Greatest Hits - Brenda Fassie

Advantages: nowt
Disadvantages: terrible album

...Firstly, 2pac is a great rapper, and I salute him, but, this is not one of his best efforts. This is his first album, so, he can be forgiven that it's not as good as his later works, s he was still making a name for himself. I bought this album for a decent price of £8.99, and expected a better album than I got. It does have a few decent songs on it though, such as the critically aclaimed 'Brenda's Got A Baby' and 'Young Black Male', but these are just odd songs he hit the right note with. Anybody owning any other 2pac albums will see that this album is a bit of a dissappointment in relation to ones such as 'All Eyez On Me' which was a fantasic album. The style of this album almost sounds old and out - dated, once you listen to songs such as 'Shorty Wanna Be A Thug' you will see that the sounds are pretty dire in comparison. 2pac... Read review

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Advantages: Awesome lyrics and beats, shows his completeness as an artist, all the radio hits
Disadvantages: Not enough early 2Pac tracks

..., which is why I said you will only get a 'scent' of who he was through the Greatest Hits. The Greatest Hits contains near enough all the singles released from 2Pac's albums when he was alive. I'm generally not a fan of having previously unreleased tracks included on greatest hits albums but "Unconditional Love" and "God Bless The Dead" are quality inclusions. "Unconditional Love" is rumoured to be the last ever track he recorder before his death and the lyrics are very touching. It's pointless going through the Hits track by track as they are all brilliant for different reasons but this is a great example of the sheer variation he displayed on his albums. You've got songs for the ladies on here "Keep Ya Head Up" / "Brenda's Got A Baby", playful tracks such as "I Get Around" and "Temptations", club bangers like "How Do You Want It", light... Read review

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Advantages: Great lyrics, real political drive, feels raw
Disadvantages: repetitive beats, hugely controversial

...The debut album from the best-selling rap artist of all time, and in my opinion it is still his best work. 2Pacalypse Now was originally released in 1991. It was not a major success, spawning no top 10 hits, and with 2Pac having a lot of difficulty marketing the album. Although the album lacks the polish of his later albums, we are left with a more raw feel to the album, and it is by far 2Pac's most political work, discussing problems facing young black males on America, shedding light on issues such as police brutality, poverty and teenage prenancy. The emphasis is on 2Pac's lyrical genius, rather than processed beats, and this album features some absolutely inspiring songs. "Brenda's Got a Baby" consists of just one extended verse from 2Pac, discussing the fictional character of Brenda, a teenage girl who becomes pregnant... Read review

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