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All Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album
Studio album

A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist.It usually does not contain live recordings and/or remixes, and if it does, those tracks do not make up majority of the album and are often "bonus tracks"....
 by American Rapper 2Pac
Tupac Shakur

Tupac Amaru Shakur , also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American Rapping. In addition to his status as a top-selling recording artist, Shakur was a promising actor and a social activist....
. It was released on February 13, 1996, and sold 566,000 copies in the first week of release. This was the second to the last album released during 2Pac's lifetime, as he was murdered only 7 months after the release of this album.

The album is widely regarded as one of the most influential albums in hip hop
Hip hop

Hip hop is a cultural movement built largely around the music genre of hip hop music, which developed in New York City during the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 history and recognized as one of the crowning achievements of 1990s rap.






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All Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album
Studio album

A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist.It usually does not contain live recordings and/or remixes, and if it does, those tracks do not make up majority of the album and are often "bonus tracks"....
 by American Rapper 2Pac
Tupac Shakur

Tupac Amaru Shakur , also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American Rapping. In addition to his status as a top-selling recording artist, Shakur was a promising actor and a social activist....
. It was released on February 13, 1996, and sold 566,000 copies in the first week of release. This was the second to the last album released during 2Pac's lifetime, as he was murdered only 7 months after the release of this album.

The album is widely regarded as one of the most influential albums in hip hop
Hip hop

Hip hop is a cultural movement built largely around the music genre of hip hop music, which developed in New York City during the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 history and recognized as one of the crowning achievements of 1990s rap. It has been called "despite some undeniable filler easily the best production 2Pac's ever had on record". According to the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America

The Recording Industry Association of America is the trade group that represents the recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of a large number of private corporate entities such as record labels and distributors, which the RIAA claims "create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 90% of all legitimate sound recor...
, the album is one of the highest-selling rap albums of all time, with over 9 million copies of the album sold in the United States alone by June 18, 1998.

Background

All Eyez on Me was released after Suge Knight
Suge Knight

Marion Hugh Knight, Jr. , better known as Suge Knight, is an entrepreneur in the hip hop music industry and co-founder and CEO of Death Row Records....
, CEO of Death Row Records
Death Row Records

Death Row Records was a record label that was founded in 1988 in music by Dr. Dre and Suge Knight, and was once home to some of West Coast hip hop's biggest Rappers, including Tupac Shakur, Dr....
, bailed 2Pac out of jail in exchange for signing to Death Row, fulfilling part of 2Pac's brand new contract. This double-album served as the first two records of his three album contract. He arrived in the studios just hours after being released from prison to begin work on this 27 track hip-hop "tour de force". The prolific rapper finished this album in only two weeks. The album reached platinum status within four hours of its release..

The songs on All Eyez on Me are, in general, unapologetic celebrations of what is called in the idiom the thug lifestyle. Though there is the occasional reminiscence about past and present friends, it is a definite move away from the social and political consciousness of 2Pacalypse Now
2Pacalypse Now

2Pacalypse Now is the debut album of 2pac, released in November 1991.Though less polished and lacking the hard-hitting produced beats of his later albums, it is his most overtly political work....
.

The album features occasional guest spots from 2Pac's regulars, such as former-Thug Life
Thug Life

Thug Life: Volume 1 was the first release by the group Thug Life, started by rapper Tupac Shakur, and was released on September 26, 1994. The album was originally released by Shakur's label Out Da Gutta Records....
 members and The Outlawz
Outlawz

Outlawz, also known as Outlaw Immortalz, is an United States Hip hop music group from Montclair, New Jersey, founded by Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after his release from prison....
, as well as Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg

Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg , is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor....
, George Clinton, and other guests. The song "Heartz of Men" samples a portion of Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor

Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III was an United States comedian, actor and writer.Pryor was a storyteller known for unflinching examinations of racism and customs in modern life, and was well-known for his frequent use of colorful, vulgar and profane language and racial epithets....
's comedy album "That Nigger's Crazy
That Nigger's Crazy

That Nigger's Crazy is the third official album release by Richard Pryor. It was recorded live at Don Cornelius' Soul Train nightclub in early 1974....
". Most of the album was produced by Johnny "J"
Johnny "J"

Johnny Jackson , commonly known in the music industry as Johnny "J", was a multi-platinum songwriter, music producer and rapper who was perhaps best remembered for his production on Tupac Shakur's albums All Eyez on Me and Me Against the World, as well as many of Shakur's subsequent posthumous albums....
 and Daz Dillinger
Daz Dillinger

Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an United States hip hop production and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records....
, with help from Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre

Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records, also having produced albums for and overseeing the careers of many rappers signed to tho...
 on the songs "California Love", which he himself appeared in also as an album guest spot and "Can't C Me", which was Clinton's appearance. It is still 2Pac's best selling album, reaching a multiple diamond status.

