Loyal To The Game

Rating

Album: Loyal To The Game
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Soldier Like Me Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:50
2)	The Uppercut Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:50
3)	Out On Bail Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:55
4)	Ghetto Gospel Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:58
5)	Black Cotton Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	5:03
6)	Loyal To The Game Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:24
7)	Thugs Get Lonely Too Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:48
8)	N.I.G.G.A. (Never Ignorant About Getting Goals Accomplished) Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:02
9)	Who Do You Love? Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:28
10)	Crooked Nigga Too Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	2:55
11)	Don't You Trust Me Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:55
12)	Hennessey Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:27
13)	Thug 4 Life Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	2:54
14)	Po Nigga Blues Scott Storch Remix (Explicit)	More Info...	3:39
15)	Hennessey Red Spyda Remix (Explicit)	More Info...	3:18
16)	Crooked Nigga Too Raphael Saadiq Remix (Explicit)	More Info...	4:02
17)	Loyal To The Game DJ Quik Remix (Explicit)	More Info...	4:21
2)	The Uppercut	More Info...	0:04
3)	Out On Bail	More Info...	0:04
4)	Ghetto Gospel	More Info...	0:04
5)	Black Cotton	More Info...	0:05
6)	Loyal to the Game	More Info...	0:03
7)	Thugs Get Lonely Too	More Info...	0:04
8)	N.I.G.G.A. (Never Ignorant About Getting Goals Accomplished)	More Info...	0:03
9)	Who Do You Love?	More Info...	0:03
10)	Crooked Nigga Too	More Info...	0:03
11)	Don't You Trust Me	More Info...	0:05
12)	Hennessey	More Info...	0:03
13)	Thug 4 Life	More Info...	0:03
14)	Po Nigga Blues (Scott Storch Remix) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:03
15)	Hennessey (Red Spyda Remix) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:03
16)	Crooked Nigga Too (Raphael Saadiq Remix) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:04
17)	Loyal To The Game (DJ Quik Remix) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:04

Album: Loyal To The Game
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Soldier Like Me Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:50
2)	The Uppercut Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:50
3)	Out On Bail Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:55
4)	Ghetto Gospel Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:58
5)	Black Cotton Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	5:03
6)	Loyal To The Game Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:24
7)	Thugs Get Lonely Too Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:48
8)	N.I.G.G.A. (Never Ignorant About Getting Goals Accomplished) Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:02
9)	Who Do You Love? Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:28
10)	Crooked Nigga Too Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	2:55
11)	Don't You Trust Me Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:55
12)	Hennessey Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:27
13)	Thug 4 Life Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	2:54
14)	Po Nigga Blues Scott Storch Remix (Explicit)	More Info...	3:39
15)	Hennessey Red Spyda Remix (Explicit)	More Info...	3:18
16)	Crooked Nigga Too Raphael Saadiq Remix (Explicit)	More Info...	4:02
17)	Loyal To The Game DJ Quik Remix (Explicit)	More Info...	4:21
2)	The Uppercut	More Info...	0:04
3)	Out On Bail	More Info...	0:04
4)	Ghetto Gospel	More Info...	0:04
5)	Black Cotton	More Info...	0:05
6)	Loyal to the Game	More Info...	0:03
7)	Thugs Get Lonely Too	More Info...	0:04
8)	N.I.G.G.A. (Never Ignorant About Getting Goals Accomplished)	More Info...	0:03
9)	Who Do You Love?	More Info...	0:03
10)	Crooked Nigga Too	More Info...	0:03
11)	Don't You Trust Me	More Info...	0:05
12)	Hennessey	More Info...	0:03
13)	Thug 4 Life	More Info...	0:03
14)	Po Nigga Blues (Scott Storch Remix) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:03
15)	Hennessey (Red Spyda Remix) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:03
16)	Crooked Nigga Too (Raphael Saadiq Remix) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:04
17)	Loyal To The Game (DJ Quik Remix) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:04

Tracks

1. Soldier Like Me (Feat. Eminem)

2. Uppercut (Feat. Edi And Noble Of The Outlawz)

3. Out On Bail

4. Ghetto Gospel

5. Black Cotton (Feat. Eminem And Kastrom And Noble Of The Outlawz)

6. Loyal To The Game (Feat. 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks And Young Buck)

7. Thugs Get Lonely Too (Feat. Nate Dogg)

8. N.I.G.G.A. (Never Ignorant About Getting Goals Accomplished)

9. Who Do You Love?

10. Crooked N***A Too

11. Don't You Trust Me?

12. Hennessey (Feat. Obie Trice)

13. Thug 4 Life

14. Po N***A Blues (Scott Torch Remix Feat. Ron Isley)

15. Hennessy Red Spyda (Remix Feat. Edi And Sleepy Brown)

16. Crooked N***A Too (Raphael Saadiq Remix)

17. Loyal To The Game (Dj Quik Remix Feat. Big Syke)

Performer Notes

Personnel: 2Pac (rap vocals); Ronald Isley, Sleepy Brown (vocals); Edi, Eminem, G-Unit, Jadakiss, Nate Dogg, Noble, Obie Trice, Big Syke (rap vocals).
Dozens of posthumous releases have been culled from 2Pac's archives, both by his mother, Afeni Shakur, and by more dubious sources. Eight years after the conflicted poet/thug's death comes Loyal to the Game, featuring more untapped rhymes. These recordings are the latest unearthed by Afeni Shakur, and while it might be easy to dismiss yet another new collection, two things work in this album's favor. The tapes were handed over to hip-hop icon Eminem, providing a completely unique angle on 2Pac's rhymes. More importantly, while these offerings are late in coming, that is not to say 2Pac's mother is desperately peddling the dregs of his output; the lyrics on Loyal to the Game are razor-sharp. Eminem's trademarked heavily syncopated sound provides an almost surreal sheen to the proceedings, and Em's voice graces the strong opening track, "Soldier Like Me (aka The Return of the Soulja)." The guests run the gamut from 2Pac contemporaries Nate Dogg and members of the fallen rapper's crew, the Outlawz, to relative newcomers Jadakiss and G-Unit, but all performances are solid and requisitely reverent to the memory of Tupac Shakur. Loyal to the Game simply combines strong remaining lyrics of a late master with newer ones, and stands as one of the best posthumous 2Pac releases.

Professional Reviews

Vibe (pp.137-138) - 3 1/2 discs out of 5 - "Arguably the strongest of 2Pac's posthumous LPs..."