Jun 17 2008
2Pac
Since 2Pac’s birthday was yesterday this blog is dedicated to him..
He was not only a rapper and actor, but a very influential person. His lyrics are still very relevant and fit into our society today. He spoke truth thru his lyrics and helped very many people out thru his musically career. He had more than one side, he could be emotional and deep, as in Dear Mama, Keep Ya Head Up, etc. or he could be very mean and aggresive, such as Hit Em Up, Bomb First, When We Ride On Our Enemies. He could also talk about tha struggle of everyday life, like in The Way It Is, Ghetto Gospel. And sometimes he could mix it all together like no other rapper ever has. He has influenced many other rappers throughout tha game, past and present. He stood for THUG LIFE (Tha Hate U Gave Lil Infants Fuck Everybody) and created a plan called Killuminati. Kill+Illuminati. He was one rapper who thru his lyrics fought against Illuminati and their works. He is tha greatest, not just because of his lyrics, but because of his intellegence, worldwide understanding, and realness. When he rapped he did not fake anything, make anything up (like most rappers today) but he just told tha truth and was honest and people could, and still can connect with that. Part of being an emcee is being real and making tha fans feel what you speak. And today artists seem to forget that and just speak on their money, clothes, jewelry, etc.. But Pac was one rapper who never bragged too much, and only spoke on cars and money for a few lines, not WHOLE SONGS to tha point where you can’t stand to hear it anymore, but then you turn tha station and its tha same shit. Artists like Pac had lyrical content to their songs, great hooks, tight beats (most by Johnny J, who is in my opinion one of tha top 5, if not best producer) and amazing flow. Pac was and still is one of a kind. His lyrics are always stolen, style is always jacked, and quotes always stole, but one thing remains true, no rapper has ever done what 2Pac did and still does. He was only 25 when he ‘died’, if in fact he really did pass away that year. There are many theories on who killed him, who had him killed, etc. Such as Suge Knight, Biggie/Puffy/Bad Boy, Cripz, Governement, and more.
Others say he did not die, but still lives. Theories such as tha 7 Day Theory can back this up. Or certain songs played reverse say messages like I’m alive, I’m still alive, etc..And people such as Chuck D say Pac is still out there, others says they have seen him, and Outlawz even in one concert said Pac’s out there, we just can’t tell you where cuz tha feds is watchin..And many of his songs can almost prove he still lives. Examples are: Ambitionz As A Ridah, Against All Odds, Street Fame, Ghost, Ain’t Hard 2 Find, and so many more, if not all of his tracks. He had a group called ‘The Outlawz’ who are still together today, just not tha same roster. Tha original Outlawz are: Kadafi, EDI, Hussein Fatal, Napoleon, Young Noble, Kastro, Mussolini (Big Skye), Komani (Mopreme Shakur, Pac’s step brother), & Storm. Today they consist of: Young Noble, EDI, Kastro, & Stormy. They have just joined Young Buck at Cashville Records. Kadafi died just after Pac, Hussein still raps but now solo, Napoleon quit tha rap game, Big Skye still raps, Komani still raps..Johnny J was Pac’s number one producer. He was planned to produce tha majority of Pac’s tracks thru his and tha Outlawz career, just as he had been doing. 2Pac and Biggie are tha two who began tha East/West beef of tha 90’s. It has been said it started like this; Puffy asked Pac to join Bad Boy, Pac turned them down, Puffy and Bad Boy took it as disrepect and Pac was shot 5 times in 94, Pac said they did it, of course they said they had nothing to do with it. So soon after tha shooting, 2Pac and tha Outlawz recorded and released tha hardest and greatest diss song in Hip-Hop history, “Hit Em Up” Pac said things like, “I fucked your wife” This officially began tha beef. Pac dissed many artists and groups along with Biggie and Bad Boy, like Jay-Z, Mobb Deep, Fugees, Nas, Chino XL, Da Brat, and more. Tha beef was ended right before he passed with Nas, but he never ended it with Jay. Then Jay got on Pac’s album ‘Better Dayz’ which pissed alot of people off, including tha Outlawz because they know Pac still hated and always would hate Jay. So they dissed Jay-Z. Then he has enough nerve to take Pac’s song ‘Me And My Girlfriend’ and him and Beyonce use tha hook. Which is very ignorant on Jay’s part. He knew Pac hated him, they had beef, but continued to use Pac and get money outta him. Many artists today act as if they do what they do for tha love of Pac, but tha just say his name to bring them more attention and money. They are being very disrespectful to Pac, Outlawz, and everything they stood for and did for Hip-Hop. And tha production and mixing of 2Pac’s albums and songs today is horrible. They are ruining and editing what they should not. Tha ONLY producer who should have rights to touch Pac’s songs should be Johnny J. Pac picked him to be his producer then and he should be now. 2Pac had tha alias Makaveli, which he got from Machiavelli. He repeatedly said things such as, I can only return as Makaveli not 2Pac. And if you listen to tribute songs by people close to him they rarely, if never say Makaveli Rest In Peace, only 2Pac Rest In Peace, and Makaveli Lives On..So this plays into tha theory of him being alive. So for now I’m going to end this post with saying how much respect I have for 2Pac, Outlawz, Johnny J, and all tha rest..
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