In 2008 The National Association Of Recording Merchandisers in conjunction with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has recognized this album, as well as Me Against The World
Me Against the World

Me Against the World is the third album by the American Hip hop music musician Tupac Shakur, released on March 14, 1995. Although the album was originally released on Interscope Records, Amaru Entertainment, the label owned by Afeni Shakur, has since gained the rights to it....
, as extremely influential to the music industry and has added this album to their Definitive 200 list.

Reception

Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J....
 (5/13/99, p.74) - Included in Rolling Stones Essential Recordings of the 90's.

Spin
Spin (magazine)

Spin is a music magazine. Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr., it competes with industry stalwart Rolling Stone. Madonna was the artist on the cover of the first issue....
 (5/96, p.106) - 7 (out of 10) - "As long as you don't expect philanthropy from him, you'll find honesty and some pleasurably twisted scenarios."

Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly is a magazine published by Time Inc. in the United States which covers movies, television, music, Broadway stage productions, books, and popular culture....
 (12/27/96-1/3/97, p.146) - Ranked #3 on Entertainment Weeklys list of the Top 10 Albums And Singles Of 1996.

Q magazine (12/99, p.90) - Included in Q magazine's 90 Best Albums Of The 1990s.

Musician
Musician (magazine)

Musician was a monthly magazine that covered news and information about United States popular music. It was founded in 1976 by Sam Holdsworth and Gordon Baird....
 (6/96, p.90) - "...gangsta rappers pretty much share the values of their Republican detractors: the emphasis on making money, the righteousness of bearing arms, the wonderfulness of consumption, respect for hierarchy and loyalty to one's own as overriding principles..."

Rap Pages (5/96, p.30) - 7 (out of 10) - "Backed by `everything we push goes platinum' Death Row Records and a new crew of comrades...the lyrical Jesse James is back to expound on his lengthy dogmas within the infrastructure of his music....[T]his album conveys sudden gleams of brilliance and thick and chunky hits, radio-friendly or not."

NME
NME

The New Musical Express is a popular music magazine in the United Kingdom which has been published weekly since March 1952. It was the first British paper to include a singles chart, which first appeared in the 14 November 1952 edition....
 (3/2/96, p.47) - 9 (out of 10) - "All Eyez is his angry, end-of-tether, couldn't-give-a-shit meditation....an immense spewing of indignation and provocation, set to a brilliantly varied range of G-funk grooves....Tupac blasts out his non-PC opinions...with a competition-eliminating relentlessness."

Track listing


Book 1

#TitleFeatured Guest(s)Producer(s)Sample(s)Length
1"Ambitionz Az a Ridah" Daz Dillinger
Daz Dillinger

Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an United States hip hop production and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records....
 4:38
2"All Bout U
All bout U

"All bout U" is a 1996 single by the rapper Tupac Shakur from his fifth album, All Eyez on Me. The song samples "Candy " by Cameo and features Nate Dogg singing the chorus....
"		Nate Dogg
Nate Dogg

Nathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, is a Grammy-nominated United States R&B/hip hop music artist and singer born in Long Beach, California....
, Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg

Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg , is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor....
, Dru Down
Dru Down

Darnel Robinson, better known by his stage name Dru Down, is an United States Rapping from Oakland, California....
2Pac; Johnny "J"
Johnny "J"

Johnny Jackson , commonly known in the music industry as Johnny "J", was a multi-platinum songwriter, music producer and rapper who was perhaps best remembered for his production on Tupac Shakur's albums All Eyez on Me and Me Against the World, as well as many of Shakur's subsequent posthumous albums....
  • Contains a sample "Candy
    Candy (Cameo song)

    "Candy" is a song by the group Cameo that reached number 1 on the R&B charts in 1987. The song has recently been featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and can be heard on the Bounce FM radio station in the game....
    " by Cameo
    Cameo (band)

