I know Im gonna get alot of sh*t for this comment but, I think Puffy would have handled Pac's legacy better then what Afeni is doing. I believe Afeni knows that his sons material is good, but she doesnt realise just how good it is,she doenst realize that the passion Pac exibited in his lyrics should be matched with the best production ever. If you look at Biggies albums,,the best production was put to work there,Puffy made sure of it, why cant Afeni do the same?
Take for instance L2TG, she lets em do production, fine, and then you let him change what Pac is saying and make him say sh*t like em and g unit..next thing, on tracks I beleive em shouldnt be on he is allowed to go on to , Black Cotton should be obvious why it is the last track he should have been on saying shit like "Nobody don't care" what the fuck does that mean!!!!? and he gets on to Soldier Like Me, with sh*t like "I betcha that I got something you aint got, that's called courage", DAMN, "I betcha i got courage".....he could have come up with a better word then "I betcha" sh*t..I wonda wat Dre said when he heard this sh*t for the first time...(Ive bought evry Pac CD since his death, but this is where I stop Im not buying anymore shit unless Im convinced it good, ive always been driven by the hype of a new pac album,I cant do that anymore, I will stick to my unreleased OG collection and Fan remixes which have some really tight beats),
I disagree with the person who said, Afeni is keeping to what Pac wanted (that is too keep Pac music and name alive), I think she is killing Pac. Kids nowadays hearing Pac 4 the first time, find all eyez on me a bit outdated in terms of production and stuff, so they look to the new sh*t, and find Production which does not go with Pac, and they feel its sh*t, and that Pac isnt as great an artist as maybe I and sum other people think.That sh*tty production in some repect drowns out pac message and lyrical skills, I hardly listen to the Albums realeased and produced after his death, I find myself going back to DK7,AEOM,MATW,,yeah even SIR which was realsed afta his death is kinda okay..its like from the Greatest hits, the production got worse and worse, the betta albums are the SIR and RUSD period and it realy goes down hill from there..BDz had 1 or 2 surprise,but still kinda sh*ty overall
Afeni needs to give this next album to someone who will respect the material, not someone who is just in a rush to release Pac sh*t as soon as possible.I dont care who it maybe, wetha friends of PAC or enemies, if they dont f**k around with pacs flow and lyrics and chorus, Im all for that,,we should start looking past the feud of people Pac beefed with, and start concentratinng on his Art, and music more, Fuck it, I would buy A Pac CD produced by Kanye West or P Diddy,,,if it is good,I wouldnt but a Jonny J Pac Album if its bad,,,its no longer about the people, its about Pac, his music and his legacy..they have fu*ked it up,,and this maybe the last chance they have of fixing it...
having said that, I support the 1 album thing, atleast then they could have a betta chance of correcting mistakes on the next effort based on fan reaction (as if they listen to us)...but anyway those r my thought...
Peace/Love
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