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Contents 1 wasnt 2 Influences 3 Kool G rap was one of 2pac's main influences I know that much 4 Biggie 5 Questionable Content 6 Frankee Confusion 7 Top 10 Billboard Singles

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[edit] Influences

Didn't 2Pac have a lot of influences? How come none of his influences are on the article. He had influences. KRS-One, Rakim, LL Cool J to name a few. Can somebody please tell me why there are no influences on the article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.169.29.138 (talk) 15:50, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Kool G rap was one of 2pac's main influences I know that much

I don't think Rakim is one of them. A correct list would be KRS One, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Public Enemny, Whodini, Melly Mell, LL, Mr. Magic, FLASH, Grandmaster Caz, and Salt N' Peppa to name a few. He mentions some of these people and or songs they did (like Push it by Salt Peppa) on the song Old Skool. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.230.19.191 (talk) 05:09, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Good question, go to Allmuis.com and look up 2Pac I think they have a list of some of his influences

Rakim is listed on allmusic.com as an influence to 2pac. Also, in the song "Old School" Tupac says "Eric B. & Rakim was, the shit to me ...", and at the end of the song he says "I came through the door, said it before / That was the SHIT!" a clear reference to Eric B. & Rakim's classic track "Eric B. Is President."

This article should replace all instances of "african american" with "black." Tupac didn't use the phrase african american to describe his work; it's shameful to use a phrase the deceased didn't like to describe his influences.

[edit] Biggie

Include The Notrious BIG as a an associated act since Tupac is under Biggie's Associated acts —Preceding talk • contribs) 22:55, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Questionable Content

Can someone varify the line "Some of his ashes were later mixed with cannabis and smoked by members of Outlawz.[46]" ?

Yes. Somebody please verify this. In the referenced article it states there was an ash scattering ceremony, but nothing about smoking some of the ashes with cannabis. [47] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.173.142.140 (talk) 23:16, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

This is true. I've heard it from many sources. Part of the ashes were given to the Outlawz to smoke. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.0.24.7 (talk) 16:26, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Frankee Confusion

Um, i think there should be information disambiguating the connection between 2pac and Frankee —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.178.182.58 (talk) 09:59, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Top 10 Billboard Singles

-How come a alot of the songs in the list of Top 10 Billboard Singles are not said to be top 10 singles in the discography? If I don't get an answer about this in the next few days it needs to be changed. Duder999 (talk) 20:59, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

bianca x —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.241.162.86 (talk) 22:13, 1 June 2008 (UTC)