    Cameo is a funk-influenced rhythm and blues group that was formed in the early 1970's. Cameo was initially a 13-member group known as the New York City Players, this name was later changed to Cameo to avoid confusion with another popular group of that era....
4:36
3"Skandalouz"Nate Dogg
Nate Dogg

Nathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, is a Grammy-nominated United States R&B/hip hop music artist and singer born in Long Beach, California....
Daz Dillinger
Daz Dillinger

Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an United States hip hop production and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records....
 4:08
4"Got My Mind Made Up"Daz Dillinger
Daz Dillinger

Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an United States hip hop production and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records....
, Kurupt
Kurupt

Kurupt is an United States rapping and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records. He is a member of the rap group Tha Dogg Pound, and is mostly known for his work with Death Row Records....
, Method Man
Method Man

Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man, is an United Statesn hip hop music, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop culture collective Wu-Tang Clan....
, Redman & Inspectah Deck
Inspectah Deck

Jason Hunter , better known as Inspectah Deck, is an United States rapping, Record producer, and Acting. A founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, he has not achieved the same level of success in his solo career as some of his fellow Clansmen ; nevertheless, he has continued to release material into the late 2000's....
Daz Dillinger
Daz Dillinger

Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an United States hip hop production and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records....
 5:12
5"How Do U Want It
How Do U Want It

"How Do U Want It" is a song of Tupac Shakur featuring K-Ci and JoJo and was the third single from his album All Eyez on Me and just as "California Love" was a big success, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and giving him his only chart-topper....
"		K-Ci and JoJo
K-Ci and JoJo

K-Ci & JoJo are an United States R&B Duet , consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey and Joel "JoJo" Hailey . Natives of Wingate, North Carolina, they were also members of the chart-topper R&B group Jodeci with the DeGrate brothers?Donald and Dalvin DeGrate....
Johnny "J"
Johnny "J"

Johnny Jackson , commonly known in the music industry as Johnny "J", was a multi-platinum songwriter, music producer and rapper who was perhaps best remembered for his production on Tupac Shakur's albums All Eyez on Me and Me Against the World, as well as many of Shakur's subsequent posthumous albums....
  • Contains a sample of "Body Heat" by Quincy Jones
    Quincy Jones

    Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. , is an United States music Conductor , record producer, musical arranger, film composer and trumpeter. During five decades in the entertainment industry, Jones has earned a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend Award in 1991....
    		• 4:47
    6"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted
    2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted

    "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" is a Hip hop music song written by 2Pac, Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger for 2Pac's 1996 double album All Eyez on Me....
    "    		Snoop Doggy DoggDaz Dillinger
    Daz Dillinger

    Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an United States hip hop production and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records....
    		 4:06
    7"No More Pain" DeVante Swing
    DeVante Swing

    DeVante Swing is an African American record producer, songwriter, and singer. DeVante got his start as a member of the R&B chart-topping group Jodeci, which helped to define the new jack swing sound during the 1990s....
    		 6:14
    8"Heartz of Men" DJ Quik
    DJ Quik

    David Martin Blake , better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is a rapper and record producer from Compton, California.....
    		 4:43
    9"Life Goes On
    Life Goes On (song)

    "Life Goes On" is the fifth single on 2Pac's All Eyez on Me album. It is a tribute song to his friend Kato. It also talks about his own death, and his funeral....
    "    		 Johnny "J"
    Johnny "J"

    Johnny Jackson , commonly known in the music industry as Johnny "J", was a multi-platinum songwriter, music producer and rapper who was perhaps best remembered for his production on Tupac Shakur's albums All Eyez on Me and Me Against the World, as well as many of Shakur's subsequent posthumous albums....
    		 5:01
    10"Only God Can Judge Me
    Only God Can Judge Me (song)

    "Only God Can Judge Me" is a song on the first CD of the album All Eyez on Me by Tupac Shakur. It features Rappin' 4-Tay and was recorded while Shakur was signed to Death Row Records....
    "    		Rappin' 4-Tay
    Rappin' 4-Tay

    Anthony Fort?, better known by his stage name Rappin' 4-Tay is an United States rapper from the Fillmore District, San Francisco, California of San Francisco, California, California....
    		Doug Rasheed
    Doug Rasheed

    Doug Rasheed is an American hip hop music Hip hop production, mostly known for producing Coolio's hit "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Only God Can Judge Me " of Tupac Shakur's double album All Eyez on Me....
    		 4:56
    11"Tradin War Stories"C-Bo
    C-Bo

