Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991
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Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991 is a
Koch and Amaru Entertainment
.
Produced by
Chopmaster J,[4] Beginnings... is a collection of the rapper's earliest songs, created before Shakur began working on his first studio album, 2Pacalypse Now.[4]
Background
The songs featured on Beginnings... were originally created by Tupac Shakur and his early crew, Strictly Dope,Panther Power", "The Case of the Misplaced Mic" and "Static").[4]
In the year 2000, Chopmaster J rediscovered the recordings in his mother's basement, after he believed them to be destroyed in the 1991 [4] and compiled them into an album.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    link |
Allmusic agreed that the rapper sounds "inspired here, no doubt, but nonetheless a bit clumsy and imitative".[4] Birchmeier also commented that "there's little more here than skeletal drum machine beats for production".[4] It also seems much of the political content of the songs has been overlooked.[citation needed
]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Panther Power " | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Misplaced Mic" | 2:34 |
| 3. | "Let Knowledge Drop" | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Never Be Beat" | 5:33 |
| 5. | "Day in a Life" | 4:55 |
| 6. | "My Burnin' Heart" | 6:25 |
| 7. | "Minnie the Moucher" | 4:19 |
| 8. | "Misplaced Mic, Pt. 2" | 2:40 |
| 9. | "Static Mix, Pt. 1" | 4:19 |
| 10. | "Static Mix, Pt. 2" | 3:59 |
References
- ^ a b "Tupac Shakur Beginnings : The Lost Tapes 1988–1991 – Hip Hop Galaxy". Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2007.
- ^ a b Tupac Shakur Beginnings: Lost Tapes 1988–1991 CD
- ^ Amazon.com: Beginnings The Lost Tapes 1988–1991: Music: Tupac Shakur
- ^ a b c d e f Birchmeier, Jason. "The Lost Tapes – 2Pac". AllMusic. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
External links
- 2Pac Legacy (Official website)
- Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation for the Arts