This is perhaps 2Pac's best-known song and his most successful, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks (as a double A-side single with " How Do U Want It") and 12 weeks at number one in New Zealand. Dre and Roger Troutman was released, December 3, 1995. The first single, " California Love" featuring Dr. The album also references the fact that 2Pac is under the attention of many fans, being his fourth studio album. With songs like "Can't C Me" and "All Eyez on Me", 2Pac makes it known that he feels the presence of surveillance, most notably by the police. The songs on the album along with the name of the album itself, allude to the feeling of being watched. 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 and Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. The songs on All Eyez on Me are, in general, unapologetic celebrations of living the "Thug Lifestyle". DJ Quik also produced, mixed and made an appearance on the album, but had to use his real name on the credits because his contract with Profile Records prevented him from using his stage name. Dre 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. Most of the album was produced by Johnny "J" and Daz Dillinger, with help from Dr. The song "Heartz of Men" samples a portion of Richard Pryor's comedy album That Nigger's Crazy. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Nate Dogg, George Clinton, Rappin' 4-Tay, The Click, Method Man, and Redman among others. The album features guest spots from 2Pac's regulars, such as former- Thug Life members and The Outlawz, as well as Dr. Īll Eyez on Me was originally intended for a Christmas 1995 release but was pushed back as Shakur continued to record music and shoot music videos for the album. Everybody's looking to see what I'mma do now so All Eyez on Me. I got the jealous homeboys and I got the homies that roll with me. I got the females that want to charge me with false charges and sue me and all that. Shakur explained to MTV's Bill Bellamy in December 1995 saying: Įuthanasia was the initial title of the album until it was changed to All Eyez on Me during the recording process. Fulfilling part of Shakur's brand new contract, this double-album served as the first two albums of his three-album contract. 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.
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". 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. Released on February 13, 1996, by Death Row Records and Interscope Records, All Eyez on Me features guest appearances from several artists including the Outlawz, Dr. 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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