    Shawn Thomas, better known by his stage name C-Bo is an United States Hip hop music. He was born and raised in the Garden Block of Sacramento, California....
    , Dramacydal & Storm    		Mike Mosley
    Mike Mosley

    Mike Mosley , was an American racecar driver.Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Mosley died in an off-road vehicle accident near Riverside, California....
    ; Rick Rock
    Rick Rock

    Rick Rock is a Hip hop music Hip hop production from the Bay Area....
    		 5:29
    12"California Love
    California Love

    "California Love" is a hip hop music song by Tupac Shakur featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman. The song was released as 2Pac's comeback single upon his release from prison in 1995....
     (Remix)"    		Dr. Dre
    Dr. Dre

    Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records, also having produced albums for and overseeing the careers of many rappers signed to tho...
     & Roger Troutman
    Roger Troutman

    Roger Troutman was the lead singer of the band Zapp who helped to pave the way for West Coast hip hop after the scene's rappers heavily sampled his music over the years....
    		Dr. Dre
    Dr. Dre

    Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records, also having produced albums for and overseeing the careers of many rappers signed to tho...
  • Contains a sample of"Woman to Woman
    Woman to Woman

    Woman to Woman was a female-oriented discussion show, syndicated nationally in United States.Hosted by Pat Mitchell, from Hour Magazine, Woman to Woman featured one single topic each day....
    " by Joe Cocker
    Joe Cocker

    John Robert "Joe" Cocker OBE is an England rock /blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty human voice and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles....
  • Contains a sample of "Intimate Connection" by Kleeer
    Kleeer

    Kleeer was a New York City based funk and disco band which was formed in 1972 under the name The Jam Band, as a backup group to different disco bands and singer....
    ,as written by Norman Dunham and Woody Cunningham
  • Contains vocal samples from "West Coast Poplock
    West Coast Poplock

    "West Coast Poplock" is a single by Ronnie Hudson & The Street People. The song was then redone by Zapp , in which the vocals mix with another of their singles, "So Rough, So Tough ", and later sampled in Dr....
    " by Ronnie Hudson and the Street People
  • Contains vocal samples from "California knows how to Party" by Roger Troutman
    Roger Troutman

    Roger Troutman was the lead singer of the band Zapp who helped to pave the way for West Coast hip hop after the scene's rappers heavily sampled his music over the years....
    		• 6:25
    13"I Ain't Mad at Cha
    I Ain't Mad at Cha

    "I Ain't Mad at Cha" is the name of a song by rapper Tupac Shakur released as the fourth single from his album All Eyez on Me, released shortly after his death....
    "    		Danny Boy
    Danny Boy (artist)

    Danny Boy or DB is the stage name of Chicago, Illinois native Danny Boy Steward, a contemporary African-American Soul music singer....
    		Daz Dillinger
    Daz Dillinger

    Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an United States hip hop production and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records....
  • Contains a sample of "A Dream" by DeBarge
    DeBarge

    DeBarge was an United States music band , whose repertoire included Rhythm and blues, soul music, funk, and later Gospel music. Active as a professional recording group between 1979 and 1989, the group was one of the few recording acts to bring success to the Motown Records label during the 1980s....
    		• 4:53
    14"What'z Ya Phone #"Danny Boy
    Danny Boy (artist)

    Danny Boy or DB is the stage name of Chicago, Illinois native Danny Boy Steward, a contemporary African-American Soul music singer....
    		2Pac; Johnny "J"
    Johnny "J"

    Johnny Jackson , commonly known in the music industry as Johnny "J", was a multi-platinum songwriter, music producer and rapper who was perhaps best remembered for his production on Tupac Shakur's albums All Eyez on Me and Me Against the World, as well as many of Shakur's subsequent posthumous albums....
    		 5:09


    Book 2

    #TitleFeatured Guest(s)Producer(s)Sample(s)Length
    1"Can't C Me"George Clinton
    George Clinton (funk musician)

    George Clinton is an United States musician and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the musical bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and is a solo funk artist as of 1981....
    		Dr. Dre
    Dr. Dre

    Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records, also having produced albums for and overseeing the careers of many rappers signed to tho...
    		 5:30
    2"Shorty Wanna Be a Thug" Johnny "J"
    Johnny "J"

    Johnny Jackson , commonly known in the music industry as Johnny "J", was a multi-platinum songwriter, music producer and rapper who was perhaps best remembered for his production on Tupac Shakur's albums All Eyez on Me and Me Against the World, as well as many of Shakur's subsequent posthumous albums....
    		 3:51
    3"Holla at Me"Jewell
    Jewell (singer)

