The Best Of 2Pac - Part 2: Life

The Best Of 2Pac – Part 2: Life is the second volume in the posthumous Best of 2Pac compilation series, released on December 4, 2007 as a stand‑alone CD and digital set. Whereas Part 1: Thug focuses on Pac’s harder, street‑and‑politics material, Life is curated to highlight his more introspective, socially conscious, and emotionally nuanced work, with Afeni Shakur again serving as executive producer. Running 11 tracks and about 46 minutes, it pulls mostly from songs first issued after Pac’s death—on R U Still Down?, Until the End of Time, Better Dayz, and earlier compilations—making it a lens on how his posthumous catalog has been used to frame his “life” side.

The tracklist opens with “Definition of a Thug Nigga” (from R U Still Down?), then moves through “Still Ballin’ (Nitty Remix)” with Trick Daddy, “Until the End of Time (RP Remix)” with Richard Page, and “Never Call U Bitch Again” featuring Tyrese, balancing late‑Death Row aggression with relationship narratives and existential questioning. Later cuts include “Thugz Mansion (Acoustic)”—a stripped‑down, guitar‑and‑vocal meditation on a peaceful afterlife; “Brenda’s Got a Baby” and “Keep Ya Head Up,” which revisit his most empathetic storytelling about teenage pregnancy and Black women’s resilience; “When I Get Free,” “Dopefiend’s Diner,” and “Ghetto Gospel,” which mix addiction narratives, spiritual searching, and political critique.