Tupac's albums are an obvious given. He was all over the radio, everywhere. I wanted to introduce something new that people don't usually mention or realize. Popularizing "thug" and inventing "ride", "ridah" (lyrics that have been repeated by many a artist) is not Mickey Mouse..... it defines the meaning of influential. Imitation is the best form of flattery. I gave Whodini credit. Neither Pharcyde nor Arrested Development were pre-Pac... they were '92. Brenda's Got a Baby was '91.
