1991-1992 - Ghetto Gospel & More...

• Aug. 1991 - June 1992 : recording sessions for a soundtrack+movie project written by 2Pac but rapped by The Kidz, Yonnie and friends. It is said Interscope was not interested in the project.
• Jan. 92 - Nov. 92 : recording sessions for a second solo album after the first idea of a 2Pacalypse II with mostly leftovers and follow ups from the first album was scrapped. A first demo of the album titled Troublesome 21 was rejected by Interscope, it finally turned up into Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
• March 1992 - August 1992 : recording sessions for a Wicked & The Mouse project titled State of Emergency, mainly produced by Truman Jefferson. There was a fire exchange a concert in Marin City and a kid was killed by a dead bullet ; it seems that the group had some troubles because of that... 
• Sources : handwritten tracklists, interviews.

Jeffrey Newbury, 1992

### WORK IN PROGRESS. The only "Christmas Bootleg" compilation of leftovers includes mostly Troublesome 21 tracks, so we chose to follow the "Point The Finga (Strugglin')" tracklist, which we completed with leftover tracks from Troublesome 21 and Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.. For Ghetto Gospel, we followed the "Nuthin' Gold" tracklist for The Kidz part  and a mix of "The G'z" and "32 Bottles 2 Ghetto Heaven" tracklists for the second part.  ###

Ghetto Gospel & More... - Listen in YT 

DISC ONE : Christmas Bootleg Album

1. Black Starry Night (Intro)
2. Let Them Thangs Go
3. Point The Finga (Original Mix) - snippet
4. Black Cotton feat. Mouse Man
5. Ghetto Gospel (Christmas Version) feat. Jesse The Kid - acapella, snippet, remake
6. 16 On Death Row (Rough Mix)
7. Love Ya Future - instrumental snippet
8. Flex feat. Thoro Headz
9. Ghosts feat. Mouse Man - whizz og vibe/amarog1 og vibe
10. Don't Call Me, Bitch (Lars DAT Mix) feat. Shock G
11. Guess Who's Back (Original Mix) - snippet
12. The Hell Raiser - corrected speed
13. Strugglin' (Original Mix) feat. Live Squad - snippet
14. Holler If Ya Hear Me (New York Rough Mix)
15. Po' Nigga Blues
16. When I Get Free (Soulja's Outro)
    
    Bonus Tracks 
    
    
17. Trapped '92
18. If My Homie Calls (Live at MTV Raps) feat. Stretch & Money B

• Producer - Big D The Impossible (4, 5, 8, 15, 18), DJ Daryl (1, 2, 6, 15) Lay Law (14, 16), Stretch & Live Squad (3, 10, 12, 13), Majesty (8), DJ Pooh (9), Akshun & Special Ed (11?), Shock G (7, 17)

DISC TWO : Ghetto Gospel

Part 1 : Tha Kidz (aka the Havenotz) - Nuthin' Gold E.P.

1. Lovely Daze - snippet, lyrics, cassette picture
   
2. The Streetz Got Ya Babiez - lyrics, cassette picture
3. Bedtyme Storiez - cassette picture, fake instru snippet
4. Ghetto Gospel (Kidz Version) - reference track
5. Leave Us Kidz Alone - lyrics
6. Streetlyfe
   

Bonus Tracks

So Sorry (Papa'z Song) feat. Mopreme & 2Pac - snippet
Curiosity
King Pin - unfinished beat
7. Dopefiend's Diner (Kidz Version) - original version
X.Y.Z. ! (The Kidz Song) - instru fake snippet

Part 2 : Tha G'z - The Underground Railroad E.P.
 
N.I.G.G.A. feat. Mouse Man & Mopreme
Wanna G (?)
Power of a Woman (by Yonnie) - lyrics one verse
Don't U Trust Me (Sista'z Song) feat. Poppi & Tha Bitch'z
Don't Forget Where U From (by Yonnie)
Thoro Headz - Thoro Headz - lyrics one verse
4 Colored Girlz Only - Yonnie & Mouse Man - lyrics one verse and half 
16 On Death Row feat. Cool Russell

Part 3 : Wicked & The Mouse - State of Emergency E.P.


8. Broken Branches (by W.A.T.M.) - snippet
9. The Man (by W.A.T.M.) feat. 2Pac (speaking)
10. Brothers In The Pen feat. Wycked & Mouse Man
11. State of Emergency (by W.A.T.M.) - snippet

• Producer - Big D (4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12?, 13?, 14, 16?), JZ (1, 2, 3, 5, 8), DJ Daryl (16), Lay Law (17?), Truman 'Big Tru' Jefferson (18?, 19, 20)

DETAILED TRACKLIST down the page.   

Do 4 Love 2 - unleaked

Ghetto Gospel with The Kidz

In late 91, 2Pac planned to record an album written by him and rapped by some kids around him. He recorded references of the songs for helping them to rap the texts. The group was simply called The Kidz. In the end of 92, they eventually changed their name to The Havenotz. In late 93, in Thug Life Volume One first idea of the project, 2Pac still intended to have them as guests (cf. Honor Among Thugz).

The Kidz were : Jesse, John, Arrington & Stanley

The Sista named Mista (very probably Yonnie Stokes who appeared in Dayz of a Criminal EP project and in 2Pacalypse Now) was not in the group but was close to them when the project was on. And 2Pac also recorded reference tracks for her (presumably "Don't U Trust Me").

Infos about The Kidz project sometimes titled "Nothin' Gold" or simply "The Kidz", by Banned of Bomb1st forum : 

Most of these unleaked songs have 2Pac featured, have been written by him and have unleaked reference track for the Kidz where 2Pac is doing all verses :

• Ghetto Gospel = re-recorded in second half of 92 for Very Special Christmas. 2 versions : "MTV Version" with 2Pac only doing the first verse ; alternate is a duet by 2Pac and Jesse the Kid.
• Dopefiends Diner (Kidz Version) = initially from 2Pacalypse Now leftovers given to Kidz 
• Papa's Song = re-recorded for Troublesome 21. Is the so called "Da Bastard's Mix" given as a b-side for the single the original reference track for the Kidz ? or the first re-recording intended for Troublesome 21 or after ?

