my least favorite 2pac album
this was my least favorite 2pac album. that doesnt mean it wasnt good. it was. but i thought it was a dissappointment. some of the songs were pretty whack. there were a lot of songs that i really liked. disc 1 contained most of the good songs like open fire, r u still down, where do we go from here, ... i wonder if heaven got a ghetto, nothng 2 lose, and my favorite on disc 1 hellrazor. that song was deep and real. disc 2 songs were pretty bad with the exception of i wonder if heaven got a ghetto remix, when i get free II, ... enemies with me, ready 4 whatever and my favorite only fear of death. i think i would have been better if 2pac hadnt of changed his voice like that. when i first bought it i listened to it for about a week then i went back listening to other 2pac cds. overall i think afeni shakur did a poor job producing the album. i think if suge knight had produced it with her it would have been A LOT better.
by 2pacs #1 fan
R We Still Down? Damn Straight We Are!
Came out in 1997, the records were recorded during the years around "Strictly" time. I didn't get this until last year because I couldn't find it anywhere and it took me a while to grow up on it and after all these months, I finally did. Since it came out in 1997, it leaves me asking the question why its releases were never featured on 2pac's Greatest Hits album. After all, the releases he released were all great tracks and deserved to be on his Greatest Hits album. Many people didn't like this track because it sounded different from all of 2pac's other work but to me, it sounded like the work 2pac would usually do, just in his younger days. This CD provides many great unreleased tracks that are groovy to listen and dance to and has the most party tracks I've seen 2pac release on an album. Some of my classics on this are- Hellrazor, I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto, Nothing to Lose (the best song on the CD), Lie to Kick It, Hold On Be Strong, Fake Ass Bithes, Do for Love, Nothin but Love, When I Get Free II and Only Fear of Death. I would recommend this to true 2pac fans as it will take a while to grow on it since its the present, not the past (many people don't really like listening to old music now but I find I enjoy it) but it is definately worth a listen. Peace to Rap's finest rapper, R.I.P.
Can ya FEEL Me!
This album is prime Pac, his best. It's a perfect blend of true gangtsa rap and spiritualism. Most of these songs have the most punch and bang straight than any other rap EVER.
Dead or Alive : Tupac Continues His Legacy...
These are 26 cut recordings from Tupac's earlier days taken from the years of 91' through to 94'. A long listen, but at the end you end up realising what a great loss of talent the world of hip hop suffered when the thug rapper was tragically gunned down back in 1996.Although these are songs that didn't make it to his earlier albums, this did not doubt my opinions of their quality - it was good material, although not consistent enough. This is more of a black and white album with no shades of gray, the good songs are great, the bad songs are terrible. 'R U Still Down?' does have its hot spots with tracks such as the unforgettable 'Do For Love', the religious 'I Wonder If Heaven Gotta Ghetto' and the haunting and very mysterious 'Only Fear Of Death'. Lyrically, at this stage of his life especially, Tupac's views are more political and intellectual for the majority of the album since he had not quite reached his Death Row days just yet.
The two disc set, in a way, tells a story of a man who was on the verge of something here, yet never got the time to fulfil it as you can tell some verses are incomplete and hesitant. Do not think this lessens the albums quality, as about 80% of it is worth while. Although one of my favourite Tupac albums, 'R U Still Down?' in short is a sad and depressing story of a man who knew his end was to come far too soon.
R U STILL DOWN?
Just like every 2Pac, it sold as one of the best cds ever. Well, this is a awesome cd, a must have. This is a classic, and if u don't have it, then i think u should get it soon.
26 cuts of "gangsta rap" that only increase in doom when you realize the guy talking it didn't live to laugh about it. Perhaps he now knows the answer to his question, "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto," which shows up here twice. Shakur, like most hard rappers, liked to sound tough, kicking it with song titles unprintable in a family newspaper. But, underneath the braggadocio, there was fear. "Only Fear of Death," "Nothing to Lose," and "I'm Losin' It" tell a far different story than "Fake Ass Bitches." His artistry could never, however, catch up to the sad fate of his life. --Rob O'Connor
