Episode 174 - 2Pac Tribute (With Jeff Pearlman)
All Songs by 2Pac Unless Noted
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Ambitionz Az A Ridah
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Pain feat. Stretch
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Str8 Ballin'
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Thug Life - How Long Will They Mourn Me feat. Nate Dogg
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Lord Knows
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Thug Life - Bury Me A G
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Old School
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Thug Life feat. Notorious B.I.G. & Stretch - Runnin' (Original)
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Freestyle feat. Big Skoob, Big Daddy Kane, Shyheim, Notorious B.I.G.
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House of Pain feat. Notorious B.I.G.& Stretch
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Freestyle feat. Notorious B.I.G.
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Eddie F. - Let's Get It On feat. Heavy D, Grand Puba, Notorious B.I.G. & 2Pac
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Big L - Deadly Combination feat. 2Pac & Notorious B.I.G. (Ron G Mix)
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Got My Mind Made Up feat. Daz, Kurupt, Method Man, Redman & Inspectah Deck (Original)
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Thug Life - Stay True feat. Stretch
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Pour Out a Little Liquor
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Definition of a Thug Nigga
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MC Breed - Gotta Get Mine feat. 2Pac
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Spice 1 - Jealous Got Me Strapped feat. 2Pac
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Fuck The World
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Digital Underground - Same Song feat. 2Pac
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Dear Mama
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Keep Ya Head Up
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Changes
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Until the End of Time
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Do For Love (Remix)
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Do For Love
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Freestyle feat. Money B & Del tha Funkee Homosapien
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If My Homies Call
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Holler if Ya' Hear Me
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Holler if Ya' Hear Me (Stretch Remix)
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The Streetz R Deathrow
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Last Wordz feat. Ice T & Ice Cube
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5 Deadly Venomz feat. Treach, Apache & Stretch
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I Get Around feat. Money B. & Shock G
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I Get Around (Remix) feat. Money B. & Shock G
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So Many Tears
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Temptations
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Jon B. - Are U Still Down feat. 2Pac
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How Do U Want It feat. K-Ci & JoJo
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Toss It Up feat. Danny Boy, Aaron Hall, K-Ci & JoJo
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All About U feat. Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg & Dru Down
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Skandalouz feat. Nate Dogg
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To Live & Die In L.A.
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All Eyez on Me feat. Big Skye
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Picture Me Rollin' feat. Big Skye
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Can't C Me feat. George Clinton
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California Love feat. Dr. Dre
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2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted feat. Snoop Dogg
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Hail Mary feat. Outlawz
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Against All Odds
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Watch Yo Mouth (Original)
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When We Ride on Our Enemies (Original)
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Hit 'Em Up feat. Outlawz
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Scarface - Smile feat. 2Pac
Coming off our Eminem tribute, we’re going back-to-back with another one. This time, we’re paying homage to one of the most polarizing artists of all time: 2Pac.
You might remember way back in episode 16, we dropped a 2Pac mini-mix for our West Coast Classics series. Well, here we are — 158 episodes later — finally giving you our official 2Pac Tribute.
We’re joined by New York Times best-selling author Jeff Pearlman, who stops by to talk all things 2Pac. Jeff’s new book, Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur, is in stores now. This isn’t your typical biography — it’s honest, unfiltered, and deeply researched. It’s arguably the most complete and insightful 2Pac bio ever written.
Over the course of two-plus hours, we dive deep into the book as Jeff shares fascinating behind-the-scenes stories you won’t want to miss. And for those familiar with his earlier work — from Sports Illustrated and ESPN to books on Bo Jackson, Barry Bonds, the ’86 Mets, Brett Favre, Roger Clemens, and his Showtime book that inspired HBO’s Winning Time — we even touch on some of those classics too.
We’re also giving away a few signed copies of Jeff’s new book!
And of course, you know how TIP does tributes — two full mixes spanning Pac’s early years, from the Digital Underground days through Death Row and everything in between. We’re weaving through eras to keep the music fresh, with collabs, crazy clips, freestyles, and the timeless classics. There’s so much to cover that we’re even blessing you with a Part 2 coming this November.
2Pac would have turned 54 years old today. He died at just 25. Think about that — he’s been gone longer than he lived, and yet his influence remains as strong as ever. No matter how you feel about him, there’s no denying the impact he had on music and culture.
2Pac wasn’t a lyricist in the traditional sense, but nobody matched his emotion, passion, or message. You felt every word he wrote. For us, that connection outweighs any technical metric.
You might go to Tarantino for dialogue — but if you want to feel something, you turn to Spielberg. That was 2Pac. And that’s why we’re doing this tribute.
As always, this is Take It Personal Radio — the home of hip-hop history and timeless tributes, giving legends like 2Pac their due.
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