Classic Material: 2Pac & Biggie Smokin' and Drinkin' and eventually Rappin' (circa 94)

Filmed the day this photo was taken, here is some footage of Pac & Biggie, Biggie & Pac hanging out and being friends. This was obviously pre beef, a much better time.

Hollogram 2Pac at Coachella 2012

Dre & Snoop bring out Tupac at Coachella 2012. This is creepy and super ill at the same time.

I'm speechless really.

Rap Treats #61: 2Pac & Boot Camp Clik 'One Nation' LP

Around the time Pac was going at half of New York, he was also working on an album with the Boot Camp Clik called One Nation. I never thought this was going to see the light of day but luckily I was wrong.

2Pac & Boot Camp Clik

One Nation LP

Rap Treats #59: BIGGIE & 2PAC's St. Ides Commercials

There is absolutely no reason that I put both BIGGIE's and PAC's St. Ides commercials in the same post, it just felt like the thing to do. St. Ides still wins for having the best roster of artists repping their fine malt liquor... and by fine malt liquor I mean horrible tasting beer. Whatever though, its all about these commercials.

BIGGIE

St. Ides Commercial

2Pac

St. Ides Commercial (Unreleased)

Rap Treats #12: Original, Rare and Unreleased 2

Boogie Down Productions (1985)

"Crack Attack"

This is some pre Criminal Minded BDP. Pretty much a don't smoke crack PSA. The sound is very mid 80's and you can tell that they hadn't found that boom bap yet.

Big Daddy Kane feat. Kool G. Rap (1987)

"Raw" (Original)

Easily one of my favorite songs of all time. The Kool Genius of Rap goes in on this one and destroys the beat. I heard that G. Rap went off because Kane had a girl in the studio and he wanted to show him up. Kane and G. Rap had a friendly rivalry, they were homies but always wanted to one up each other. This is one of those times.

Simply II Positive MC's aka Organized Konfusion (1989)

"Audience Pleasers"

This is from the tape that got OK signed to Hollywood Basics, but for some reason it took another two years for them to release any music on the label. This joint was produced by Paul C who was murdered the same year.

Spectrum City aka Public Enemy (1984)
"Check Out The Radio"

This was an actual 12inch release on Vanguard Records. Before they were Public Enemy, Chuck D and the Shocklee brothers were a DJ crew called Spe

2Pac & Snoop

"If There's A Cure (I Don't Want It)" (Unreleased)

Not sure the year this was recorded but it was def during the Death Row years. I'm feeling Pac's usage of KRS' at the beginning of the song. According to Pac this is all freestyle.