Nice & Smooth on Makaveli's "The Don Killuminati (The 7 Day Theory)" | BEST ALBUMS | Episode 40
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- Nice & Smooth explains why Makaveli's "The Don Killuminati (The 7 Day Theory)" is one of the #BestAlbums. Smooth Bee & Greg Nice tell host Soren Baker why "Hail Mary," "Me And My Girlfriend," "To Live And Die In L.A." were particularly potent tracks. Smooth Bee also details why he compares Tupac to Bruce Lee. Hit us up in the comments section & let us know what you think.
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When tupac is really your friend this how you talk about him
Yes, Malik's Larry. Nice & Smooth go way back with 2Pac. Thanks for watching & supporting #UniqueAccess.
To this day, Mike Tyson, Scarface, Jada Pinkett, pornstar Heather Hunter and others get emotional just talking about him. They've all literally cried in the middle of their interviews when he's brought up. That's how much he is still missed, 23 years on..
so many haters but to see real dudes giving up love is amazing
Never see Snoop talk like this.
@@Byrdgamezn6 at all, he always throwing salt.
Pac absolutely went bonkers on this album - his lyrics, flow, mic presence, the beats everything was off the charts. Greatest album of all time.
We hear you, FireIceTalon. It's definitely one of the #BestAlbums. Thanks for watching #UniqueAccess.
FireIceTalon It's also 50 Cent's favourite rap album. It just reached higher levels than anything else that came before it. Which is probably why it sold less copies than a more commercial album like All Eyez.
I agree
Naw ,All eyez on me best tupac album and top 20 hip hop album of all time
Nawl i wouldn't say all that but it's surely one of the best hip hop albums of all time
He loves Tupac man, thats easy to see, and is a beautiful thing
he could tone it down...just a little
we all do. Ill say this as well.....by todays standards, 7 Day is an EAST COAST ALBUM. I think the fact that it holds up as an EXAMPLE of how the DOPEST trends always follow the best times
@@rootsmcduck4339 naw dog thats the problem he gave it like you are supposed to plus it is the greatest rap album EVER
@@coleeason6007 it's not though is it, Tupac was good but let's be honest, it's kurt cobain fame, as not that many people bothered till he died, but I didn't mean his love for Tupac I just meant his volume
@@rootsmcduck4339 wow you a funny mafuka and that volume is because of the pure energy
I love watching people talk about Pac with so much passion
So do we, Edmund Curlin. Smooth Bee was hyped that night. It was a sight to behold. Both Greg Nice & Smooth Bee provide similar insight when talking about making "Dwyck" With Gang Starr & "Sometimes I Rhyme Slow." Here's the link to check it out, czcams.com/video/bWZwlobiWIk/video.html. Thanks for watching & supporting #UniqueAccess.
Edmund Curlin
cause hes dead.....what u expect. ....there was no hype when he was alive....which proves this is just a tribute type shit....
many greater emcees with loads of greater albums/ lyrics we all know would shit on pac...especially this album.makaveli. ...FACTS
BUT ONCE AGAIN. ..this is just due to respect cause hes dead ✌
Me too I love to see his real friends that still loyal today
Blasphemy was his sickest song period.
That song was beyond deep.
2pac basically wrote the holy bible using certain scriptures breaking down how he interpreted
Htown4life nawfside, that's a masterful song. It's amazing how many great songs he made. Thanks for watching #UniqueAccess & #BestAlbums.
definitely one of my all time favourites.. that shit is fire
Htown4life nawfside 2pac dont start that Blasphemy in Hea 😂😂😂
Htown4life nawfside yes he did..he incorporated comparisons to himself to moses and jesus..to some they'd think he's speaking blasphemy but that's why pac is who he is becuz his life mirrored their lives ..blasphemy to me meant he wanted his thug life followers to blas-for-me. .speak the truth and stand in righteousness .
I love how the chorus says the opposite of what 2pac is saying in the verses(pac verses = anti religion and the chorus = pro religion). Or didnt I understand it correctly ?
The Bruce Lee and Pac comparison was crazy. The equivalency of movies to tracks scenes and quotes got me like 😵... I see his point, never looked at it like that, but I can see it clear...
We all felt the same way, marcus vassel. It was crazy being there. Thanks for watching & supporting #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess.
Never knew SMOOTH B would be this animated. He seemed so calm and laid back on that "Sometimes I Rhyme Slow".
kweli05
Cocaine
We were surprised he was that animated, too, kweli05. Thanks for watching #BestAlbums & #UniqueAccess. We appreciate it.
Walrus Life LOL!
images stays stuck in psychologies for years...👍👍👍 judgmental...
Riiiight....."I left my Philly at home, do you have another???
The Makaveli album is like fine wine, it only gets better with time. I was born in 1999 so 2Pac was long dead before I was born. Due to my parents, I was raised around 2Pac's posthumous albums (Until The end of time) (Better Dayz). The one thing that I realized was that I didn't understand "Killuminati" as a little boy, but I'm 19 now and listening that album now, it makes more sense as I get older. That's the beauty of that album, there's so many relevant themes he talks about that are going around today. Out of all the albums, Makaveli is seriously my all time favorite.
