#1: 2Pac Albums, Worst to Best 1991-1996

I love 2Pac. Not everything he did, and certainly not his unfair accusations of attempted murder directed at The Notorious B.I.G. As an artist though, he is a paramount in hip hop. I consider all of his albums to be pretty good, so even the ones I rate a little lower are albums I thoroughly enjoy. In this list I'm not including the posthumous albums that 2Pac didn't have any direct input in. Basically how it works is that if you think that one of those albums is his best then you're just wrong. Sorry (not really).

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6. Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. (1993)

2Pac's second album, and home to one of the best songs he ever graced on record- "Keep Ya Head Up." None of the other cuts come close to measuring up to that one. That doesn't mean the rest of the CD isn't very good, that song is just in a league of its own. Any fan of hip hop should at the very least listen to that song, and any 'Pac fan should listen to the album.

Top cuts: "Keep Ya Head Up"

5. 2Pacalypse Now (1991)

2Pac's first release stands slightly higher than his second one for me. While the rapping and production can be a bit rough in places it is fairly thematically consistent. There are a handful of tracks here that are very, very powerful, and the final five tracks in particular are quite strong.

Top cuts: "Part Time Mutha," "Brenda's Got a Baby"

4. The Don Killuminati: the 7 Day Theory (as Makaveli) (1996)

What pushes this ahead of 2Pacalypse Now is "Hail Mary" which I consider to be 'Pac's best song. What keeps this album behind some of the others is how none of the other cuts stand up in comparison at all. Tracks like "Toss 'Em Up," "Against All Odds" and "To Live and Die in LA" are good though, and none of the songs are boring or bad. It's a solid release, and a good cap to an unfortunately short career.

Top cuts: "Hail Mary"

3. Me Against the World (1995)

This one is often considered 2Pac's best. Some of his absolute best cuts can be found here. In fact this album is one of the ones I'd have the most trouble picking favourites out of. There are a lot of veritable classic tracks to be found here. It's probably the 2Pac album that I personally sleep on the most, but still one of my favourite hip hop albums.

Top cuts: "If I Die 2Nite," "Me Against the World"

2. Thug Life: Volume 1 (with Thug Life) (1994)

At only 10 tracks (8 of which 2Pac appears on) it is the shortest 2Pac release by far (blame Interscope for cutting everything they thought was controversial). It is also one of the best and also one of the most slept on. Each of the 10 tracks is a banger and it is completely filler-free (this may not have been the case if it had been a full release). Unfortunately there was never a Thug Life Volume 2. The other members of Thug Life keep up just as well (a favourite being Big Syke) which keeps things fresh and original. The only appearance is the very much welcome guest Nate Dogg on "How Long Will They Mourn Me."

Top cuts: "Str8 Ballin'," "How Long Will They Mourn Me," ALL

1. All Eyez on Me (1996)

This choice is going to be at least as controversial as putting Me Against the World in third place. A lot of people say that 2Pac went "full Thug" on this one, but the case is just that each 2Pac album reflects a different aspect of the artist. This album (as explained by 2Pac himself) was to be a celebration of life, and what a celebration it is. It's sad that this is the last album that Pac was able to see released before he died moved to Cuba. While there are some people who feel that this album has a lot of filler, I can sit and listen to the whole thing start to finish and love every second of the ride. Everyone involved pulled out all the stops and delivered what is not only one of the finest double disc in hip hop, but also one of the finest hip hop albums, period. The first disc contains all the singles, but the second disc is just as good. Not only is this 2Pac's finest work, it's also the best album that Death Row Records ever released.

Top cuts: "Ambitionz Az A Ridah," "Only God Can Judge Me," "All Eyez on Me," "Heaven Ain't Hard to Find," ALL