I love to hear when people say pre-Deathrow Tupac was avrage. Ignorance. 2Pacalypse Now. Strickly 4 My Ni**az. Me Against the World. Classics.
"Keep Ya Head Up", "So Many Tears", "Temptations", "Brenda's Got A Baby", "I Get Around", "Dear Mama".
who before him could effortlessly and successfully make the transition from "Brenda's Got A Baby" to "I Get Around" to "Dear Mama" to Temptations"? WHO? who after him? WHO? LEARN YOUR HISTORY.
Most of his remaining detractors are those who are not old enough to remember and do not recognize his impact, those who are still stuck in the East/West war mentality, or those who have been spoon fed views as to why Tupac is not the greatest.
Tupac is the greatest rapper of all time. If it is your opinion that he is not, fine, that is your opinion. But to say that he was average and what he accomplished was done before and even after him, ignorance. Who has achieved such?
In retrospect, 2Pac is the greatest rapper of all time, having the greatest influence on hip hop.