Trying to whittle down your favorite songs of one of your favorite artists to just five can be torturous. Obviously, not physically torturous, but maybe mentally so.
Mike isn’t the biggest Tupac Shakur fan, though he did enjoy a lot of his music. Me? Sheesh. He was the singular rap artist I resonated with through college and even after he passed away. There was just something about that dude.
As someone who is nearly twice the age Tupac was when he passed, I can look at him, and his music a little differently now. I may not blast it as loudly, and as irresponsibly for that matter, as I did when I was younger, but there are still songs that definitely sit with me like they once did.
The Mix Tape master, Mike Joseph, has put together songs that consists of both of our Top 5 lists as well as other songs he felt were necessary for the classic Pac playlist. Enjoy.
“California Love” (Original Version) – 2Pac, Roger, Dr. Dre
“Holler If Ya Hear Me” – 2Pac
“If My Homie Calls” – 2Pac
“Same Song” – Digital Underground
“I Get Around” – 2Pac, Digital Underground
“How Do U Want It” – 2Pac, K-Ci & JoJo
“All About U” (feat. Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg, Fatal, Yaki Kadafi) – 2Pac
“Are U Still Down?” – Jon B.
“Temptations” – 2Pac
“Wussup Wit the Luv” (Single Version) – Digital Underground
“Keep Ya Head Up” – 2Pac
“Old School” – 2Pac
“Brenda’s Got a Baby” – 2Pac
“I Ain’t Mad at Cha” – 2Pac, Danny Boy
“So Many Tears” – 2Pac
“Until the End of Time” (RP Remix) – 2Pac, Richard Page, R.L. Huggar, Sam “Tone” Barnes
“Changes” – 2Pac, Talent
“Dear Mama” – 2Pac
“Thugz Mansion” (7 Remix) – 2Pac, Anthony Hamilton
“California Love” (Remix, feat. Dr. Dre, Roger Troutman) – 2Pac