Just wanted to point out to the Tupac fans here, that Tupac's new album has debut'ed at #1 on the charts. That to me is amazing, considering the fact that his last album did not, and it has been 8 years now since his death. His music still has major influence, to me its amazing.

http://www.billboard.com/bb/charts/bb200.jsp

How the **** does he release albums when he's dead?

Seriously, you don't see Nirvana releasing new albums. Get over it, he's dead, this is corporate filler, cash making bull****. This is the record company making money. I'm surprised more people don't realize this.

They're new songs aren't they?

It looks like this has Eminem's stamp on it though, too bad.

Forgetting that the Nirvana boxed set was just released, and that Tupacs mother is the executive producer of his franchise, which seems to actually put some emotion into the game.

These tunes are old recordings of tupacs, given a new production by eminem, its not like its the same songs from his other albums. Just because an artist is dead, it doesn't mean he has any less musical credibility.

Theres also the money factor, although its not everything, some people actually appriciate these releases.

Nirvana DID have one CD already recorded that Courtney Love just let get released, that's part of it.

And most of the time, Tupac albums just seem to be the same old thing, just re-released to get more money.

Not to mention that I wouldn't touch this with a ten foot pole--Eminem? Produce? Hah.

A. Tupac recorded over 700 songs during his 25 year lifespan. He actually knew he was gonna die young, and often was quoted before he died that he had prophecised his own death (months before it actually happened, up to days before). He recorded these many songs so that in case he died, he could ensure his music would be put out for many years after that. Tupac planned for literally everything, the man was a genius.

B. Many people still believe Tupac is alive. Although it has never been proven solidly, it has never been proven solidly that he is dead either. And my original post never said anything about me thinking he was alive.

C. Record company making money? Yes and no. Ignorance and not. The proceeds from the albums released go to his Estate (his mother and Amaru records), various charities, and the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts school they are building in Georgia. Afeni Shakur (his mother) puts these songs out every year not to make money, but because she knows her sons influence and strong message still have as much relavence today as it did back in 1990-1996. She puts the music out for this reason, to keep Tupac's legacy alive and strong, and for the fans as well. Tupacs music is in very very high demand.

D. The new CD's released aren't re-recordings of old songs....If you actually knew a few things about what you were talking about you'd realise that about a quarter of the albums are released songs with new verses added, new beats added, alternate versions with the alternate featured artists, as well as brand new unreleased whole tracks.

A. No proof of him prophecising anything, probably just a load of ****. A lot of artists have tons of songs recorded in the studio like that they just don't get released.

B. How can it not be proven he died? How did he die? Why don't they have his body?

C. Ok
D. Ok

A. The only proof of him prophecising anything is in his lyrics and his interviews. Watch them, he constantly talks about how is going to die soon, how he knows he'll die soon, etc. I never said that he successfully did it, but he did predict his own death. Watch the video for "Aint Mad at 'Cha". The video depicts his death almost in the exact way that it did happen. The only difference in fact, is that it isnt after a tyson fight I dont think.

B. It can't be proven that he died because there is no body. Nobody can actually dig up his grave or take DNA tests and prove that he is in fact dead. People close to him and others do say that he is dead, and again I never said that I believed he was alive, but their word isnt enough for solid undeniable proof.

Tupac was shot in 1996 on a Las Vegas strip after a Mike Tyson fight. One of the most busy streets in Las Vegas. There were literally hundreds of people on the sidewalks, and Tupac was in an entourage of cars. There were about 10 other cars lined up behind him. His car came to a stop at a red light on Koval and Flamingo intersections, and a white Cadillac pulled up beside him. Shots were fired, and the confusion starts here. There's conflicting stories from both Suge Knight (the person who was actually in the car with Tupac when it happened), his bodyguards, the Outlawz (the people who saw him shot directly in front of them), to his own mother. There are also suspiscious things about his death that have yet to go unanswered officially, and an autopsy picture was leaked onto the internet but was proven to be false. If you're interested in finding out more about it and the suspiscious consequences behind his death, read up about it, there's literally tons of sites out there that have detailed information on anything suspiscious. Some of them are lame, but some of them are actually true and cannot be explained away other than the fact that something is going on. Just read about it. "Tupac Alive Theories".