Which Is The Greatest/best Tupac Song?

@topic
Dear Mama
Changes
One Day At A Time although Em stole the show on this one

Em as usual rode on that beat. Agreed, he ripped it.

But Pac hit me harder dawg. Consider his opening verse:

Sometimes it's hard, to wake up in the morning mind full o' demons I don't wanna hear them anymore

Em tried but Pac was Untouchable man.

Em was phenomenal on that track but it was still Pac's track . U cant beat Pac on his track, his lyrics are out of this world.

@ Topic

Plenty of songs going over thru ma mind now. Difficult for me to pick his best.

So let me just start with some of his songs that always make me wish he was still alive

"Who do U believe in"   (Very deep philosophical lyrics. I still shiver when I hear him stating his views on that track)

"Smile for me"   and "Ghetto Gospel"  (The lyrics on these tracks is enuff to start a revolution. 2pac called it a mental revolution)

 Never had a friend like me (Very passionate on this track)

  

You're completely wrong dawg.

Em did a song with a dead man. So he had to give his best. But even then, you still can't compare his ish with Pac's:

Sometimes its hard to wake up in the morning
Mind full of demons, I don't wanna hear them anymore
Got me heartbroken,fine, so many babies screaming
Cause they seeing destruction before they a see human being
So they start smoking weed, we'll never get our day
Until we learn to pray, keep our families in shape
Cause they all broke. and why do ghetto birds die
Before we learn to fly, some bodies else's child caught in guns
Smoking weed, can all make a change
So I'm told, but I haven't seen the change unfold,
I keep hoping please, if you prefer to breathe,
Communities in need of people that will lead
Keep your eyes open, I can only say I'll try
Until the day I die, I promise to be wise
With my heart open, greed, brings only misery
A way to tragedy, so I stay sucker free
Only a few chosen, rise (rise)
My ghetto queen, rise (rise)
Don't be afraid to try (try)
Too many of us died to the door to open wide
My brother be wise, stay focused on the prizeThough everybody dies
We can,

Em only tried to out-do a dead man's verses. And he failed dawg.

Check out those words from Pac in bold print.

Then come back and tell me Em's 'There will never be another me' ish is better than all that. ^{*Who doesn't know there will never be another me, you, him anyway?*}

I just enjoyed Em's flow. But Tupac as usual, taught lessons on that track dawg

@ Eldee,

The greatest 2pac song of all time has to be "ALL OUT" featuring Outlawz.
This isn't the rubbish on Until The End Of Time album. . . .This was actually one of his lost tracks.
Ohhhhhhh me dayze. . . . .  . .2pac ripped that shyte!!!

@Eldee

We're not talking 'bout changing verse here. We're talking 'bout two rappers who did not go to same studio on same day to drop verses on same song, back to back.

Jay-Z and Em recorded Renegade fully conscious of each other's abilities. And we know who won.

50 and Em recorded Peep Show et al fully conscious of each other's abilities. We also know who won.

And I can go on and on.

But when it came to Tupac's turn, Em rapped next to Pac's lines which had been recorded many many years ago. And then you're telling me there was a competition? Same for Biggie's "Dead Wrong". Why not try; Kung-Fu Competition 2008: Bruce Lee V. Jackie Chan

And yet with all the advantage Em got, Pac still dropped him to his knees. Even in death. Pac's lines on that verse was like a lion roaring while Em came up later like a female orifice cat. Em's lines in that joint were some of his most serious ever. Cos he knew he was playing with an icon. He mustered all his courage, skills, prowess to rap with him. Yet Tupac won.

Maybe you need to do some Psychology course to understand the point I'm making here. Nuff said.

C'mon 'They can search but they'll never find, they can try to rewind time'
So because he didn't come to say 'Keep your families in shape' you say his verse wasn't heavy?
While Pac was saying 'Remember this face save me a space in Thugz mansion', Biggie was saying 'When I die I want to go to hell'
Tell me who dropped the better album?
Look at Kanye Vs Jay Z on Diamonds from Sierra Leone Remix . . . Science doesn't always win


So, you're telling me that Em's "search and find, rewind time, there will never be another you" ish makes more sense or sounds better to your hearing than Pac's "Keep your families in shape"? Is better than "Communities in need of people that will lead" Is better than "Greed, brings only misery, a way to tragedy" Is better than "My ghetto queen, rise, don't be afraid to try" And better than "My brother be wise, stay focused on the prize"

Is it???!!!

In one breath Pac addressed:
1) Individual issues
2) Family issues
3) Communal issues
4) World issues

He spoke to males and females alike. He decried greed, the bane of our society. He addressed issues that affect us all. And you tell me that wasn't enough? Eldee, you would be better than you are now if not for the greed, corruption and other ills of your fellowmen.