A Sister named Mysta supposed recorded songs : 

 

1. Don't Forget Where You Come From

2. For Colored Girls Only feat. Mouse Man (credited on tracklist)
3. Sista’z Song (reference song "Don't U Trust Me" ?) = 2Pac only appears doing reference vocals on the Reel
4. The Power of a Woman = Pac only credited as a writer

King Pin = Unfinished beat
Outta Richtown (could be from 90's Daze of a Criminal EP)

Don't Fuck With Mysta

Hell No (from a tracklist)

Call Me Mysta (from a tracklist)

Hear Me Though (from a tracklist)

The Ghetto Gospel timeline

1. c. Aug. 1991. "The Kidz - Ain't Nothing Cute About These Kidz"

Jeremy JZ Jackson started to work with 2Pac circa June for "Something Wicked". Maybe they had together that idea of recording a project with a group of kids.

"Leave Us Kidz Alone" clearly reminds us of the early concept "Leave Me The Fuck Alone" appearing in Dayz of a Criminal EP project papers circa November of 1990 as a 2Pac solo song. It seems handwritten lyrics could come from that time.

"Street Got Ya Babiez" would be a new concept specially made for the project (the eye of 2Pac on the youth, which was reused later in songs like "Amerikka'z Eatz Itz Youth").

"Curiosity" is said to have not been written by 2Pac and not with him. So maybe the Kidz recorded the song with JZ before meeting 2Pac...  

"Killa Kingpin" already appeared in "album new ideas" very early tracklist for 2Pacalypse II. Probably not recorded at all, only a concept. We could also see that title as an evolution of "Young Godfather" concept maybe invented by 2Pac for D-Money, Jungle Posse member for Dayz of a Criminal EP.

2. c. Sept. 1991. "Streetz - Bedtime Storiez"

Two new songs produced by Big D and JZ replaced "Curiosity" and "Kingpin".

"Lovely Day" would clearly be the "new" Kidz presentation song (so a good replacement of their own song). Let's notice the wordplay 2Pac will make in following tracklists between "Dayz" and "Daze", exactly like in "Daze/Dayz of a Criminal". 

"Bedtime Storiez" : knowing 2Pac, the song wouldn't be a kid's friendly tale. What would be the dreams of a ghetto child for him, maybe becoming a kingpin ?

The 3rd of October, 2Pac recorded "Papa"z Song" with Big D, Mopreme and Poppi. For some reason, the song is not listed here... It was very likely recorded right after that tracklist... Unless 2Pac at that time wanted the song to be in his solo album (there is an early 2Pacalypse II tracklist with the song (also including "Troublesome" and "Souljah II")...

3. c. Oct. 91. "Nothing Gold/Tha G's" - "The Underground Railroad / 2Pac"

 

Now, the project is not anymore a single but a double EP... 2Pac reuses the name of his producing team for the title of the album (unless it is a kind of "The Underground Railroad and 2Pac presents..."). 

2Pac added new concepts for The Kidz (renamed Nothing Gold) in order to have a full half album. "Dopefiends Diner" - 2Pac recycled his song produced by Big D recently dropped from his first album (cf. Tales of a 90's N.I.G.G.A.). "X Y Z ! (the Kidz Song)" is the reverse of "A B C". It could be a thing using a Jackson 5 sample... "Believe N Me" is probably just a concept but it sounds similar to "Don't U Trust Me"...   

Tha G's was firstly thought as the group of girls around Yonnie named "B-I-T-C-H'z" in a later tracklist, but it is more likely a name for various friends 2Pac wanted to promote at the time (there is a video of him surrounded by the posse where he presents some of them, not only the girls). That G'z side became the b-side of "32 Bottles 2 Ghetto Heaven" soundtrack compilation tracklist a few months later. "Learn 2 Be A Nigga" is very likely the first concept for... "N.I.G.G.A." ! The song recorded with Mocedes and Mouse Man in December 1991 kind of teaches what a real nigga in a positive way should be. 

If "Sista'z Song" is well "Don't U Trust Me", it is a 2Pac solo song with singers Poppi and a girl maybe who will be in the B-I-T-C-H'z group. "Wanna G" could be an early concept for Yonnie or for the ThoroHeads...

4. c. Oct. or Dec. (?) 1991. The G'z EP project.

The G'z was initially thought to be the Yonnie & her girls group (which became The Bitch'z in "Music 4 32 Bottles" tracklist)... In fact (like B1st Forum member TooManyShotz made me notice) it is more likely the name for the whole posse... what could be confirmed by the final tracklist for "32 Bottles" soundtrack.

Like said previously, "Learn 2 Be A Nigga"... is very likely the first concept for "N.I.G.G.A.", so not recorded yet (maybe initially a Mopreme song). "The Power of a Woman" is obviously a Yonnie song confirmed to have been recorded. "Mr. FastTalk" could be a Mouse Man concept considering his style. If you listen to some parts of his raps, like "The Man (Wycked & The Mouse)", you can hear him rapping really quick and it fits well his nickname. Mouse went to the Bay to record with 2Pac around December of 91. He was probably just arrived or about to arrive at the time 2Pac wrote down this tracklist...

This said, "Wanna G" could eventually be an early concept for Thoro Headz... Unless it is from the beginning a planned concept for... Richie Rich & The Gov ! Or 2Pac could be considering to have a track by Live Squad ? or by some T.N.T. labelmates...

5. c. January 1992. Nuthin' Gold "Ghetto Gospel" / Mysta "4 Colored Girlz Only"

Clearly one side Kidz, one side Yonnie/Mysta.

The Kidz here have the same name "Nuthin Gold" than on the previous tracklist. Their two new songs were recorded in December. There is a "Ghetto Gospel" scenario from the same period, so the album is already thought like a soundtrack for a short movie (maybe a double soundtrack for two short movies).

The strange thing is that the Yonnie part does not include any of the previous Tha G'z songs... We can maybe guess "Power of a Woman" behind another title like "Call Me Mister"... but what about the other songs ? Maybe they were not Yonnie's... 

We have handwritten lyrics by 2Pac for "4 Colored Girls Only", but nothing says the song was recorded at that time (Yonnie is here supposed to have written everything - what could also explain why none of the old tracks are here)...

6. c. June of 1992. Music 4 "32 Bottles 2 Ghetto Heaven"

The "32 Bottles 3 Ghetto Heaven" scenario is dated from June 10 of 1992. So the project is now just a movie about life of kids in the ghetto with songs by them and by various artists.

