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XXL had a whole article on it.Personally, I loved the album, and thought of it as the proof of 2Pac being the greatest rapper of all time. His lyrical wordplay, mixed with contend, prophecy, and just pure Hip-Hop was without a doubt one of the most genious albums ever released. It was schedual to be called 2Pac - Makaveli the CD, and it had some ads out with unused pictures from All Eyez On Me. 2 Live and Die in LA had a actual video that 2Pac made for it, and he had very dark sounding sound bits played on Power 106 calling himself Makaveli. I wish I would have recorded them, he sounded like a ghost, not like 2Pac usually sounded. I guessing they called it the 7 Day Theory because that's how long it took to record. Some said the CD wasn't finished yet. Of course in interviews before Makaveli was recorded, 2Pac would mention his next CD was basically going to be Me Against the World 2, and I would imagion that's were most of Still I Rise came from, and songs recorded later like R U Still Down with Jon B and Unconditional Love. Who knows. But one thing is for sure, Makaveli was maybe the most fitting CD 2Pac ever recorded, and released just after he died. It was almost too much, I remember thinking back then.
the Makaveli album IMO is one of the most complete rap records to drop. I thought that Snoop's record dropped the week after Pac's album. I think it dropped November 12th instead of Dec. 12th.
I went through the same shit you went through when it dropped although I did see the video for "Toss It Up" before the album dropped. But I went to the record shop to do my normal browsing and saw a new Pac record and was like DAMN! Copped it, didn't like it at first as a whole but loved tracks like "Hail Mary", "To Live N Die N L.A", "Krazy", etc. from jump. Now I play it start to finish. Just an incredible record. No other album has the vibe that this album brings. Well Me Against The World brings it's own vibe too but it's just as strong.
Co-sign West Coast veteran and hip hop is dead.I remember when I bought the tape I didn't really like it at first, but I liked White Man's World and Live and Die in LA from jump. Like some of yall, I was expecting that smooth g-funk type sound that All Eyes on Me had and this album instead had such a dark, ominous feel to it.I appreciate this album much more now and can see what makes this album so great. It was raw, pure and heartfelt. The essence of hip hop at its purest was caught with this album. Songs like Blasphemy, Hold Your Head and Krazy are just riveting, there are just so many priceless quotes in almost all the songs on this album."They say my ghetto instrumentals detrimental to kidsAs if they can't see the misery in which they live""Currency means nothing if you still ain't freeMoney breeds envy take the game from me"This album is a work of art.
see this album was hella nice. it wasnt none of that ima thug, fuck biggie, mob bullshiet like "All Eyez On Me".
Yeah, I remember gettin' this after school. Mo Thugs Family Scriptures dropped the same day. I played the hell outta that one. Couldn't get in to the Makaveli album...it was too different. Over time I began to love it, and now it's my 2nd favorite album of all time. It was ahead of its time. Imagine the level Pac would be at today.
Quote from: Cant C Me on March 26, 2005, 03:24:09 PMQuote from: Baby G on March 26, 2005, 02:36:50 PMsee this album was hella nice. it wasnt none of that ima thug, fuck biggie, mob bullshiet like "All Eyez On Me"."Hold Ya Head" is my favorite 2Pac tracki wouldn't call All Eyez On Me bullshit considering it's the best selling rap album of all timeis it? ^^^^
Quote from: Baby G on March 26, 2005, 02:36:50 PMsee this album was hella nice. it wasnt none of that ima thug, fuck biggie, mob bullshiet like "All Eyez On Me"."Hold Ya Head" is my favorite 2Pac tracki wouldn't call All Eyez On Me bullshit considering it's the best selling rap album of all time
see this album was hella nice. it wasnt none of that ima thug, fuck biggie, mob bullshiet like "All Eyez On Me"."Hold Ya Head" is my favorite 2Pac track