2Pacalypse Now [Explicit Lyrics]

Tupac's road to domination in rap music started here, would you believe? And I'm not saying that to put down 2Pac but to give him props because I can feel what Tupac is saying in this record. His words are true but my man Nathan is right, this are pretty heavy lyrics and music which will offend those with the faint ears. Out of all the 2Pac albums, I have never heard 2Pac swear in so much songs so many times in an album but this.
A.K.A. his first record, 2Pac was seen more as a gangsta in here. His words made people to believe that he was a menace to society that his music should be banned for the amount of swearing and violence he portrayed. But not even that could stop this album from being a great one: there were also good songs too. Whether it was from the story telling tale of a young girl who got pregnant (Brenda's Got a Baby, which just so happens to be a true story) to the pride in the black nation song (Words of Wisdom), 2Pac couldn't have done it better.
Now 2Pac went through a lot of bad things in his life- grew up with no childhood friends, moved from place to place often, mother was in jail when he was born, mother was part of the Black Panthers, step-father was sentenced to prison etc. And I believe things just couldn't get any worse than what happened to 2Pac. This album kind of overlooks his past life and he takes out his anger on the world for what had happened to him. I Don't Give a F*ck is simply a negative song displaying his political side. In him, I could see a young Chuck-D. He has never been so anti-political in any of his records than 2Pacalypse Now. Crooked Ass Nigga (feat. 2Pac's true homeboy, Stretch) clearly states that he's a man with nothing to lose and Young Black Male writes out the pride of the black nation.
What truly surprised me was Part Time Mutha, which is a record I think 2Pac should have released. His lyrical talent in this is exceptionally amazing but I wish I knew who the girl was. Her lines are true and strong. And the beat, oh my the beat. I reckon this is one of the best beats 2Pac has EVER come up with.

This is an album thats not to be taken lightly. Do not take him as a bad person just because of the things he said. He said it for a reason. 2Pacalypse Now, just another one of those who's AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted... Now that's the difference between a gangsta and a thug.

Although i am not a huge fan of rap, especially the rap that is out now a days, i just had to write a review of this classic. A young Tupac Shakur, who is in my opinion the true king of hip hop releases this anti-commericial gem of an album way back in 91. Forget the big bass heavy drum beats, the fake thug posing , the tough guy lyrics and rap wars. This is as real as it gets. tupac raps visionary lines through a series of minimalist but very attractable beats. Remember this was written in 91 before the west coast sound was changed by death row records. This proves an album could stand the test of time without having those pounding futuristic beats. Just simple catchy songs and great songwriting and performing by the young tupac shakur. To think a 20 year old could write something so astounding and meaningful with his first album is absolutely incredible. This album proves tupac's genious more so than any other of the records in his catalogue. Songs like violent, young black male, soulja's story, and brenda's got a baby are so real and written so well it hurts. Part time mutha is my personal favorite tupac song of all time. very brilliant catchy use of the motown beat, with lyrics and imagery unparalelled in rap history. Completely sucks you in to a story of a young women from the ghetto, molested and inpregnated, abused, and poverty sticken. The unknown voice of a female rapper used to play the part. This just does not happen in rap today. the imagery and story telling, the realness of this album has not and will not be touched again. Rest in peace Tupac Shakur. The best mind in hip hop history.

Pac's album came out when he was 19. Over the next five years, his style would mature, and his abilities as an MC would improve, but this album and Strictly offered up some of his best storytelling raps and most of his great political commentary tracks.

For someone to consider this debut "mediocre" or "disappointing," they must not be able to understand the hip hop climate of the late 80s and early 90s, before The Chronic. Public Enemy, Ice Cube, Ice T etc. all made headlines and splashes with albums that covered the same topics as 2pacalypse. They must also overlook the fact that Brenda's Got A Baby, Violent, Soulja's Story, If My Homie Calls, Trapped and Part Time Mutha might be the largest and best collection of hood stories ever told in rap form all on one album.

If you're looking for the GFunk beats of Chronic or the production on Illmatic and Ready 2 Die, you won't find them here or in any other album in 1991. With that said, how can anyone claim that these tracks don't have tight beats?

This was an incredible album created by a kid at a young age.