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The separately packaged two-part Best of 2Pac series released in 2007 absolutely pales in comparison to the double-disc Greatest Hits collection previously released in 1998. Whereas that first collection had been fairly definitive, featuring 25 songs from the late rapper's prime, including all the key hits as well as the non-album favorite "Hit 'Em Up," The Best of 2Pac features four fewer songs, and of the 21 songs spread across two packages (less than an hour of music per disc), about a quarter are posthumous productions or remixes. For every classic like "California Love," there's a latter-day remix such as the newly produced version of "Dear Mama" on the Thug release or the "previously unreleased" song "Dopefiend's Diner" on the Life release. This posthumous material may be worthy of release, but a "best-of" collection sure isn't the place for it, especially one as skimpy as this, where the two separately packaged Thug/Life CDs could easily be combined into one single-disc collection if the latter-day productions and remixes were cut. Truth be told, The Best of 2Pac is yet another in a long line of posthumous cash-ins apparently overseen by 2Pac's mother. With the well-compiled Greatest Hits double disc still on the market, there's no need for a lesser collection such as this (though a single-disc definitive best-of collection would have been welcome). The Best of 2Pac is simply more product to stock at your local big-box retailer (two separately sold products, in this case), and it's no wonder that, like many of its posthumous predecessors, it was released during the holiday shopping season. Clearly, 2Pac has become a cash cow for those who control his catalog; too bad the product being milked annually is almost without exception of poor quality and appears to be hastily or indifferently assembled.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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Calvin Broadus, ComposerLyricist - Snoop Doggy Dogg, FeaturedArtist - Dave Aron, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tupac Shakur, Author - DAVID BLAKE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2PAC, MainArtist - Delmar Arnaud, ComposerLyricist - DAT NIGGA DAZ, Producer - Alvin McGill, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Death Row Records
Norman Durham, ComposerLyricist - Woody Cunningham, ComposerLyricist - Larry Troutman, ComposerLyricist - ROGER TROUTMAN, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tupac Shakur, ComposerLyricist - 2PAC, MainArtist - Dr. Dre, Producer, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mikel Hooks, ComposerLyricist - Ronnie Hudson, ComposerLyricist - Suge Knight, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1996 Death Row Records
Stevie Wonder, ComposerLyricist - Tupac Shakur, ComposerLyricist - Gregory Jacobs, ComposerLyricist - 2PAC, MainArtist - Eric Baker, ComposerLyricist - D-Flow Production Squad, Producer
℗ 1995 Interscope Records
Dave Aron, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CARLOS WARLICK, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tupac Shakur, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BLAKE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2PAC, MainArtist - Delmar Arnaud, ComposerLyricist - DAT NIGGA DAZ, Producer - Bunny Debarge, ComposerLyricist - Alvin McGill, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danny Boy Steward, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Death Row Records
J. Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Tupac Shakur, ComposerLyricist - 2PAC, MainArtist - K-Ci & JoJo, MainArtist
℗ 1996 Death Row Records
R. Tyson, ComposerLyricist - Pee Wee, Producer - Ramon Gooden, ComposerLyricist - Shock G, Producer - Live Squad, Producer - Jeremy, Producer - Raw Fusion, Producer - 2PAC, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Underground Railroad, Producer - Big D The Impossible, Producer
℗ 1991 Interscope Records
BRUCE HORNSBY, ComposerLyricist - Tupac Shakur, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Track Masters, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2PAC, MainArtist - Talent, FeaturedArtist - Dion Evans, ComposerLyricist - Big D The Impossible, Producer
℗ 1998 Amaru Entertainment, Inc.
Tom Daugherty, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - 2PAC, MainArtist - Makaveli, ComposerLyricist - Kastro, ComposerLyricist - Young Noble, ComposerLyricist - Lance Pierre, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hurt-M-Badd, Producer
℗ 1996 Death Row Records
Johnny Jackson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tupac Shakur, ComposerLyricist - 2PAC, MainArtist - Lance Pierre, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Suge Knight, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1998 Death Row Records
Anthony Hamilton, FeaturedArtist - JOE SAMPLE, ComposerLyricist - Tony Pizarro, ComposerLyricist - Tupac Shakur, ComposerLyricist - 2PAC, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Amaru Entertainment, Inc.
Laru Larrieux, ComposerLyricist - Deon Evans, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tupac Shakur, ComposerLyricist - Jake One, Producer - 2PAC, MainArtist - J Dutton, ComposerLyricist - Arnel Larrieux, ComposerLyricist - G Koop, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2007 Amaru Entertainment, Inc.
Album review
The separately packaged two-part Best of 2Pac series released in 2007 absolutely pales in comparison to the double-disc Greatest Hits collection previously released in 1998. Whereas that first collection had been fairly definitive, featuring 25 songs from the late rapper's prime, including all the key hits as well as the non-album favorite "Hit 'Em Up," The Best of 2Pac features four fewer songs, and of the 21 songs spread across two packages (less than an hour of music per disc), about a quarter are posthumous productions or remixes. For every classic like "California Love," there's a latter-day remix such as the newly produced version of "Dear Mama" on the Thug release or the "previously unreleased" song "Dopefiend's Diner" on the Life release. This posthumous material may be worthy of release, but a "best-of" collection sure isn't the place for it, especially one as skimpy as this, where the two separately packaged Thug/Life CDs could easily be combined into one single-disc collection if the latter-day productions and remixes were cut. Truth be told, The Best of 2Pac is yet another in a long line of posthumous cash-ins apparently overseen by 2Pac's mother. With the well-compiled Greatest Hits double disc still on the market, there's no need for a lesser collection such as this (though a single-disc definitive best-of collection would have been welcome). The Best of 2Pac is simply more product to stock at your local big-box retailer (two separately sold products, in this case), and it's no wonder that, like many of its posthumous predecessors, it was released during the holiday shopping season. Clearly, 2Pac has become a cash cow for those who control his catalog; too bad the product being milked annually is almost without exception of poor quality and appears to be hastily or indifferently assembled.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:53
- Main artists: 2Pac
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Interscope
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2007 Interscope Records This Compilation ℗ 2007 Interscope Records
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