The song gave me glimpse into how I imagined Tupac’s afterlife. I was never able to choose which disk I enjoyed the most both provided something different for me. Disk one began with “Ambitionz Az a Ridah,” which gave me chills and got me hyped from start to finish. It was the perfect song to get the adrenaline pumping and the confidence boosted. I would be alone in my room blasting it in my CD player. I still blast it, only now it’s usually via Tidal on my phone. It was a two-disc album and the cover art displayed Tupac sitting on a chair holding his chain emblem he seemed to be looking directly into my eyes. I had fallen in love with my first dose of hip-hop - and the way he stared back at me in the photo made that love seem reciprocated. I remember kissing him right on his lips and then moving my face away so that we were able to stare into each other’s eyes for a moment before I kissed him again. Sadly, by the time the work of this genius poet had been unveiled to me, he had already made his transition to the other side. I don’t remember how old I was at the time, only that an adult owned his album and I began to listen to it without consent. I can’t remember the day or the hour - which room I was in or who exposed me to it - I’m only certain of one thing and that is: I fell in love with hip-hop the moment I heard Tupac’s 1996 album All Eyez on Me.
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