2Pac Friday

“Guess Who’s Back.”

You guessed it: 2Pac.

This track has an Old School feel as producer Special Ed, though a year younger than 2Pac, had success earlier in his career in his late teens as the 80s were concluding; and so this track has a feel more typical of a few years before it came out in 1993 on 2Pac’s second solo album.

This song includes apocalyptic elements beyond its title which has been a kind of refrain throughout hip hop history, specifically when we consider this line in the second verse:

Now I'm sure to be rich for ninety-six

2Pac was indeed rich by ‘96, but also met his tragic death in ’96. But he’s back here in 2024, specifically October 18th, on this joyous 2Pac Friday.

Happy 2Pac Friday!