The Kidz/Nutin' Gold are now renamed Havenotz, what will be their name in 1993. The B-Side is clearly a compilation with various artists and guests who could be in the original Tha G'z side tracklists... 2Pac eventually went back on what was the original project, maybe he didn't want to released Yonnie's side if he is not writing most of her lyrics... Or maybe he just decided to stay focus on one only project for The Kidz.

The idea of "Little Wild Child" comes from the wonderful Curtis Mayfield's soundtrack to Superfly. But the song is certainly unrecorded... 

"Broken Branches" marks the foundation of the group W.A.T.M., it can replace their first song "N.I.G.G.A." together with 2Pac in December of 92. "Whose the B-I-T-C-H ?" could eventually be the evolution of the song title "Power of a woman"... unless this new concept comes with Mysta forming a group around her. Maybe 2Pac was not satisfied of the songs she recorded and tried a new concept...

"Thoro Headz" is in #1 position as "Wanna G" was... Was "Wanna G" already a concept for them... ? Rich and The Gov recorded "Gaffled Like That" circa December of 1991... So maybe 2Pac already thought to record a song with them at that time... It has been said by Banned that their songs for the project could also have been recorded.

"16 on Deathrow" left the solo album tracklist circa April when "When I Get Free", "Let Them Thangs" and "Po'Nigga Blues" entered. 

7. August of 1992. "Ghetto Gospel" is re-recorded...

...with Jesse the Kid but for A Very Special Christmas 2 (finally leftover). What was the purpose, giving a promo for the project ? Or does it mean the beginning of the end of it ?

8. c. November of 1992. "Lovely Daze" beat is reused...

By "Holler If Ya Hear Me (Original New York Stretch Mix)"... So what became the project ? 2Pac shoot out to the Havenotz at the end of "Thug 4 Life" circa May 1993 during the Thug Life Original late sessions and writes their name in first draft for Volume 1 circa November of 1993... But nothing says if he really recorded anything with them and if he still intended to release some of the original project... In the song "Thug Bitch" by Syke & Yonnie, recorded for Volume 1 in early 1994, we could also see the last remaining of that project.

 

W.A.T.M. - State of Emergency

In the mid '92, 2Pac was working with his step brother Mopreme "The Wycked" Shakur aka Mocedes (future Thug Life member) and his old partner Dana "Mouse Man" Smith (from his first groups East Side Crew / Born Busy) to record a group album. They have recorded maybe 5-10 songs in the year of 92, mainly with Truman Jefferson (for the ones we have). "Brothers in the Pen" was very probably the supposed single to promote the album (with "What Goes Around" included in 2Pac's second LP, cf. Troublesome 21).

The 22th of August 1992, they gave an outdoor concert in Marin City with 2Pac. One hour after the event, while signing autographs and posing with the people, a conflict burst out and then a firefight... 100 yards away, a kid named Qa'id passing by on his bicycle, aged 6, received a lost bullet and got killed... The bullet matched 2Pac's pistol...

2Pac claimed to have lost his pistol and someone picked it up. Mopreme was arrested but released for lack of witness. In his "Bury Me A G" verse, more or less one year later (the next time he recorded with his stepbrother), he kind of talk about that event happened just 5 days after his 25th birthday (the 17th of August 92) : 

Just made twenty-five and I'm livin' like a savage.
Being a G, it ain't not an easy thing
'Cause you could fuck around, get crossed and get stuck in the game
And, for the rest of your life, you will sit and reminisce
Wonder why it had to end like this
And to the Gs, you can feel my pain.

That event didn't stop the project directly. They had a recording sessions the 27th of September ("Brothers in the Pen"). The accusation was serious and if Mo or Mouse Man had a responsibility, it could have had an impact on the good understanding. Anyway, it is said that 2Pac got angry against Mouse Man (for this or maybe for something totally different) so he decided to fly back to his hometown.

And the project was buried. Eventually 2Pac tried to give "Brothers in the Pen" to Menace II Society OST, probably in its remixed form with a new verse, song re-titled "Niggaz in the Pen". But 2Pac was fired of the cast, the song was taken off... It is probably at that time he delivers demo tapes of his new solo project called "Thug Life" where "Troublesome" and "Niggas in the Pen" can be found as bonus tracks at the end of the tracklist after new songs (cf. Thug Life Demo Tape). Mouse Man being in a song of this Demo and Mopreme becoming a member of the group, W.A.T.M. could be seen as a Thug Life before Thug Life.

Unfortunately, Mouse Man, first partner of Tupac when he was living in New York (cf. MC New York / Daze of a Criminal), was never in any released 2Pac track... 

Thoro Headz - the first project of the Outlawz

"Thoroheadz" was the working title to the Thoroheadz album of which the title song was also called Thoroheads Kadafi : 

"I'm catchin niggas in the mix, do the type of damage that can't be fixed dont try to hide or ride on a thorodeads dick.... cause i'll flip come equipped do some trifling shit, while my nuts hold my uzi and my ass holds the clip. Put your crew to the test, challenge the best, school him first and then take out the rest. so just check out the style of a rough juvenile, chew em up spit out put em in a rap pile. dont take me for a dick, or for a child i got rhymes on file so i can get crazy wild I buckshot and fill them suckas...full of lead, ya punks always frontin, ya suckas always dead. I love a fuckin hoochie i hate a fuckin fed, im straighht up cappin niggas puttin heads to bed. That's how it is - - - - - - when ya livin like a thorohead"

(Young Hollywood verse for the eponymous song) 

Christmas Bootleg Album - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. Timeline

After Interscope refused Troublesome 21 album in August of 92, 2Pac scrapped most of the songs and took back some to form a whole new project then titled "Point The Finga"

While 2Pac was recording and mixing his second solo album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., he eventually thought to record leftover songs in a companion promo album.

Fragile is said to have been the title of a soundtrack compilation, with various music styles.

1. c. Sept. 23 (?), 1992. "Poin The Finga".

 

Dan Quayle called up to withdraw 2Pacalypse Now the 23rd of September. Consequently, 2Pac very probably recorded the song "Point The Finga" where he says "they banned my album".

"Black Kotton" is probably also recorded (one month earlier or maybe during the same session than "Point The Finga") even if Big D said it was his last song for 2Pac... (It could be a more advanced mix of it, or a confusion...) 

