I actually am a big fan of West Coast production and New York lyricism, thats why I was really disappointed when Rakim stopped workling with Dre. I am just hoping that Dre and Raekwon put something dope together.
When it comes to Tupac he is a great rapper yet overrated, which is of course natural since he died in such a high point of his career. I got a little sick of people going on and on about how much they like Pac when they have only listened to stuff released after he was dead. I still love some of his stuff from 2pacalypse, Strictly 4 my Niggaz and Me Against the World other than that even though I consider myself to be a 2pac fan was boring.