2Pac
As was the case throughout his brief but turbulent career, the latest offering from Tupac Shakur is creatively schizophrenic. On one hand, Tupac, who was murdered in Las Vegas in September 1996, boasts and bluffs his way through a series of odes to his beloved Thug Life. Then, with equal passion and thoughtful intelligence, he delivers a moving track like "I Wonder if Heaven Got a Ghetto," one of several reflective songs on this 26-cut double CD. As an artistic statement this package is, like much of Tupac's work, uneven. As a tribute, R U Still Down? (Remember Me) is a sad reminder of what could have been. (Amaru/Jive)
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