"Pac's Theme Interlude", "Guess Whose Back", "Look 4 Me In The Whirlwind" (first concept for "Hellraiser" ?) and "Barely Breathing" (first concept for "Strugglin" ?) are very probably unrecorded yet. "Pac's Theme" being a Shock prod. could be already recorded but 2Pac & Shock also worked later in October so... 

So 6 new songs listed (instead of "Troublesome", "Still Don't Give A Fuck", "Crooked Nigga Too", "Holler If Ya Hear Me", "Don't Call Me Bitch", "What Goes On" and "Nothing But Love" - the two late ones being just replaced by new songs, the four first being scrapped probably for being too violent.

2. Circa Sept. 27, 1992. "Representin".

The new title could mean the track with its new final verse could have been freshly recorded, so maybe alongside other Truman Jefferson recordings with W.A.T.M. the 27th of September. If we are right, 2Pac also recorded "Hellraiser" and "Strugglin" both with Live Squad during that interval of time with the previous tracklist. A W.A.T.M. song, "The Man", very likely recorded in Sept. 27 also features Stretch vocals...

Biffed titles could be a later addition. "Guess Who's Back" initially a concept song with Thoro Heads is scratched and logically replaced by "Flex" with Thoro Headz... (probably the first one was not recorded yet - here marked with a star like two other very likely unrecorded yet - "Deadly Venomz" has wrong guests in a further tracklist, new Bobcat "Revenge" will be recorded later). 2Pac thought to incorporate a Soulja "Revenge" song as the outro (not the final version or just planned to make a new version) but scrapped it for the new interlude "(Something) To Die 4". These two additions are Big D recordings, even if it is said Majesty of Live Squad co-produced "Flex". 

The old concept appearing in 2Pacalypse Now tracklists "5 Deadly Styles" finally found his final title (but for sure not recorded yet).

Why "Black Cotton" is not enlisted again here ? Was it not recorded before ? 

3. Circa October 92. Untitled "West / East".

"Pac's Theme" became the intro. The album has a "West" side and then a "East" side, like 2Pac will record Thug Life West and Thug Life East albums in 1993 and finally have "West" and "East" sides in Thug Life Volume One. before again reunite both sides in One Nation concept album. If we try to guess the other songs to finish the tracklist, we could have of course "5 Deadly Venoms", "Streetz R Deathrow", "Souljah's Revenge" and "Something 2 Die 4" as outro. Then we would have 15 tracks. But 2Pac will replace "Flex", "Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto" and "Hellraiser" by "Black Kotton" and 2 new tracks : "Peep Game", "Last Wordz".

4. Circa November 92. Strictly Representin'.

"Last Wordz" does not have its final title and "5 Deadly Venomz" has a wrong Pee Wee featuring... So both should be about to be recorded.

Otherwise, almost everything is there except "Pac's Theme" which will find back its introduction place and "Something 2 Die 4 (Interlude)" which will replace "Black Kotton" (maybe 2Pac didn't want anymore the song with Mouse Man because he was angry against him...). And "Holler If Ya Hear Me (Solo)" which is not even planned yet and will be included - to answer the need of a street single - maybe at the last moment, in the first position before the planned intro.

5. Circa Dec. 92. "Bootleg Christmas Album"

 

 

The project seems to be more advanced and the new solo version of "Holler if Ya Hear Me" has been recorded and is planned to be played live. This "show" is clearly oriented towards his new album with only one song from his first album being played.

Whilst finishing his Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. album, 2Pac had the idea of an exclusive "Christmas Bootleg Album" EP that could include some Troublesome 21 leftover tracks alongside the recently dropped "Black Kotton".

 

  

 

DETAILED TRACKLIST

(Special thanks to Dominator & Filla of Bomb1st Forum for sample credits)

DISC ONE : CHRISTMAS BOOTLEG ALBUM 

01

02. Let Them Thangs Go feat. Spice 1 (speaking) / DJ Daryl

• 1992/03 (~). Fairly remixed in R U Still Down (1997, Amaru). 
• Story. DJ Daryl is a member of Richie Rich's group 415. "Mo' Niggaz" ("Mo-therfucking Niggaz" or "More Niggaz") was an early title for the song. Between the two verses, it could be Spice 1 speaking. We can hear an excerpt of "Talk like sex" from Kool G Rap's Wanted Dead or Alive album (1990, Cold Chillin').
• Samples : 
• 7th Wonder – "Daisy Lady" (melody)
• Gaz - "Sing Sing" (drumline)
• Sly Johnson - "Different Strokes" (guitar, bass)
  
• Parliament - "Flashlight" (vocals)
• Parliament - "Big Bang Theory" (vocals)

03. Point The Finga (Rough Mix) / Live Squad - SNIPPET

• 1992/08/23 (?). 
• Story. It is said to be the first recorded song after Interscope refused Troublesome 21 for violent content, consecutively to the call of Dan Quayle to withdraw 2Pacalypse Now the 23rd of September ; first declarations of the judge could be earlier, leading Interscope to reject the Troublesome album maybe circa August of 92.
• Samples :
• Monk Higgins - "One Man Hand" (drums) 
• Parliament - "Bop Gun" (vocals : "yeaaahhh")
  
• Kris Kross - "Warm It Up" (vocals : "you can get the finger, the middle")
  
• Geto Boys "Gotta Let Them Hang" (vocals : "boom boom boom on y a black ass bitch")
  

04. Black Cotton feat. Mouse Man / Big D The Impossible

• 1992/08/24 (?). Awfully remixed in Loyal To The Game (2004, Amaru) with Outlawz and Eminem (for a song about slavery !). 
• Story. Circa late 1992 - early 1993, the "Fragile" sample gave the idea of a soundtrack compilation of folk standards. Dana "Mouse Man" Smith was 2Pac's first hip hop partner in Baltimore with the East Side Crew in 1985-1987 (cf. The Early Years). Unfortunately, he never appeared in any official records. This song about black history, slavery, is certainly the most beautiful track by the duo. 2Pac will reuse elements of the song - like the Star Trek sample - for "Pain" with Stretch, one of his most beautiful rap songs (cf. Honor Among Thugz). And he will also reuse the Sting sample for "When Thugz Cry" in 1996 for his forgotten Me Against The World pt. 2.
  
