Tupac showed his soulful, introspective side on acoustic classic 'Thugz Mansion' featuring Nas. The rappers dream about a hypothetical heaven dedicated to thugs and gangsters, on the track taken from his posthumous 2002 album 'Better Dayz'. Pac's only UK No.1 single came courtesy of a posthumous collaboration with Elton John in 2005. The track, which samples Elton's 1981 song 'Indian summer', features the rapper discussing social politics over powerful production. Sampling 1983 song 'A Dream' by DeBarge, the track was actually recorded on the same day Tupac was released from prison in 1995. Chillingly, the official music video showing himself getting shot and going to heaven, was recorded one week before he was actually shot and killed in Las Vegas. In 1995, Tupac made history as the first ever artist to top the Billboard Charts while in prison. As a result of his impending incarceration for rape, he released his most thoughtful and personal album yet - 'Me Against The World' - which included a song dedicated to his mother. When Tupac was released from prison in 1995, he reportedly went directly to the studio and recorded his hard-hitting single 'Ambitionz Az A Ridah'. The piano-based instrumental later became iconic in Hip-Hop and soundtracked countless freestyles. Tupac displayed his amazing storytelling over a fast-paced song dedicated to his unborn child. The track, which was released as a posthumous single from his 2001 album 'Until The End Of Time, features powerful interview excerpts from the rapper. Taken from his 1991 debut album '2Pacalypse Now', the thought-provoking 'Brenda's Got A Baby' was actually inspired by a real story he read in the New York Times. The song which introduced Tupac to the world, was about a 12-year-old girl who became pregnant by her cousin and threw the baby in the trash. Tupac traded verses with fellow Deathrow label-mate Snoop Dogg on one of the standout songs from his 1996 album 'All Eyez On Me'. Over the sound of G-Funk, the two then-biggest rappers in the world displayed all of their thug bravado. Taken from his posthumous 2001 album of the same, Tupac's hard-hitting anthem alongside R.L.
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