All Eyez on Me was released following an agreement between Knight and Shakur which stated Shakur would make three albums under Death Row Records in return for them paying his bail. At the time, Shakur was broke and thus unable to make bail himself. In October 1995, Suge Knight and Jimmy Iovine paid the $1.4 million bail necessary to get Shakur released from jail on charges of sexual abuse. In 2020, the album was ranked 436th on Rolling Stone's updated list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA) on July 23, 2014, eighteen years after Shakur's death, with shipments of over 5 million copies (each disc in the double album counted as a separate unit for certification). Shakur also won the award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist at the 24th Annual American Music Awards. The album won the 1997 Soul Train award for Rap Album of the Year posthumously, and was also posthumously nominated for Best Rap Album at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards. All Eyez on Me received instant critical acclaim, and it has been ranked by many critics as one of the greatest hip hop albums, as well as one of the greatest albums of all time. Seven months later, 2Pac was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting. Moreover, All Eyez on Me made history as the first ever double-full-length hip-hop solo studio album released for mass consumption globally.Īll Eyez on Me was the second album by 2Pac to chart at number one on both the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, selling 566,000 copies in the first week. It featured four singles in all, the most of any of Shakur's albums. The album includes the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles " How Do U Want It" and " California Love". Released on February 13, 1996, by Death Row Records and Interscope Records, It was the only Death Row/Interscope release that was distributed through Island Records/Polygram in the United States. Dre, DJ Bobcat, Dat Nigga Daz, DJ Pooh, DeVante Swing, among others. The album features productions by Shakur alongside a variety of producers, including DJ Quik, Johnny "J", Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, George Clinton, E-40, Redman, Method Man, Nate Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, K-Ci & JoJo, and Roger Troutman, among others. All Eyez on Me features guest appearances from several artists including the Outlawz, Dr. The song was played on 2Pac's biopic, All Eyez On Me (2017), with 2Pac and Snoop in the studio recording the song.All Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album by American rapper 2Pac and the last to be released during his lifetime.
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The song featured in the first episode of the TV series Gang Related. On April 15, 2012, the song was played at the Coachella Festival with Snoop Dogg performing with a hologram of 2Pac. The performance included a sample of the 2Pac verse. Dre & Snoop Dogg as tribute to 2Pac on the 2000 Up In Smoke Tour. The concert was released on the Live at the House of Blues album in 2005. It was the final song performed live by both Snoop Dogg & 2Pac (in his last recorded performance) at the House of Blues on July 4, 1996. The song was included on numerous 2Pac compilations, including his Greatest Hits and Best of: Thug album. The music video was released for the week ending on April 28, 1996.
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The beginning of the scene where Tupac is speaking to Biggie is in reference to the movie Scarface where Tony speaks to his alleged killer before shooting him. The prelude for the song shows a parody of Biggie Smalls ("Piggy") and Puff Daddy in discussion with Shakur about the November 1994 shooting. The video was directed by one of 2Pac's production partners, Tracy Robinson. The version of the song used for the music video differs to the version found on the album, with clean alternate lyrics, delay on the word "Party" within the chorus, and an arpeggio added to the beat. Though the song was limited to a promo release, a music video was created for the song.
The song contains an interpolations of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five's song " The Message" and "Radio Activity Rap (Let's Jam)" by MC Frosty and Lovin' C. The song peaked at number 46 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. The song served as a promotional single for the album and later as the B-side to the album's second major single, How Do U Want It. The song features fellow West Coast rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg and was produced by Daz Dillinger. " 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" is a song by American hip hop artist 2Pac from his 1996 album All Eyez on Me. 1996 single by 2Pac and Snoop Doggy Dogg "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted"Ĭan-Am Studios ( Los Angeles, California)
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