Thanks for that, Dominick Scalplock. 2Pac had a lot of timeless messages in his music. We appreciate your support of #BestAlbums & #UniqueAccess.
You have good parents
no kidding mi yute. Try stevie wonder.peop eno understand nothing new under the sun.
@@user-yi9hz3or2t Great Parents......... Pac Literally Shaped the way I live my life......
@@ammonbakarri-o5524 Are those meant to be words, wtf?
2pac, Bob Marley, & Bruce Lee G.O.A.T #Factz
Can't forget Michael Jackson
You right, Dwight White. Thanks for watching & supporting #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess.
No Garnett silk was bigger than Bob he was so much like a Malcolm x they hide his shit from most
@RIP FALLEN AFRKICAN LEGENDS Right on Yw God ☮️
"I dress warm so that I won't catch pneumonia/my rhymes are stronger than ammonia/I'm a diamond, you're a cubic zirconia" - Smooth B
So say hip-hop junkies, frank incense. Thanks for watching & supporting #UniqueAccess.
frank incense my favorite bar
@@UniqueAccessEnt Smooth B is a mess
Square folks Don't realize how dope 2pac is lyrically...
*they get blinded by the persona*
Definitely, Poppa WoLFF. 2Pac has a lot of depth in his music. Thanks for watching & supporting #UniqueAccessEnt.
I gotta say, I never knew these two legends loved him so much. You can hear the admiration and love in Smooth's voice.
Indeed, Don Juan. They worked together on 2Pac's "One Nation" album, too. 2Pac was from New York, so he had roots there. Thanks for the comment.
Pac looked out for these dudes no questions asked. These were his boys.. They were going to be on a world wide label but pac was killed.
Makavelli was for Pac what Enter The Dragon was for Bruce Lee. Wow! That's our generation, that was the PERFECT comparison! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣🗣🗣🗣💎💎💎💎
True HipHop junkies! Yes that Bruce Lee comparison went through me. Smooth B is loud because it's evident how passionate he is about PAC and HipHop, period. Great interview.
Laure The Goddess, we're glad you enjoyed the interview. We thought the Bruce Lee comparison was on point, too. And, yes, Smooth Bee was very passionate. Thanks for supporting #BestAlbums & #UniqueAccess.
Unique Access Ent. Much respect. Thanks.
that bruce lee comment made me go back and listen to Nice and Smooth first album off that alone
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The Makaveli album was like a movie, soundtrack to that movie, a documentary and sequel to All Eyez On Me, which was the second of a trilogy following Me Against The World... Those albums would come out and nothing else would get play in my ride for a good month, Pac CDs would take the number one spot in the six disc changer instantly...
We hear you, M. Clark. Thanks for watching & supporting #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess.
💯💯
that was a good comparison between Pac and Bruce lee, they both evolved into the best they could be , but it's fucked up that they died so young , i don't think we seen half of what they would of been if they would have lived much longer , 2 of my favorites , R.i.p to Bruce and Pac
Actual Facts
Ikr!
yea it was
Real talk, been looking up to the 2 as role models and been doing the same comparison myself for while too. Good look. 2 GOATS of they time to forever. #SS #BC #UN #CPK
Agreed, lee. It would have been interesting to see how 2Pac & Bruce Lee would have evolved had they lived another 10 or 20 years each. Thanks for watching #BestAlbums & #UniqueAccess. We appreciate it.
Hold ya head best song on the album.. Hands down.
Spice Martin and that's real. I tell my people whenever that question comes up about which song hits the hardest on that album it's Hold Ya Head... I mean Damn it was absolutely Nathan Nice!! At All! lol
That songs the definition of going all the way in
Spice Martin People be sleeping on that song. That song is a lyrical masterpiece.
i feel u i change favorites from Makaveli album all the time but always come back to "hold ur head"
n "against all odds" but let's not forget to live n die n la...me n my gurlfriend idk that whole album is just 🔥 STILL 21 years later just timeless
Spice Martin yea and white mans world and life of an outlaw
Smooth feels like I did in 96 when I 1st heard the album
Yeah, Genesis Barnes. Smooth Bee was so hyped during the interview. It was amazing being there. Thanks for watching #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess. We appreciate it.
Me too man in 1996 pac WAS ALL GAS BRAKES 🔥🔥👑
KRAZY. Most introspective Pac joint. Will always be my favorite.
We hear you, James Vincent. Thanks for watching & supporting #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess.
You should hear his unreleased classic "Reincarnation" from 1996. It is BRILLIANT.
they was 2 Pac east coast family
Definitely, Desmond Lewis. It's always great when #SorenBaker gets together with Nice & Smooth. Thanks for watching #BestAlbums & #UniqueAccess.
Don't forget Boot Camp Click & Wu.
I have been saying it for yrs that makaveli was the best album. Everybody says All eyez on me but I disagree. Krazy was my favorite song, got me through so many hard times and it still do.
