Lowdown, The - 2Pac

Advantages: Very Dark, Quality Production, Haunting Lyrics, Eerie Feel, Creativity
Disadvantages: Outlawz Guest Appearances, Some Thuggish Subject Matter, Simple Rhyming

...In celebration of the new movie "Tupac: Ressurection", i've decided to go back and re-review 2pac's final album that he completed before his death. In 1996, Tupac Shakur was on top of the world. With his highly successful two-disk album All Eyez on Me going multiple-times platinum, the man was rolling in money... and controversy. At the same time, his beef with east-coast rapper Notorious B.I.G. was beginning to ignite and enlargen from just simple disses to some acts of street violence. For his fifth studio album, 2pac decides to take a twist into darkness, adopting his alter ego of Makaveli, the Don Killuminati, on the microphone. The name derives from a long-dead Italian War Strategist named Nichollo Machiavelli, who wrote philosophical literature about the secrets to winning wars and faking your own death. It was because... Read review

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Advantages: TS 2PAC 4 GOD SAKE!!
Disadvantages: EMINEMS IN IT

...Tracks on the c.d: 1.: Soldier Like Me - 2Pac & Eminem 2.: Uppercut - 2Pac & Edi/Noble 3.: Out On Bail 4.: Ghetto Gospel 5.: Black Cotton - 2Pac & Eminem/Kastro/Noble 6.: Loyal To The Game - 2Pac & G-Unit 7.: Thugs Get Ready - 2Pac & Nate Dogg 8.: NIGGA (Never Ignorant About Getting Goals Accomplished) - 2Pac & Jadakiss 9.: Who Do You Love 10.: Crooked Nigga Too 11.: Don't You Trust Me 12.: Hennessey - 2Pac & Obie Trice 13.: Thug 4 Life 14.: Po Nigga Blues (Scott Starch remix) - 2Pac & Ron Isley 15.: Hennessey (Red Spyda remix) - 2Pac & EDI/Sleepy Brown 16.: Crooked Nigga Too (Raphael Saadiq remix) 17.: Loyal To The Game (DJ Quik remix) - 2Pac & Big Syke I love this c.d and i really love tupac. its a shame that eminem is on here ruining part of it thouht. he is just trying to make... Read review

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Advantages: This gives a great insight into the life of 2pac. This album is 2pacs most sentimental, dealing with every aspect of his life.
Disadvantages: There are no disadvantages to this album. just buy it!

...anyone who has listened to 2pac over a ong period of time, and his a huge fan, knows that 2pac was, well...2pac. 2pacs music holds no barriers, he believed in freedom of speech, despite the consequences. This album proves just that. The rapping in this album is pure poetry, 2pac was able to rap with incredible ease, making his muscic a delight to listen to. Listening to this album you can here 2pacs thoughts on everything surrounding him. "white manz world" this track deals with the type of racial difficulties that all black african americans have to face, stressing the fact that amercica is "a country by white people, for white people." other highlights on this album include the following songs: dear mamma: a very personal sentimental song thanking his mum for bringing him up, through all the stuggles that she faced as a single... Read review

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