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This article is about the Tupac Shakur album. For the film about Tupac, see All Eyez on Me (film). For other uses, see All Eyez on Me (disambiguation).

All Eyez on Me
Studio album by
2Pac
ReleasedFebruary 13, 1996 (1996-02-13)
RecordedOctober 13–October 27, 1995
StudioCan-Am Studios, Los Angeles, California
GenreHip hop[1]
Length2:12:20
Label
Producer
2Pac chronology
Me Against the World
(1995) 		All Eyez on Me
(1996) 		The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
(1996)
Singles from All Eyez on Me
  1. "California Love"
    Released: December 3, 1995
  2. "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted"
    Released: May 7, 1996
  3. "How Do U Want It"
    Released: June 4, 1996
  4. "I Ain't Mad at Cha"
    Released: September 15, 1996

All Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album by American rapper 2Pac (and the last to be released during his lifetime), released on February 13, 1996, by Death Row and Interscope Records.

All Eyez on Me features guest appearances from several artists including The Outlawz, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, George Clinton, E-40, Redman, Method Man, Tha Dogg Pound, K-Ci & JoJo, Roger Troutman, among others. The album features production by 2Pac himself alongside a variety of producers, including DJ Quik, Johnny "J", Dr. Dre, Rick Rock, Daz Dillinger, DJ Pooh, DeVante Swing, among others.

The album features the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "How Do U Want It" and "California Love". It featured five singles in all, the most of any of Shakur's albums. Moreover, All Eyez on Me made history as the first ever double-full-length hip-hop solo studio album released for mass consumption globally.

All 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. The album won the 1997 Soul Train R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year Award posthumously.[2][3] Shakur also won the Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist at the 24th Annual American Music Awards. The album was certified Diamond by the RIAA on July 23, 2014, eighteen years after Shakur's death,[4][5] with shipments of over 5 million copies (each disc in the double album counted as a separate unit for certification).

Background

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. At the time, Shakur was broke and thus unable to make bail himself. 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. Fulfilling part of Shakur's brand new contract, this double-album served as the first two albums of his three-album contract.[6][7]

Euthanasia was the initial title of the album until it was changed to All Eyez on Me during the recording process. Shakur explained to MTV's Bill Bellamy in December 1995 saying:

It's called All Eyez on Me. That's how I feel it is. I got the police watching me, the Feds. I got the females that want to charge me with false charges and sue me and all that. I got the females that like me. I got the jealous homeboys and I got the homies that roll with me. Everybody's looking to see what I'mma do now so All Eyez on Me.[8]

All 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.[8]

Recording and production

The album features guest spots from 2Pac's regulars, such as former-Thug Life members and The Outlawz, as well as Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Nate Dogg, and George Clinton, Rappin' 4-Tay, The Click, Method Man, and Redman among others.[9] The song "Heartz of Men" samples a portion of Richard Pryor's comedy album That Nigger's Crazy. Most of the album was produced by Johnny "J" and Daz Dillinger, with help from Dr. 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. 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.

Lyrical themes

The songs on All Eyez on Me are, in general, unapologetic celebrations of living 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 and Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z....[10] The songs on the album along with the name of the album itself, allude to the feeling of being watched. 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 album also references the fact that 2Pac is under the attention of many fans, being his fourth studio album.[11]

Singles

The first single, "California Love" featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman was released, December 28, 1995.[12] 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. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award as a Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) in 1997.[13] A remix version also produced by Dr. Dre appeared on the album. The song has since been certified 2x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[14]

Rapper Snoop Dogg made an appearance on the album's second single "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted"

"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" featuring rapper Snoop Dogg, was released as the second single on, May 7, 1996.[15] The video was directed by one of 2Pac's production partners, Gobi M. Rahimi and was filmed four months prior to the September 1996 shooting of 2Pac. The prelude for the song shows a parody of Biggie Smalls ("Piggie") and Puff Daddy ("Buff Daddy") in discussion with Shakur about the November 1994 shooting. 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.[16] The song peaked at number 46 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.[17]

