Track listing
1. Live Medley
2. Intro
3. Ambitionz Az a Ridah
4. So Many Tears
5. Troublesome
6. Hit em Up
7. Tattoo Tears
8. Heartz of Men
9. All About You
10. Never Call You ***** Again
11. How Do You Want It
12. 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted
13. California Love

Details
Producer: Suge Knight
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)
Recording type: Live
Recording mode: Stereo
SPAR Code: n/a

Album notes
Liner Note Author: Rhonda Baraka.
Recording information: 1996.
Recorded in 1996, the year of Tupac Shakur's murder, this live set displays the hip-hop legend at the height of his considerable powers. Energy personified, the rapper charges through a set of tried-and-tested tunes ("Ambitionz Az a Ridah") and new tracks of that time ("Tattoo Tears"). 2PAC LIVE shows the artist warts and all, with the set interrupted by a premature "Heartz of Men" (which Shakur declines to perform, saying he hasn't rehearsed it), but the main story here is the loose vitality with which he approaches his material. As the concert hits the climax of "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted," 2Pac pounds out the chorus "Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party" like it's his own version of the National Anthem. Sure enough, these are words that shaped the rap idol's life and death.

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