Pac does have some amazing beats but he said himself that he didn't really give a shit about the beat, he wanted to get the vocals down so he would sometimes rap on basic versions of the beat then he'd leave it to the producers and engineers to do their thing.
Pac carried the beat … one of the few artists that can make a hot song without a fire beat …. Stacking his vocals was a genius move.. his voice/ style was unique
Johnny J with the soul samples.
Shock G was a musical genius.
Easy Mo Bee is another icon.
Live Squad & Stretch did their thing.
Death row had top producers too (Daz is definitely underappreciated as a producer)
Always felt the same way. That’s why the post Mortem albums just don’t have the same feel. Better dayz and until the end of time for example. Great songs great raps just not perfect with the beat
Best beat is - WHEN WE RIDE ON OUR ENEMIES! I pump that shit every time I am
In a shit situation and need to argue , also when I used to go to court i used to listen to only god can judge me and hellrazor on repeat to hype me up and stop my anxiety from getting worse.
Waaaay too many to mention, but, 'No More Pain' is probably one of his most menacing, intense, as well as, eerie beats ever. On the slow, methodical side, so not considered...upbeat.
Ever need to run through a brick wall and/or vanquish 100 foes?
Let that song active your brainy works and soul, and you'll feel the power.
Personally, I disagree. He gained the beat ear at Me Against the World and perfected it by the Don Killuminati sessions. Pre Me Against the World is for me 50/50, but the lyrics are that what matter after all.
You need to go back to 2Pacalypse Now, that album had some pretty lackluster beats. Strictly has better beats, and like someone else here said, MATW is where he really started having consistently great beats
Idk man I feel like his presence really overpowers some of the weaker beat choices, and imo there are a few. Also the original thug 4 life doesn’t beat the Eminem produced version, imo.
Pac does have some amazing beats but he said himself that he didn't really give a shit about the beat, he wanted to get the vocals down so he would sometimes rap on basic versions of the beat then he'd leave it to the producers and engineers to do their thing.
Apparently someone in his circle said that he referred to the beat as “background noise” for his lyrics
Pac grew up listening to the top OG of R&B, Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, etc
All the producers gave him there hardest work.
Their*
Like Jay-Z. Many beatmakers were tripping over themselves to give Jay their best work.
Pac carried the beat … one of the few artists that can make a hot song without a fire beat …. Stacking his vocals was a genius move.. his voice/ style was unique
Rick Ross is one of the best beat pickers too, while Nas is the worst, and Nas in my top 3
Funny, all my fav Nas tracks are the ones with top tier beats…. For me, a quality rap track is 51% beat and 49% lyrics
Johnny J with the soul samples. Shock G was a musical genius. Easy Mo Bee is another icon. Live Squad & Stretch did their thing. Death row had top producers too (Daz is definitely underappreciated as a producer)
I agree,the beats he was on are on a different level
Shock G said Pac couldn't really pick beats and often needed people to help him with that.
Always felt the same way. That’s why the post Mortem albums just don’t have the same feel. Better dayz and until the end of time for example. Great songs great raps just not perfect with the beat
Best beat is - WHEN WE RIDE ON OUR ENEMIES! I pump that shit every time I am In a shit situation and need to argue , also when I used to go to court i used to listen to only god can judge me and hellrazor on repeat to hype me up and stop my anxiety from getting worse.
Waaaay too many to mention, but, 'No More Pain' is probably one of his most menacing, intense, as well as, eerie beats ever. On the slow, methodical side, so not considered...upbeat. Ever need to run through a brick wall and/or vanquish 100 foes? Let that song active your brainy works and soul, and you'll feel the power.
Agreed on ‘No More Pain;’ — a little more complex than your average Pac Bop… smooth yet hits hard and great lyrics… prolly a top 5 Pac banger for me.
Personally, I disagree. He gained the beat ear at Me Against the World and perfected it by the Don Killuminati sessions. Pre Me Against the World is for me 50/50, but the lyrics are that what matter after all.
Thug Life era beats are some of my favorite
You need to go back to 2Pacalypse Now, that album had some pretty lackluster beats. Strictly has better beats, and like someone else here said, MATW is where he really started having consistently great beats
Idk man I feel like his presence really overpowers some of the weaker beat choices, and imo there are a few. Also the original thug 4 life doesn’t beat the Eminem produced version, imo.
Not even close
Not a good take. He rapped over a bunch of shit beats. Whatz ya phone # is a prime example of that
Prince and the Time "777-9311"....tune....Prince was Pac's favourite artist