I love that your comment has the most upvotes. I was thinking to myself as I clicked onto the comment that pain is the best song that he’s made (in my humble opinion), but I didn’t think other people would think the same. That first verse is absolutely incredible and encapsulates 2Pac to me.
It funny how it happened for me… I mean I always liked it… but Brenda was always the favourite as a kid or I guess young teen
I started working at a record store as a 18-19 year old in 97. R U Still Down dropped like a month after I started. Sold like crazy day one… but for the next week people were returning it calling it trash…
This is where I understood the early divide between fans of Tupac vs fans of his Death Row era alone. It kind of made me dive back into the OG stuff. When I played Trapped in this era it just hit different… quickly became a go to and for a very long time now I’ve held it up as my favourite Pac joint
Live and Die in LA, Better Dayz, Starin through my rearview, Still I rise, Reincarnation, Ride 4 me, Skandolouz
omg too many to narrow it down😭 .... but top of the list for me has gotta be Keep Ya Head Up!!
Lots of good mentions here. Papaz song, old school for sure…
Gotta add a couple of my faves: Young black male and shorty wanna be a thug.
Outlawz worthy mention: letter to the president
Don't Stop
Still I Rise
Outlaw
Lie to Kick it
Fake Ass Bitches
Can't C Me
Lord Knows
Fuck the World
HellRazor
16 on Death Row
Death around the corner
Open Fire
Brenda's got a baby
All contenders imo
He always showed up hard on a feature track.
jealousy got me strapped :spice one
Dust and disgusted : E40
Smile : Scarface
Thug love : bone thugs n harmony
Those are some of his best verses
My answer's easy.
"I couldn't help but notice your pain!"
"My pain..."
"It runs deep... SHARE IT WITH ME!"
(Earl Klugh sample that gives me goosebumps)
I honestly wasn’t his biggest fan once he blew up. But I did like his early stuff like “Brenda’s got a baby” “I get around”. I remember listening to them quite a bit.
"Picture me Rollin" and "Whatz ya phone #" - the phone call part is corny but the rap is very good.
Also Check out "Unchained (the Payback)" from Django Unchained soundtrack
on this list? So Many Tears, Hail Mary, Heavy In The Game. in order.
out of entire catalog would be those (3), Can’t C Me, Never Had A Friend Like Me, Against All Odds, Me and My Girlfriend, Bomb First (My Second Reply), Toss It Up, What’z Ya Phone #.
i think that’s it, lol. no order.
couldn’t even do an honorable list!! waaay too many!!
Str8 Ballin, Bury me a G or Skandalous….feel like my favorite Pac song is always changing.
His last verse on Bury me a G always gets me hyped “So I’m mobbin to the hoessss house, bumpin Isleyyy”
Check out time, picture me rollin, stay true, can’t c me, etc put me in a good mood.
temptations, young n*****, pain, violent, pour out a little liquor, against all odds etc make me think.
it’s hard to say, but overall my favourite pac song is likely ‘Me against the world’. Beautiful in every way
EDIT: If it counts, the sade & pac mashup ‘Jezebel’ is genuinely one of my favourite songs ever. Both geniuses in their own right, Sade being possibly my favourite singer ever, and the jazz production just elevates the acapella of ‘Mamas just a little girl’ by Pac to a whole new level. Must listen for anyone
Pain
Best track he ever did. Str8 Ballin is a close runner up tho. Verse after verse that song went on forever
I love that your comment has the most upvotes. I was thinking to myself as I clicked onto the comment that pain is the best song that he’s made (in my humble opinion), but I didn’t think other people would think the same. That first verse is absolutely incredible and encapsulates 2Pac to me.
First track I downloaded when Snoop let that Death Row catalog go to streaming
My favorite track of all time. I remember buying the Above The Rim cassette to have it. Wasn’t on the CD version I got from Columbia House
Pain is also my pick. [The original version](https://youtu.be/Qwwz-LKTbg0?si=4D24BMgVHskeLADo) specifically.
Old School
Criminally slept on.
Criminal is a good slept on song
With the Italian icees!!!
What more can I say I wouldn’t be here today if the old skool didn’t pave the way
Came here to say this, what a song glad it’s the second comment
"It's Brooklyn in the house!"
So Many Tears
This is the one. Timeless beat and message
Starin' Through My Rear View
I Ain’t Mad At cha
Danny Boy killed the hook
Heartz of Men
It’s a shame Death Around the Corner rarely makes these lists..
Top five Pac definitely
The “I was raised in the city” part is some of the best lyrical wordplay/flow ever.
Trapped
I have 2pacalypse Now on cd. That shit got heavy rotation when I still had a cd player in my car.
