The rhymer could use his voice to channel real time urgency. Tupac flowed with pace but was never in a hurry. He could use those elements without sounding trite or hectoring. On songs like “If I Die 2Nite” and “Got My Mind Made Up," the lauded MC showcases tight rhyme schemes, alliteration, assonance and any other literary device you’d hear about in high school English class. The notion that ’Pac’s technical rapping skills paled in comparison to his legendary peers is erroneous. For every "I Ain't Mad Atcha" there was an "Ambitionz Az a Ridah." He'd make a "Dear Mama," but he'd also have a "Temptations." He had range, and was a more dynamic writer than he was given credit for.
He could be as reflective as he could be brazen. On "Keep Ya Head Up," he's advocating for Black women, but on "I Get Around" he abandons that tenderness and is in all out player mode. A lot of times, he'd shift his perspectives from song to song on the same album.
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