Ranking these albums isnt easy, given the depth of 2Pacs life and work.

This ranking limits the albums to those 2Pac himself had creative involvement in: between 1997’sR U Still Down?

(Remember Me)and 2006’sPac’s Life, 6 other posthumous releases were put out.

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This album wasnt about flawlessness and technicalities, though.

We werent expecting a polished 2Pac, anyway.

This was about defining a message for an audience.

Lorde featured on her single cover for What Was That, with her hair in braids and her face covered with water.

4Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z…(1993)

2Pac understood the game now.

With production more dialed-in than ever before, the project debuted at No.

1 on the Billboard 200.

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It wasnt just some theater character, either.

Exhausted and vilified by the world around him, 2Pac explored his troubles as if life was already over.

Forget production: 2Pac wasnt here for club hits or radio-friendly spins.

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2Pac executed both quantity and quality in this No.

1 certified Diamond album: Ambitionz az a Ridah, How Do U Want It.

Me Against the Worldis more introspective.The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theoryis infinitely more prophetic.