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Quote from: A.Fohley on May 19, 2005, 10:51:49 AMQuote from: SGV on May 19, 2005, 10:34:23 AMIm skeptical on Pac. He was a "Revolutionary" type pre-Deathrow. He became this hardened Thug virtually over night with Suge in his corner. Pac tried gang bangin' and it got it him killed, he was NOT a G.He nevered claimed to be a gangsta. He had no problem with Bloods or Cuzz just as long as "ya had love for thugs." He was never on some P.E. shit exclusively. He was always a street visionary with a concious focus on the black plight. That made him a unique G if anything or according to some people not one at all. Deathrow didnt put the G in him. Being black and growin up in america did. That was his ying and yang and where all of the so called contradictions came from. Pac was a G because he was down. Not because he claimed to be one. Others drew those lines for him... in an attempt to discredit him. Again, he was the one hated on.If you're a G you're gonna make that known and 2pac was no G. Yeah I remember dat Bury Me A G bullshit. Alot of niggas have no idea what a G really is. I'm from Compton and niggas shake like hoes when we give our definition of a G. It's like this cuzz...if you ain't puttin' niggas to sleep you ain't a G. Baby Lane was a G. Eazy-E was a G. Tookie was a G. and 2pac wasn't.
Quote from: SGV on May 19, 2005, 10:34:23 AMIm skeptical on Pac. He was a "Revolutionary" type pre-Deathrow. He became this hardened Thug virtually over night with Suge in his corner. Pac tried gang bangin' and it got it him killed, he was NOT a G.He nevered claimed to be a gangsta. He had no problem with Bloods or Cuzz just as long as "ya had love for thugs." He was never on some P.E. shit exclusively. He was always a street visionary with a concious focus on the black plight. That made him a unique G if anything or according to some people not one at all. Deathrow didnt put the G in him. Being black and growin up in america did. That was his ying and yang and where all of the so called contradictions came from. Pac was a G because he was down. Not because he claimed to be one. Others drew those lines for him... in an attempt to discredit him. Again, he was the one hated on.
Im skeptical on Pac. He was a "Revolutionary" type pre-Deathrow. He became this hardened Thug virtually over night with Suge in his corner. Pac tried gang bangin' and it got it him killed, he was NOT a G.
he was NOT a G.
Tsk tsk, don't assume things, you make an ass out of you and me.The fact that he's called an Icon by people like yourself and Sneaker Pimp is the ONLY reason I argue that he is NOT one. If no one brought it up, it would never cross my mind. And the fact that I had only liked VARIOUS Tupac songs throughout his career, I HIGHLY doubt I'd be calling him Underrated in anyway.
LOL... I think you would.Anyways, it's 8 years later, his dead, no one can bring him back, his the highest selling artist of all time, he died at the top, and his peak was larger than any other artist, and right as he died his darkest and maybe best CD (I stil think Me Against the World) was released. He left people wanting more. Other artist have came since 96 and sold millions, DMX, Ja Rule, Ma$e, Kurupt (solo), Xzibit (commercially), the Lox, 50 Cent, Eminem, but at the end of the day, 'Pac died on album number 5, and his career was just barely reaching it's peak. Rearly is their an artist that on their 5th album you think, damn this cat keeps getting better. Biggie, 2 albums, same effect, but only after 2. At 2 'Pac was barely getting started.I have a question, what songs do you like from 'Pac. I want to get an idea of what you like, 'cause I know you like Cypress Hill, most Latin Rap, and if you ever come to the I.E. again and stop by my house again, you should see my Cypress Hill collection... lol Anyways, I still think 'Pac is the best rapper ever, even though I will listen to Immortal Technique over Snoop, I ain't even bought the new 50 Cent and Game is cool to me but I mean it is what it is. So it seems we agree on what we like in rap music, so what you like from 'Pac?