  
• Samples : 
• Sting - "Fragile" (melody)
  
• The Headhunters & Pointer Sisters - "God Make Me Funky" (drumline)
• Star Trek V : The Final Frontier (Movie, 1989) (vocals : "I couldn't help but notice your pain")
  

05. Ghetto Gospel (Christmas Version) feat. Jesse The Kid / Big D The Impossible -  SNIPPET / ACAPELLA / Judidouggy REMAKE 

• 1991/12 - 1992/08/12 OR 21 (new vocals, new mix). Leftover track from A Very Special Christmas 2 (oct. 1992, A&M). Original reference vocals awfully remixed in Loyal To The Game (2004, Amaru) with 
• Story. Scrapped "due to legal trouble" (is that mean because of the controversy under the murder of a Texas cop by a young man who was listening to 2Pac's first album ?). Tupac re-recorded the song which was maybe just a Kidz song initially in December of 91. What is strange comparing to the acapella, verses 2 and 3 have been inverted and there is no verse 4 (which was more like the voice of an adult, like for "Papa'z Song"...). There could be another mix (MTV Mix ?) with only one 2Pac verse - unless it is the original Kidz version... 
• Studio : Hyde Street Studios.
• Samples : 
• Monk Higgins & The Specialites - "One Man Hand" (drums) 

06. Black Starry Night (Against All Odds) (Intro) / DJ Daryl

• 1992/01-04 (~). Remixed in R U Still Down (1997, Amaru). 
• Story. 2Pac announces the featuring of Above the Law, The Underground Railroad and Treach.
• Samples :
• Roger Troutman (Zapp) - "Do It Roger" (melody)

07. Love Ya Future / Shock G - INSTRUMENTAL SNIPPET

• 1992/06 (?). The song appears in three Troublesome tracklists, the third one is scratched but featured "Mouse Man, Mystah (Yonnie) and Havoc" (of South Central Cartel). A snippet was leaked as the instrumental of the song, but was the song really recorded ? with these featuring or backing artists ?
  

08. Flex feat. Thoro Headz (aka Dramacydal) / Big D & Majesty

• 1992/10 (~). Released as a B-side from Holler if ya Hear Me single (1993, Interscope). 
• Story. It's clearly sounding like the released version of "Holler If Ya Hear Me" so it could be a Majesty production and not a Stretch's one. It is also the very first appearance of two Dramacydal/Outlawz members : K-Dog & Big Malc (Kastro & Edi). It is said the group could also have an eponymous song aimed for a single/EP.
• Samples : 
• Norman Connors - "Laughter" (melody)
  
• Jackie Robinson - "Pussyfooter" (melody, drums)
• Mountain – "Long Red (Live at Woodstock)" (drumline)
  
• Mad Cobra - "Flex (Time For Sex)" (vocals : "flex")
• Parliament - "Bop Gun" (vocals : "yeaaahhh")
• Cypress Hill - "Hand On The Pump" (vocals)
  

09. Ghosts feat. Mouse Man (?) / Stretch (?), DJ Pooh (?), Big D (?) - UNLEAKED, Eminem REMIX / Whizz OG Vibe / AmaroG1 OG Vibe

• 1992/10 (?). Remixed in Resurrection OST (2003, Amaru). 
• Story. The unleaked original is said to have parts with Souljah's voice, and Mouse Man giving a verse (according to Banned). 2Pac is talking to Stretch in the beginning... but it was often said DJ Pooh produced the beat...
  
• Samples : 
• Monk Higgins & The Specialites - "One Man Band" (melody)
• Fred Myrow & Malcolm Seagrave - "Phantasm Theme Song" (????)

10. Don't Call Me Bitch (Long Mix) feat. Shock G (backing) / Lay Low

• 1992/04/29 - 05 (~) (new vocals). 
• Story. Sounds like a Digital Underground mix but it is probably the Lay Law plain demo. It could also be an alternate version aimed for the single/radio version (2Pac already had the t-shirts - cf. MTV interview for "Ghetto Gospel" recording - ; I absolutely want one !), or a new mix made after Troublesome 21 album being shelved (but fact that the song totally disappeared after that led to think that it could have been rejected by Interscope). There is a first take of the song which was used for a Death Row remix featuring T.I. (unofficial Too Gangsta For Radio vol. 2 Death Row copmilation, 2017 ?).
• Studio : recorded at Echo Studios. 
• Samples : 
• P-Funk All Stars - "Pumping It Up" (melody) 
• Ennio Morricone - "The Good The Bad And The Ugly (Theme)" (melody interpolation)
  
• The O'Jays - "Back Stabbers" (vocals)
• N.W.A. - "A Bitch Is A Bitch" (vocals)
• Geto Boys - "Size Ain't Shit" (vocals interpolation : "some of you niggas are bitches too") 

. Don't Call Me Bitch (Lars DAT Version) feat. Shock G (backing) / Lay Low

• 1992/05 - 08 (?) (new mix). UNRELEASED.
• Story. Probably a remix made for the single of Troublesome 21 album or for a B-side of Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. after Troublesome album being shelved. Considering that 2Pac wears a "Don't Call Me Bitch" T-shirt during the MTV interview (92, August 21st), it means that he intended to release the song as a single at a moment. But after the album was shelved, the song mysteriously vanished...
  
• Samples : 
• P-Funk All Stars - "Pumping It Up" (melody) 
• Ennio Morricone - "The Good The Bad And The Ugly (Theme)" (melody interpolation)
  
• The O'Jays - "Back Stabbers" (vocals)
• N.W.A. - "A Bitch Is A Bitch" (vocals)
• Geto Boys - "Size Ain't Shit" (vocals interpolation : "some of you niggas are bitches too")

11. Guess Who's Back (Alternate Mix) / Akshun & Special Ed - SNIPPET

• 1992/10 (~). Final mix released in Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. (1993).
• Story. The song firstly appears in "Point The Finga" early tracklist so circa September, but with a Thoro Headz featuring and is then replaced by "Flex" in the next tracklist, so it was recorded a bit later. Akshun will later produce "Open Fire" for 2Pac (cf. Mr. Middle Finger / Out on Bail).
• Samples :
• Quincy Jones - "Ironside" (sirene)
• Tom Jones - "Looking Out My Window" (vocals : "uh")
• Special Ed - "I'm Special Ed" (vocals : "I got a head but i ain't no screw in it")
  