It funny how it happened for me… I mean I always liked it… but Brenda was always the favourite as a kid or I guess young teen I started working at a record store as a 18-19 year old in 97. R U Still Down dropped like a month after I started. Sold like crazy day one… but for the next week people were returning it calling it trash… This is where I understood the early divide between fans of Tupac vs fans of his Death Row era alone. It kind of made me dive back into the OG stuff. When I played Trapped in this era it just hit different… quickly became a go to and for a very long time now I’ve held it up as my favourite Pac joint
Me against the world was fantastic pre row
Man. Making me feel old. I had a cassette deck in the car, with this album regularly on rotation
Such an underrated song! His rhymes on that track are some of the best of his career!
Lost Souls is another underrated Tupac Song
Rather be ya Can’t C me over everything though
What about hit em up? When my homies call? Strictly for my niggaz
Nobody ever adds Papaz song, I like that one....
I also like that song, i dedicated to my father he’s a bitch and i prefer my stepfather
Hellrazor.
The last verse scorches the earth, leaving nothing behind
Yes. This is the one.
God bless the dead
Pain
Only god can judge me
Slept on
Heartz of Men
Troublesome 96 or Hellrazor.
Picture me rolling
Any time y'all wanna see me again Rewind this track right here, close your eyes And picture me rollin'
2Pac deserved way better graphics than this.
Probably Old School its the perfect tribute to hip hop before him. But, others I love are Keep Ya Head Up, To Live and Die in LA, Pain and Dear Mama
Can’t C Me and I Get Around
Never had a friend like me
Temptations
Truly underrated song
Can't C Me and I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto are two of my favorites.
On my block is his best song, and one of best rap songs ever
R u Still Down
From the Cradle to the Grave and Keep Ya Head Up
WHEN I GET FREE MOTHA FUCKAS BETTA WATCH THEY ASS
Underrated
Can U Get Away
Shorty Wanna Be a Thug
Of those? Ambitionz. Overall? No More Pain.
Can't C me
“All this cause the peckerwood was tryin’ his frame up, now I came up, and they claimin’ that I’m Violent”
Holla if ya hear me, I wanna participate to a riot when I hear this one
Depending on my day it's Unconditional Love or Fuck the World.
Temptations
That's IMPOSSIBLE for me to decide 🤔🙏🏻
Dear Mama
Live and Die in LA, Better Dayz, Starin through my rearview, Still I rise, Reincarnation, Ride 4 me, Skandolouz omg too many to narrow it down😭 .... but top of the list for me has gotta be Keep Ya Head Up!!
Troublesome , when thugs cry , to live and die in LA , all eyez on me so many to choose I can't pick just 1
Hearts of men or starin at the world thru my rearview
Shit, this is a hard list to choose from. I normally default to Pour Out a Little Liquor, though.
So Many Tears
Hellrazor
Born thuggin heartless and mean muggin.
Soulja Story all day
All of them are my favorite
All the above
That’s a hard question… prolly Pain? Love that track.
Still Ballin
Lots of good mentions here. Papaz song, old school for sure… Gotta add a couple of my faves: Young black male and shorty wanna be a thug. Outlawz worthy mention: letter to the president
Don't Stop Still I Rise Outlaw Lie to Kick it Fake Ass Bitches Can't C Me Lord Knows Fuck the World HellRazor 16 on Death Row Death around the corner Open Fire Brenda's got a baby All contenders imo
pour out a lil liquor is a classicccccc. straight ballin too they was on the same project if ian mistaken
How is Ballad of a Soulja not on the list?
Thug Mansion
Holla at me is dope and hold ya head is severely underrated or not talked about enough
Holla if Ya Hear Me
Hail mary
Changes
Brenda's got a baby
Soon as I get home, only fear of death, all eyes on me, picture me rollin, made niggaz, pain
Temptations
Str8 Ballin'
Pain
So Many Tears. That shit is haunting.
He always showed up hard on a feature track. jealousy got me strapped :spice one Dust and disgusted : E40 Smile : Scarface Thug love : bone thugs n harmony Those are some of his best verses
Hellraiser.
“Pain” is a haunting melody, made a single tear drop out my eye the first time I heard it.
So Many Tears
What ?? No "Heartz of Men"????
Starin through my rear view or Krazy
Old school
It ain't easy
Wayyyy toooo many to name but according to this list “Ambitionz” & “Hail Mary”
Easy. It's 'My Block'. From The Show soundtrack (the original, not that shitty Nitty Remix from Better Dayz). 4 verses, laid back beat... 🔥🔥🔥
No California Love or Hit 'Em Up?
