The Absolute BEST Opening Track In The History Of Hip Hop (Vol. No Need To Debate)

[harlem on the rise]

 

"Ambitionz Az A Ridah" Produced by Dat #$#%! Daz

Kurupt: First day he came home, "Ambitionz Az A Ridah"-that was the first record that he did. Suge brought him in. The word went through the office that 'Pac was home. Everybody [who was] at the studio at that time was up there. I came a little bit later, and when i came, Daz already had the beat started. 'Pac wasn't in the studio for any more than 45 minutes before he had his first verse done and laid. that fast. He didn't even wanna chill; all he wanted to do was get on the mic. Whatever day he landed in Los Angeles, two hours after he landed, he had his first verse laid.

Dave Aron: That's the first song I ever did with 2pac. The day he got out of jail, he didn't go to the clubs. He didn't go try to meet women. He went straight to the studio like he was on a mission, and he recorded "Ambitionz Az A Ridah" and "I ain't Mad At Cha." 2pac came in, and he was fresh out of jail. I seen them give him his Death Row Medallion that same night. And then he came right in. He was ready to go. He was very hyped, very focused, a lot of energy-mad energy. And you could tell he was really one a mission. He really had a real vision of what was going on, and he wanted to get a lot done in that short amount of time.

Daz: The idea came from the me sampling Pee Wee Herman. So if you listen to Pee Wee Herman [the Champs' "Tequila"], I just put the gangsta twist on it. I gave it to 'Pac. Came back to the studio, and it was done

From XXL's The Making Of All Eyez On Me



Now onto WHY this is the BEST opening track... This track marks both the beggining of an era and the end of an era, this is Pac putting all he said in the VIBE interview in the rest... This was Pac's more or less first things he had to say after comin home as mentioned in the article, THIS is the FIRST joint he recorded after coming home... The seeds for a coastal beef were already planted and the public was becoming aware of the fued between 2Pac/Death Row& BIG/Bad Boy Records...

Back to why this is the BEST... The beat is justAMAZING,& Pac absolutely BODIED the track.. He recliamed his spot amungst raps elite, and this is one of the albums of the mid 90s that took hip hop to the next level, this paved the way for rappers moving MAJOR units, and is part of the reason hip hop overtook Country as the best selling genre...

 

[CUNNiNGH4M]

what? no biggie?

i figured u would hate pac's guts

 

[guccimane]

No.

http://www.youtube.com/v/i23vd9nUrmM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6http://www.youtube.com/v/i23vd9nUrmM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6

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[gtek]

I hate to do this to my main man Pac but.....

http://www.youtube.com/v/J4jX0kbzVdw&fs=1&source=uds&autoplay=0http://www.youtube.com/v/J4jX0kbzVdw&fs=1&source=uds&autoplay=0

 

[ihust1e]

This has potential and wont end well

Killa Cam [Intro] FTW

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Originally Posted by GucciMane

No.

http://www.youtube.com/v/i23vd9nUrmM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6http://www.youtube.com/v/i23vd9nUrmM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6 http://www.youtube.com/v/i23vd9nUrmM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6http://www.youtube.com/v/i23vd9nUrmM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6

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This.

 

[dead stokc]

Theres a mutha *!##*% echo in this forum, word to me.

 

[mr kuter]

I think I might have to Co-Sign OP honestly. Could just be my LA bias.

 

[cicero avenue dopeman]

I agree OP

 

[vegasoner]

 

[nash]

Originally Posted by Mr Kuter

I think I might have to Co-Sign OP honestly. Could just be my LA bias.

 

[mvplikekobe24]

Stillmatic intro is up there

Ambitionz

 

[vegasoner]

Nah, buts defintly between Victory and Ambitionz az a Ridah.

 

[seymore cake]

So we're going to act as if this song was never made huh?

 

[angonas]

Pac=Goat

 

[luigitheking]

Originally Posted by Seymore CAKE

So we're going to act as if this song was never made huh?

That's what I was gonna say but I didn't know if people were gonna get all technical and say The Genesis was the intro.

 

[harlem on the rise]

Im on the SK... I don't see what these responses are... (even tho I know NONE of them are better)

Can I get an assist??

 

[luigitheking]

 

[optimusprimeaphia]

Originally Posted by VegasOner

No, but DAMN GOOD.

 

[guccimane]

Originally Posted by LuigiTheKing

http://www.youtube.com/v/ZK53r73QWN0&hl=en_US&fs=1&http://www.youtube.com/v/ZK53r73QWN0&hl=en_US&fs=1&

HOW DID I FORGET THIS?!

THIS AND THE SONG RIGHT AFTER "WHAT UP GANGSTA"

 

[seymore cake]

Originally Posted by Harlem On The Rise

Im on the SK... I don't see what these responses are... (even tho I know NONE of them are better)

Can I get an assist??

NY State of Mind
Victory
The Mobb
GRODT Intro
Gucci's Intro


The 1st two... Definite comp.

 

[airjordan jb23]

If were not being tehnical i gotta go with ny state of mind. Ambitionz & victory are up there too.

 

[abeautifulhaze]

 

[illmatic34]

Originally Posted by abeautifulhaze


http://www.youtube.com/v/avQioEwD6zI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&hdhttp://www.youtube.com/v/avQioEwD6zI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&hd

This.

 

[asmathews]

Originally Posted by LuigiTheKing