The other night in all my highness I decided to pop in Tupac’s “All Eyez On Me.” After running through all my favorite cuts such as “We Ain’t Hard to Find,” “Trading War Stories,” “Ambitionz As a Ridah” and of course, “All Eyez On Me.” I decided to play “Life After Death” right after.
Although I would say that Tupac all around is a WAY better artist than Biggie. I would have to say that “Life After Death” is the better album. AEOM was filled with aggression and controversy while LAD although controversial still maintained this level of elegance which I think set the standard for artists like Jay, Mase, etc. I personally view LAD as a soundtrack of a man who knows tomorrow is as unstable as trying to hold on to water. AEOM has songs that are timeless and captivating, but what it lacks and where LAD capitalized was the level of depth. There’s certain points in AEOM were I question how songs such as “Can I Get Your Number” and “One More Drink” even made the final cut. But on LAD, I can’t think of one ONE song that wasn’t completely orchestrated or didn’t serve its purpose on the album.
These are just my opinions, but technically these albums marked different periods in both their lives. When AEOM dropped, Pac was fresh out of jail and filled with rage based in his assumption that Biggie and Diddy were conspirators in his attempted assasination. Biggie centered his whole album around his final days giving LAD a better overall theme, but I would love to hear your opinion. Which album do you think was better and why? What were your favorite tracks from both albums?
Below are a handful of my of my favorite tracks from both albums.
Notorious B.I.G Featuring Jay-Z -I Love The Dough
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Tupac -Picture Me Rollin
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Notorious B.I.G -Sky Is The Limit
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Tupac -Holla At Me
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Notorious B.I.G -Somebody Gotta Die
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Tupac- All Eyes On Me
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
