2Pac-Me Against The World CD Album || Temptations-So Many Tears-Outlaw

The gruesome details surrounding Tupac's third solo offering are enough to give any music fan the willies.

Released when Tupac was in jail serving time for a rape conviction and just after his recovery from being shot-up gangland-style at a recording studio, this was his most introspective piece of work to date.

The heavy-hearted album opens up with a radio commentary describing the circumstances surrounding his shooting, and then plunges headfirst into Pac's infatuation with death. "So Many Tears," "Death Around the Corner," and "If I Die 2Nite" are all dark, eerily prophetic tunes that lend credence to widespread theories which suggest that Pac anticipated his impending death.

The perpetually thugged-out wonder reveals a more benevolent side when it comes to gender and family issues. On "Dear Mama"--a fitting tribute to his mother recorded in the vein-Pac takes listeners into the loving recesses of his heart, while on "Can U Get Away," he echoes similar respectful sentiments to black womynkind. This is probably Pac's most progressive issues-oriented release before he signed to Death Row and became a full-blown thug.

Track Listing:

1. Intro 1:45

2. If I Die 2Nite 3:56

3. Me Against The World 4:40

4. So Many Tears 3:59

5. Temptations 5:00

6. Young Niggaz 4:53

7. Heavy In The Game 4:23

8. Lord Knows 4:31

9. Dear Mama 4:39

10. It Ain't Easy 4:53

11. Can U Get Away 5:45

12. Old School 4:40

13. F**k The World 4:13

14. Death Around The Corner 4:07

15. Outlaw 4:32