Biography

2Pac became a martyr of gangsta rap, a tragic symbol of the toll its lifestyle exacted on urban black America. In 1991, he delivered an acclaimed debut album, 2Pacalypse Now, and quickly followed with a star-making performance in Juice. Over the course of one year, his profile rose substantially, based as much on his run-ins with the law as his music. Me Against the World (1995) entered the charts at number one, while All Eyez on Me (1996), as well as its hit single "California Love," confirmed his superstar status. Even with numerous public conflicts, 2Pac's September 1996 death, the result of a drive-by shooting, came as an unexpected shock. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Top Tracks

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• 2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted

• All Eyez On Me

• Ambitionz Az A Ridah

• And 2morrow

• Baby Don't Cry (keep Ya Head Up Ii)

• Ballad Of A Dead Soulja

• Be The Realist

• Brenda's Got A Baby

• Bury Me A G

• California Love

• Can't C Me

• Crooked Nigga Too

• Dear Mama

• Dedication

• Do For Love

• F*** Em All

• Fallen Star

• Fame

• Ghost

• Hail Mary

• Hit Em Up

• Holler If You Hear Me

• How Do U Want It

• How Do You Want It

• How Long Will They Mourn Me?

• I Ain't Mad At Cha

• I Don't Give A Fuck

• I Get Around

• I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto

• If I Die 2nite

• If I Fail

• Keep Ya Head Up

• Letter 2 My Unborn

• Letter To The President

• Loyal To The Game

• Me Against The World

• Never Call U B**** Again

• Pac's Life

• Papa'z Song

• Picture Me Rollin'

• Po Nigga Blues

• Pour Out A Little Liquor

• R U Still Down? (remember Me)

• Raise Up Off These Nuts

• Runnin'

• Runnin' (dying To Live)

• Soon As I Get Home

• Staring Through My Rear View

• Static

• Still I Rise

• Stop The Gunfight

• The Realist Killaz

• This Life I Lead

• Thug N U Thug N Me

• Thugs Get Lonely Too

• To Live & Die In L.a.

• Toss It Up

• Trapped

• Until The End Of Time

• Untouchable

• When I Get Free

• When Thugz Cry

• When We Ride On Our Enemies

• Young Black Male

Discography

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• Live at the House of Blues

  Eagle Records / Death Row

  2005

• Me Against the World

  Amaru/Jive / Interscope

  1995

• Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.

  Amaru/Jive / Amaru / Interscope / Jive

  1993

• 2Pacalypse Now

  Amaru/Jive / Interscope

  1991