Lyrically, at this stage of his life especially, Tupac's views are more political and intellectual for the majority of the album since he had not quite reached his Death Row days just yet.
'R U Still Down?' does have its hot spots with tracks such as the unforgettable 'Do For Love', the religious 'I Wonder If Heaven Gotta Ghetto' and the haunting and very mysterious 'Only Fear Of Death'. This is more of a black and white album with no shades of gray, the good songs are great, the bad songs are terrible. A long listen, but at the end you end up realising what a great loss of talent the world of hip hop suffered when the thug rapper was tragically gunned down back in 1996.Īlthough these are songs that didn't make it to his earlier albums, this did not doubt my opinions of their quality - it was good material, although not consistent enough. These are 26 cut recordings from Tupac's earlier days taken from the years of 91' through to 94'. I Wonder if Heaven Got a Ghetto (Hip-Hop Version) Album DescriptionWhere Do We Go from Here (Interlude) Video See more Your browser does not support the audio element. © Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo More info There are enough hidden gems to make R U Still Down? worthwhile for hardcore 2Pac fans. As for the music itself, it's pretty much standard-issue gangsta rap that never deviates from the course. For the most part, Shakur sounds good, spinning out rhymes that are alternately clever or startling, although he eventually begins repeating himself. Culled from 2Pac's unreleased Interscope recordings between 19, including several tracks that have had backing musical tracks "reconstructed," R U Still Down? doesn't have the aura of exploitation that haunts the Makaveli album. She founded the Amaru label and released the double-disc R U Still Down? (Remember Me) in late 1997. Death Row released the record, and shortly afterward, 2Pac's mother, Afeni Shakur, gained the rights to all of his unreleased recordings from both the Interscope and Death Row labels. Shortly after 2Pac died, there were rumors that hundreds of unreleased songs remained in the vaults a mere two months after his death, the first posthumous record, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, appeared. Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
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