Maybe the lyrics are poetic, but I couldn't be bothered to really listen. I don't really care about the album's cultural significance or 2Pac as a person, which leaves me really not caring about this at all.
Very frog coded album, no I will not elaborate
Aw bless. He just needed a teddy bear to cuddle and cheer him up.... and maybe someone to tickle his tummy .... or perhaps a nice cup of Coco..... or even a nice relaxing bath full of bubbles.
Celebrates pimping violence and misogyny. I know he keeps saying he's trying to get out of he "thug life" , but he should've stopped being such a dick, really.
I think you needed to buy into the whole drama surrounding 2Pac to indulge all this. I didn't hate the album, it's just irreverent to me, I couldn't care less.
I have not heard this album but I know of Tupac by knowing other people who listen to rap. Rap is not my favorite genre but this album wasn’t too bad to listen to. Some songs that stood out to me were: Heavy in the game, and Dear mama. I don’t think I’d listen again though.
Not for me
Complex guy, isn't it. To say the least. The sexual assault stuff, that kid's accidental (but utterly avoidable) death, multiple gun violence, mum's a Black Panther and apparently objectively a quite brilliant character whatever your stance on her politics. Martyred and revered as a poet, and somewhat perversely lauded for his spoken support for women (given the above) after his short life. I've never been a fan of this mid 90s hip hop in general, I just don't like the smooth sound and the too much 'bitches', my preference is the urgent beats of the 80s, some of the more recent stuff, and on this journey I've discovered some of the early 90s gangsta stuff with heavy Jazz and soul influence is definitely my bag. This sounds more like hip hop over the top of Michael Jackson RnB numbers. (particularly Young Niggas, with those backing vocals). We've also got the problem of 90s/00s ridiculously long CD albums. It was generally ok, So Many Tears stood out early on as a good groove with decent rhythm in the rapping. Lord Knows wins the prize for sounding the most like Coolio. Lots of hate in the reviews and the one stars, it won't get that from me, but it isn't anything I'll come back to.
A dysfunctional strut. Solid beat which soon becomes monotonous. Cross the street to avoid.
Not really into it. But did find myself nodding along to some songs, but if I payed attention to the lyrics it took me out.
My first 2Pac album. Another gansta' rap album that I cannot relate to. This one is probably better than most though. Still, most of it is the standard drug dealin', n****as dyin', weed smokin' stuff. He plays lip service to kids aspiring to be a doctor or lawyer instead of a criminal in one track, but then turns around and glamorizes the thug life the rest of the time. Dear Mama was a decent heartfelt track. The very '90s singing parts were sometimes laughably cheesy.
More mellow then I remember 2Pac being. It all just feels so fake at this point. Like an actor pretending to be hard.
Influential but now sounding dated and the bigotry is not ok
Some of Tupac's stuff is iconic, but i found this album so samey and couldn't get into it at all
good to work to, no idea what was being said