    Jewell is a female R&B singer who was signed to Death Row Records from 1992-1996. She was working part-time - though still unsigned - for IV Life Records....
    		Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin 4:55
    4"Wonda Why They Call U Bitch"Faith Evans
    Faith Evans

    Faith Ren?e Evans is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and author. Often referred to as the 'First Lady of R&B', she is the widow of the Notorious B.I.G....
     (Uncredited)    		Johnny "J"
    Johnny "J"

    Johnny Jackson , commonly known in the music industry as Johnny "J", was a multi-platinum songwriter, music producer and rapper who was perhaps best remembered for his production on Tupac Shakur's albums All Eyez on Me and Me Against the World, as well as many of Shakur's subsequent posthumous albums....
    		 4:18
    5"When We Ride"Outlawz
    Outlawz

    Outlawz, also known as Outlaw Immortalz, is an United States Hip hop music group from Montclair, New Jersey, founded by Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after his release from prison....
    		DJ Pooh
    DJ Pooh

    DJ Pooh is an United States hip hop production, rapping, screenwriter and film director....
    		 5:09
    6"Thug Passion" Dramacydal, Jewell
    Jewell (singer)

    Jewell is a female R&B singer who was signed to Death Row Records from 1992-1996. She was working part-time - though still unsigned - for IV Life Records....
    , DJ Quik
    DJ Quik

    David Martin Blake , better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is a rapper and record producer from Compton, California.....
    , & Storm    		Johnny "J"
    Johnny "J"

    Johnny Jackson , commonly known in the music industry as Johnny "J", was a multi-platinum songwriter, music producer and rapper who was perhaps best remembered for his production on Tupac Shakur's albums All Eyez on Me and Me Against the World, as well as many of Shakur's subsequent posthumous albums....
    		 5:07
    7"Picture Me Rollin'"Big Syke
    Big Syke

    Tyruss Himes, better known by his stage name Big Syke is an United States rapper who was a friend of Tupac Shakur. His alias is a remake of "Little Psycho", a name he got as a child....
    , C.P.O. & Danny Boy
    Danny Boy (artist)

    Danny Boy or DB is the stage name of Chicago, Illinois native Danny Boy Steward, a contemporary African-American Soul music singer....
    		Johnny "J"
    Johnny "J"

    Johnny Jackson , commonly known in the music industry as Johnny "J", was a multi-platinum songwriter, music producer and rapper who was perhaps best remembered for his production on Tupac Shakur's albums All Eyez on Me and Me Against the World, as well as many of Shakur's subsequent posthumous albums....
    		 5:14
    8"Check Out Time"Big Syke
    Big Syke

    Tyruss Himes, better known by his stage name Big Syke is an United States rapper who was a friend of Tupac Shakur. His alias is a remake of "Little Psycho", a name he got as a child....
     & Kurupt
    Kurupt

    Kurupt is an United States rapping and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records. He is a member of the rap group Tha Dogg Pound, and is mostly known for his work with Death Row Records....
    		Johnny "J"
    Johnny "J"

    Johnny Jackson , commonly known in the music industry as Johnny "J", was a multi-platinum songwriter, music producer and rapper who was perhaps best remembered for his production on Tupac Shakur's albums All Eyez on Me and Me Against the World, as well as many of Shakur's subsequent posthumous albums....
    		 4:39
    9"Ratha Be Ya Nigga"Richie Rich
    Richie Rich (rapper)

    Richard Serrell, better known by his stage name Richie Rich, is a rapper from Oakland, California, California.His rapping style is an influence on Snoop Dogg , Richie Rich first entered music in the late 1980s with the Oakland-based group 415 ....
    		Doug Rasheed
    Doug Rasheed

    Doug Rasheed is an American hip hop music Hip hop production, mostly known for producing Coolio's hit "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Only God Can Judge Me " of Tupac Shakur's double album All Eyez on Me....
    		 4:14
    10"All Eyez on Me"Big Syke
    Big Syke

    Tyruss Himes, better known by his stage name Big Syke is an United States rapper who was a friend of Tupac Shakur. His alias is a remake of "Little Psycho", a name he got as a child....
    		Johnny "J"
    Johnny "J"

