This is Pacs soul on wax. You get the sense that this is really him, no persona. This type of strong soul-bearing is the foundation of why he is so respected
Feelcme been bumpin since 06..this song I learned from the kindness Of strangers and homies AND MUTHAFUCKA HOLLYWOOD for trynna shut a real nigga down Stayin truw to the game Fuck the fame I still wont change R U STILL DOWN YUP NIPSEY DEF WAS
no other rapper dead or alive can make a classic out of a simple beat like this. other legends needed legendary producers. Pac makes diamonds out of anything
Man, when I tell you back in 2010 I used to literally have this song on repeat!! I'd fall asleep to it and wake up still hearing it! Pac should've said, "I know that they'll be listening to a nigga when he gone" at 2:35 because its so true
Paying respects to Tupac. He was the first rapper I heard. Made me love hip hop, although nowadays none of these rappers go half as deep as Pac. That has to change or else our youth won't be wise. Music is school.
This is my first time hearing this track and I'm an avid 2Pac fan!.... I've been listening to Pac since I was 14 and now I'm 43!..... I thought that I'd heard them all.!!.. I was wrong, but this ish is 🔥💯...!!!!!....R.I.P. to tha 🐐 Mr. Makaveli......🫡
@@johnlowe6560 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fFMmium54uc.html or this one. This is a song called "Untochables"meant for the one nation album. Another fast pac verse
This track stood the test of time holy shit. This song has got me outta so many hard times... One of his realest shit ever spoken man. Rip to the OG Rap prophet Tupac.❤️
yea it's what pac wanted, to be remembered and not forgotten. When I have kids I will pass these songs along to him and hopefully others do to so he can live forever.
this is my shit been bumpin this since 2009 still bumpin in 2017 "and homie i ain't paranoid i seen the future and it's hopeless!" look at life today pac was way before his time he knew how this shit was gone be years before it even came to this
It's a blessing this leaked in this quality. This song is amazing,,, the instrumentation is so DyNamic... the vibe so Unique. It's no wonder Pac planned to have an album called "Are you still down?" *citation needed*
I agree both this(og) and the remix are great , my young homies stay strong, i wonder if theyll listen to a nigga when hes gone. Pac is a legend, one of a kind. Rip homie
Oh my god hearin this full blast in the headphones BLESSED IM still bumpin my head even though the music stopped? I been researchin my favourite hip hop music less known stuff and I missed tupac till now I just can't explain
I haven't listened to posthumous pac album after until the end of time (which i liked) on a regular basis as pac's legacy has been so utterly put in to tathers It hurts my heart to much to listen to the simple minded shitty beats of eminem (i respect him) and all the shitty pac's life producers and so forth... ultimately though fuck all the other versions, this ones the one that matters.
What Em tried to do was make "Eminem Style" beats and threw Pac on there. While the album wasn't my favorite, it's not that bad. The beats just don't fit Pac. Eminem was just doing what he felt was right with the album. I think he actually owned those acapellas, if he didn't, he had Afeni Shakur's permission to do whatever the fuck he wanted with them.
obviously he had her permission and he did NOT own any of the dat's / master reels. His beats were elementary and very simple, i think about how Cheesy Thug 4 Life sounds . . . that said, i also think about how bad ass Ghost sounds ... he did an okay job, to be honest he tried his best, it's other producers bro, nitty, jazze pha, sha money xl salih williams and so many more ...
***** "Afeni's permission to do w/e the fuck he wants with em" nah, she gave permission to Jampol and or Tom Whaley depending on the project and they leverage tupacs music to make a name for them selves and get pop radio producing producers to work with them . . . it's fucked up and you need to quit defending it.
