Outline of term analytic paper for hip hop production

● Lyrical and production analysis of 2Pac’s album “All Eyez On Me”

-does lyrics have personal meaning
-references found within lyrics
-essentially decoding of the song lyrics
-which samples are used on his album?
-which musical influences are dominant?
-is there live instruments being used in the production of his album and which ones?
-what is the sonic make-up and structure?
-does his album have a certain pattern when it comes to music production?
● Production and lyrical analysis of each individual song
● Comparing and contrasting songs from “All Eyez On Me”
● Touching upon the subject of critical reception
● Social context and personal biography influences

Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj8ufirbbzk (live interview on his album)
movie All Eyez On Me (2017)
Documentary Tupac: Ressurection (2003)
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2pac-all-eyez-on-me/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Eyez_on_Me
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/all-eyez-on-me-205069/
https://www.rappad.co/blueprints/137130
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__4PEzCxslM (interview with one of the producers of the
album)
https://www.whosampled.com/2Pac/Ambitionz-Az-a-Ridah/
● The sources will expand over time but just indicating what kind of sources I intend to
use

Most of the sources would help me with lyrical analysis but there are not many about the
production .However I am really interested in this topic and I would even attempt to go over
instrumental of song in order to uncover it production.