    Johnny Jackson , commonly known in the music industry as Johnny "J", was a multi-platinum songwriter, music producer and rapper who was perhaps best remembered for his production on Tupac Shakur's albums All Eyez on Me and Me Against the World, as well as many of Shakur's subsequent posthumous albums....
    • Contains a sample of "Never Gonna Stop" by Linda Clifford
      Linda Clifford

      Linda Clifford may refer to:* Linda Clifford , American R&B singer* Linda Clifford , American attorney and candidate for Wisconsin Surpreme Court...
    		5:07
    11"Run tha Streetz"Michel'le
    Michel'le

    Michel'le Toussaint is an R&B vocalist of Louisiana Creole heritage. She is known for her squeaky, child-like speaking voice which is a startling contrast to her strong vocals....
    , Mutah & Storm    		Johnny "J"
    Johnny "J"

    Johnny Jackson , commonly known in the music industry as Johnny "J", was a multi-platinum songwriter, music producer and rapper who was perhaps best remembered for his production on Tupac Shakur's albums All Eyez on Me and Me Against the World, as well as many of Shakur's subsequent posthumous albums....
    		 5:16
    12"Ain't Hard 2 Find"B-Legit
    B-Legit

    Brandt Jones, better known by his stage name B-Legit, is a rapper from Vallejo, California, California.He is a member of The Click, a rap group formed by his cousin, E-40....
    , C.P.O., Richie Rich
    Richie Rich (rapper)

    Richard Serrell, better known by his stage name Richie Rich, is a rapper from Oakland, California, California.His rapping style is an influence on Snoop Dogg , Richie Rich first entered music in the late 1980s with the Oakland-based group 415 ....
     & E-40
    E-40

    Earl Stevens, better known by his stage name E-40, is an United States rapping from Vallejo, California. He is also part of the San Francisco Bay Area rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records....
    		Mike Mosley
    Mike Mosley

    Mike Mosley , was an American racecar driver.Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Mosley died in an off-road vehicle accident near Riverside, California....
    ; Rick Rock
    Rick Rock

    Rick Rock is a Hip hop music Hip hop production from the Bay Area....
    		 4:28
    13"Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find"Danny Boy
    Danny Boy (artist)

    Danny Boy or DB is the stage name of Chicago, Illinois native Danny Boy Steward, a contemporary African-American Soul music singer....
    		QDIII 3:59
    14"California Love (Short Radio Edit)"*Dr. Dre
    Dr. Dre

    Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records, also having produced albums for and overseeing the careers of many rappers signed to tho...
    		Dr. Dre
    Dr. Dre

    Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records, also having produced albums for and overseeing the careers of many rappers signed to tho...
    		 4:46


    * denotes Bonus Tracks

    Album singles

    Single information
    "California Love
    California Love

    "California Love" is a hip hop music song by Tupac Shakur featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman. The song was released as 2Pac's comeback single upon his release from prison in 1995....
    " [Non Album Single]
    • Released: June 4, 1996
    • B-side: "How Do U Want It
      How Do U Want It

      "How Do U Want It" is a song of Tupac Shakur featuring K-Ci and JoJo and was the third single from his album All Eyez on Me and just as "California Love" was a big success, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and giving him his only chart-topper....
      "
    "How Do U Want It
    How Do U Want It

    "How Do U Want It" is a song of Tupac Shakur featuring K-Ci and JoJo and was the third single from his album All Eyez on Me and just as "California Love" was a big success, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and giving him his only chart-topper....
    "
  • Released: June 4, 1996
  • B-side: Hit Em Up
    • "I Ain't Mad at Cha
    I Ain't Mad at Cha

    "I Ain't Mad at Cha" is the name of a song by rapper Tupac Shakur released as the fourth single from his album All Eyez on Me, released shortly after his death....
    "
  • Released: September 15, 1996
  • B-side: N/A
    • "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted
    2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted

    "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" is a Hip hop music song written by 2Pac, Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger for 2Pac's 1996 double album All Eyez on Me....
    "
  • Released: May, 1996
  • B-side: N/A
    • "Life Goes On
    Life Goes On (song)

    "Life Goes On" is the fifth single on 2Pac's All Eyez on Me album. It is a tribute song to his friend Kato. It also talks about his own death, and his funeral....
    "
  • Released: 1996
  • B-side: N/A
    • "All Bout U
    All bout U

