Fresh, Red Alert, Queen Latifah, Rakim, LL Cool J and more on this classic track. Nothing but love for you.” A nod to the pioneers of Hip Hop, Pac reveals some of his favorite MCs, shouting out everyone everyone from Doug E. 2Pac starts off giving love to “All the Muthaf*ckas in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens, all the muthaf*ckas who laid it down the foundation. “Old School” – This track is one of the happier tracks on the legendary album Me Against the World, long before the East Coast/West Coast feud. “I can feel your heart beat fast/ cuz it’s time to die/ getting high watching time fly,” he raps, which ultimately became true because time flew by so quickly for him. Once again he’s prophetic in rapping about his own death, which was a common theme or even a self-fulfilling prophecy. “Staring Through My Rearview” – This song is one of ‘Pac’s somber reflective tracks that is thought provoking and powerful. The rhymes are practical, describing the pain of the urban condition, voicing the frustrations and pain of a generation.With assistance from Big Stretch of Thug Life, this was an early glimpse of the realness ‘Pac would bring with his future music. “Pain” – Released on Above The Rim Soundtrack, the piano keys on the production have been sampled by many like Slim Thug, Ja Rule and many more. The passion in this song is palpable and showcases a social awareness rarely matched with lyrics: “Or send me to hell cuz I ain’t begging for my life/ Ain’t nothing worse then this cursed hopeless life.” “Troublesome” was released officially on The Greatest Hits album in 1998, but was wildly popular on the Makaveli bootleg mixtapes in the subsequent years after his demise. “Troublesome 96’” – This is 2Pac in his most volatile state.
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