AMG Review of Until the End of Time

All Music Guide

This two-disc posthumous collection of previously unreleased tracks from 1995-1996 contains many poignant and prescient cuts, notable for their premonitions of early death and the inevitable outcome of a life lived on the edges of society. 2Pac's murder in 1997 spawned the usual macabre industry that surrounds prominent deceased figures, but Until the End of Time, with its touching liner notes from the rap star's mother, the former Black Panther Afeni Shakur, is a well-assembled collection. Highlights include "Ballad of a Dead Soulja" and the epic, prophetic title track, which features quotes from Mr. Mister's '80s hit "Broken Wings.", Rovi