I've been a big Pac fan since I was 8. His music had a great impact on me and how I view society. Any idea of him being overrated sounded stupid too me at that time. I grew older and started listening to other rappers like Nas, AZ, and Big L. I still believed Pac was GOAT. Now at this point and time I'm really beginning to think that he was overrated. Don't get me wrong he had positive messages
that influenced a generation. But if you look at his skills and compare him to other MC's many
outshine him.

I agree.

i hope u are bulletproff my friend!

i think he was overrated.. but he is the one that started a generation.. obviously someone had to improve his skills.. IMO..

GOAT?

Gangster

Of

All 

Time?

Tupac wasn't the best lyriscist.  He wasn't the most gangster.  When he first appeared, I didn't notice him at all.  But when "Me Against the World" came out, my perspective of him changed.  "So Many Tears" became my anthem.  I was going through some things at the time and.....my every move was a calculated step--if you know what I mean.  And all of a sudden, I started listening to what he was saying.  The man was rapping about his pain, his family, and the state of black people.  This was at a time when everybody was rapping about drugs, cars, and things like that (and don't get me wrong, he had his share of songs like that, too).  But somehow, he was elevated to another level.

And when "All Eyes on Me" came out, it was over.  A double CD and everybody I know had this album.  The real albuy, too!  Not even a bootleg.  It would play in the barbershops I went to.  Cars were riding buy with it playing.  We'd make entire trips to Savannah and back and we'd listen to nothing but 2pac, the whole time.  It was the most complete album I'd heard at the time.

And then he died.  There was the whole "East Coast West Coast" thing and at the time, I was definitely more of a fan of the West Side.  Here we had this charismatic troublemaker who was in movies, on MTV, on CNN, and on the radio.  He was our urban hero.  And despite his trouble (including being accussed of rape), he showed the potential of being a black leader.  After listening to the comentary and videos on the movie "Ressurection", it's apparent that this was actually where he was headed.  The man was smart!!

So no.  He's not the best rapper of all time but that's not what makes him the best rapper of all time (doesn't make sense, does it?).  He's the best because if you had to take one person, one rapper, and show one person what rap was, you use Tupac.  He could flow, he could make you laugh, he could make you cry, he could make you think, he could make you mad, he could make you feel invincible, and he could make you FEEL.  And nobody before him and nobody since has done it better.

There are a few rappers that heavily influence those that followed.  The originators, if you will.  I could name you a list of people that fall into this class.  But after Tupac, even when he was alive--Every rapper wants to be Tupac.

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There's not really any point of starting this topic on this site, its very anti-rap music

I'm anything but a huge rap fan, but Tupac's music caught my attention despite my general dislike of the genre. His lyrics had such sincerity, were potent, catchy and his style carried such charisma.

He spoke (rapped) as if he had something important to say and I thought he conveyed it brilliantly. I couldn't relate to much, if anything, he'd talked about, yet I was often deeply affected. He was a great artist.

Overrated? I certainly don't think so.

not even close to being overrated... but nas is better :P