12. The Hell Raiser / Live Squad - LEAK with wrong speek CORRECTED

• 1992/09/10-12. UNRELEASED.
• Story. Not to be confounded with "Hellrazor", which is a totally different song appearing firstly in mid 93 under the title of "Dear Lord" (cf. Mr. Middle Finger) and then re-recorded for Out On Bail / R U Still Down '94). The song could be the evolution of the original concept song titled "Look 4 Me In The Whirlwind".
• Studio : recorded at Unique Recording Studios, New York.
• Samples : 
• Marva Whitney - "It's My Thing (You can't tell me who to sock it to)" (saxo)
  

13. Strugglin' (Alternate Mix) feat. Live Squad / Live Squad - SNIPPET

• 1992/09/12. Final mix released in Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. (1993).
• Story. The original concept of this new song with Live Squad was "Barely Breathing" in Point The Finga tracklist. That concept eventually turned into "Ghost" so 2Pac and Live Squad recorded that song.
• Studio : recorded at Unique Recording Studios, New York. 
• Samples : 
• The Soul Searchers - "Ashley's Roadchip" (drumline)
  
• Eric B. & Rakim - "Paid In Full" (vocals : "Stick up kid", "don't nothing move but the money") 

14. Holler If You Hear Me (New York Rough Mix) / Stretch

• 1992/11 (~). Released in Holla If Ya Hear Me (12'') (1993) in a shorter edit. Released in Sprite promo (2003) with the original "Riot Version" instrumental as a b-side. 
• Story. This version could be the very first version of the solo version released in Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., or could be very close to it. 2Pac finally chose the Black Caesar Mix which Majesty claimed to have produced (with Also Nas' "Take It In Blood", cf. Majesty's song "Rapumentary" in Grand Imperial's Forgotten Chapter). Maybe the fact his name was not credited in the album nor in the single (no more than "Flex" which would also be his beat) could have made him wanting to collaborate less often with 2Pac (only in "Danger Timez" after that...).
  
• Samples :
• Billy Squier - "The Big Beat" (drums)
  
• George Clinton - "Atomic Dog" (drums)

15. Po' Nigga Blues / DJ Daryl

• 1992/03 (~). Remixed in Loyal To The Game (2004). 
• Story. It is often mistakenly said to be a reference track for The Govenor. But it appears in some early tracklists of 2Pacalypse II / Troublesome. More probably after the released of his 2nd album 2Pac gave the unused song to his friend who finally used it with the same music in his album Floss Mode in 1995. Later between '95 and '97 (?), Shock G was asked to remix the song (what is known as "Cause I Had To" feat. Numskull at the backing hook) maybe for the Pre-Death Row compilation album then titled R U Still Down / When I Get Free (1992-1996 Lost Tracks), or later for R U Still Down (Remember Me ?) in 1997.
• Samples : 
• Delegation - "Oh Honey" (melody)
• Bill Whithers & Grover Washington Jr. "Just The Two Of Us" (intro melody)
  
• Parliament - "Color Me Funky" (vocals)

16. When I Get Free (Souljah's Outro) / Lay Law

• 1992/04 (~). Slightly remixed in R U Still Down (1997) as "When I Get Free I".
• Story. The song was included in most of Troublesome 21 tracklists. An advanced mix of the song would exist with added samples - maybe the reason for being finally dropped from the album. The Bob Marley's sample seems to have just been slowed a bit. 2Pac is rapping with Souljah's voice, it is a sequel to "Soulja's Story" from 2Pacalyspe Now. 2Pac firstly recorded "Revenge of a Souljah" then "When I Get Free" and finally released "Souljah's Revenge" (closer to the first one) in Striclty 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.. The Souljah voice, as a evil mind gangster avatar of Tupac will be very used in his Thug Life Original Concept projects (cf. Thug Life Original album & Mr Middle Finger, Honor Among Thugz / Exodus). 2Pac will give a final episode to his avatar in his late "Ballad of a Dead Souljah" (cf. All New Heat / Black Gold ; Lil' Homies), but with his normal voice like if he and his avatar finally fused. 2Pac will re-use that title for a whole new song in 1994 (cf. Stay True).
• Samples : 
• Bob Marley & The Wailers – "No More Trouble" (melody)
• Curtis Mayfield - "Hard Times" (long sequence)

17. Trapped '92 (Shock G Remix) / Shock G (?) - SNIPPET / AmarOG1 REMAKE

• 1992/04 (~). 
• Story. New recorded vocals with different music. This remix is totally different from the "Trapped (Remix)" which appeared in a Tales of a 90's N.I.G.G.A. tracklist circa April-May of 1991 and was probably just a new mix of the song what became the retail one with Shock G at the chorus.
  
• Samples :  
• ---?--Bill Withers - "Kissing My Love"

18. If My Homie Calls (Live at MTV Raps) feat. Stretch (hook) & Money B (backing) / Big D

• 1992/08/21. Aired at MTV Raps.
• Story. Like in the Greg Beasley R&B remix version, 2Pac is saying "It's 92" in the beginning of his second verse. Stretch gave a hook like he will do for some of the best songs 2Pac rapped live : "I Get Around", "Keep Ya Head Up" and "Pain".

18. If My Homie Calls (Turbo R&B Mix) / Big D The Impossible REMIXED by Greg Beasley

• 1991/07 - 1992 (?) (new vocals, new mix). 
• Story. 2Pac has there some alternate vocals (saying "it's 92" in the beginning of his 3rd verse). The "Turbo Street Mix" was eventually intended for the Greg Beasley Metro Mix compilation and the 2Pac and him made this version for 2Pac.
  
• Samples : 
• Ronnie Laws - "Friends And Strangers" (saxo interpolation)
• Digital Underground - "Same Song" (vocals : "2Pac go ahead and rock this")

 

DISC TWO : Ghetto Gospel

PART ONE : The Kidz - Nuthin' Gold E.P. 