Jamal I I agree you're right. Makaveli is his best album! Me against the World is 2nd and All Eye on Me is his 3rd best album.
Man, this is a tough one, Bo Vice & Jamal I. We'd likely go with "Me Against The World," though. Thanks for watching #BestAlbums & #UniqueAccess.
Man, this is a tough one, Bo Vice & Jamal I. We'd likely go with "Me Against The World," though. Thanks for watching #BestAlbums & #UniqueAccess.
Jamal I TDK was Tupac's most accomplished work. Period. It even surpassed Me Against The World, because it swapped the R&B aural landscape of that album for haunting, dark beats infused with overtly religious overtones. The ominous bloodshot sky on the album cover, the liner notes, the eerie interludes scattered throughout, the deadly ending of the last track on the album ...it was just haunting, different even to it's dark contemporaries like Nocturnal, Hell On Earth, Temples of Boom, etc. Even the symbolism of Pac smashing the mirror at the end of the very last video he ever made - 7 years of bad luck. Just damn.
Me Against The World
The guy in the middle is like me and I hate it when I am so excited talking about Pac while others aren't as excited as me
Nice, Khalid A. Smooth Bee was certainly hyped talking about 2Pac for #BestAlbums. Thanks for the support.
I always feel like this, everywhere I go. When anybody tries to compare modern wack rappers to Pac, I lose it. If they try to compare some dickless maggot like Drake to him, I have to leave the building.
Nice & Smooth know the deal. Smooth was talking that talk. WE MISS YOU PAC!!!
You said it, Matthew Wylie. Thanks for watching #BestAlbums & #UniqueAccess.
Its a brilliant album and shows a real maturity. If people say 2Pac isn't a lyricist I direct them to Me and My Girlfriend. It is a lyrical masterpiece. Hail Mary too. There's not a bad song on it. Krazy is one of my favourite songs.
Yes.
It's a masterpiece for sure, Rock Wild. Thanks for watching & supporting #UniqueAccessEnt.
LOL maturity? tupac was NEVER manture
Greatest rapper of all time .
A lot of people agree with you, Mac G. Thanks for watching & supporting #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess.
Mac G greatest rapper of that time. He didn't live or do enough to get that title
Tupac can't touch the God MC Rakim at all lyrically or flow wise nor did Tupac change the landscape for all rapper's and emcees and im not talking about subject matter or being in your emotions either im talking about the art form of being a rapper and emcee so Tupac isn't the greatest of all time...real talk 💯
Best album ever..... And this guy was only 25.
That's crazy, right, IRA Fletcher? 2Pac was just 25. He accomplished quite a bit in a very short time. Thanks for watching #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess.
Unique Access Ent. Yw!!!!!! Keep it coming!!!!!! Great Work
Yes
@Jarrel Ely Definitely,lyrically and production wise the Makaveli album was better than Reasonable doubt.I love reasonable doubt tho
Smooth B looking like a diesel truck mechanic
Comedy, BrooklynArcade. Thanks for watching & supporting #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess.
BrooklynArcade lol
💀💀💀💀💀
Lmfao! Damn B!
lmmfaoooooo
Nice & Smooth is funky. They are some hip hop junkies because they got that slow flow, but sometimes they rhymes slow, sometimes they rhyme quick. They get funky for you with no delayin.
Yes, yes, R Brown. Thanks for watching #BestAlbums & #UniqueAccess.
cool
MAKAVELLI IS STILL THE GREATEST HIP HOP ALBUM EVER!! NO RAPPER EVER EXPOSED HIS SOUL LIKE HE DID ON THAT ALBUM!!
It's definitely one of the top-tier albums, akvalues. That's why it was great hearing Smooth Bee get so excited talking about it. Thanks for watching & supporting #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess.
@Jarrel Ely Def Jay-Z.
Maxavilli is seriously not the greatest hip-hop album of all time in the hip-hop culture,,Rakim's Paid In full album rakim changed the hip-hop culture period, Tupac didn't do that..know you hip-hop history bro..rakim just wrote a book called sweat the technique..so and check it out
Facts!!
@TheJblacc59 paid in full charged the entire landscape for all rapper's and emcees period and we not talking about emotions,we are seriously talking about the art form of rapping and emceeing and Tupac seriously didn't do that because Tupac is seriously not the lyricst and he didn't have the flow patterns that rakim has and your seriously forgetting that Tupac had to double up on his lead tracks to get people to feel what he was saying and rakim seriously never had to do that at ever and as far as the hip hop culture art form goes for rapper's and emcees you seriously can't put Tupac in the same class as rakim because Tupac wasn't a lyricst he was a good rapper who drew you in with his subject matter...so again paid in full is seriously the album that changed the landscape for all rapper's and emcees period..real talk 💯
i love the way he showing love to his friend, thats how you talk about a true friend
Agreed, naomi jakson. Thanks for watching #UniqueAccessEnt.
Bow down pray to God hoping that HE'S listening.....
Indeed, King Charles. Thanks for watching.