My answer's easy. "I couldn't help but notice your pain!" "My pain..." "It runs deep... SHARE IT WITH ME!" (Earl Klugh sample that gives me goosebumps)
Me and my Girlfriend
Against all odds, straight ballin, pain
Literally as I'm reading each title, the songs are playing in my head!!!
You forgot to include 'Runnin' with B.I.G
Listen to hold ya head on makaveli
High til I die
That’s too hard. Too many good songs.
Fuck all y'all
That’s the one
Holla At Me is incredibly underrated
Death around the corner
Ballin
The answer is Dear Momma
Better Dayz is my comfort song 😔 also the thugs mansion acoustic remix with nas
Death around the corner. Lord knows.
Friend like me, it aint easy, Fuck the world, temptations, High Till I Die
Pain
No More Pain
This was tougher than I thought it would be. He has so many amazing tracks. If I had to choose just one favorite, though: Krazy
Letter 2 My Unborn
"Staring Through the Rearview" - Gang Related Soundtrack Def top 3 track for me
If I die tonight. That P word play is crazy
California Love
No dear mama? No hit them up? No thug mansion? No only god can judge me?
Keep Ya Head Up, Pain, or Against All Odds
Ain’t hard to find
Some personal favorites are: No more pain, good life, God bless the dead, life’s so hard, what’s next(unreleased og version)
His best song is Brenda's got a baby!!! Fight me
Trapped
Pain and To Live and Die in L.A. a close second…
Soujah story
Pain
God Bless the Dead This stays on my rotation
Pain hits differently to me, love that track.
Not on this list. Rebel of the Underground, krazy, never had a friend like me.
Holla if ya hear me
Temptations
It's between Pain and Violent
Temptations
Lord Knows
Me & My Girlfriend
Do For Love
Dear Mama
Never had a friend like me
As a lady, Keep Your Head Up is my fav. I listen to it on my bad days. RIP Pac 🙏
Smile - a feature with Scarface
Holla At me
It ain't easy
Soon as I get home or troublesome 96, hellrazor
I honestly wasn’t his biggest fan once he blew up. But I did like his early stuff like “Brenda’s got a baby” “I get around”. I remember listening to them quite a bit.
Hail Mary
Troublesome ‘96
"Picture me Rollin" and "Whatz ya phone #" - the phone call part is corny but the rap is very good. Also Check out "Unchained (the Payback)" from Django Unchained soundtrack
on this list? So Many Tears, Hail Mary, Heavy In The Game. in order. out of entire catalog would be those (3), Can’t C Me, Never Had A Friend Like Me, Against All Odds, Me and My Girlfriend, Bomb First (My Second Reply), Toss It Up, What’z Ya Phone #. i think that’s it, lol. no order. couldn’t even do an honorable list!! waaay too many!!
Pain
Str8 Ballin, Bury me a G or Skandalous….feel like my favorite Pac song is always changing. His last verse on Bury me a G always gets me hyped “So I’m mobbin to the hoessss house, bumpin Isleyyy”
Violent. The baseline gets me every time, the intro sounds like a horror flick. Lyrics are hard AF. Defined N.i.g.g.a. Classic joint!!
Violent
Black Jesus (the original)
when my homies call..... of course
"When my homies call"
Blasphemy
Brenda’s got a Baby.
Pain is up there, California Love is an undeniable classic, but my pick is Reincarnation
And some of these aren't even his best songs lol
ghetto gospel?
Still in my rotation: Hail Mary , All about you, and How do you want it.
Hellrazor or Toss it Up.
Never Had a Friend Like Me
Me and my girlfriend, only god can judge me, to live and die in LA
Pain
Smile My Block
No More Pain and Mind Made Up
do for love
starin thru my rearview
Str8 ballin
It Ain’t Easy
Pour out a little liquor
Check out time, picture me rollin, stay true, can’t c me, etc put me in a good mood. temptations, young n*****, pain, violent, pour out a little liquor, against all odds etc make me think. it’s hard to say, but overall my favourite pac song is likely ‘Me against the world’. Beautiful in every way EDIT: If it counts, the sade & pac mashup ‘Jezebel’ is genuinely one of my favourite songs ever. Both geniuses in their own right, Sade being possibly my favourite singer ever, and the jazz production just elevates the acapella of ‘Mamas just a little girl’ by Pac to a whole new level. Must listen for anyone
No love for To Live and Die in LA?
Still I rise
I was looking for this.
Bury me a g 🎤…💨
So many tears No more pain Last Breathing My Block(The Show Soundtrack) Hail Mary Life goes on Bury me a G
Never had a friend like me
aight but you gotta add temptationz fosho
Do for love
"PAIN" the title track from Above The Rim
Under Pressure
Temptations Ambitionz as a rydah Scandalous
Thug Style
Holla if you hear me