2Pac

On his seventh (!) posthumous release, Tupac still sounds good as his stories of hood struggle play over an assortment of sparse beats and moody keyboards. Produced mostly by longtime fan Eminem, Loyal to the Game features remixes of Shakur's work as well as appearances from G Unit, Jadakiss, Outlawz, Nate Dogg and Ron Isley.

There's a great scene in "Soul Plane" when the passengers hear that the pilot (Snoop Dogg)
is dead. Somebody asks whether he's just Tupac dead or really Wilt Chamberlain dead.
Good question. Loyal to the Game is the latest chart-topper for the Tupac Lives crowd:
Eminem did the production honors here, with cameos from Jadakiss, Obie Trice and G Unit.
Em duets with his dead hero on "Black Cotton," but Pac's rhymes easily dominate... More >