2Pac ‎– R U Still Down? [Remember Me]

R U Still Down (Remember Me) is the first record releases after 2Pac died that had no input from the artist himself in the production process. The material used for this album all originated from the time between Strictly For My N.I.G.G.A.Z. and Me Against The World. I always had a bit of a mixed feeling about this album. There are definitely tracks that are worthy of being released but just as much tracks that in my opinion should have stayed in the vaults. Those are mostly the tracks that were far from finished by 2Pac himself and the producers had to fill in the blanks. Those songs often miss the edge and seldom rise above average. Considering the fact that this is the first record released from the allegedly hundreds of unfinished songs left by 2Pac gives not great hope for future releases. A point that would become al to clear in the years to come. R U Still Down (Remember Me), in my opinion, could have serviced with being a single album instead of a double. Then there would be more focus on the tracks that actually sound good. Now there’s to often a feeling of disappointment when another track comes by that’s nothing more than a polished up demo tape. Like I said before this is an album with two faces, but still to me is, the Makaveli album aside, the only release after 2Pac died that holds some right of being released.