Artist	Song
Jay-Z & Beyoncé	03' Bonnie & Clyde
from The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002)
Ja Rule	Holla Holla
from Venni Vetti Vecci (1999)
DMX	Slippin'
from Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (1998)
50 Cent	Many Men (Wish Death)
from Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003)
Eminem	Rock Bottom
from The Slim Shady LP (1999)
Game & 50 Cent	Westside Story
from The Documentary (2005)
Young Buck	Buck the World
from Buck the World (2007)
Obie Trice	The Setup
from Cheers (2003)
T.I.	Live Your Life (feat. Rihanna)
from Paper Trail (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Common & Cee-Lo	A Song for Assata
from Like Water for Chocolate (2000)
Lil Wayne	Hustler Musik
from Tha Carter II (2005)
Cassidy	I'm a Hustla
from I'm a Hustla (2005)
Black Rob	Ready (Explicit Version)
from The Black Rob Report (2005)
Bishop Lamont & EA Sports Soundtrack, Vol. 1	I Am a Soldier
from EA Sports Soundtrack, Vol. 1 (2005)
Saigon featuring Trey Songz	Pain In My Life (Featuring Trey Songz)
from Pain In My Life - Single (2006)

Comment:

2Pac is like Michael Jordan — every few years, someone anoints an heir apparent, but no one can quite fill his shoes. The closest contender was 50 Cent, who declared on his first single that he wanted the people to love him like they loved 2Pac. Brawny, pop-savvy, and with Machiavellian brain power, Curtis Jackson captured his idol's mix of world-weary fatalism and ability to instill fear with tracks like "Many Men (Wish Death)." After all, both survived near-death experiences to lead their respective generation. But even those who'd never faced hot lead built on 2Pac's blueprint. Taunted by 2Pac in his lifetime, Jay-Z used the cadences and flamenco guitars of his "Me & My Girlfriend" to jumpstart "Bonnie & Clyde '03," a ride-or-die anthem featuring Beyoncé. Indeed, nearly every marquee rapper who blew up after 2Pac's death has used him as an artistic north star, including Eminem, who even wrote a letter to Afeni Shakur asking for permission to executive produce a posthumous 2Pac album. The downtrodden empathy of "Rock Bottom" reveals 2Pac's heart beating through the box-spring saga of Slim Shady. And Eminem wasn't alone, as superstars ranging from the Game to Ja Rule, from Lil Wayne and DMX regularly quote from the testament of Makaveli.

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