Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel includes: 2Pac, Crooked I, K-Ci & JoJo, the Outlawz, Syke, Danny Boy, Aaron Hall. | | Producers: Suge Knight, Tha Row Hitters. | | Compilation producer: Carl "Butch" Small. | | Recorded at Track Record Studios, North Hollywood, California. Includes liner notes by Soren Baker. | | Personnel: Tracy Hardin (vocals, background vocals); Darren Vegas (guitar, keyboards, drums); Michael Blade (flute); Josh "Kash" Andrews (keyboards, drums); Carl "Butch" Small (percussion). | | Audio Mixer: Suge Knight. | | Liner Note Author: Soren Baker. | | Recording information: Track Record Studios, N. Hollywood, CA. | | Photographer: Ken Nahoum. | | Despite his brief existence, NYC-born rap legend Tupac Shakur left a thick musical catalogue that would shadow most rappers' lifetime work. Indeed, six years after his death by gunfire, the 2Pac estate is still unveiling albums of remaining, lost, and unfinished recordings. However, NU-MIXX KLAZZICS is something a bit different. | | For this release, rap mogul Suge Knight has gathered many popular tracks, (most of them from the epochal ALL EYEZ ON ME, the final record 2Pac would release during his life), lifted the vocal tracks, and furnished them with entirely new beats. To accentuate the remixes, special guests drop by to provide new vocals, including Aaron Hall, K-Ci & JoJo, and the Outlawz. NU-MIXX KLAZZICS offers fans a different perspective from which to view 2Pac's legacy, pairing the twisted, poetic lyrics of the prodigal genius with pared-down, dirtier, darker beats. For instance, "Hail Mary" is taken out of its original DON KILLUMINATI shell of church bells and tympanies and placed in a more sinister world of drones and sirens. 2Pac's legacy extends throughout the hip-hop world, and NU-MIXX KLAZZICS is yet another example of how much he had to offer. | | Despite his brief existence, NYC-born rap legend Tupac Shakur left a thick musical catalogue that would shadow most rappers' lifetime work. Indeed, six years after his death by gunfire, the 2Pac estate is still unveiling albums of remaining, lost, and unfinished recordings. However, NU-MIXX KLAZZICS is something a bit different. | | For this release, rap mogul Suge Knight has gathered many popular tracks, most of them from the epochal ALL EYEZ ON ME (the final record 2Pac would release during his life), lifted the vocal tracks and furnished them with entirely new beats. To accentuate the remixes, special guests drop by to provide new vocals, including Aaron Hall, K-Ci & JoJo, and the Outlawz. NU-MIXX KLAZZICS offers fans a different perspective from which to view 2Pac's legacy, pairing the twisted, poetic lyrics of the prodigal genius with pared-down, dirtier, darker beats. For instance, "Hail Mary" is taken out of its original DON KILLUMINATI shell of church bells and tympanies and placed in a more sinister world of drones and sirens. 2Pac's legacy extends throughout the hip-hop world, and NU-MIXX KLAZZICS is yet another example of how much he had to offer. | | Poor 2Pac. Since his unfortunate passing away in 1996, his catalog was pillaged annually. Every holiday season brought with it another posthumous release, often courtesy of Suge Knight or 2Pac's own mama, Afeni Shakur. While it's fascinating to hear all the unreleased recordings the rapper left behind as his legacy, and a few gems like "Thugz Mansion" and "Until the End of Time" surfaced, these posthumous releases were generally disappointing when you considered what could have been. Suge and Afeni were good at marketing 2Pac's posthumous catalog, no doubt, but they certainly weren't as good at producing 2Pac asDr. Dre. As a result, none of the numerous posthumous albums even approached the quality of those 2Pac made while alive. With the release of Nu-Mixx Klazzics, Suge and his Row Hitters remix ten previously released 2Pac songs, most of which are culled from All Eyez on Me. The vocals of canonical songs like "How Do You Want It" and "Ambitionz az a Ridah" are pasted over the beats, although tha Row Hitters sound more like a middle-of-the-road smooth jazz band with a drum machine than gangsta rap producers. Also includes tracks like "Hail Mary" and "Hit 'Em Up." [The clean version edits the profanity for those who take offense to such material.] ~ Jason Birchmeier |
Musical Guests | | Crooked-1 | | K-Ci & JoJo | | The Outlawz | | Syke | | Danny Boy | | Aaron Hall |
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