Tupac - Best of 2Pac, Pt. 1: Thug CD

Best of 2Pac, Pt. 1: Thug buy CD music PART 2 of this 2Pac greatest-hits collection, which was assembled in coordination with Pac's mother, Afeni Shakur, combines some of the iconic rapper's earliest solo material ("Brenda's Got a Baby") with his best-known hits ("Keep Your Head Up") and a healthy dose of posthumously released cuts ("Ghetto Gospel," "Never Call U Bitch Again," "Still Ballin'"). LIFE also features the original solo version of "Thugz Mansion," as well as the previously unreleased track "Dopefiend's Diner," which finds Pac's flow mimicking the Suzanne Vega favorite "Tom's Diner." Recording information: 54 Sound, Detroit, MI; Can Am, Tarzana, CA; Circle Sound International, Miami, FL; Home Cookin' Studios, Philadelphia, PA; Paramount Recordings Studios, West Hollywood, CA; Skip Saylor, Los Angeles, CA; Stankonia, Atlanta, GA; Starlight Sound, Richmond, CA; Swiss Mix Studios, Eagle Rock, CA; The Enterprise II, Burbank, CA; The Enterprise, Burbank, CA. Unknown Contributor Role: Shock-G. Arranger: Johnny J. Personnel: Ronnie King, Johnnie "Smurf" Smith (keyboards). Audio Mixers: Ian Boxill; Claudio ...

Best of 2Pac, Pt. 1: Thug songs Following up his crossover-ridden return from retirement KINGDOM COME, Jay-Z presents a concept album, AMERICAN GANGSTER, inspired by the Ridley Scott movie of the same name. Contentwise, Jay is in his element, spinning street corner imagery and tales of the drug trade in the same spirit as the film, while, on the production end, 1970s R&B and soul samples dominate. The production team of Diddy, LV, and Sean C accounts for much of the record's cohesion, providing six beats built on loops from the likes of Marvin Gaye, Barry White, and Rudy Love & the Love Family. Jigga finds plenty room to get jiggy on tracks like "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)," "Party Life," and "I Know," a Neptunes-produced gem that sounds like a tricked-out "It Ain't Hard to Tell." Undoubtedly Jay's tightest effort since 2001's THE BLUEPRINT, AMERICAN GANGSTER features a few choice guest verses from Lil Wayne, Beanie Siegel, and Nas. Amp - Amended Produc Recording information: Audiovision Studio, Miami, FL; Baseline Studios, New York, NY; Daddy's House, New York, NY; Hot Beats Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA; KMA Studios, New York, NY; Roc The Mic, New York, NY; SoundTrap Studios, Atlanta, GA; South Beach Studios, Miami, FL. Editor: Hector Helgado. Photographers: Arthur Elgort; Hype Williams; J. Peter Robinson . Arranger: Hector Delgado. Personnel: Adonis Stropshire, A.J. Walker, Leisa Johnson, Jayms Madison, Angela Wood, Kanye West, Shannon Jones, Cheri Dennis (vocals); Marty Reid (guitar); Matthew Lehmann, Liza Lim, Jeanine Wynton, Sarah OBoyle, Minyoung Chang, Sandra Park, Lisa Kim, Sharon Yamada (violin); Sue Pray, Dawn Hannay (viola); Eileen Moon, Jeanne LeBlanc (cello); Arden "Keyz" Altino (strings, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards); Mario Winans (strings, drums); Timon Abuptah (strings); Andy Snitzer (alto saxophone); Charles Pillow (tenor saxophone); Keyon Harrold, Jeff Kievit (trumpet); Saunders Sermons, Mike David (trombone); Bashiri Johnson (percussion); Drew Hollywood (programming); Keon Bryce (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Hector Helgado; Jermaine Dupri; Phil Tan; Chad Hugo.