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Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991 is a posthumous album by American rapper 2Pac, released on June 12, 2007[1][2][3] by Koch Records. The album was originally released on April 18, 2000, in bootleg form under the title The Lost Tapes: Circa 1989, but the selling was quickly halted due to copyright infringement.[1]

Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991
Compilation album by 2Pac
Released	June 12, 2007 (US)[1][2][3]
Recorded	1988–1991
Genre	Gangsta rap new jack swing political hip hop
Label	Koch
Producer	Chopmaster J, Shock-G, Strictly Dope
2Pac chronology
Pac's Life (2006) Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991 (2007) Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2 (2007)

Produced by Digital Underground and Strictly Dope member Chopmaster J,[4] Beginnings... is a collection of the rapper's earliest songs, created before Shakur began working on his first studio album, 2Pacalypse Now.[4]

Background

The songs featured on Beginnings... were originally created by Tupac Shakur and his early crew, Strictly Dope,[1] between 1988 and 1991. While these songs led to 2Pac joining a concert tour with Digital Underground as a roadie for Chopmaster J and a dancer and crew member for Digital Underground, most of them were not heard by the general public (with the exception of "Panther Power", "The Case of the Misplaced Mic" and "Static").[4]

In the year 2000, Chopmaster J rediscovered the recordings in his mother's basement[4] and released them as an album on April 18, 2000, under the title The Lost Tapes: Circa 1989. However, the selling was soon stopped by 2Pac's mother, Afeni Shakur, due to copyright infringement.[1] In 2007, the same songs were re-released with Afeni Shakur's approval, as Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link

CD Universe noted that Shakur's "flow and lyrical content are more reminiscent of late-1980s/early-1990s icons like Big Daddy Kane and Rakim" than of the later songs of 2Pac himself.[2] Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic agreed that the rapper sounds "inspired here, no doubt, but nonetheless a bit clumsy and imitative".[4] Birchmeier also commented that "there's little more here than skeletal drum machine beats for production".[4] It also seems much of the political content of the songs has been overlooked.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

References

External links

• 2Pac Legacy (Official website)
• Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation for the Arts

На других языках

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- [en] Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991

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[es] Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991

Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991 es un álbum póstumo del rapero 2Pac. Fue lanzado el 12 de junio de 2007,[1][2]. y contiene algunas de las primeras canciones de 2Pac grabadas en 1988. La colección de canciones fue originalmente lanzada el 18 de abril de 2000 bajo el título The Lost Tapes: Circa 1988, pero al poco tiempo fue retirado del mercado por Afeni Shakur debido a la violación de derechos de autor. En 2007, las mismas canciones fueron nuevamente lanzadas bajo el nuevo título con la aprobación de Afeni Shakur. El álbum incluye 10 canciones de 2Pac con su grupo Strictly Dope, las mismas que sirvieron a 2Pac participar en una gira con Digital Underground como roadie gracias a Chopmaster J, y unirse a Digital Underground como bailarín y miembro del grupo. El álbum fue producido por el cofundador de Digital Underground Chopmaster J.

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[ru] Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991

Beginnings: The Lost Tapes — посмертный альбом Тупака Шакура, вышедший в 2007 году.

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