Artist	Song
Meek Mill	Tupac Back (feat. Rick Ross)
from MMG Presents: Self Made, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Version) (2011)
Nas	We Will Survive
from I Am... (1999)
Naughty By Nature	Mourn You 'Til I Join You
from Greatest Hits: Naughty's Nicest (2005)
Rappin' 4-Tay	Playaz Dedication
from 4 tha Hard Way (1997)
Spice 1	The Thug In Me
from The Black Bossalini (A.k.a. Dr. Bomb from da Bay) (1990)
Maino	Letter to 2 Pac
from Black Flag City (2010)
Crooked I	Pac & Biggie
from Planet C.O.B. Vol. 2 (2011)
Luniz	Y Do Thugz Die
from Lunitik Muzik (1997)
The Grouch	Never Die
from Show You the World (2008)
Lil' Black	I Ain’t Mad At You, Pac (feat. T-Baby)
from We All Gone Die (1999)
Lost Boyz	From My Family to Yours (Dedication)
from Love, Peace and Nappiness (1997)
Ludacris	In the Depths of Solitude
from The Rose, Vol. 2: Music Inspired By Tupac's Poetry (2005)
Q-Tip	The Fear In the Heart of a Man
from The Rose That Grew from Concrete (2000)
Mos Def	Can U C the Pride In the Panther?
from The Rose That Grew from Concrete (2000)
Talib Kweli	Fallen Star
from The Rose, Vol. 2: Music Inspired By Tupac's Poetry (2005)

Comment:

Whether underground or mainstream; Eastern, Western or Southern; street-smart or high-minded — every element of hip-hop has paid homage to 2Pac. Debated in his life, he's been deified since his death. Nas repped Queensbridge and once slung lyrical arrows at 'Pac, but with "We Will Survive" he pours out a drink from his cup for his fallen foe. After all, the erstwhile Nastradamus prophesized that "the best are supposed to clash at the top." A published poet memorized in college classrooms and corner stores, 2Pac penned words so potent that they inspired a Billboard chart's worth of rappers to reinterpret his verse. ATL MC Ludacris may have once titled an album Chicken-n-Beer, but when it came to 2Pac, he solemnly intoned "In the Depths of Solitude." A decade-and-a-half after 2Pac drew his last breath, the mention of his name rings bells like a sacred incantation. See Meek Mill's "Tupac Back (feat. Rick Ross)," a cut that riffs on rap's enduring desire for Makeveli's reincarnation. From Bay Area bombers like Spice 1 and Luniz to the philosophic New York darts of Mos Def and Talib Kweli, 2Pac remains the third rail of rap — an icon above all criticism.

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