Loyal to the Game [PA] - 2Pac (CD 2004)

2Pac s legacy has been stretched out long past the point in which his posthumous albums can even be considered respectable and this being the 7th album released after his death, it ain t hard to see why. Loyal to the Game is the culmination of every 2Pac topic redone time and time again, which ultimately proves he hasn t got anything left, even if every new producer and emcee tries to chip in with their own personal two cents. Which is what happens every single time. And damned if I'm gonna let this album influence what I think of 2Pac just cause this is the first one I bought, but sheesh....

Let me start this off by saying that I have hardly any doubts of Eminem s intentions, I really do. Men, you should read the liner notes Em absolutely reveres Pac. Mom Dukes must have sensed it from his involvement in the Tupac: Resurrection soundtrack because next thing you know, Afeni Shakur is sending him old tapes of unreleased material. He then proceeded to strip them of the songs original production, replace them with his, add some guest vocals mainly from his G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath imprint, and throw in a few of his sung hooks. The resulting thirteen songs from this enterprise (as well..

Upon listening to this record, I had seriously mixed feelings about it. I knew that Eminem produced 13 of the album's 17 tracks, in addition to being co-executive producer of the project. Something about that just didn't feel right. I always find it a tad disrespectful when producers use a deceased artist's a capella rhymes to further solidify their own status in the rap game. Nevertheless, Eminem seems to have developed an interest in working on the latest 2Pac recordings. A year ago, on the Resurrection Soundtrack, Em laced 3 very good instrumentals down for 2Pac's unreleased rhymes,...

On June 16, 1971 , Tupac Amaru Shakur, Tupac meaning shining serpent in Inca, and Shakur meaning thankful to god in Arabic, was born in New York city. Afeni Shakur, Tupac's mother was a strong activist, and joined the Black Panther party, 3 years before Tupac's birth. Believe it or not , Tupac never had a criminal record before his rapping career, but during his childhood he experienced many hard times. But during his actual career, many considered him to be a rap god, as he represented a side of the ghetto that had not been represented before. Before his (supposed) death on September 13th,...