2 Pac, Better Dayz (2002)

Vintage Tupac! Post Humous Pac is at his best in this double-cd album release. Every last song on this album has melodic head nodding beats and fits Tupac's cadence to perfection. Some are remixes of songs we've previously heard from Pac, others come for the Pac vaults and are true showcases of Tupacs ability to flow.

On When We Ride On Our Enemies, Tupac quotes "You was heartless after your hits/Niggas love to scream peace after they start some shit!" Classic Tupac braggadocio, it was his formula that made him famous. Disc 2's infectious My Block Remix switches moods for an album that makes no use of your cd-player's skip button. A solemn Pac chants "Blackmens living in hell when will we prevail/fearing jail but crack sales got me living well/ In a sense I'm suicidal with this thug's life/ staying strapped forever trapped in this drug life/ God help me 'cause I'm starving, can't get a job/ so I resort to violent robbings, my life is hard"

Aside from a single that got incessant airplay on the radio, Thugz Mansion - Nas Acoustic, Better Dayz has some great long lost Pac cuts deserving a sincere listen like Military Minds featuring Black Smif-N-Wesson. This song was recorded years ago on an album that featured both Pac and the Boot Camp Click, called One Nation. That album was never released, so we have got some other great gems to look forward to if they ever see the light of day! I thoroughly enjoyed this album and it is definately worth the price of a double cd. It has great production, tight lyrics, and premier guest appearances including Trick Daddy, DJ Quik, and Mya to name a few.

Rating: 8 Platinum Teefs (out of a possible 10)
Buy or Copy?: Buy this album, not the bootleg either.