    "All bout U" is a 1996 single by the rapper Tupac Shakur from his fifth album, All Eyez on Me. The song samples "Candy " by Cameo and features Nate Dogg singing the chorus....
    "
  • Released: 1996
  • B-side: N/A


    • Album Chart Positions

    Chart Peak positions
    Billboard 200
    Billboard 200

    The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling Albums and extended play in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine....
    		#1
    Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums#1
    Swedish Album Chart
    Sverigetopplistan

    Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Sweden national record chart, based on sales data from Grammofonleverant?rernas f?rening....
    		#5


    Singles Chart Positions

    Year Song Chart positions
    Billboard Hot 100
    Billboard Hot 100

    The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
    		 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles
    Hot Rap Tracks

    Hot Rap Tracks is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the most popular Hip hop music songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban contemporary radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets....
    		 UK Singles Chart
    UK Singles Chart

    The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
    1996 "California Love/How Do You Want It" #1 #1 #1 #6
    1996 "2 of Americaz Most Wanted" - - - -
    1996 "All bout You" - - - -
    1996 "I Ain't Mad At Cha" - - - #13
    1996 "Life Goes On" - - - #15


    Personnel


    • 2Pac
      Tupac Shakur

      Tupac Amaru Shakur , also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American Rapping. In addition to his status as a top-selling recording artist, Shakur was a promising actor and a social activist....
       - Performer, Producer, Assistant Producer
    • Dr. Dre
      Dr. Dre

      Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records, also having produced albums for and overseeing the careers of many rappers signed to tho...
       - Producer, Performer, Mixing
    • B-Legit
      B-Legit

      Brandt Jones, better known by his stage name B-Legit, is a rapper from Vallejo, California, California.He is a member of The Click, a rap group formed by his cousin, E-40....
       - Performer
    • E-40
      E-40

      Earl Stevens, better known by his stage name E-40, is an United States rapping from Vallejo, California. He is also part of the San Francisco Bay Area rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records....
       - Performer
    • Snoop Doggy Dogg
      Snoop Dogg

      Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg , is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor....
       - Vocals, Performer
    • Redman
      Redman

      Reginald "Reggie" Noble , better known by his stage name Redman, is an United States rapping and actor. He came to fame in the early 1990s as an artist on the Def Jam label....
       - Performer
    • C-Bo
      C-Bo

      Shawn Thomas, better known by his stage name C-Bo is an United States Hip hop music. He was born and raised in the Garden Block of Sacramento, California....
       - Performer
    • Rappin' 4-Tay
      Rappin' 4-Tay

      Anthony Fort?, better known by his stage name Rappin' 4-Tay is an United States rapper from the Fillmore District, San Francisco, California of San Francisco, California, California....
       - Performer
    • Dru Down
      Dru Down

      Darnel Robinson, better known by his stage name Dru Down, is an United States Rapping from Oakland, California....
       - Performer
    • Dave Aron - Engineer, Mixing
    • David Blake
      DJ Quik

      David Martin Blake , better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is a rapper and record producer from Compton, California.....
       - Producer, Talk Box, Mixing
    • Rick Clifford - Engineer
    • George Clinton
      George Clinton (funk musician)

      George Clinton is an United States musician and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the musical bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and is a solo funk artist as of 1981....
       - Vocals, Performer
    • Tommy D - Engineer
    • Ebony - Vocals (bckgr)
    • Bobby Ervin - Producer
    • Brian Gardner - Mastering
    • Lumberg - Vocals
    • Michael Geiser - Assistant Engineer
    • Puff Johnson
      Puff Johnson

      Puff Johnson is an United States singer-songwriter. She emerged on the music scene with the Single "Forever More", and "Over & Over" which appeared on the Film soundtrack of the film The First Wives Club, the single was a hit record in Europe and Australia reaching the Top 20 in both areas....
       - Vocals (bckgr)
    • Michel'le
      Michel'le

      Michel'le Toussaint is an R&B vocalist of Louisiana Creole heritage. She is known for her squeaky, child-like speaking voice which is a startling contrast to her strong vocals....
       - Performer
    • DJ Pooh
      DJ Pooh

      DJ Pooh is an United States hip hop production, rapping, screenwriter and film director....
       - Producer, Mixing
    • Doug Rasheed - Producer
    • Carl "Butch" Small - Percussion
    • DeVante Swing
      DeVante Swing