SPARKS
This interview wasn't long enough. I will never forget when Nice said he seen Pac outside his house looking up in the sky. That told me right then and there more than I could ever imagined. If you peep the lil things that build up to big things. Then you already know the future if we don't get our shit together.
Thanks for the feedback, MKL. That's a great memory from Greg Nice.
Unique Access Ent. Def Damn near can see it as picture literally and no don't. Keep on giving that knowledge.
Appreciate it, MKL.
Unique Access Ent. Of course brother. No doubt.
greg nice looks sad thinking about pac because pac was his dude man he send him tickets to fly out to LA in 96 to stay with him pac really look out for his brothers
Agreed, AMARUGEE. It was great seeing them talk so passionately & with such insight about 2Pac. Thanks for watching & supporting #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess.
Yea plus he had left the weekend before Pac died. He was coming back.
3:13 Smooth straight up calling out Jay-Z.
Indeed, Don Juan. Thanks for watching #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess.
It's crazy because smooth B was the soft spoken one while rhyming G nice was the energy lol #GOATS
We were thrown off by that, too, TroubleMakers215. Thanks for watching & supporting #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess.
Greg Nice with the stare. Lol. This interview is a roll reversal as Greg is Smooth and Smooth B is wildn'........ Wow
We were thinking the same thing, MP MI. Thanks for watching & supporting #UniqueAccessEnt.
Tupac never be forgotten his music is here for eternity, infinity...his spirit is strong ...R.I.P. ...
Hold ya Head is the most lyrical song on there. Greatest Rap Album of all time. Pac is the Greatest Emcee of all time
Negative homie rakim is seriously the absolute greatest emcee of all time period. Check the book that rakim wrote called sweat the technique
Hell yeah
Hold ya head went hard 2pac the best hands down
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back is the greatest Hip Hop album of all time. Rakim/Nas/Kool G. Rap/Big Daddy Kane are light years beyond Pac lyrically.
@TheJblacc59 No living rapper is relevant forever. If Pac were still alive, he wouldn't be relevant today either, unless he went full throttle with his acting. His death immortalized him. Pac didn't personally give me a different perspective on anything. He didn't rap about anything that I hadn't already heard.
LMAO.....Best fucking interview ever. Loved his energy.
the interviewer let him talk
Agreed, BOSS SHAWN. Smooth Bee was hyped for this one. Thanks for watching #BestAlbums & #UniqueAccess.
Yeah, yadiah dysmas. #SorenBaker makes a point to do that. Thanks for noticing & for watching #BestAlbums & #UniqueAccess.
man watching this interview just makes me miss him even more. I was 1 when he died I didn't even know who he was, how much of an impact he had on this generation. I was born in Vietnam and now living in Canada, who would have thought that I'll be into hip-hop. I think it was meant to be, just like Tupac was meant to use hip-hop as a platform to talk about what was going on. Not only was he a talented artist but he was a great human overall. He changed the face of hip-hop forever and I'm forever going to be his fan, long live to the one and only King of hip-hop.
Greg got shook with that Bruce Lee analogy. It was on point. 2pac’s lyricism was beyond deep. You gotta have a higher IQ of the streets/politics/world issues/social issues ect ect all to comprehend his lyrics & emotion behind his lyrics. Example on a song like how do u want it(a club/strip club joint) he sneaked social & politics in the song. Almost no one can do that without sounding preachy to you.
Great points, select 101. 2Pac had a lot of powerful lyrics. Thanks for watching & supporting #UniqueAccessEnt.
Pacs best album was "me against the world"
That probably gets our vote, too, Old Turntables. Rising Portland rapper Mic Capes picked that for his "Best Albums" episode. Here's the link, czcams.com/video/-f6dedb0Cv4/video.html. Let us know what you thinks. Thanks.
Appreciate that, Osher HebSub.
Thanks Unique. That was a good take on my fav Tupac album. Mic Capes basically spoke for me on the subject, I really agree with alot of what he said about "Me against the world." I think its Tupacs best work because it's the deepest Tupac work ever. Also its not connected to anything meaning there's no throwing up the record label or any diss tracks,,just solid music which is always my favorite. There are no distractions that take away from the album even though he was in jail at the time. Each track has it's own sound and is placed on the album strategically at the right time to compliment the next song. "So many tears" is my favorite and I remember being at the "Freak Nic" in 95 you would have through the GA welcoming committee passed this CD out at the border because that is all you heard from every car. That deep bass intro captures you and the "That Girl" horn by Stevie Wonder is on time. Temptations, Lord knows,Death around the corner, and one of my other favorites "old school." The pipe organ and Brand Nubian sample,,perfect.
This is Pac's signature work in my opinion.
Great "Me Against The World" analysis, Old Turntables. We agree. Although it isn't 2Pac's most famous work, it is his signature project. Thanks for the support.
the most cohesive album from front to back he had
Smooth B speaking from the heart
So much passion, Ernesto Lara. It was great seeing him break everything down like that. Thanks for watching & supporting #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess.