01. Lovely Daze feat. The Kidz / JZ - SNIPPET, lyrics, cassette picture

• 1991/09-10 (~). UNRELEASED
• Story.  Snippet leaked by Banned of Bomb1st. This is the only remaining of that forgotten project with The Kidz.
• Studio : Hyde Street Studios.
• Samples :
• Bill Withers - "Lovely Day"

02. The Streetz Got Ya Babiez / JZ - UNLEAKED, lyrics, cassette picture 

• 1991/07-08 (~).
• Story. Possibly recorded not long after "Something Wicked" also produced by JZ. It has long been said the song was linked to "Ghost" but with the recently leaked handwritten lyrics, the two songs seem totally different.
• Studio : Hyde Street Studios (?). 

03. Bedtyme Storiez / Big D (?) - UNLEAKED, cassette picture, fake instru snippet 

• 1991/09-10 (~). 
• Story. The title of the song appears in the tracklist of a cassette recently purposed in auction. "These are my bedtime stories, come listen to my bedtime stories... since my moms and my pops would ignore me, i had to tell myself a bedtime story". 
• Studio : Hyde Street Studios. 

04. Ghetto Gospel (Kidz Version) feat. The Kidz / Big D - UNLEAKED, reference track

• 91/12  (~). 
• Story. A first version of the song was recorded around the same days 2Pac recorded the reference 4 verses. The last verse of it seems to be the adult point of view so it was probably rapped by 2Pac like the father's voice in "Papa'z Song". Difficult to know why 2Pac decided to re-record the song in August of 1992 for A Very Special Christmas 2. He probably wanted to promote efficiently the Kidz project but maybe he also wanted to rap again for himself these powerful lyrics he wrote at the same inspired times than "Troublesome", "Changes"...
• Studio : Hyde Street Studios (?). 

05. Leave Us Kidz Alone / JZ - UNLEAKED, lyrics

• 1991/07-09 (~). 
• Story. Possibly recorded not long after "Something Wicked" also produced by JZ in June. Lyrics could be taken or adapted from the old 2Pac's song "Leave Me The Fuck Alone" (cf. Daze of a Criminal EP project). "Stop the life you save may be your own, leave us kids alone... you pushed us to the edge and its on". 
• Studio : Hyde Street Studios (?). 
• Samples :
• Pink Floyd - "Another Brick in the Wall" (melody, concept ?)

06. Streetlyfe / Big D (?) - UNLEAKED

• 1991/12/11 (2Pac solo) - same date (~) (Kidz version ?). (REEL)
• Story. The song was recently (in 2025) confirmed by Banned of Bomb1st as being a 2Pac's 3 verses solo song recorded around the time of "Changes", firstly intended to be released in 2Pacalypse II short lived project, then given as a kind of "introduction" for The Kidz project... Considering the topic, we can imagine 2Pac rapping about the life in the streets making the young men turning to ghetto guys... Is there any Kidz version or was it planned to be a 2Pac solo song to conclude the Kidz side ?
• Samples :
• The Crusaders - "Street Life" (melody interpolation)

BONUS TRACKS

07. So Sorry (Papa'z Song) feat. The Kidz, Mopreme & Poppi / Big D - SNIPPET

• 1991/10 (reference & Kidz version). Released in a 2Pac/Mopreme version in Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. (1993). 
• Story. Recorded for the Kidz/Havenotz Ghetto Gospel project. Here one can hear a member of the Kidz rapping 2Pac's first verse last words ; 2Pac probably kept the final dad's verse.  This Kidz' version strangely never appears in any Kidz/Havenotz tracklists... The song was given to 2Pac's solo album 2Pacalypse II a first time circa December and then later in June for Troublesome 21.
• Studios : Starlight Studios (Malibu, Ca).
• Samples : 
• Norman Connors - "You Are My Starship" (bassline) 
• Skull Snaps - "It's A New Day" (drumline)
  
• Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" (vocals interpolation : "my biological didn't bother, yeah")

08. King Pin (Instrumental) / JZ - UNLEAKED

• 1991/07-08 (~).
• Story. The title appears in the first 2Pacalypse II "New Album Idea" tracklist and then in the first Kidz tracklist. It is said to be just an unfinished instrumental.

. Curiosity (by The Kidz) / JZ - UNLEAKED or UNRECORDED ?

• 1991/07 (?). 
• Story. Could exist, but not written by 2Pac. So it could be the very first song of the group, maybe even before they met 2Pac ? Do JZ know them before 2Pac ?

09. Dopefiend's Diner (Kidz Version) / Big D - UNLEAKED or UNRECORDED ?

• 1991/10 (~).
• Story. The original song is a leftover from 2Pacalypse Now (cf. Tales of a 90's NI.G.G.A.) before being given to The Kidz as a reference track.
• Studio : Hyde Street Studios (?). 

10. X.Y.Z. ! (The Kidz Song) feat. The Kidz / Big D (?) - reference track UNLEAKED or UNRECORDED ? - instrumental fake snippet

• 1991/10 (~). 
• Story. 2Pac would have recorded a reference track for the song, but he wouldn't be featured in the final Kidz version.

PART TWO : The G'z - The Underground Railroad E.P.

11. N.I.G.G.A. feat. Mouse Man & Mocedes (aka Mopreme) / Big D The Impossible

• 1991/12 (~). Awfully remixed on Loyal To The Game (2004, Amaru) as "N.I.G.G.A. [Never Ignorant Getting Goals Accomplished] feat. Jadakiss".
• Story. "Learn 2 Be A Nigga" could be a first concept for the song (which clearly depicts the topic of the song). Mopreme says "92" but like often he is very probably anticipating the release of the project. He here uses his first nickname "Mocedes" - which he was already using in two songs of Tony! Toni! Toné! album The Revival (1990, Wing) - not yet The Wycked (funny to notice that Mopreme appeared on an official record before Tupac). The song was often confounded with "Hymn of a 90's N.I.G.G.A.", title appearing in many early 2Pacalypse Now tracklists (cf. Tales of a 90's NI.G.G.A.) but Mouse Man reunited with 2Pac only circa December of '91. The song was probably supposed to promote Mopreme's first solo project titled I'm Too Big 4 This Small Shit, before he formed a new project with Mouse Man. 
  
• Samples : 
• The Meters - "Dry Spell". 

