- November 11, 2003
- Eminem
adding things to the legend of a Tupac still alive or becoming a real
ghost rapper, and adding himself to the legend by the occasion.
2. (Ghetto) Ghost [remix] / Eminem
3. One Day at a Time [Em's Version] feat. Eminem & Outlawz / Eminem
4. Death Around the Corner / Johnny J
// already available in Me Against The World - Original Version (with outro)
5. Secretz of War [remix] feat. Outlawz / Johnny J
// already available in Still I Rise - Alternate song feat. Kurupt Unfinished Version ; One Nation Version
6. Runnin' [remix] (Dying to Live) feat. The Notorious B.I.G. / Eminem
7. Holler If Ya Hear Me / Stretch
// already available in Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. - Original Riot Version feat. Live Squad Original New York Stretch Version ; Original Broadway Remix
8. Starin' Through My Rear View feat. Outlawz / Hurt-M-Badd
// already available in Gang Related O.S.T. (cf. Rarities) - Original Version
9. Bury Me a G feat. Thug Life / Johnny J
10. Same Song (Short Edit) feat. Digital Underground / Shock G
// already available on Digital Underground's This is an EP release - Alternate All Around The World Mix ; Funky 7 Mix ; CJ's Extended Mix
// already available on Digital Underground's This is an EP release - Alternate All Around The World Mix ; Funky 7 Mix ; CJ's Extended Mix
11. Panther Power feat. Ray Luv (Strictly Dope) / Dj Chopmaster J
// already available on Beginnings : The Lost Tapes - Original One Nation Emcees Version ; Strictly Dope Force One Network Remix
12. Str8 Ballin' / Easy Mo Bee
// Released in Thug Life Volume One - Original First Take Angry Version ; Original No Soulja Version ; Original Thug Life Promo Version
13. Rebel of the Underground / Shock G
// already available in 2Pacalypse Now. - Alternate Outro Snippet
14. The Realist Killaz [remix] feat. 50 Cent / Red Spyda
// remix of "Let's Fight" for One Nation album. - Original Version, Daz Version
Tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 were already available in albums.
2Pac's coming back as a ghost !
Not
a lot of things to say about this compilation that mixes many well
known songs and 4 unreleased remixed songs. Among them "Ghost" and
"Runnin' (Dyin' To Live)" could sound totally new to fan ears because no
originals have leaked yet at that time (Runnin' Thug Life version was
not in Makaveli bootlegs sold in late 90's). The single alternate
version of "Runnin'" was a kind of voice from the graveyard by the two
killed superstars, sad song spiritually elevated by the chorus. But
"Ghost" really realizes the eponymous idea of the compilation by Eminem.
2Pac is back with a voice modified over new music and with new guests :
a kind of ghost (he will also soon return as a hologram).
02. Ghost (Remix) / DJ Pooh REMIXED by Eminem
- 1992/12 (?). Originally recorded during Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. at the end of 92 like other songs produced by Bobcat and featuring Ice Cube or Deadly Threat, or during 2Pac's Thug Life Original
at the time he recorded St. Ides with DJ Pooh in mid 93. But there
could be even two versions, one being a reference track for the Kidz
album project commonly labelled as "Street Got Ya Babies" in tracklists
of the project (cf. Ghetto Gospel).
This Eminem remix remains the only source for this still unleaked
original. But some OG vibes and remakes could be closer to the original
(Dante's one remains the most appreciated). Pac's voice is here heavily
slowed to sound older than in 93. And it is said that other parts of the
lyrics were rapped by Pac's Souljah alter ego pitched voice.
- Original Versions : Ghetto Ghost (Dante OG Vibe) ; Ghetto Ghost (Joehaindl OG Vibe)
03. One Day at a Time (Remix) feat. Eminem, Young Noble, Kastro & Edi / Hen Gee REMIXED by Eminem
- 1996/08. Probably recorded for One Nation second sessions in summer. If a version featuring Spice 1 and Headstrong has been leaked, it is said that it is a posthumous addition and that the real original had only 2Pac, awaiting for guests : it could have been the Outlawz or maybe more E-40 and The Click or Outkast who were announced in One Nation papers.
- Original Versions : One Day At A Time (Original Unfinished Version) ; One Day At A Time (Original Spice 1 Remix) feat. LP, Spice 1 & Headstrong ;
06. Runnin' (Remix) (Dying to Live) feat. The Notorious B.I.G. / Easy Mo Bee REMIXED by Eminem
- 1993/11.
The song originally features Dramacydal (then called Thoro Headz) at
the first verse and Stretch of the Live Squad who share the second one
with Biggie. So restricted to Biggie & 2Pac, there is a imbalance
because Biggie has only a half verse. There were two different Pac
verses recorded for this song (eventually one aimed for his solo album -
Out on Bail / R U Still Down -, one for Thug Life original Volume One album). The first one was released in One Million Strong
compilation, Eminem chose to use the second one that was still
unreleased. The song was originally an anti-cop song, it here becomes a
kind of homage song to the two killed superstars.
- Sample : "Dying to Live" by Edgar Winter
- Original Versions : Runnin' From The Police (Original Memories Version) feat. Dramacydal, Stretch, The Notorious B.I.G. & Brown Man ; Runnin' (Original Alternate 2Pac Verse) feat. Dramacydal, Stretch, B.I.G. & Lil' Vicious ; Runnin' (Released One Million Strong Moe-Z Mix Alt 2Pac Verse) feat. Dramacydal, Stretch, The Notorious B.I.G. & Radio ; Runnin' (Stop The Gunfight Trapp Remix) feat. The Notorious B.I.G. & Trapp
14. The Realist Killaz (Let'z Fight Remix) feat. 50 Cent / Daz REMIXED by Red Spyda
- 1996/06. Recorded for One Nation. Original guests are Capital LS, Boot Camp Clik, Outlawz & Numskull. Red Spyda also remixed "Hennesey" for 2Pac's Loyal 2 The Game.
- Original Versions : Jawz Tight (Original Let'z Fight) feat. Capital LS, BCC, Outlawz & Knumskull ; Jawz Tight (Let's Fight Daz Version) feat. Daz
- Sample : "Hail Mary" by 2Pac
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