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Originally Posted by jwb
and as OH says he was on a death trip. you can watch the trajectory of his mindstate through his music. me against the world introduced us to the tupac that was raedy to die. then all eyez on me took it further and by the time we got to the don killuminati he was already in his death spiral and died shortly afterwards..
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Don Killuminati was released posthumously, about 2 months after his death.
2Pac, in my eyes, is a great rapper and was widely imitated (just look at labels like No Limit or the Ruff Ryders) - his influence can't really be overstated.
But coming to a conclusion on the 'best rapper' is pretty arbitrary - so much so that it's all but useless to try. Was he the best lyricist? (No, guys like Ras Kass and Chino XL are better). Did he have the best flow? (Nah, Pharoahe Monch and Jay-Z both flow better than he does, perhaps even Biggie). Did he have the most consistently good albums? (Not a chance, check out Outkast's discography or even EL-P's).
But he most certainly was great and is a legend in the world of hip-hop.