Smooth B. got a higher vibration, just love coming out of him. good to see
Agreed, I am Ho1y. Thanks for watching & supporting #UniqueAccessEnt.
Smooth B is a real MC.
You said it, Mouse Trapping Videos . We're glad they came on #UniqueAccess. Thanks for watching.
Mouse Trapping Videos imagine a Father mc and 2pac calab
pac had
bars
Agreed, Mark Mcdonald. It's evident on this LP, in particular. Thanks for watching #BestAlbums & #UniqueAccess. We appreciate it.
Yo the Bruce Lee analogy got me dying 😂😂😂😂😂
Likewise, Christian Henson. We thought it was a good one. Thanks for watching #BestAlbums & #UniqueAccess. We appreciate the support.
best album of all time
We agree it's one of the #BestAlbums, laface3 7. Thanks for watching #UniqueAccess. We appreciate the support.
I always say, people who keep saying PAC is overrated because one player hating, overrated artist said so, don't understand music. They don't understand music from an artistic point of view. Pac was a conscious rapper, his style was uniquely different from any other rapper, it had to be, cause it was all about the message. He did it in such a beautiful way that u got hooked and wana listen to him everyday, that's why he's the #goat
Thanks for the passionate post, lesley kamtukwata. You made a lot of great points. 2Pac delivered some powerful messages, to be sure. Thanks for watching & supporting #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess.
Pac is overrated. Most of his worshippers/fans are in their 20's. The majority of Hip Hop heads who grew up in his era don't consider him the GOAT. I've been listening to Hip Hop for over 30 years, I have heard WAY better.
@@LibraVibez people love pac because he appeals to emotions, you can listen to different songs and all give you several different emotions and vibes, but who are some of your favorites?
@@LibraVibez Thats false. And i can really tell you only say that just to try and justify your point. Most people who consider pac the GOAT are from his era.
@@ssbashalot7324 That's a lie. I'm in my 40's and no one in my age group who I communicate with on the regular considers him the GOAT. A co-worker and myself were just talking about this the other day. Before I even expressed my opinion on Pac, he was saying how Pac never did anything for him lyrically and he's 56. I have had this conversation with several people over the years and it's the same thing. Most people in their 40's and up list Rakim, KRS-One, Kool G. Rap, LL, BDK etc. I have even heard people in my age group say that Lauryn Hill is a better lyricist. Most of Pac's hard-core fans weren't even alive when his first album came out. Lol. This is why I for the most part try to stay out of Pac threads, because I feel silly going back and forth with 20 somethings.
Hold ya head.. best song
That's a great one, indeed, Justin. Thanks for watching & supporting #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess.
Me against the world
All eyes on me
Makaveli
Name an artist who did 3 consecutive albums like that, you can't put anyone on Pacs pedestal
Great point, Zain Khan. Thanks for watching & supporting #TheGreatDebaters on #UniqueAccess.
Rakim's paid in full album which changed the entire hip-hop culture for all rappers and emcees including 2pac,follow the leader,let the rhythm hit em and don't sweat the technique...those are 4 consecutive albums vs 2pacs 3....go and check out rakim's new book called sweat the technique and get a true lesson in the culture of hip-hop
@@vernonjohnson997 I have great respect and admiration for the legendary rakim and I still feel paid in full is one of the five greatest hip hop albums ever
But that was his only masterpiece the other three albums were good but not exceptional in my opinion
MATW, all eyes on me and 7 day theory were three masterpiece albums done in a two year span dont think any rapper has three consecutive better albums
@@mikegillins4992 all of rakims albums with Eric B are hip hop classic and rakims albums of let the rhythm hit em was the first hip hop album to get a perfect 5 mic classic.....and when he comes to skill set on the open mic,without talking about killing another black man Tupac can't touch rakim at all...so like rakim said with the know the ledge classic track you need to sip the juice homie..real talk 💯
And at the age 25 plus in and out of jail. No other artists ever
I've never heard another album in Hip Hop that combined a seamless blending of production (each track bleeds into the next) with so many deep and spiritual tracks. Hail Mary, Blasphemy, Krazy, White Man's World, Hold Ya Head, even Against All Odds. These were Pac's most honest songs. The only way the album could've been even deeper is if his brilliantly introspective joint "Reincarnation" had been on it, and of course Lost Souls, Starin' Thru My Rearview, Thug Nature and Friends.
Apart from Dana Dane's "Chester" single of 1995, I can't think of any other mainstream rapper bringing up child abuse in his songs - Blasphemy touches on it (no pun) and the Church's abhorrent complicity in it.
Great points, Don Juan, especially the one about Dana Dane. 2Pac delivered so many powerful songs and examined strong storylines on the album. Thanks.
Brenda Got A Baby
@@thatguyfrom313 True
to be honest, it felt like pac was possessed on this album. Its fucking errie. My favourite line ''Should we cry when the pope dies, my request we should cry if they cried when we buried Malcom X'' and this ladies is gentlemen, is why we should never even compare Tupac to biggie, who if was still alive, would have fell the fuck off like eminem (Can rhyme words for days, but not very relatable).
