Makaveli
The 7 Day Theory
Review Written by GaNGsTaZo

Overall Rating: 9/10

Alright, 2pac is my favorite artist of all time, so I might seem biased on this review. September 13, 1996 marked the end of 2pac’s life. Shortly after he died, 2pac had another album under the name “Makaveli”, which was derived from the Prince, Machiavelli. This CD is easily one of his best, and of course, sold millions of records. It was a great way to end the final chapter of his life. Exit 2pac: Enter Makaveli

The intro, called “Bomb First (My Second Reply)", starts out for a second with a crowd of speculators silently talking. Then comes the news interviewer, who is talking about the 2pac releasing the new Makaveli album. He’s talking about how all the other rappers who had a feud with 2pac were shaken up by the release. He’s also naming the rappers with sleazy names like “Mobb Sleep” (Mobb Deep) and “Notorious P.I.G.” (B.I.G.). Then the track starts out with 2pac talking about how there’s 2 sides of the game, and which side are you on? You then hear gunshots, and the beat goes on. The beat’s a nice way to set the tone of the song. The rapping is nice, with good lyrics for his “Second Reply”. The track also features the Outlaws. It’s a very nice track to start the album off.

The next track is called “Hail Mary” which was one of the singles off the album. The beat is pretty slow, and eerie. The lyrics are an excellent example of proof that 2pac was a very intelligent person. The track also Kastro, Young Noble, and Prince Ital. Very good choice for the single. The video for the song shows 2pac resurrecting from his grave and killing his enemies. Pretty creepy, isn’t it?

Track 3, “Toss It Up” is another single from the album. It was his first single off the album, I believe. The track features K-Ci and JoJo. It’s a great party song and a good choice of single. The song is basically about love and sex. You’ve got to understand that he was a successful man, so of course he’s going to part and have sex with women. That’s what this song is about. K-Ci and JoJo supply the singing vocals on the track and sound good. The beat’s an excellent beat. The video basically just shows them in a parking lot with nice cars, women, and fire. 2pac’s last verse of the song is basically dissing Dr. Dre saying he left Compton and he’s still representing it. After the last verse, 2pac is just talking throwing out random disses to Bad Boy. He calls Lil’ Kim a fat bitch and talks about Puffy.

Track 4 is called “To Live and Die in L.A.”. Like he says at the end, it’s basically California Love pt. 2, without Dr. Dre. It’s a pretty good party song and was also a single off of the LP. No guest appearances in this song aside from the lady who’s singing the chorus. The song is about his life in L.A. and he’s talking about the good times and the struggles. He shows lots of love for L.A.

Track 5, “Blasphemy” is a nice track dealing with religion. He talks about people like Malcom X, and Moses splitting the Red Sea. He claims that everyone kissing god’s ass hoping to go to heaven will not go. He’s wondering if heaven is just another door, and is God another cop waiting to beat his ass? It’s a very interesting track, featuring Prince Ital. You can understand him more when you hear this track.

Track 6, “Life of an Outlaw” has a beat that can become very annoying after a while. This is probably one of the worst tracks on the album. Once again, 2pac features the Outlawz on this song. The song is basically about how it is to be an Outlaw having to deal with all the violence.

Track 7, “Just Like Daddy” has a nice slow, happy beat. It’s a nice song to listen to when you’re relaxing. It’s dedicated to the women, and it’s basically about relationships. It’s another track off the album with the Outlawz, and probably my favorite one featuring them.

“Krazy”, Track 8, is probably my personal second favorite on the CD. It’s got a nice slow sounding beat that fits the song. This one features BadAzz. He covers a lot of topics such as a relationship with somebody named Setchu, smoking weed, and basically how he has so many things going through his mind. He talks about praying and crying. Definetely a great track.

Now Track 9 ***BEST SONG ON CD*** takes us to my personal favorite, “White Man’z World”. What an amazing powerful track. I wish it was released as a single so he could show this side of him. He did in Changes, but it wouldn’t hurt to have this song as a single. Anyway, the song is about how much harder it is to be Black, especially for black females. He wants his black nation to be proud of what they are, and to be glad that they were able to pull through the struggle of being black. The track is basically a letter to his sister from prison. Over the choruses, you can hear 2pac talking in the first chorus background. This is probably the most powerful part of the song:

“All my ghetto motherfuckers be proud to be black and be PROUD to have this shit like this, cause ain't NOBODY got it like this. All these motherfuckers wanna be like us, they all wanna be like us, to be the have-nots, all hail. God bless the child that can hold his own, no motherfuckin doubt”

Continuing on, the other choruses have political speakers talking about the injustice of the world. It’s music like this that makes you realize that 2pac was up there with people like Malcom X and Martin Luther King.

Moving on, Track 10 is called “Me and My Girlfriend”. The beat of this song is very nice. Basically the whole song is a complete metaphor. You’d think that his girlfriend would be a girl, but it’s actually his gun that he’s talking about. He’s just showing his love for his AK.

Alright, now “Hold Ya Head”, Track 11, would probably be my third favorite song on the album. It’s similar to a song we all know called “Keep Ya Head Up”, but it’s basically for anybody who has a hard life. The message of the song is never give up, just hold your head. Just a note, in the beginning you hear voices saying:

“Can you see him?”
“I see him”
“I’m alive”-2pac

 So if you’re a big 2pac conspiracy nut, that’s an interesting part.

The final track of the CD, “Against All Odds”. This track is a diss to all the rappers he hates, aside from Biggie Smalls, surprisingly. He talks about Puffy, Nas, and Jay-Z, I believe. It’s a great way to end the CD. He claims it’s the truest shit he’s ever wrote. The beat’s a nice beat. Great life and album closer.

To sum it all up, this is without a doubt an excellent buy. You can get it in stores now, Digitally Remastered with better sound quality and it will be an enhanced CD. The 7 Day Theory is one of the best CDs I have ever heard, and I recommend it. May 2pac Rest in Peace.

 -GaNGsTaZo