ARTIST: 2Pac
TITLE: Tupac: Resurrection
LABEL: Amaru
GENRE: Soundtrack
GRABBER: EAC (Secure Mode)
ENCODER: Lame 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
QUALITY: 187 Kbps Avg / 44.1 KHz / Joint Stereo
PLAYTIME: 0h 54min 56sec total
SIZE: 73.80MB
RELEASE DATE: 11-11-2003
RIP DATE: 04-21-2007
Track List
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01. Intro 0:05
02. Ghost 4:17
03. One Day At A Time (Em's Version) 3:44
04. Death Around The Corner 4:07
05. Secretz Of War 4:13
06. Runnin' (Dying To Live) (Feat. The 3:51
Notorious B.I.G.)
07. Holler If Ya' Hear Me 4:38
08. Starin' Through My Rear View 5:11
09. Bury Me A G 4:59
10. Same Song 3:57
11. Panther Power 4:36
12. Str8 Ballin' 5:04
13. Rebel Of The Underground 3:16
14. The Realist Killaz (Feat. 50 Cent) 2:58
Release Notes:
Amid all of the generally disappointing posthumous 2Pac releases, the Tupac:
Resurrection soundtrack is a diamond in the rough, an affective listening
experience that adds a few new productions to a broad sampling of the rapper's
early, underexposed recordings. Intended to complement the corresponding film,
Tupac: Resurrection was obviously a labor of love for Afeni Shakur, who became
the caretaker of her son's legacy following his murder in 1996. The first couple
releases she oversaw, beginning with R U Still Down? (1997), were spotty and
somewhat ill-conceived; however, on Tupac: Resurrection she makes some wise
decisions. For one, she outsources the new productions to a trustworthy producer
on a hot streak, Eminem, who works his magic on a trio of tracks: "Ghost," the
powerful album opener; "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)," a thoughtful posse
track with Em and the Outlawz; and "Runnin' (Dying to Live)," a fascinating
collabo between 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G. that emphasizes the tragedy of
their respective murders rather than the drama of their rivalry. For two, she
compiles quite a few previously released yet seldom-heard songs from 2Pac's
early years, practically all of them career standouts: "Panther Power," one of
the earliest songs Pac ever recorded, dating back to approximately 1989; "Same
Song," a Digital Underground song from 1991 that includes a brief yet sharp
verse by Pac, his first appearance on a major-label recording; "Holler If Ya'
Hear Me," a riotous song from Pac's second album, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
(1993); "Bury Me a G" and "Str8 Ballin'," a pair of highlights from the Thug
Life album (1994); and "Starin' Through My Rear View," yet another thoughtful
song, this one from the Gang Related soundtrack (1996) and built upon an eerie
sample of Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight"; and more. And for three, she
closes the album with "The Realest Killaz," the extremely popular mixtape
collabo between Pac and 50 Cent, where the latter absolutely blasts an unnamed
rapper (Ja Rule) for blasphemous impersonation while at the same time brashly
declaring, "Till Makaveli returns it's all eyes on me." When all is said and
done, some may express disappointment that there's so much previously released
material here, or perhaps that Eminem is ill-suited as a collaborator, yet it's
hard to deny the emotional impact of this soundtrack's journey from the rapper's
afterlife present (the new productions) to his brilliant beginnings (the early
recordings) and back (the 50 collabo). In a relatively brief 55 minutes, Tupac:
Resurrection frames 2Pac's legacy as well as any best-of retrospective could
while simultaneously eschewing the obvious hits and bringing several long-buried
gems to light in the process.
Here's this rip in VBR for the best sound quality. Long live Tupac Amaru Shakur.
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