Don't misunderstand. This is not a "2Pac faked his own death" writing. I do, in fact find it amazing that an albulm released over 5 years after the man's death could be so on-point. Honestly, most music recorded this year, isn't up to today's standards, but 2Pac somehow...transcends time?...is timeless?

Anyway, I would have given this collection 6 stars if possible. Only because I gave All Eyez On Me 5 stars, and I think this one is far better. This is 2Pac in his prime...2Pac at his best.

According to the CD insert, this one was recorded during his Makaveli period, but the moods of the songs seem to span his carrer. While there are the tracks like M.O.B. that could have been on Makaveli or Thug N U Thug N Me that has All Eyez On Me written all over it, you've also got songs like Everything They Owe, which sings of restitution for misdeeds visited upon blacks in America, that are 2Pac at his most militant...2Pacalypse Now.

It's important to understand that this IS NOT a collection of songs that didn't make his previous albulms. Until The End Of Time is an unreleased albulm, on par with 2Pac's best recordings.

Poetic, relevant, good music.

Whether he's actually dead or not can be debated on and on. But you cannot question the fact that his words will live on forever.

Remember me as an outcast outlaw,

-2Pac

this is a great CD, fully worthy of putting 2Pac's name on it. it's got some tight tracks on it, including ballad of a dead soulja, world wide mob figgaz, thug n u thug n me, until the end of time,... and there's plenty more. what makes this CD great is you get to hear more of 2Pac's insights, visions, sorrow, pain, and struggles. 2Pac is still the realest rapper ever to live and with this CD, his messages and ideas remain loud and clear. unlike all these watered down hip hop lyrics that are played out and commercialized today, 2Pac's music was intended to not only entertain, but to communicate powerful ideas and provoke people to think and stand up for themselves. amaru and death row did an outstanding job on this cd, can't wait for the other double album to drop in the fall. tupac shakur lives on!

2pac returns triumphantly on this 2 CD set and proves that he is still a vital voice in contemporary music. The album showcases a broad range of thoughts and styles from the tender introspection of 'Until The End Of Time' and 'Letter to My Unborn', to the wild, fun party cuts 'Let 'Em Have It' and the unrestrained anger of 'All Out' which declares war on Tupacs enemies past, present and future.

While Tupacs voice, lyrics and flow have remained as fresh and relevant as when he was alive, the production obviously suffers without his guidance. Rather than chosing to release the raw original versions, they have decided to commercalise the songs to lend them chart appeal. This is most noticeable on 'Words 2 My First Born' where the emotional weight and significance of the subject matter, is set to a dancehall style instrumental. 'Everything They Owe' also suffers due to an inexcusably sloppy production, where the verses run out of time with the backing track.

This leads me to my second gripe; if they have so obviously altered the production to give the album commercial appeal, why have they failed to promote it ?. .

2pac was and remains, a hip-hop legend and he deserves more respect and care, both in terms of production and promotion.

I strongly recommend this album,although purely on the strength of 2pacs vision and artistry.

When Tupac died he had around 200 unreleased songs, some of which, in my opinion, are as good or better than most of the songs released on his albums. Many of these songs showed Tupac in a more laid back setting where he seemed to be able to use a bit more variety and experimentation without having to worry as much about selling albums. Unfortunately, it seems that Death Row decided that these songs were not good enough in their original state to be released, and felt the need to add new beats and guest stars. I have found that by doing that Death Row has given these songs a pop sound, one that will sell records but also one that has diminished the effect of these songs. In my opinion Tupac is the greatest rapper of all time, and because of this his work should be left in its original state, with as few alterations made to his work as possible. The only reason I even give this album two stars is because it is Tupac, and the lyrics are tight, but other then that I was very disappointed by this album. If you are a true Tupac fan and respect the work done by Tupac and not some producer deciding what Tupac should sound like 5 years after his death, I would recommend trying to find the set of unreleased Tupac albums entitled "Makaveli" through online auctions or napster.

As a 38 yr old white ex-punk from the UK, I always gave so-called Gangsta Rap a wide berth. I started listening to 2pac's Greatest Hits only recently, and have been mesmerised by the man's craft as a song writer. I bought Thug Life, Still I Rise and then Until the End of Time. I expected the new album to be a collection of weaker material from the archives, which wasn't good enough to appear on earlier albums.I was therefore surprised and delighted that this record absolutely hums. Nobody who forks out twenty quid for this will be disappointed, it's a fine piece of work. Best tracks are Lil Homies, Breathin, MOB, Lastonesleft and plenty besides. One or two tracks have an 'unfinished' feel about them, and I'm sure that if 2pac had lived, he would have have tidied up the lyrics a little to match his usual high standards. Nevertheless, I give it 5 stars, and would advise anybody who appreciates quality songwriting to give your ears to a man who has touched many lives with his music. Buy it now. Play it often. RIP.