I think people fail to realize how innovative the hook was. A hook that followed a format and featured multiple artists wasn't common practice in the early mid 90's. I don't know if any of you read the Making of All Eyez On Me feature in XXL the background on song is equally impressive as the final product.
i feel what people are saying as far as C-BO's intensity but " stopping lives like red lights" is not a hot or clever line. His verse simply didn't compare to the taunting in pac's verse, the sarcasm in 40's verse(" what the fuck you got a gun for if you gone hesitate"), the boss player-isms of RR's verse, or the skilly exhibited by B Legit