Dude, you petrified me out of my wits with your words "Because Pac was conscious don't mean shit". I would rather stick to a rapper who addresses issues of life and reality, instead of a rapper just rhyming and being hip. Dude, have you ever heard the saying "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care"? Tupac Cares ^{*Keep Ya Head Up*} when he spits.

Take this lesson: You would always need to listen to any Pac's verse two, three, four, nay, eight times before you can fully decipher what he says. And with a good headphone.

And I won't even go into that Kanye/Jay-Z/Biggie dust you're raising there. It's a subject for another day thread.

@Eldee



We're not talking 'bout changing verse here. We're talking 'bout two rappers who did not go to same studio on same day to drop verses on same song, back to back.

Jay-Z and Em recorded Renegade fully conscious of each other's abilities. And we know who won.

50 and Em recorded Peep Show et al fully conscious of each other's abilities. We also know who won.

And I can go on and on.

But when it came to Tupac's turn, Em rapped next to Pac's lines which had been recorded many many years ago. And then you're telling me there was a competition? Same for Biggie's "Dead Wrong". Why not try; Kung-Fu Competition 2008: Bruce Lee V. Jackie Chan  

And yet with all the advantage Em got, Pac still dropped him to his knees. Even in death. Pac's lines on that verse was like a lion roaring while Em came up later like a female orifice cat. Em's lines in that joint were some of his most serious ever. Cos he knew he was playing with an icon. He mustered all his courage, skills, prowess to rap with him. Yet Tupac won.

Maybe you need to do some Psychology course to understand the point I'm making here. Nuff said.



So, you're telling me that Em's "search and find, rewind time, there will never be another you" ish makes more sense or sounds better to your hearing than Pac's "Keep your families in shape"?  Is better than "Communities in need of people that will lead" Is better than "Greed, brings only misery, a way to tragedy" Is better than "My ghetto queen, rise, don't be afraid to try" And better than "My brother be wise, stay focused on the prize" 

Is it???!!!

In one breath Pac addressed:
1) Individual issues
2) Family issues
3) Communal issues
4) World issues

He spoke to males and females alike. He decried greed, the bane of our society. He addressed issues that affect us all. And you tell me that wasn't enough? Eldee, you would be better than you are now if not for the greed, corruption and other ills of your fellowmen.

Dude, you petrified me out of my wits with your words "Because Pac was conscious don't mean shit". I would rather stick to a rapper who addresses issues of life and reality, instead of a rapper just rhyming and being hip. Dude, have you ever heard the saying "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care"? Tupac Cares ^{*Keep Ya Head Up*} when he spits. I would rather listen to a message that comes from the heart instead of one that comes from the head.

Take this lesson: You would always need to listen to any Pac's verse two, three, four, nay, eight times before you can fully decipher what he says. And with a good headphone.

And I won't even go into that Kanye/Jay-Z/Biggie dust you're raising there. It's a subject for another day thread.

Eminem run out of rhymes?? I am having a laugh.
How many MCs can touch Eminem lyrically?? NONE. . . .
On his day, he would chew up any of the big cats in the habitat.
We all saw how he made Jigga sound like a muppet on "Renegade"

Pac men dat's a hard nut for me u know, emmmm

In dis order

Ghetto gospel

Until d end of time

Never call u b***ch again

Dear Mama

Baby don't cry

Wonda if heaven's gat ghetto

Thug mansion

Changes

Do for luv

@ Topic,

Don't know about the best tho. . . . . . but my all time fav has got to be, . . . .Brenda's Got a baby. . . . . .

Cant believe it but nobody talked about my block(remix),
here's another list of pacs greatest.


Ghetto gospel
my block(remix)
Brenda got a baby (very tight lines n philosophy)
aint mad at ya
black president
staring at the world thru my rear view
dear mama
keep ya head up,

nobody is close to keepin it that real now!!!
RIP pac!!!

   My favourites are
      hit em up
      until the end of time
      letter to my unborn child
      dear momma
       

there are so many pac's songs that u cant even start selcting the best cos all of them re good.
my best any day still remains

  LIFE GOES ON
  THUGZ MANSION
  MY BLOCK  REMIX
  2 OF AMERICAZ MOST WANTED
  AMBITIONZ AS A RIDA
  SO MANY TEARS
  THIS LIFE I LIVE
  WHEN WE RIDE
  CANT C ME
   LIVE AND DIE IN LA
   ONE DAY AT A TIME
   HAIL MARY
  ME AND MY HOMMIES
   etc. i can go on and on, 
 

1.Still I rise: He really encapsulated his life in this track. 2. So many tears: This is the ish. Moves me to tears. 3. Street fame: He was talking about how you gotta make it in the murky pools of the streets. Venomous. 3. I ain't mad at cha: No comment. 4. Hail mary 5. Hit 'em up