A new generation
of rappers will pay tribute to Tupac Shakur on the upcoming posthumous release
by the rapper, titled Pac’s Life. Pac’s
Life, which is the follow-up to 2004’s platinum-selling studio album Loyal
To The Game
, consists of previously unreleased vocals by Tupac combined withnew contributions from rappers like Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, T.I., Young Buck, Ashanti,
Lil’ Scrappy, Carl Thomas, Keyshia Cole, Outlawz, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Big Skye,
Papoose and others. Production
from Swizz Beatz, LT Hutton, G-Unit’s Sha Money XL and others round out the album,
which is being executive produced by Afeni Shakur and Tom Whalley, the co-founder
of Interscope Records who originally signed Tupac in 1991. "I
say it every time, that Tupac left us the blueprints to follow, and without the
amazing contributions made by everyone of these artists, producers, musicians,
everyone, I do not know how I would get this great task accomplished," Afeni
Shakur said. "I believe whole-heartedly that Tupac sends the people he wants
to these projects."Pac’s
Life
hitsstores Nov. 21.