LT Hutton: What's His Connection to Tupac?

[MOBNigga06]

Does anyone here know the reason why LT Hutton has been put in charge of Tupac's legacy?

As far as I'm aware, they didn't do much work together while Pac was on Death Row. The only song I can find that LT Hutton produced for Pac during his lifetime was Out The Moon. Are there any others? Maybe some unreleased or unleaked tracks with LBC rappers are LT productions?

In any case, it can't be that many songs, so it seems completely inappropriate to put him in charge of Tupac's music and the biopic. Although he's hated on this forum, the guy in charge of Pac's legacy should have been EDI, since he was by Pac's side longer and more frequently than anybody else in his life. Or there should have been a small committee of collaborators, like EDI, Mopreme, and Johnny J.

Imagine if Suge Knight executive produced all of Pac's posthumous albums. You gotta admit that would have been dope. Suge has a good ear, and he wouldn't put out any fag shit.

LT Hutton should be killed for the piece of shit that Pac's Life was. I listened to that today for the first time of years and I cannot believe they managed to fuck up so many great songs, completely destroying their meanings and clogging the songs with rappers who are already irrelevant. Did Pac's Life even go platinum? You have to really be a terrible executive producer to put out a Pac album that doesn't go Platinum. 

[adi760]

Sorry, but LT Hutton is nothing comparing to Eminem. Loyal to the Game still the worst Pac's album.

[donfathaimmortal]

LT Hutton didn't produce "Out The Moon" for 2Pac but for The LBC Crew before 2Pac joined Death Row. His verse replaced Lil C-Style one then. But, LT from DoggyStyle Records and DPG family also produced "The Untouchables" and "Let Em Have It"

[MOBNigga06]

LT Hutton didn't produce "Out The Moon" for 2Pac but for The LBC Crew before 2Pac joined Death Row. His verse replaced Lil C-Style one then. But, LT from DoggyStyle Records and DPG family also produced "The Untouchables" and "Let Em Have It"

So LT produced Untouchables (w/ Bad Azz, Snoop, EDI) and the OG version of Let Em Have It?

Never knew that. Still pretty meagre connection to make him the man in charge of Pac's legacy.

[DeeezNuuuts83]

I think LT did one of the Makaveli tracks that didn't make the album. I'll have to look it up again to figure out which one it was. Might have been Watch Ya Mouth.

[Sccit]

i never even fucked wit pac's life, wasn't it a buncha remixes of previously released tracks? or was it all new material..i forget.

[TidyKris]

i never even fucked wit pac's life, wasn't it a buncha remixes of previously released tracks? or was it all new material..i forget.

No it was previously unreleased stuff but remixed...poorly!

It was worth buying though as it has the OG of "Soon As I Get Home" or very close to OG anyway.
The biggest fuck up on that album was "Play Your Cards Rite"..the OG is amazing but the remix was horrible

But like what has been said before..."Pacs Life" was bad but not as bad as "Loyal 2 The Game" was

[bouli77]

I never fucked with any of Pac's posthumous shit post Better Dayz. Shit looked so unappealing from the outside. Especially Loyal 2 The Game. I was like "why pick Eminem and not release it close to its original form". I was appalled at Em's work on Runnin', that remix was so corny with the orchestra and everything. How could he slaughter such a classic gritty track and transform it into a ridiculously pompous and grandiloquent song. I remember it almost made my blood boil when it came out lmao. I wonder how can anyone prefer Dyin' to Live over Runnin' (I've heard it before).

[Hack Wilson - real]

I never fucked with any of Pac's posthumous shit post Better Dayz. Shit looked so unappealing from the outside. Especially Loyal 2 The Game. I was like "why pick Eminem and not release it close to its original form". I was appalled at Em's work on Runnin', that remix was so corny with the orchestra and everything. How could he slaughter such a classic gritty track and transform it into a ridiculously pompous and grandiloquent song. I remember it almost made my blood boil when it came out lmao. I wonder how can anyone prefer Dyin' to Live over Runnin' (I've heard it before).

To this day I never bought loyal to the game out of protest

[Sccit]

I never fucked with any of Pac's posthumous shit post Better Dayz. Shit looked so unappealing from the outside. Especially Loyal 2 The Game. I was like "why pick Eminem and not release it close to its original form". I was appalled at Em's work on Runnin', that remix was so corny with the orchestra and everything. How could he slaughter such a classic gritty track and transform it into a ridiculously pompous and grandiloquent song. I remember it almost made my blood boil when it came out lmao. I wonder how can anyone prefer Dyin' to Live over Runnin' (I've heard it before).

but that joint was a lightweight hit, prolly the last posthumous pac track that made any noise commercially

[V2DHeart]

Ghetto Gospel was # 1 here in the UK. It was a hit, so it done it's job well. Rest of the album may not have been what people had wanted but it was good promotion for the legacy

[TidyKris]

Ghetto Gospel was # 1 here in the UK. It was a hit, so it done it's job well. Rest of the album may not have been what people had wanted but it was good promotion for the legacy

"Ghetto Gospel" got to number 1 in the UK for all the wrong reasons though...it wasnt because it was a 2Pac song, it was because Eminem was behind it.

Thats the same with "Dying To Live", it was a hit for the wrong reasons. They only made noise because Eminem was behind them so all the little
kiddies bought it and you are lying to yourself if you dont think that is the reason

"Runnin" was actually released in the UK in 1998 with a 1998 remix and the original version and it stalled around #40 in the charts
so "Dying To Live" was only a big hit because of Eminem and not because of Pac & Big...if it was for Pac & Big then the previous release would have
made some noise too

Here is '98 remix for those who may not have heard it

[V2DHeart]

It gave 2Pac more exposure to a new fan base, as well as an older fan base who may have overlooked "gangsta rap" / 2Pac with the addition of Elton John, given the song content. The platinum success inevitably resulted in increased sales in 2Pac's earlier work too meaning some kids got a chance to also hear other albums of his, which 'should' generate new fans over the long run.

Modern remixes and features aren't preferred over original work, but for commercial success, I still believe it's a good move. Nonetheless, for fan base loyalty and the majority seeking original untouched versions, labels should reward that loyalty by putting out original work, to keep those loyal fans loyal, not just to the artist but to the label putting out the work too. This is 1 reason out of many of why we see other releases from artists with huge loyal fan bases (Like Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, etc.) have re-releases with demo versions.

Even if they have to put those out through back door methods (for free on the internet, to DJ's etc.) if sample clearances are an issue. Some already know how the bulk of 2Pac's original music got leaked

[Sccit]

michael jackson's estate did it right with his last album