2Pac - Lost Tapes
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Track List: Lost Tapes
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- Panther Power - Tupac ShakurDownload & Buy
- The Case Of The Misplaced Mic - Tupac ShakurDownload & Buy
- Let Knowledge Drop - Tupac ShakurDownload & Buy
- Never Be Beat - Tupac ShakurDownload & Buy
- A Day In The Life - Tupac ShakurDownload & Buy
- My Burnin' Heart - Tupac ShakurDownload & Buy
- Minnie The Moocher - Tupac ShakurDownload & Buy
- The Case Of The Misplaced Mic II - Tupac ShakurDownload & Buy
- Static Mix I - Tupac ShakurDownload & Buy
- Static Mix II - Tupac ShakurDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Lost Tapes
- Release Date:
- 04/18/2000
- Label:
- Koch Records
- UPC:
- 099923551324
User Reviews: Lost Tapes
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TUPAC
, April 3, 2007Reviewer: Tom-B_Outlawz - See all Tom-B_Outlawz's reviews -
Panther Power
, July 21, 2006Reviewer: kevy_4_life - See all kevy_4_life's reviewsPros: just a few adequate songs
Cons: terrible audio and lazy production
Please note that the overall is 2 stars, I accidentally saved with3 stars but anyway..Tupac Shakur's "Lost Tapes" according to the back cover of the CD were found in basement of Chopmaster J's mother's house where he stored his belongings during Digital Underground concert tours. Made back in 1989 when he Tupac was roughly 17/18 years old and a complete unknown, he does do a great rap on the mic. But however these recordings are completely different to your noraml 2Pac LPs, there are no songs here like California Love or Brenda's Got A Baby, it's quite strange mainly because these were mixtapes which only have the sound of a TR-808 and a SP-12 drum machine that clatters in each song in the album. "Panther Power", "Let Knowledge Drop" and "Never Be beat" are the only highlight songs here but the rest are very unoriginal, repetitive and are heavily similar to the those songs just listed. Chopmaster J hasn't really inspected the tapes carefully because there are some poor fade outs and slightly echoey audio which feel like it's been covered in cobwebs, dust and moist in a cellar which ironically probably were LOL. The whole production is clumsy at times but rather than blaming the music Tupac isn't as convincing as he later would be in his music career so don't expect the "Thug Angel" to be excellent in these songs. I'd strongly advise you not to buy this album but to have a listen to those few songs I listed, I was generous when I gave it a 2 star review. But you'll get sick and tired of it easily I'm afraid. ...
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Pro Reviews: Lost Tapes
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews One among several 2Pac collections presenting his 1989 recordings with Strictly Dope and producer Chopmaster J (some legal, some otherwise), The Lost Tapes compiles the rapper's earliest recorded rhymes. A few of these tracks -- "Panther Power," "The Case of the Misplaced Mic," and "Static" -- are more readily available than others: the truly rare "Let Knowledge Drop," "Never Be Beat," "A Day in the Life," "My Burnin' Heart," and "Minnie the Moocher." The Lost Tapes is thus one of the better collection of early 2Pac you're likely to come across; plus, it's one of the most legitimate, as Chopmaster J himself unearthed these recordings from his mother's basement and released them on Herb 'n Soul Sounds, which WEA distributed widely. As Chopmaster J explains on the back cover, "I thought that Tupac's fans would like to hear what his first recordings sounded like back when turntables, TR-808 and SP-12 drum machines and socially conscious themes ruled Hip-Hop." Though there's indeed little more here than skeletal drum-machine beats for production, it's 2Pac's rhymes that are most interesting. "Panther Power" is perhaps his most inspired moment here and an omen of the outspokenness that would eventually come to characterize 2Pac. The others are fairly conventional ventures about the usual golden-age themes, though perhaps a bit more rudimentary that you're likely to expect. After all, keep in mind that 2Pac was still years away from his solo debut. He's inspired here, no doubt, but nonetheless a bit clumsy and imitative. Even so, these are incredibly insightful recordings that every die-hard fan should hear at least once, either here or on some other early-recordings collection, another good one being 1 in 21: The Tupac Shakur Story. - Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide |
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