Tupac "Me Against the World" (1995)
Tupac started off rapping with Digital Underground. As he developed his sound, he
moved away from their sound and more towards Dr Dre's developing
'G-funk' sound.
Despite having been recorded at multiple different studios and with
different producers, the album has a certain cohesion. Tupac covers a
number of different sounds, including the ballad "Dear Mama" and the
heavy reality of "So Many Tears". That seems to be something that is
repeatedly noted about this album, that Shakur was wearing his heart on
his sleeve a bit more with these songs. Digging deep and honest with
his lyrics.
He definitely had plenty of drama to draw from, he'd shot at cops, been
accused of sexual assualt and was even in prison as the album went to
number one.
The album opens with an oddly prescient series of newsreaders talking
about Tupac having been shot and checked himself out of hospital.
Ultimately Tupac was murdered in his mid-20s, a victim of 'the game'
that he rapped about so much here.
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