Sadly, those intriguing conflicts have now vanished.
He wrote some of the most woman-positive songs in rap, “Keep Your Head Up” and “Dear Mama,” while throwing down rhymes about ho’s and bitches. What made him interesting in the past was his contradictory nature: He would play the thug one second and exude vulnerability the next. Most important, All Eyez on Me marks 2Pac’s new allegiance with the West Coast’s powerhouse rap dynasty, Death Row Records.Īll this drama was bound to affect 2Pac’s music. It comes barely a year after he was shot. This two-disc set comes just four months after he was released on bail pending appeal on his conviction for sexual assault.
The title of 2PAC’s fourth album, All Eyez on Me, is not just a reflection of his usual arrogance and paranoia - people are watching 2Pac.