      DeVante Swing is an African American record producer, songwriter, and singer. DeVante got his start as a member of the R&B chart-topping group Jodeci, which helped to define the new jack swing sound during the 1990s....
       - Producer, Mixing
    • Sean "Barney" Thomas - Keyboards
    • Roger Troutman
      Roger Troutman

      Roger Troutman was the lead singer of the band Zapp who helped to pave the way for West Coast hip hop after the scene's rappers heavily sampled his music over the years....
       - Performer, Talk Box
    • Barbara Wilson - Vocals (bckgr)
    • Keston Wright - Engineer
    • Gaw 'Tha Man' Gobinath - Engineer
    • Method Man
      Method Man

      Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man, is an United Statesn hip hop music, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop culture collective Wu-Tang Clan....
       - Performer
    • Daz Dillinger
      Daz Dillinger

      Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an United States hip hop production and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records....
       - Producer, Performer
    • Michael Mosley - Producer, Assistant Engineer, Mixing
    • Storm - Performer
    • Nate Dogg
      Nate Dogg

      Nathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, is a Grammy-nominated United States R&B/hip hop music artist and singer born in Long Beach, California....
       - Vocals
    • Johnny "J"
      Johnny "J"

      Johnny Jackson , commonly known in the music industry as Johnny "J", was a multi-platinum songwriter, music producer and rapper who was perhaps best remembered for his production on Tupac Shakur's albums All Eyez on Me and Me Against the World, as well as many of Shakur's subsequent posthumous albums....
       - Producer, Mixing
    • Jo-Jo - Performer
    • K-Ci - Performer
    • Big Syke
      Big Syke

      Tyruss Himes, better known by his stage name Big Syke is an United States rapper who was a friend of Tupac Shakur. His alias is a remake of "Little Psycho", a name he got as a child....
       - Performer
    • Carlos Warlick - Engineer, Mixing
    • Troy Staton - Engineer
    • Ken Nahoum - Photography
    • Tom Daugherty - Engineer
    • Alvin McGill - Engineer, Assistant Engineer
    • Patrick Shevelin - Assistant Engineer
    • Stacey Smallie - Vocals (bckgr)
    • Roy Tesfay - Project Coordinator
    • Suge Knight
      Suge Knight

      Marion Hugh Knight, Jr. , better known as Suge Knight, is an entrepreneur in the hip hop music industry and co-founder and CEO of Death Row Records....
       - Executive Producer
    • George Pryce - Art Direction, Design
    • Rick Rock - Co-Producer
    • Paren 'Badboy' Chohan - Producer
    • Barbara Warren - Stylist
    • Natasha Walker - Vocals (bckgr)
    • Danette Williams - Vocals (bckgr)
    • Danny Boy
      Danny Boy

      "Danny Boy" is an Ireland song whose lyrics are set to the Irish tune Londonderry Air. The lyrics were originally written for a different tune in 1910 by Frederick Weatherly, an England lawyer, and were modified to fit Londonderry Air in 1913 when Weatherly was sent a copy of the tune by his sister....
       - Vocals, Performer
    • Hussein Fatal
      Hussein Fatal

      Hussein Fatal is an American gangsta rap artist....
       - Performer
    • Kurupt
      Kurupt

      Kurupt is an United States rapping and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records. He is a member of the rap group Tha Dogg Pound, and is mostly known for his work with Death Row Records....
       - Performer
    • Larry Chatman - Production Assistant, Assistant Producer
    • Advait Kapadia - Design
    • Henry "Hendogg" Smith - Illustrations
    • Norris Anderson - Project Supervisor
    • Dorothy Coleman - Vocals (bckgr)
    • Richie Rich
      Richie Rich (rapper)

      Richard Serrell, better known by his stage name Richie Rich, is a rapper from Oakland, California, California.His rapping style is an influence on Snoop Dogg , Richie Rich first entered music in the late 1980s with the Oakland-based group 415 ....
       - Performer
    • Yaki Kadafi - Performer
    • Inspectah Deck
      Inspectah Deck

      Jason Hunter , better known as Inspectah Deck, is an United States rapping, Record producer, and Acting. A founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, he has not achieved the same level of success in his solo career as some of his fellow Clansmen ; nevertheless, he has continued to release material into the late 2000's....
        - Cameo Performer


    See also

    • Tupac Shakur discography
      Tupac Shakur discography

      This is the discography of Tupac Shakur, an United States Rapping. There have been twelve studio albums released; six were completed before Shakur's death in 1996 and six were posthumously released....