His connection. Songs like Death Around The Corner, Unconditional love, Nothin' To Lose and Dear Mama spoke DIRRECTLY to the life I lived. I could write a whole article about how much he connected with me, whether it dealt with suicide, misdirected anger, society ills, stressful moments, family hardships... I could go on with a scroll of how he related to me. I don't pray to Pac, but he's had a great amount of influence on my life