Tupac rises for two ‘new’ singles

Death is not the end, and Tupac is proof of that. The possibly extremely dead rap legend has once more had two “new” tracks leak, leftover from his final studio album The Don Killuminati. Diss from beyond the grave? That’s what ‘Watch Ya Mouth’ is, dropping ghostly revenge on Dre, De La Soul and Nas. ‘New York 87’ is a somber procession of unearthly prose and unearthly flows, with verses from Daz, Kurupt, DJ Quik and Deadly Threat. Dead or alive, Tupac remains untouchable.

Published June 29, 2011.