 

12. Wanna G (by ??) / Big D (?) - UNLEAKED ?

• 1991/12/11. (REEL)
• Story. The title appears in two tracklists of the G'z side of the Ghetto Gospel project. But was it already a Yonnie aka Mysta's 100% part ? Not sure at all. If it is not a song for Yonnie, what could it be ? I initially thought to a ThoroHeadz song like in "32 Bottles 4 Ghetto Heaven" final tracklist, but they presumably didn't record before mid 92. So it could be Yonnie, one of her friends (Angelique from "Part Time Mutha", if it is her and not Yonnie...). It could be a song with Richie Rich, The Govenor and 2Pac like the "32 Bottles" tracklist because they recorded "Geffled Like That" together maybe two weeks before. It could be a song by the Live Squad who were then recording their album. It could be somebody else from The Underground Railroad : Pee Wee, Shock G, Money B...

13. Power of a Woman (by Yonnie) / Big D - Reference Track ? UNRECORDED ?

• 1991/11 (?).
• Story. Banned would have confirmed the track. Could it be the same song than "Call Me Mista" and "Whose The B-I-T-C-H" ? We could imagine a hook like that : who's the bitch ? Call me Mista ! I will show you the power of a woman !
• Studio : Hyde Street Studios. 

14. Don't U Trust Me (Sista'z Song) feat. Roniece (?) & Poppi (chorus) / Big D The Impossible

• 1991/10/23 (~). Remixed in Loyal To The Game (2004).
• Story. It is thought the song could be a reference track for Yonnie, because it appears in a Kidz/G'z tracklist, what would explain the fact the song sounds not finished). But the point of view in the lyrics is clearly masculine... And at that time, the project was one side for the Kidz, the other one for a compilation. So maybe 2Pac wanted to have a solo song, replaced by "16 on Death Row" in the following tracklist. Unless the lyrics were to be altered or completed for a duet... The chorus was mistakenly credited to Dave Hollister and Roniece like in "Brenda's Got A Baby" and Deb-E's Drop The Grease. But the male voice clearly sounds like Poppi from "Part Time Mutha", "Papa'z Song" and "Changes", three songs recorded between September to December 1991 with Big D. The woman's voice is very probably not Roniece either...
• Studio : Hyde Street Studios. 
• Samples : 
• Ronnie Laws - "Saturday Evening" (melody, chorus interpolation)

15. Thoro Headz (by Thoro Headz) / ? - Young Ho verse lyrics - UNLEAKED or UNRECORDED ?

• 1992. 
• Story. Banned claims that 2Pac had a project for his cousins the Thoro Headz (then Big Malc, K-Dog & Yaki Young Hollywood). They probably recorded more than just "Flex". I think there could be one song, that one expected for Ghetto Gospel compilation. In this case, "Wanna G" and "Thoroheadz" would be the same first concept for it... On the other hand, if they came to record with 2Pac only at the time of "Flex", maybe it is their only song...

16. 16 on Death Row feat. Cool Russell (chorus) / DJ Daryl

• 1992/01 (~). Remixed in R U Still Down (1997). 
• Samples :
• The Headhunters & Pointer Sisters - "God Make Me Funky" (drumline)

. Don't 4get Where U From (by Yonnie) / Big D (?) - Reference Track ? Unrecorded ?

• 1991/12 (?). 
• Studio : Hyde Street Studios. 

.  4 Colored Girlz Only (by Yonnie) feat. Mouse Man / ? - UNLEAKED or UNRECORDED ? part of lyrics by 2Pac for Yonnie

• 92/04 (~).
• Story. If the concept is interesting, but I suspect that Yonnie finally never came to record the song and her side of the project... That could be one more reason for the Ghetto Gospel project to get shelved.

PART THREE : W.A.T.M. - State of Emergency E.P. 

21. Broken Branches (by The Wycked & The Mouse) / Lay Law (?) - SNIPPET

• 1992/04 (?). Snippet leaked by Banned of Bomb1st Forum.
• Story. The song appears in "32 Bottles 2 Ghetto Heaven" tracklist early title for for Ghetto Gospel compilation project, circa spring '92. It was then eventually transferred to State of Emergency scrapped Wycked & The Mouse album project. It is said to not feature 2Pac.

22. The Man (by Wycked & The Mouse) feat. 2Pac (speaking) & Stretch (backing) / Big D The Impossible (?), Truman Jefferson (?)

• 1992/09/27 (?). Leaked by Banned from Bomb1st forum.
• Story. The song is an anthem song from the shelved WATM's album State of Emergency. The chorus interpolates Boogie Down Productions "Stop the violence" with : "One two three, the crew is called BDP Wycked and the Mouse". 2Pac is only speaking on this song.
  
• Samples : 
• Scott Joplin - "The Entertainer" (melody)
  
• Melvin Bliss - "Synthetic Substitution" (drumline) 
• Sly & The Family Stone - "Sing A Simple Song" (drums)
• Boogie Down Productions - "Stop The Violence" (vocals : "one two three the crew is called")
• Public Enemy - "Night of The Living Baseheads" (vocals "lost our mind")

23. Brothers in the Pen feat. Mouse Man & The Wycked / Truman Jefferson

• 1992/09/27 (~). UNRELEASED.
• Story. Very probably recorded for State of Emergency scrapped Wycked & The Mouse project. It was said to be a leftover from Menace II Society OST, what could have been a good promotion to WATM album. In fact, maybe it is more likely the second version of the song titled "Ni**ers in the Pen" (cf. Thug Life Demo Tape) which was aimed for the compilation... This one is not a clean version of that song. It has been recorded months before and with a totally different Pac's verse. But it is true that 2Pac was struggling to release his album because of Dan Quayle calling to withdraw 2Pacalypse Now, and so Interscope rejecting Troublesome 21, so the song was possibly aimed to be the main single of the album. It is also said the song was recorded for the birthday of both Mouse Man & Truman Jefferson. After that, Mouse Man & Tupac fell out and the W.A.T.M. project was scrapped.
  
• Samples : 
• ESG - "U.F.O." (melody)
• Scarface - "Murder By Reason of Insanity" (melody, drumline)
  
• Ice Cube - "Color Blind" (vocals : "they got mo love for me here")
  

24. State of Emergency / Truman "Big Tru" Jefferson - INSTRUMENTAL

• 1992/09/27. Can be heard in a studio footage.
• Story. Snippet extracted from a video leaked by Big Tru talking about the W.A.T.M. unreleased album. It could be only an introduction. If Jeremy "JZ" Jackson was announced to be the main producer for The Kidz album, the other Underground Railroad member Truman was the producer of the W.A.T.M. album.