pac was gangsta before he signed with death row. do any of you listen to his lyrics? he just had a different sound when he signed with death row. more mainstream appeal to his beats and raps once he signed with the death row.

the best hip hop album ever to be released has to be...
Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
nothing has come close to a perfect album since. I have all sorts of CDs and this album right here has it all. More than a handfull of emcees, all of which were highly regarded at the time. When the Wu dropped, everyone would have had 2 or more members in their top 10 greatest emcees list. The beats RZA crafted set a new standard. They were fresh and original, and so was the samurai theme the CD followed. Many tried to duplicate this but not one came close. This album is one of the few I know every single track to by heart. I remember when 36 chambers dropped, the first time I heard "C.R.E.A.M." and "Method Man".

I have yet to hear a CD as complete as this. 8 wonderful and unique emcees spitting nothing but raw lyrics over some of the hypest and rawest beats I have heard. Nothing even compares.

I love Doggy Style, but it doesn't touch this album. Scorpion Circles by Genelec and Memphis Reigns is a dope CD by two underground heads from Cali, but it doesn't compare to the Wu.

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