When the Makaveli album was released

[Sccit]

THE MIX ON THE ALBUM WAS SUPER ROUGH

WHICH ADDED TO ITS RAWNESS

ARGUABLY HIS BEST ALBUM, WHICH WAS BASICALLY INTENDED TO BE A MIXTAPE BEFORE HE PASSED

CLASSIX

 

[Busby]

yea it was something for the streets. it wasn't intended to be his next big budget album.

he was gonna go on tour with snoop that fall and film more videos for All Eyez on Me and promote that more

It was suppose to be a mixtape. That was the original plan for it.

I was young at the time so I don’t remember anything. But I’m sure it was a wild time. It was literally 2 months after his death so it was very fresh.

Folks were still speculating he was alive, dude was still dissing folks on the album, and overall it had an haunting energy around it.

I remember Elliott Wilson saying that the reviews for the album from critics were mixed when it was released. Mostly from east coast folks of course..

Had to be wild time…

 

[JMD]

I remember it dropped a week before Snoops album...copped both the day they came out

had completely different reactions when I played each for the first time

 

[JustCKing]

Will never forget the first time hearing "Hail Mary". I do not remember the conversation my brother and I were having, but "Hail Mary" interrupted it and that led to the whole Makaveli and Machiaveli discussion as proof of Pac being alive.

 

[Tj Bronson]

Picked it up immediately after school, almost ran to the cd shop. Should've just ditched that day like I did for Dogg Food and R U Still Down? and some others but decided to wait anyway. Long ass day at school.

Went home and played it through twice before going to my grandparents house to watch election results then the next week it was Tha Doggfather but I wore Don Killuminati out instead before i gave Snoop a proper listen. I was hanging onto Death Row as much as I could.

 

[The_Hillsta]

The only record store, in a one horse town where I went college had a midnight sale for this album.

Muthafukkaz was in a line wrapped around the corner freezin they asses off tryna figure out what the fukk this was they were about to buy...

Bruh, it was snowin, still type cold, that shyt was comin down in slow motion...surreal.

That intro when you popped that CD in (Like literally one of my first conversion purchases from tape to CD at the time, I'm old as shyt.)

But that intro when we played that muthafukka back at the dorms..

"An industry wipeout of inter chart movement...."

What!,???

Crazy moments....

And the first time you witnessed and heard this shyt right here...You didnt know if u should smile, cry, what to believe, be pissed...want an explation....



The kiddies n grandkiddies dont know breh....

Here come grandad tellin his old rap stories again.....nikka.....

 

[Reality Check]

It was suppose to be a mixtape. That was the original plan for it.

I was young at the time so I don’t remember anything. But I’m sure it was a wild time. It was literally 2 months after his death so it was very fresh.

Folks were still speculating he was alive, dude was still dissing folks on the album, and overall it had an haunting energy around it.

I remember Elliott Wilson saying that the reviews for the album from critics were mixed when it was released. Mostly from east coast folks of course..

Had to be wild time…

Not sure whether it was payback for Hit Em Up or how the album was a complete stylistic departure from AEOM, but critics slammed the alum when it came out. Wasn't until years later that the album got the credit it deserved.

 

[TheMailMan]

That "suge shot me " was a thing for a minute. Classic album , classic singles. U really thought pac was alive at the moment

 

[Ashtrey]

Rap Pages gave the album 7/10. I was legit pissed at that.

They gave Dogg Food the same rating.

 

[Arcavian]

It was a surreal and truly bitter experience for me, personally.

You really should write a book

 

[BEN23]

Man, thats all i can say...crazy times....this album put him like bob Marley or Marvin gay...straight spiritual music

 

[⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]

THE MIX ON THE ALBUM WAS SUPER ROUGH

WHICH ADDED TO ITS RAWNESS

ARGUABLY HIS BEST ALBUM, WHICH WAS BASICALLY INTENDED TO BE A MIXTAPE BEFORE HE PASSED

CLASSIX

You'd think the album wasn't recorded on SSL

Apparently a soundboard meant for movies though

 

[Left.A1]

Such a classic album no Dre no major rap features....Just GOAT level track after track

 

[Rekkapryde]

The aftermath of Pac's death after the first couple of years with those Makaveli Mixtapes was ridiculous.

Mufukka on the corner trying to sell a nikka a Makaveli 19 mix CD of songs.

Pac on the Cover like

 

[Canada Goose]

That transaction from "To live and die in LA" to "Blasphamy" had to have brehs like the first time they heard it


That weird, demonic sounding voice at the beginning of the song. Nikkas probably thought their stereo system got hijacked by demons or some shyt





Blasphemy is my favorite song on that album.