It's a brilliant LP for sure, Theolan Naidoo. Thanks for watching & supporting #UniqueAccessEnt.
Real talk and how about the line where he says the preacher wants me buried why? Because I know he’s a liar have you ever seen a crackhead that’s eternal fire shit was just deep.
You can't compare Biggie to anyone even Eminem... Biggie is way more unique and creative than any other rapper... if dude had one gift it was creativity and that was a guarantee he will still be relevant till forever .. he didn't rely on lyrics only... dude was ghostwriting for multiple acts and he made them hot....
@@dro2real836when he talks about the preacher, you can hear come here boy. We all know about the priests molesting boys
People don't talk about that. Pac really tore that song up
@@sologj yes I’ve always paid attention to that that particular ad lib. stuck out to me because you can also hear at that point in the song what sounds like a garment being ripped or torn.
This album was way ahead of it's time ! The album is literally a Hip Hop rubix cube of knowledge and Easter eggs lol .... Pac was on something else when making this O-o
The scene where Bruce Lee Kills dude when he came at him with the broken bottles ="I aint a killer but dont push me"
Yes, Cruzito N. Great one. Thanks for watching #BestAlbums & #UniqueAccess.
Smooth Bee said, "We didn't create the wheel... but we rode on it." That is a dope line. Salute.👏👍
Agreed, biggdrake. Thanks for watching & supporting #BestAlbums & #UniqueAccess.
classic pac interview..smooth b talking that talk
Indeed, champion341. We're glad we got Nice & Smooth to sit down with #SorenBaker. Thanks for watching #BestAlbums & #UniqueAccess.
I used to bump them everyday back when "sometimes" was out, salute!
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There is no better album in my opinion. Pac's confidence was amazing. After a 5 million selling double album like All Eyez On Me, most rappers would've stuck to the same formula and same producers. Instead he wrote & recorded "Killuminati: The Seven Day Theory" in 3 days (mixed in 4), with mostly unknown producers & sold another 5 mill! This album was a dramatic change from the g-funk of All Eyez..AEOM was a great gangsta rap album, but this was Panther Pac not Gangsta Pac. To me this is the truest version of him because of the socio economic and political themes throughout. After the demise of Public Enemy in the early 90s, this was probably the only conscious rap album that went multi platinum and it is still one of Death Row's best sellers.
Great points, ralph williams. The LP is definitely incredible. Thanks for watching #BestAlbums & #UniqueAccess.
He had already planned to move in that direction. All Eyez On Me was basically celebrating Pac's freedom from jail. Pac spoke about how he wanted to go back to focusing on social topics again, like he did in his early albums, trying to uplift the struggling and discriminated, with a new maturer outlook. The Makaveli albu. was a move in this direction. Its so tragic we didn't get to see where Pac was going after the Makaveli album, which is such a great album.
Paying homage brothers much respect!!!
Yes, Guy Destin. That's one of the goals of our #BestAlbums series, to get artists to show their appreciation for others. It was great watching Smooth Bee, in particular, pay homage to 2Pac. Thanks for watching & supporting #UniqueAccess.
It's called being passionate
He’s the only one to break down the brevity of MTDK. The mystique, the lyrics, “the afterlife”, Enter the Dragon 👽
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Makaveli was Erie as fuck, it was like he was speaking from the Spiritual realm after life... For a lack of a better word is was scary, we use to turn the lights off and listen to it, I have never did that before and never did it sense... First time I felt like the World didn't have much time left while listening to that album... Truely the best album ever!!! Pac got the opportunity to take the Rap game to its highest heights and that's when the game died, the last time it was Real... Makaveli is one album that I can't listen too on the regular, it's an album that takes a lot of emotion to listen too... Sometimes words can be deminished but when Pac speaks I realize how special it is and never take it lightly... Gr8 interview, would love to heat way more from them brothaz...
That's a powerful comment, William W. Thanks for sharing. It is definitely a powerful album on so many levels. We're glad you enjoyed #BestAlbums. Thanks for watching #UniqueAccess.
Steel Will You summed it up nicely. I can't listen to it too often either, it's not like his other albums at all. Very dark and ominous.
7 day theory might of been Pac best album so many elements and layers to it...hailmary was on a whole different level, live and die was a great tribute song, against all odds and first to bomb were the ultimate diss tracks...just like daddy was for the chicks, toss it up was for the club's (first verse for the chicks second verse for getting at Dre, only Pac can pull that off) crazy and hold ya head were inspirational and I'm not sure if I ever heard a more spiritual gem than blasphemy...pac save his best work for last!!!
Mike Gillins BAM! I couldn't have said that better homie!
Chris Bell when people talk about the best albums of all time it's not a credible debate if 7 day theory isn't mentioned!!!
Mike Gillins It's hard for me to choose from Me & against the world & Makaveli.
derrick howard jr that's a tough one dear mama might give MATW a slight edge but MATW didn't have any battle or spiritual tracks like 7 day theory
Mike Gillins I'll have to give Me against the world the slight edge. He also has a gang of unreleased songs that are better than his released ones. I fibd a new Pac song on the internet everyday.
