tupac is hip hop's only engima ever...that's right, ever. period.
he was a reflection of the times (90's)
he was more than an artist, he was a stance, a statement.
to me he is the most puzzling celebrity life story of the past 40 years. there's not many humans, let alone celebrities that had such a complex and explosive and dizzying and mysterious life.
the best compliment i could give pac is no matter how many of these rappers have tried to copy him, reapproapriate his name, persona, style and music, he was a 1 of 1. You can't replicate a tupac shakur.
he just had a little too much depth to his soul, a little too much dynamism to his personality and too little fear of life.
rip