Pac’s unquestionably a legend – but let’s see if these albums hold up from a non-Stan perspective. Still, this will be the first time I’ve heard many of these releases, so consider this my Pac education. But I’m skipping the endless greatest hits and compilations because this guy has a LOT of albums. Today, I’m finally doing what many of you thought would never happen – ranking all of Pac’s albums (yes, including the posthumous releases and collabo albums) from bottom to top. Pac the human being was a deeply complex individual and I have undying respect for his willingness to raise social awareness in his music.Īnd even an ol’ hater like me can’t deny this simple truth – 2pac is THE most influential rapper of all time. While I stand by my views of his latter-day antics and I still push back against some of the GOAT claims, that’s just my take on Pac the rapper. O’er the years (as the hymnists would say), I’ve been pretty vocal about my criticisms of 2pac the artist – but never Tupac Shakur the man. 2Pac was filming Menace II Society in the summer of 1993 when he assaulted director Allen Hughes he was sentenced to 15 days in jail in early 1994.I know, I know if you’re a longtime Soul In Stereo reader, I’m sure you’re asking yourself that question right now – for good reason. He was arrested in 1992 after he was involved in a fight that culminated with a stray bullet killing a six-year-old bystander the charges were later dismissed. Although Shakur was selling records and earning praise for his music and acting, he began having serious altercations with the law prior to becoming a recording artist, he had no police record. Late in 1993, he acted in the basketball movie Above the Rim.

By the time the film hit theaters, 2Pac had released his second album, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., which became a platinum album, peaking at number four on the R&B charts and launching the Top Ten R&B hit singles 'I Get Around' and 'Keep Ya Head Up,' which peaked at number 11 and 12, respectively, on the pop charts. Shakur's profile was raised considerably by his acclaimed role in the Ernest Dickerson film Juice, which led to a lead role in John Singleton's Poetic Justice the following year.

Tupac r u still down all album