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Pac’s Life is the sixth posthumously released studio album from the late hip hop icon Tupac Shakur, commemorating the 10 year anniversary of the death of the late poet, activist, actor, and hip-hop icon. It was released on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 in the United States and Monday, November 20, 2006 in Europe. The album features guest appearances from Ashanti and T.I., who appear on the title track “Pac’s Life”, and Krayzie Bone, who appears on the album’s first single “Untouchable”.

A broad range of artists contributed to the album, including Ashanti, T.I., Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Papoose, Keyshia Cole, Chamillionaire, Lil’ Scrappy, Outlawz, Big Syke, Young Buck and more.

T.I. and Ashanti were involved in the single “Pac’s Life,” which was filmed at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts. The World Premiere of “Pac’s Life” was on at 7:30 PM on BET access granted on Wednesday, November 22nd. The video featured on BET’s behind the scenes of the filming of “Pac’s Life”. The album debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200 charts with about 159,000 units sold.

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Loyal to the Game is an album containing previously unreleased music recorded by Tupac Shakur before his death in 1996. Released in the US on December 14, 2004 (December 12 in the UK), Loyal to the Game was produced by Eminem, and is consequently very reminiscent of Eminem’s style.

According to an interview with MTV, Eminem was so moved by Tupac’s life and work that he wrote a letter to Tupac’s mother, Afeni Shakur, asking her to consider letting him produce the album. She agreed, and gave the go ahead for artists from Eminem’s Shady Records, such as 50 Cent, G-Unit and Obie Trice to appear on the album, as well as popular British artists Dido and Elton John. The album featured two singles- “Thugs Get Lonely Too” and “Ghetto Gospel”.

Eminem used various unusual production techniques during the creation of this album, namely modifying the pace and pitch of Tupac’s voice to better suit the beats produced. There has also been cutting and pasting of vocals to produce new words now synonymous with current rap culture.

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is the fourth posthumous album by Tupac Shakur. It was released in November 2002, debuting at number 5 on the Billboard 200; since then, it has sold 3 million copies. This release is the second of two albums recorded in Tupac’s “Makaveli” period (late 1996 to death) and was produced by Death Row producer Johnny “J”, Jazze Pha, Frank Nitty, and EDI of Tha Outlawz. Tracks include “My Block (remix),” “When We Ride On Our Enemies,” “Catchin Feelins” and “Never Call U ~censored~ Again”. It features 23 unreleased recordings and 2 remix from the period of 1995-1996, with appearances by Nas, Tha Outlawz, Mýa, Jazze Pha, Ron Isley, and Tyrese, among others. The hit single, “Thugz Mansion,” comes in two versions: the Nas acoustic version, on which the music video is based, and a hip hop version featuring Anthony Hamilton. The album sold 366,000 copies in its first week. It eventually went on to be certified 3x Platinum with almost no promotion. The track “Ghetto Star” has appeared on the soundtrack to the video game 25 To Life.

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Until the End of Time is a posthumous album release from the late rapper Tupac Shakur. This album consists of a collection of unreleased material and remixed songs. This album was the third album released without Shakur’s creative input. Until the End of Time was very highly anticipated and ended up being the best selling hip hop album in 2001. The single “Until the End of Time” features Richard Page and contains a sample from the song “Broken Wings”, a 1980s song by Mr. Mister (from which Page is lead singer). The video for this song featured a compilation of unreleased footage of Tupac Shakur. Suge Knight and Afeni Shakur were the Executive Producers of this album, with ten of the songs being produced by longtime Tupac producer and friend Johnny “J” and Cold 187um. The album went 4x Platinum.

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Still I Rise is an album by Tupac Shakur and his group The Outlawz excluding member Hussein Fatal for undisclosed reasons. The album contains all previously unreleased material and contains popular 2Pac tracks. It was released on December 14, 1999 by Interscope Records, under the Death Row label.