Smooth B is on one spitting fire about the Don Makaveli with pure love a d passion💯🔥💯
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I can still remember listening 2 this album in my big bruh blue Chevy with them 15's in da back. Had everybody wondering did he actually pass away. U can kill a man but cannot destroy energy.
#LifeAsAOutlaw
Yeah, Meshach Excellence. That's definitely a powerful LP. Thanks for watching & supporting #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess.
Hell yeah the best rap album all time. And All Eyez on Me is top 10
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Makaveli dropped while I was was finishing Navy boot camp in Great Lakes Illinois. My sister (1yr younger) brought the tape with her for me to hear when her and my mother came to my graduation from boot camp. I didn't even know it was out. I thought my sister was lying.
The album cover blew me away.
It set the tone for the album itself.
Like: did these words get him killed?
Probably the greatest Hip Hop album ever! Considering the atmosphere of him just getting violently murdered.
I had goose bumps all over me when I was first listening to Makaveli. It was kinda haunting.
Great memories, dctodec. The LP is definitely incredible & haunting given the circumstances. Thanks for watching #UniqueAccess.
Don killuminati the best album ever written in hip hop history!! smooth saying the enter the dragon he cold for that. Hit it right on the head I was tellin my boys that album feel like pac Was possessed with the souls of all the greatest!! that nigga wordplay on that album was tear worthy he was toooooo nice!! R.I.P. don makaveli thee 🐐
Yeah, Flashy9824. Smooth B made a great comparison. The LP is crazy. Thanks for watching #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccessEnt.
2Pac didn't just Rap in the Present he was Always peeping game in the Future! The Man is missed more Now than Ever!
Hollywood P, that's a great point. 2Pac made a lot of timeless music. Thanks for watching & supporting #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess.
Smooth B's verse about his girl turning into a dopefiend queen on "sometimes I rhyme slow" is the stuff of legend
Agreed, Hold This L. Debarge. We remember being very surprised when we heard it the first time. Thanks for watching & supporting #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess.
"...and now she's sniffin' again."
BIG, Jay, aint none of them, even Eminem, got a record like "Blasphemy".
Tago Jones blasphemy is on a different level...most cats won't even try to go their!!!
Mike Gillins most people think it was blast for me. Went over most heads
Aaron Holt lol that's crazy never heard that before
Tago Jones facts, that song was deep
Mike Gillins yeah man a lot of Pac fans and critics have no concept of what Pac was really talkn bout. That's why idiots is constantly claiming they'd out rap him or saying he had no bars
He definitely got 2pac energy i see why they was tight...thanks for sitting down with them ..
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Greg Nice is like “Yo chill Smooth, you don’t have to yell” Lol
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Exactly! Had to turn his ass down so I could enjoy the interview! Damn all that yelling, get back to being Smooth, B...
smooth b is on one & 💯
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we need a Nice & Smooth album in these times
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I been waiting for a interview like this for sooooo long.
They never love u till u gone.... rip pac
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Album was dope still play it lound in my car
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man this was a great answer like I really messed with this interview I definitely feel everything in that Bruce Lee the compare it where he was talking about Makaveli was entering the Dragon that is fuckin dope
Valentino Griffiths I was feeling that comparison too lolll...enter the dragon was Bruce Lee biggest movie and although 7 day theory wasn't Pac biggest album it may have been his best!!!
Mike Gillins that album is a classic he did it in 3 days nothing but classic songs with the whole lot of message in the songs
We appreciate that, Valentin Outlaw. Smooth Bee definitely came with a great comparison. Thanks for watching #BestAlbums & #UniqueAccess.
Indeed, Mike Gillins.
Valentin Outlaw I say that exact thing about Jimi Hendrix, Bon Scott, Jim Morrison. So artist just hit that pinnacle and can not be touched.
Beautiful interpretation of this album that I feel mainstream critics didn’t understand.
Thank you so much Smooth B for breaking down the meaning of Tupac's lyrics. And thank you to this channel for uploading this interview.
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The Makaveli album was/is a complete masterpiece!! Not many projects have come close even after all the decades later. My favorite body of work to this day from any rapper!
Against all odds was arguably as hard as hit em up
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Like Pac said he could kill any MC he mastered their styles
2Pac was a master, indeed, Shelton Hargrove. Thanks for watching #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess. We hope you enjoyed the episode.
2pac couldn't do rakim style by any means so 2pac was telling a serious lie
Prince gave clearance and he mentions "Starfish and Coffee".🔥🔥🔥🔥 Legeeeeeendary! My FAVE of ALL time knew good music and respected Hip Hop.💜💜💜💜🙏🏾🕊🕊🕊
That is one of the few albums you can listen to straight w/ no skips. Hold ya head, Krazy, Just Like Daddy....
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I love it when people who knew Pac get amped up talking about him .
Yeah, The Observer. It was great being on set & seeing Smooth Bee get hyped up like that. Thanks for watching & supporting #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess.
Great interview!!
