Product Description

Another posthumous release by 2Pac focuses on the Makaveli period of the late rapper's career. Features demos and incomplete studio recordings finished by the likes of Lil' Mo, K-Ci & JoJo, and the Outlawz. Includes the title track, released as a single.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Ballad Of A Dead Soulja - 2Pac
2. Fuck Friendz - 2Pac
3. Lil' Homies - 2Pac
4. Let Em Have It - 2Pac, Skg
5. Good Life - 2Pac, Big Syke, E.D.I
6. Letter 2 My Unborn - 2Pac
7. Breathin' - 2Pac, The Outlawz
8. Happy Home II - 2Pac, Yusef Sharid
9. All Out - 2Pac, The Outlawz
10. Fuckin Wit The Wrong Nigga - 2Pac
11. Thug N U, Thug N Me - 2Pac, K-Ci, Joel Hailey
12. Everything They Owe - 2Pac
13. Until The End Of Time - 2Pac, R.L. Hugger
14. M.O.B. - 2Pac, The Outlawz, Thug Life
15. World Wide Mob Figgaz - 2Pac, The Outlawz

Disc 2:

1. Syke Interlude T2001 - 2Pac
2. My Closest RoadDogz - 2Pac
3. Niggaz Nature - 2Pac, Lil' Mo
4. When Thugz Cry - 2Pac
5. U Don't Have 2 Worry - 2Pac, The Outlawz
6. This Ain't Livin' - 2Pac
7. Why U Turn On Me - 2Pac, Yusef Sharid
8. LastOnesLeft - 2Pac, The Outlawz
9. Thug N U, Thug N Me - 2Pac, K-Ci, Joel Hailey
10. Words 2 My Firstborn - 2Pac, Above The Law
11. Let Em Have It - 2Pac, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
12. Runnin On E - 2Pac, The Outlawz
13. When I Get Free III - 2Pac, J. Valentine
14. Until The End Of Time - 2Pac, Richard Page, R.L. Hugger

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6046 in Music
• Released on: 2001-04-09
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Running time: 124 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
More prolific than ever, the sadly departed Tupac re-emerges with yet another compilation of demos, unfinished thoughts and songs even he probably didn't like. Until the End of Time chronicles the fruitful Makaveli period of 2Pac's career, shortly before his untimely slaying. One of Tupac's greatest assets was the way he revelled in his own contradictions--as the way he'd drop an uplifting track like "Keep Ya Head Up" in the middle of a hardcore gangsta album. Despite moments like the pensive "Until the End of Time" or "Letter 2 My Unborn", an overwhelming majority of Until is straight "thug life". He's a masterful narrator ("Ballad of a Dead Soulja", "Last Ones Left"), but over the course of 90 minutes the "thugisms" get monotonous, especially given the number of songs that appear twice. The most intriguing moments of Until are the odd references--to his own death, to a young Jay-Z, to the then-unknown phrase "Bling Bling". This is an album strictly for die-hards. --Hua Hsu

Customer Reviews

Quality album.
Nothing else to say, its a pac classic and well worth the space in your CD rack. I have had mine since its release, and it has seen ALOT of plays, due to its quality, lyricism, and banging beats.
Not to be slept on.

Probably the best posthumous 2pac album.

Tupac; remembered Until the End of Time
I have to disagree with the Amazon.co.uk reviewer at the top there, stating that "the "thugisms" get monotonous", and that this is "an album strictly for die-hards." Very untrue. When I bought this album I loved Tupac's music, sure, but I was hardly a die-hard. I still don't know if I would class myself a die-hard [define what it is to be a die-hard] probably around 5 months after having bought this album, and still loving it, with songs I didn't like at first growing on me over time to become firm favourites. That is one of the joys of Tupac for me. There are songs that jump straight out of his albums and into my list of favourites, and those I ostensibly dislike, but upon further listening to the album, I discover that those songs are truely great. Another little brilliant thing is that if you really focus on his songs I have noticed that you can discern little tunes and melodies within the tracks which are not immediately noticable. I first found this out listening to Changes and Life Goes On on other albums through my headphones, but it applies to most of his songs I have heard, perhaps not so much with his new material such as Pac's Life though.
As for this album, the songs that instantly struck me were not so numerable as on his Greatest Hits, but come on, that's the Greatest Hits for God's sake, whence the name lol. Still, there were some songs that wedged themselves firmly into my mind. When Thugz Cry was a song I had been itching to hear, and upon hearing it, I was puzzled as to why this was not in the Greatest Hits; it's one of my all-time favourite songs, especially since I love sad songs like this, just absolutely love them. With that in mind, the titular track, Until the End of Time, is fantastic; both versions. The Richard Page version was, from the start, my favourite of the two though, but recently, the RL version has come to the forefront, displacing the other more orally-complicated version of the song as my favourite, and one of my favourite Tupac songs. Ballad of a Dead Soulja is another classic, blasting the album into ignition as track 1, a booming rap, amazing. All Out is just that, an All Out rap attack featuring the Outlawz, a song I overlooked somewhat at first, but another classic. Everything They Owe is an extremely dark and menacing song, and very unique in my eyes; I've never really heard anything like it before. Breathin' and Letter To My Unborn are two very different songs that sit side-by-side nicely, setting off the sentiments of childhood and parenthood with the paranoid battle with Tupac's many enemies. Another noticable track is F*** Friendz, which captures the 'ladies man' side of Tupac, mixed with some biting raps at the expense of Dre and catchy instrumental backing. Every song on this album I like, many I love, and having tracks duplicated is not a bad thing, showing different takes on the songs. If you like Tupac or rap, I'd definitely recommend this album; one of Tupac's best and a gem in my collection. I even ripped it to my Xbox360 so I can listen while I play my games to stir me on =P
Buy it. No regrets.

Another good album from pac
This is maybe the most gangsta offering after 2pacs death, and it is brilliant. All th tracks have a lovely beat and pac shines on all of them.
For me the best track is ballad of a dead soulja.
This is reccomended for fans of early 2pac and Nas.
I wouldn't reccomend if you like pacs more commercial style, as seen on loyal to the game.