I've never heard this song before ,sick ,pictures killing, how ever put this together mad props. One love , Thug Life , Is everybody still down its hard on a young srub on core
@@Salonepapi haha since I was 17 had mad crush on pac so listening 👂🏻 & watching always been a pleasure 😍46 & proud to say I continue 2 watch pac Till The End of T!M3 ✌🏻❤️
[Verse 1: 2Pac] I never had a father figure I was raised by the thugs and the drug dealers - That's why I love niggas ! Until they place me in my casket, guess I'll be a hopeless bastard Gettin' high in the back, plastered Can't nobody make a way for me - times is hard On a nigga, mama pray for me I'm smokin' weed for the stress and drinkin' for the pain From the strain on the young brothers brain Ain't a motherfucking thing to do, but hang and stay true Thugs get lonely too.. I'm drinking 22's of brew, till I'm tipsy And I ain't going out throwing up my middle finger, miss me ? Tryna get my hands on the cash How long will it last, will it last a little longer if I blast ? And trust me, I'll probably be the last to preach Cause ain't no hope for the future if they asking me And what my poppa never told me - You see I learned from the kindness of strangers and homies So now I can't turn back, time to make it through They wanna ban me, while tryna feed my family But all the homies in the hood told me: nigga it's all good.. And muthafuck Hollywood ! For tryna shut a real nigga down, stayin' true to the game Fuck the fame, I still won't change R U Still Down ? [Chorus: Natasha Walker & 2Pac] R U Still Down? (Tell Me - R U Still Down ?) (repeat 4X) [Verse 2: 2Pac] Now up and at em it's on, I was raised to be strong And mama told me be a thug since the day I was born I came up out the gutter never changed my style Got for real about my papers, cause the game was wild And the fame was a plot to try to change me-ee And what's strange is nobody knew my name 'fore it came Now the whole world is calling me a killer And all I ever did - was try to reach the kids with the real All the time I was ballin', never heard my friends callin' Couldn't stop myself from fallin', I'm all in Shit's gettin' sleazy, believe me Best to take what ya need, but don't be greedy Cause in my mind I see sunshine, I thought I didn't have to run, now i'm duckin' from the gun yellin': one time-ee Take your time to feel my record, and if you did Chill a second, my blind method, will still wreck it My young homies stay strong I wonder if they'll listen to a nigga when he gone ? R U Still Down ? [Chorus] [Verse 3: 2Pac] I'm gettin' high, so a nigga think he touch the sky Turn tough inside, in the rush to die Livin' life as a thug time to face the truth What's goin' on with the wasted youth ? Please God, come and.. save me Had to work with what ya gave me They got a nigga goin' crazy I can't read the signs.. i'm blind But a nigga know he need his nine, cause times They ain't what they used to be Ain't a penitentiary built.. Big enough for me and my niggas on the streets Man listen ! cause these ain't the old days Ain't no way I'mma bustin my ass and gettin no pay It seems I can't find my focus, and homey I ain't paranoid I seen the future and it's hopeless Lord knows, its hard on a young scrub It seems I had less problems when I slung drugs But since I'm lacin young brothers with the game Wanna see me locked in chains and tryin' to dirty up my name And them same motherfuckers that was callin' me Will be the first to turn their backs, when I'm fallin', see ? I should have seen it from the jump, but now it's clear One nigga got the town in fear R U Still Down ? [Outro] All I want to know - R U Still Down ? Tell Me - R U Still Down ? *multiple times* Tell Me - R U Still Down? R U Still Down ?
this og r u still down reminds me of 1950s black and white films I watched how the music's composed but the version on r u still down remember me sounds depressing I like 2pac music the og stuff over the remixes after his death
I love this track! can't stop listening to it. I thought the album version was good but this is great. Thanks for putting it up the way pac originally did it.
Now up and at 'em it's on, I was raised to be strong and Mama told me be a thug since the day I was born. I came up out the gutter never changed my style. Got for real about my papers cause the game was wild and the fame was a plot to try to change me and was strange is nobody knew my name 'fore it came. Now the whole world is calling me a killer and all I ever did was trying to reach the kids with the real. All the time I was ballin', never heard my friends callin' couldn't stop myself from fallin' I'm all-in...shits gettin' sleazy, believe me! Best to take what you need, but don't be greedy. Cause in my mind I see sunshine! I thought I didn't have to run, now I'm duckin' from the gun yelling one time! Take your time to feel my record and If you did, chill a second, my blind method will still wreck it. My young homies stay strong! I wonder If they'll listen to a nigga when he gone, R U Still Down!?
I'm gettin' high, so a nigga think he touch the sky Turn tough inside, in the rush to die Livin' life as a thug time to face the truth What's goin' on with the wasted youth ? Please God, come and.. save me Had to work with what ya gave me They got a nigga goin' crazy I can't read the signs.. i'm blind But a nigga know he need his nine, cause times They ain't what they used to be Ain't a penitentiary built.. Big enough for me and my niggas on the streets Man listen ! cause these ain't the old days Ain't no way I'mma bustin my ass and gettin no pay It seems I can't find my focus, and homey I ain't paranoid I seen the future and it's hopeless Lord knows, its hard on a young scrub It seems I had less problems when I slung drugs But since I'm lacin young brothers with the game Wanna see me locked in chains and tryin' to dirty up my name And them same motherfuckers that was callin' me Will be the first to turn their backs, when I'm fallin', see ? I should have seen it from the jump, but now it's clear One nigga got the town in fear R U Still Down ?
Mario Leskovar the album version from official release is worst because they remixed it with terrible remix way. That's why they should re-release this with the whole of album at least after the remixed and before it's leaked
no hope for the future if they askin me, and what my papa neva told me, you see i learned from the kindness of strangers and homies, so now i cant turn back time to make it thru they wanna band me from tryna feed my family, but all the homies in the hood show me nigga its all good, and mothafuck hollywood! for tryna shut a real nigga down stayin true to the game fuck the fame i still won't change r u still down!?