The album includes the single “Baby Don’t Cry (Keep Ya Head up II)”, which is similar in lyrical tone to 2Pac’s popular singles “Brenda’s Got a Baby” and “Keep Ya Head Up”.

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R U Still Down? (Remember Me) was the first posthumous album by Tupac Shakur, released in 1997. Although it is the second album release after his death, it is the first to be finished without the creative input of Shakur. Containing totally unreleased material coming from the time period of his albums Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. and Thug Life: Volume 1, the album quickly reached multi-Platinum status. Having left a large body of work behind, this was the first release from his mother’s new imprint Amaru Entertainment, set up to control his posthumous releases. It spawned two hit singles, “Do for Love” and “I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto”.

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The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory is the final album finished before 2Pac’s death and the first to be released after his death. Shakur had complete creative input on the album from the name of the album to the cover which Tupac chose to symbolize how the media has crucified him. The album was completely finished in a total of seven days during the month of August of 1996. The lyrics were written and recorded in only three days and mixing took an additional four days. These are among the very last songs he recorded before his fatal shooting on September 7th, 1996. Although The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory was released almost two months after his death, on November 5th, 1996, it is not a true posthumous album in the way that the later 2Pac albums are since he completed the album before his death. It has been recognized as a classic by many critics and fans. The emotion and anger showcased on the album has been admired by a large part of the hip-hop community, including other rappers. The album made its debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 and sold 663,000 copies in the first week, making Shakur the first rapper to have two #1 albums in one year. As of 1998, the album had sold over seven million copies in the United States.

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All Eyez on Me is a double album by rapper Tupac Shakur. It was released on February 13, 1996 (see 1996 in music). The album is one of the most influential albums in hip hop history and is widely considered one of the crowning achievements of 1990s rap. All Eyez on Me reached Platinum qualification in just 4 hours, and reached #1 on the Billboard 200 charts. The album has sold over twelve million copies which qualifies it for Diamond album status, as each disc in a double-album counts toward certification. The album is one of the best selling albums in hip-hop. It last received an RIAA certification in 1999, when it was certified 9x Platinum.

All Eyez on Me was released after Suge Knight, CEO of Death Row Records, bailed Shakur out of jail, fulfilling part of Shakur’s brand new contract with Death Row Records. 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 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.

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Me Against the World is a hip hop album by Tupac Shakur, released on March 14, 1995 (see 1995 in music). The album was recorded before and while Shakur was recovering from his November 1994 shooting, and released while he was incarcerated. Perhaps as a result of these circumstances, Me Against the World has become known to many as the most incendiary of Shakur’s releases, expressing an intensely personal mix of emotions and reactions to the events of his life. The album consists of frequent digressions into the dangers of paranoia, organized crime, and the moral repercussions of violence. Although the album was originally released on Shakur’s label Out Da Gutta, Amaru Entertainment, the label owned by Shakur’s mother, has since gained the rights to it.

This album, has been credited as setting the “nothing to lose” persona adopted by many rappers since Shakur’s death. The album is generally regarded as a classic album by the hip hop community due to its soulful and emotional content, claiming that Pac could make you feel as if you were in his shoes throughout the album, thus making the album distinct from others. In one particular review it was said that Tupac’s uncovered and raw humanity created a flow of inspiration and vibes through all who heard the album, and that it is a remarkable and somewhat insightful musical achievement.

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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. Due to heavy criticism on gangsta rap at the time, the original version of the album was scrapped and re-recorded with many of the original songs being cut. The group featured Big Syke, Macadoshis, Mopreme, The Rated R and Tupac Shakur. Among the notable tracks on the album are “Bury Me a G”, “Pour Out a Little Liquor”, “How Long Will They Mourn Me?” and “Str8 Ballin”. In 1996 Big Syke and Shakur planned to create a Thug Life: Vol. 2 which would have been released on Makaveli Records. Although the album was originally released on Shakur’s label Out Da Gutta, Amaru Entertainment, the label owned by the mother of Tupac Shakur, has since gained the rights to it.
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