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One of the coldest lines on the makaveli is on to live in die in l.a. he says fighting with my pen.
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They say we should cry when the Pope dies
My reply, we should cry, if they cried, when we buried malcolm X
Blasphemy was ill and pure dope of realism.
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Good to see y'all and y'all Really Nice and Smooth
Top 5 greatest album for me easily, it got me through shit THROUGHOUT my life
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Great video. I love that hold ya head song.
Jay, we appreciate that. The LP has so many epic moments, something we think Smooth Bee brought to life. Thanks for watching & supporting #BestAlbums on #UniqueAccess.
I always saw Smooth B on 183 in Webster in the Bronx. 💋❤💋my favorite song off of that album, is LIFE OF AN OUTLAW. ❤💋My Favorite Nice & Smooth Song is CAKE & EAT IT TOO REMIX. ❤💋❤💋👑👑👑👑👑👑 Thank you both for your Music 👑❤
Nice, LITA MEANS. Those are some great songs. We're glad you enjoyed #BestAlbums. Thanks for watching & supporting #UniqueAccess.
I am so AMAZED on how Smooth B is so animated. Growing up on Nice & Smooth, Greg Nice was always the hype guy and B was so laid back.
its funny because i always thought Toss it up didn't belong on that album (who am i to question Pac if he put it there). I wonder if he had that song as part of the original plan to release...As far as the album being one of Pacs best- I think when you put all of the elements in context that came forth on that piece of art- I would have to agree...I remember when i first heard it- there was nothing that sounded like it EVER to that point. I think of all of Pacs albums - I probably played that one the most...It's amazing to me what the producers were able to do to give that album its finishing touches with Pac gone...Blasphemy has always been a song that I consider one of the illest songs ever made. "we probably in hell already- are dumb asses not knowing everybody kisses ass to go to heaven aint going". If that line didnt hit you then (respectfully) you need to research religion AS A WHOLE including its entire history...Pac was in his "red" stage- we should have protected him so he could reach his "Malcolm X" stage...
Thanks for the comment & for the insight John Foster. You bring up a lot of great points. It would have been interested to see how 2Pac would have evolved. Thanks for the support.
John Foster Toss It Up was not originally planned for the album - Pac wanted 95% spiritual, dark tracks with just a sliver of sunshine in the form of To Live and Die in L.A. After he passed, Suge instructed the mixers to add it to the album to enhance it's pop appeal, ultimately to prop up sales. Suge was never interested in the real type of art Pac was creating, that's why Pac himself said he only did All Eyez to keep him happy, and regarded TDK as "his" project. That's what he told Scarface just before his death anyway.
original mixtape track list (The 3 Day Theory was supposed to be just a free street dropped mixtape) before Suge made it an official released album is:
1. Bomb First
2. Hail Mary
3. Krazy
4. Watch Ya Mouth
5. To Live & Die in L.A.
6. Friends
7. Blasphemy
8. Hold Ya Head
9. Lost Souls
10. White Mans World
11. Niggaz Naturr
12. Against All Odds
13. Thugz Cry
14. Outtro
Well said
Heireis Sheesh! Im happy Just Like Daddy and Life Of An Outlaw made it 😩
Peace from Angola, one Love to 2pac, my favorite artist.....( i listen to pac all day every day).
2Pac songs is like water... wherever u go u will drink it to survive....
antonio jose, thanks for writing from Angola!!! We're glad you found us. 2Pac is indeed amazing. We've got plenty of other coverage on him, including interviews with E.D.I Mean aka EDIDON talking about Tupac and Big Daddy Kane's Relationship, czcams.com/video/MGLWl2UoBbI/video.html. We've also got Money B talking about Tupac's Thug Life Persona & Making the "All Eyez On Me" Movie, czcams.com/video/_wpmDfK1pW0/video.html. Let us know what you think!!!
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I see 2pac like a superhero to me, I love all his songs and all his album...
many people say he wasnt a better MC, but nobody deliver like him ( his voice and words got power)....
thanks for the others 2 videos you request to me, im gonna watch all... I love the Channel, keep doing it...
Big love and respect to Nice and Smooth!!!
Big was nice but PAC had that passion . B.I.G just wanted the money glad he could take care of his people . PAC loved the ART and so much that it stressed him and pushed him to death.
Interesting perspective, TheBTranz. 2Pac's passion was definitely off the charts. Why do you think Biggie just wanted the money? Thanks for watching #BestAlbums & #UniqueAccess.
Unique Access Ent. Child on the way 1st. everything else fell under that and he wanted to make legit money. He knew just like every smart hustler out here knows it catches up with you and its stressful . You can make it look good but its stressful he wanted out and he made it .
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That's all his interviews are about, "making money to feed my daughter". He got stuck on that cliche and murdered before he got a chance to grow.
Pac was a real gangster...lol
TheBTranz. I like how u put that. Perfect words for a black MAN who been there, done that. U just made a helluva true Statement. Not ust about Biggie, but to a Real black man. A LOT of people will let this fly over their head.
"Holda ya head" One of my favorite songs from Pac
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