Unfortunately, it seems that Death Row decided that these songs were not good enough in their original state to be released, and felt the need to add new beats and guest stars. Many of these songs showed Tupac in a more laid back setting where he seemed to be able to use a bit more variety and experimentation without having to worry as much about selling albums. When Tupac died he had around 200 unreleased songs, some of which, in my opinion, are as good or better than most of the songs released on his albums. I strongly recommend this album,although purely on the strength of 2pacs vision and artistry. This leads me to my second gripe if they have so obviously altered the production to give the album commercial appeal, why have they failed to promote it ?.Ģpac was and remains, a hip-hop legend and he deserves more respect and care, both in terms of production and promotion. 'Everything They Owe' also suffers due to an inexcusably sloppy production, where the verses run out of time with the backing track.
This is most noticeable on 'Words 2 My First Born' where the emotional weight and significance of the subject matter, is set to a dancehall style instrumental. Rather than chosing to release the raw original versions, they have decided to commercalise the songs to lend them chart appeal. While Tupacs voice, lyrics and flow have remained as fresh and relevant as when he was alive, the production obviously suffers without his guidance. The album showcases a broad range of thoughts and styles from the tender introspection of 'Until The End Of Time' and 'Letter to My Unborn', to the wild, fun party cuts 'Let 'Em Have It' and the unrestrained anger of 'All Out' which declares war on Tupacs enemies past, present and future. But you cannot question the fact that his words will live on forever.Ģpac returns triumphantly on this 2 CD set and proves that he is still a vital voice in contemporary music. Whether he's actually dead or not can be debated on and on. Until The End Of Time is an unreleased albulm, on par with 2Pac's best recordings. It's important to understand that this IS NOT a collection of songs that didn't make his previous albulms. that could have been on Makaveli or Thug N U Thug N Me that has All Eyez On Me written all over it, you've also got songs like Everything They Owe, which sings of restitution for misdeeds visited upon blacks in America, that are 2Pac at his most militant.2Pacalypse Now. This is 2Pac in his prime.2Pac at his best.Īccording to the CD insert, this one was recorded during his Makaveli period, but the moods of the songs seem to span his carrer. Only because I gave All Eyez On Me 5 stars, and I think this one is far better. Honestly, most music recorded this year, isn't up to today's standards, but 2Pac anscends time?.is timeless?Īnyway, I would have given this collection 6 stars if possible. I do, in fact find it amazing that an albulm released over 5 years after the man's death could be so on-point. This is not a "2Pac faked his own death" writing. Until The End Of Time (RP Remix) 2Pac and Richard Page Videoĭon't misunderstand. Let 'em Have It (remix) 2Pac and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes Words 2 My First Born Above the Law and 2Pac Video Thug N U Thug N Me 2Pac and K-Ci & JoJo Video
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