i never really liked pac all that much... actually, it was like this, i thought he was good, then it was actually the people on this board and their attitudes towards other rappers that changed my opinion.... alotta his shit is controversial, and im talking strictly his lyrics and the meaning behind them.... he did have alotta heart,atleast compared to rappers today who are really in it just for the money, no matter what they or anyone else says.... but from what i gather, pac wasnt much of a lyricist, it was more the way he delivered his stuff.... i dunno where i'm going with this, but pac is not the greatest rapper ever... and i dont anyone can answer that cuz it's built strictly off of personal experience... still, in pac's case, alotta themes for his songs got old... sure, some used innovation, but i could never really listen to 15 songs in a row about the same general idea...