Still I Rise (album)

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Still I Rise is an album by 2Pac and his group The Outlawz excluding member Hussein Fatal, who had left the group as he had refused to sign to Death Row; Napoleon would soon follow. The album contains all previously unreleased, albeit remixed material. It was released on December 21, 1999, by Interscope Records, under the Death Row label. It was certified two times platinum by the RIAA.

The song "Letter to the President" featured in the film "Training Day" (2001).

The album includes the single "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)".

The album is named after a poem by Maya Angelou. The album sold 1.500.000 copies worldwide.

Track listing

#	Title	Producer	Performers	Time
1	"Letter to the President"	QD III	Intro: E.D.I. Amin First verse: 2Pac Chorus: 2Pac & C-Knight Second verse: E.D.I. Amin Third verse: Big Syke Fourth verse: Kastro Outro: 2Pac & C-Knight	6:03
2	"Still I Rise"	Johnny J	Intro: Kastro First verse: 2Pac Chorus: Ta'He Second verse: Kadafi Third verse: Napoleon Fourth verse: Young Noble Fifth verse: Kadafi	4:45
3	"Secretz of War"	Johnny J	Chorus: E.D.I. Amin First verse: E.D.I. Amin Second verse: 2Pac Third verse: Kadafi Fourth verse: Young Noble	4:15
4	"Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)"	2Pac, Soulshock & Karlin	Intro: 2Pac Chorus: 2Pac, H.E.A.T. (back) First verse: 2Pac Second verse: E.D.I. Amin Third verse: Young Noble	4:22
5	"As the World Turns"	Darryl "Big D" Harper	Intro: 2Pac First verse: 2Pac Chorus: Darryl "Big D" Harper, 2Pac (back) Second verse: Young Noble Third verse: Napoleon Fourth verse: E.D.I. Amin Fifth verse: Kadafi	5:08
6	"Black Jesuz"	2Pac & L Rock Ya	Intro: 2Pac, Kadafi First verse: Kadafi Second verse: Storm Chorus: 2Pac, Val Young Third verse: Young Noble Fourth verse: 2Pac Fifth verse: Kastro Outro: Kastro	4:29
7	"Homeboyz"	Daz Dillinger	Intro: 2Pac First verse: 2Pac Second verse: Young Noble Chorus: 2Pac Third verse: 2Pac	3:38
8	"Hell 4 a Hustler"	Damon Thomas	First verse: 2Pac Chorus: Outlawz Second verse: E.D.I. Amin, Young Noble Third verse: 2Pac Outro: 2Pac	4:56
9	"High Speed"	Darryl "Big D" Harper	Intro: Kastro, 2Pac First verse: 2Pac Fourth verse: 2Pac Second verse: Kadafi Third verse: E.D.I. Amin Outro: 2Pac, E.D.I. Amin	5:59
10	"The Good Die Young"	Darryl "Big D" Harper	Intro: 2Pac First verse: 2Pac Chorus: Val Young Second verse: Napoleon Third verse: Young Noble Fourth verse: Kastro Fifth verse: E.D.I. Amin Outro: 2Pac, Young Noble	5:42
11	"Killuminati"	Tony Pizarro	First verse: 2Pac Chorus: 2Pac, Kastro, Qierra Davis-Martin (harmony) Second verse: E.D.I. Amin Third Verse: Kadafi Outro: 2Pac	4:02
12	"Teardrops and Closed Caskets"	QD III	Intro: 2Pac First verse: Outlawz Chorus: Nate Dogg, Val Young Second verse: Outlawz Third verse: Outlawz	5:05
13	"Tattoo Tears"	Kurupt, E.D.I. Amin	Intro: 2Pac First verse: 2Pac Chorus: Outlawz Second verse: Young Noble Third verse: Napoleon Fourth verse: Kadafi Fifth verse: Kastro	5:02
14	"U Can Be Touched"	Johnny J	Intro: Napoleon First verse: Napoleon Chorus: 2Pac Second verse: E.D.I. Amin Third verse: Kastro Fourth verse: Kadafi	4:23
15	"Y'all Don't Know Us"	Quimmy Quim & Reef	Intro: Young Noble First verse: Young Noble Chorus: Young Noble Second verse: Napoleon Third verse: E.D.I. Amin	4:55

Samples

• "As the World Turns"
  • "Sounds Like a Love Song" by Bobby Glenn

• "Teardrops and Closed Caskets"
  • "Love Ballad" by L.T.D.

• "U Can Be Touched"
  • "Piano in the Dark" by Brenda Russell

Chart history

Album

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	6
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	2

Singles

Year	Song	Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
1999	"Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)"	72	36