After Tupac's untimely passing, his music began showing up on unofficial albums and Makaveli bootlegs popped up everywhere. Fans were eager to hear what these new compositions were all about, but how did they fare compared to the real thing? Click the image below to read the original article Record Reviews from XXL‘s April 2000 issue.

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