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Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Keep Ya Head Up - (from "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.")
2. 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted - (from "All Eyez On Me")
3. Temptations - (from "Me Against The World")
4. God Bless the Dead - (previously unreleased)
5. Hail Mary - (as Makaveli, from "The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory")
6. Me Against the World - (from "Me Against The World")
7. How Do U Want It - (from "All Eyez On Me")
8. So Many Tears - (from "Me Against The World")
9. Unconditional Love - (previously unreleased)
10. Trapped - (from "2Pacalypse Now")
11. Life Goes On - (from "All Eyez On Me")
12. Hit 'Em Up - (single, from "How Do U Want It")
DISC 2:
1. Troublesome 96 - (previously unreleased)
2. Brenda's Got a Baby - (from "2Pacalypse Now")
3. I Ain't Mad at Cha - (from "All Eyez On Me")
4. I Get Around - (from "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.")
5. Changes - (previously unreleased)
6. California Love - (original version, from "How Do U Want It")
7. Picture Me Rollin' - (from "All Eyez On Me")
8. How Long Will They Mourn Me - (from "Volume 1", with Thug Life)
9. Toss It Up - (as Makaveli, from "The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory")
10. Dear Mama - (from "Me Against The World")
11. All About U - (from "All Eyez On Me")
12. To Live & Die in L.A. - (as Makaveli, from "The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory")
13. Heartz of Men - (from "All Eyez On Me")
Album Notes
Personnel includes: 2Pac, Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Dru Down, Top Dogg, Syke, CPO, The Outlawz (rap vocals); Val Young, Nate Dogg, The Black Angel, Danny Boy, K-Ci & JoJo, Dave, Roniece, Roger Troutman (vocals); Eric "Kenya" Baker (guitar); The Piano Man (keyboards); Puff Johnson, Thug Life, Digital Underground, Stretch, Stacey Smallie, Shock-G (background vocals).
Producers include: D.J. Daryl, Dat Nigga Daz, Easy Mo B, Hurt-M-Bad, Dr. Dre.
Samples include "Computer Love" (as performed by Zapp), "A Dream" (E. Jordan), "Winter Sadness" (as performed by Kool & The Gang), and "Friends" (as performed by Whodini).
"Changes" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.
Though posthumous albums are often only a record company's vision of how to make more money, 2PAC's GREATEST HITS is just what it promises; a collection of all his hottest tracks, chart toppers, and street jams. Tracks from his time spent on both Interscope Records and Death Row Records are included, as are three previously unreleased tracks, "Unconditional Love," "God Bless the Dead" and "Troublesome '96."
Among the numerous hits from 2PAC on this generous two-CD set are "Brenda's Got a Baby"; "Keep Your Head Up"; "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted," featuring Snoop Dogg; and "How Do You Want It," featuring K-Ci & JoJo. Among the other standouts are "I Get Around," featuring Digital Underground; "California Love," featuring Dr. Dre; and "Dear Mama." 2PAC's GREATEST HITS leaves you with the sad feeling that one of the world's greatest performers left the planet way too early.
Industry Reviews
Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century
Vibe (12/01/1999)
...this career-spanning collection is truly vital for painting a complete picture of rap's symbol of martyrdom....[GREATEST HITS] depicts a fascinationg portrait of an artist unafraid to be--or unable not to be--complicated. - Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly (12/11/1998)
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