Reacting to "Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory" by Makaveli (Tupac)

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As a child Hail Mary would give me nightmares. My dad drove a Cadi with a great sound system and yes the song sounded great but that bell toll and pacs voice used to scare the shit out of me. As an adult now I still feel unsettled but I love and respect Pac so much more.

Fun Fact: In the Target bonus edition of Good Kid Mad City song "County Building Blues" he talks about meeting 2Pac and Dr. Dre back in 95. Good song you should listen to it. Also you should watch the MTV movie about Tupac. It's really good and you'll understand his story and career even more.

QD3 (who produced To Live and Die in LA) is Qunicy Jones III - son of Quincey Jones jr (Michael Jackson producer)

when you mentioned the voice on Toss It Up/California Love, which you said sounded a bit like an early autotune - its called a talkbox - Roger Troutman played it on California Love (i think that's what you were referring to)?

His best album IMO. The original cut of this album, the 3 Day Theory, is worth listening to as well. It's the same album but with 3-4 more songs and with a re-arranged track sequence. These songs could've easily been on the album, as they were quality as well. IDK why they got cut, except that some of them were maybe considered too volatile in light of Pac's death. Looking forward to your additional thoughts. It looks like you were having a good time with this album, even if you were drained at the end. Pac will do that to you lol.

Fun fact. Hail Mary was written in like 20 minutes or something insane like that

This was amazing you really did justice to this album with your reaction. Art may not be as subjective as we think. Everyone has an almost otherworldly experience with Tupac. Its hard to believe hes real and this good. It truly is a scary albums almost like a ghost wrote it...

Mid-"Krazy".... Bob pauses it just to say it: "I really like Tupac, man..." <3 That was a moment for me, for all the records I wish he already heard I know he knows a certain feel at this point

My fav 2pac album. Was waiting for this one. To me, what makes 2pac shine is not his poetry or his rhyme schemes, is his pure anger. and this album showcases is like no other. when he says something, you KNOW he means it. Worst part about it is the features. I don't really like any of them and to me it should be just him the whole record lol

You mentioned imagining a young Kendrick watching the To Live and Die LA music video as a kid, but he did in fact witness in first person Tupac and Dr. Dre shooting the California Love Remix music video in his Compton neighborhood growing up. And it definitely inspired him to pursue rap as a career. Here's some clips of him talking about that experience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xbOahM-2Io

"LIFE OF AN OUTLAW" commencing and Bob eventually pausing, saying "he could be doing this without music at all... His vocals are so full of fire an energy, you don't even no music here" :'D so true

Kadafi had the first verse on Just Like Daddy that you were a bit uncomfortable with lol. He was actually one of the better rappers of the Outlawz and Tupac referred to him as his cousin, although they weren't actual blood cousins. Their mothers were best friends and members of the Black Panther Party and the two of them were raised together. Anyway, Kadafi (real name Yafeu) was killed one month after Tupac was gunned down in Vegas. He was killed by fellow Outlawz group member Napoleon's cousin while he was high on drugs over an argument that was about nothing. Talk about tragedy... A popular standout verse from Kadafi comes on the Tupac song "Staring At The World Through My Rearview." You should check it out. A lot of Tupac's greatest songs aren't even on his albums. That's how prolific this dude was and he had just turned 25 at the time of his death. Tupac is the rap version of Bob Marley, or John Lennon. Iconic.

Rap group Smif-N-Wessum who hail from Brooklyn, NY had a good interview on the recording process of this album where they said Tupac was SCREAMING at the top of his lungs in the booth while making this album. They said it was extremely eerie and that they had never seen that type of energy from any other rapper who they had collaborated with. The songs they worked on didn't make the final cut of the album, but there is some great footage from their time working on the album that I'll link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPuwGFOmshQ

I've never even seen that Hail Mary video before lol. Legendary song but what a trash video. Fun fact, the Toss It Up video was filmed the day before Tupac was shot in Las Vegas, and a week before he died. And that To Live and Die In LA video is iconic. People who were there have said it was just a huge block party and everyone was having a blast. Also, Tupac was actually wearing a blue tank top and hat, but they digitally changed the colors to red because they felt it looked better on video. (Suge Knight and Death Row were also heavily affiliated with the Mob Piru Blood gang, so that more than likely played a role in that change too.)

As far as "I feel like Drake doesn't get it", I personally believe Drake DOES get it... Only he's locked in from a certain (very lucrative) standpoint and can only envy Kendrick's time to shine right now, with the right message which he probably might agree with himself even, only there's only this one position that he actually only can operate from to protect his empire, but I absolutely don't feel the awesomeness of this "POP OUT AND SHOW 'EM"-concert is lost on anyone

In the song ''Just Like Daddy'', Young Noble was 18 when he recorded that verse about ''My age is Young...'' Also, Kendrick actually saw 2Pac and Dr. Dre on ''California Love'' filming at the Compton Swap Meet building. So he actually witnessed something incredible which changed his life. (You can find videos where is Kendrick talking about that). Yes, he was 8 at that moment. Some great albums recommendations: 2Pac - R U Still Down? (Posthumous) 2Pac - Until the End of Time (Posthumous) 2Pac - Better Dayz (Posthumous) Greetings from Serbia :)

Floss is to show off like a got a diamond rolex a dope car or even can floss new shoes it is a common word in our community back in the 90’s even you should check out Big L song ebonics he break down the slang that is common speech in the hood 💯

I ain’t a killa but don’t push me Revenge is like the sweetest thing besides gettin some pussy