The 25th anniversary vinyl release will be packaged as a double LP gatefold and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at renowned record plant RTI. The cassette version will include the original booklet, which features photos and artwork from the album’s initial release.
Prospective buyers can pre-order the vinyl or cassette now. A vinyl copy of 2Pacalypse Now costs $25.98 while the cassette will only set you back $8.98.
2Pac was in the news again just last month when the late rapper was nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. The “Brenda’s Got a Baby” MC joined a list of nominees that included Janet Jackson, Bad Brains, Pearl Jam and Chaka Khan.
The nomination of 2Pac inspired Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Chuck D to vent some frustrations with the Hall’s selections. The Public Enemy leader felt it was wrong for any solo hip-hop act to be inducted before LL Cool J.
“Got forever love for PAC BUT there AIN’T a solo rap act that should get in the RRHOF before LL Cool J,” Chuck D wrote on Twitter. “I don’t care about what naysayers think.”
LL Cool J has been a nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on multiple occasions, but his candidacy has never passed that point.
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