The third single, "How Do U Want It" featuring R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo, was released, June 4, 1996.[18] It was a Double A-side single to "California Love" in America. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. There were three videos filmed for the song: two in the same set for the single in April 1996. The video was directed by Ron Hightower and produced by Tracy D. Robinson. These two are distinguished by MPAA rating (one is certified adult material). The video portrays a wild sex party with jacuzzi, mechanical bull riding, cage dancing and pole stripping. All actors and actresses are dressed in renaissance-age costumes, though all clothes are removed for the nude clip. The adult-material video also features numerous porn stars, including Nina Hartley, Heather Hunter, and Angel Kelly.[19] The limousine segment seen in the clean version is the same except no nudity.[20] The third one is the concert version, mostly them performing on stage. There are cameo appearances by K-Ci & JoJo, and fellow group member of Digital Underground Shock G both in the concert and studio segments.[21]

"I Ain't Mad at Cha" featuring singer Danny Boy, was released shortly after Shakur's death as the final single from the album, on September 15, 1996. For the video the song was re-recorded with a live band. The new track was recorded at Can-Am Studios by Conley Abrams. The video was shot weeks before Shakur's death.[22]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[23]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[24]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[25]
Los Angeles Times[26]
NME9/10[27]
Pitchfork9.4/10[28]
Q[29]
Rolling Stone[30]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[31]
Spin7/10[32]

All Eyez on Me received widespread acclaim. Spin magazine gave it 7 out of 10 and said: "As long as you don't expect philanthropy from Tupac, you'll find honesty and some pleasurably twisted scenarios."[32] The record ranked No. 3 on Entertainment Weekly's list of Top 10 albums of 1996.[33] AllMusic stated, "Maybe it was his time in prison, or maybe it was simply his signing with Suge Knight's Death Row label. Whatever the case, 2Pac re-emerged hardened and hungry with All Eyez on Me, the first double-disc album of original material in hip-hop history. With all the controversy surrounding him, 2Pac seemingly wanted to throw down a monumental epic whose sheer scope would make it an achievement of itself. But more than that, it's also an unabashed embrace of the gangsta lifestyle, backing off the sober self-recognition of Me Against the World. Sure, there are a few reflective numbers and dead-homiez tributes, but they're much more romanticized this time around. Despite some undeniable filler, it is easily the best production 2Pac's ever had on record".[23]

In the Los Angeles Times, Cheo Hodari Coker praised the album: "All Eyez on Me, a 27-song, 133-minute gangster's paradise, finds the rapper even more venomous than he was before his 11-month incarceration for sexual abuse. He displays no remorse for his tough life, and even less feeling for his enemies. The only thing jail time did for 2Pac was make his creative fires burn even hotter—he raps here with a passion and skill matched in gangsta rap only by Snoop Doggy Dogg and the Notorious B.I.G. And with such producers as DJ Pooh, DJ Quik, Dr. Dre and Johnny J laying down the tracks, he finally has a musical team worthy of his talent."[26]

"It's like a Cali thug-life version of Pink Floyd's The Wall – pure gangsta ego run amok over two CDs," complained Rolling Stone. "At that length, the album's all-hard-all-the-time tone approaches caricature."[34] Nonetheless, the album was included in the magazine's essential recordings of the 1990s.[35]

Accolades

  • The information regarding accolades attributed to All Eyez on Me is adapted from Acclaimed Music.[36]
  • Asterisk (*) signifies unordered lists.
Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
FNAC France The 1000 Best Albums of All Time[37] 2008 461
Rock & Folk The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999[38] 1999 *
Babylon Greece The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s 48
Hip-Hop Connection United Kingdom The 100 Greatest Rap Albums 1995–2005 2005 35
The New Nation Top 100 Albums by Black Artists 64
Q The Ultimate Music Collection *
90 Albums of the 90s 1999 *
rap.About.com United States 100 Greatest Hip Hop Albums[39] 2008 80
Best Rap Albums of 1996[40] 1
Tom Moon 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die *
Entertainment Weekly The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 87
Ego Trip Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980–98 1999 14
Rolling Stone The Essential Recordings of the 90s *
100 Best Albums of the Nineties[41] 2010 50
Complex The 90 Best Rap Albums of the '90s 2014 10

Commercial performance

All Eyez on Me debuted at number-one on both the US Billboard 200 and the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, selling 566,000 copies in its first week, becoming 2Pac's second number one album on the chart.[42][43] The album was eventually certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[44] As of September 2011, All Eyez on Me has shipped 5,887,630 in the United States, making it 2Pac's highest selling album.[45]

In the United Kingdom, the British Phonographic Industry certified the album was certified Silver on January 1, 1997, followed by Gold on July 22, 2013, and Platinum on November 14, 2014, for sales of over 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[46] It has charted on Billboard 200 for 105 weeks in total.

It was re-released in 2001 as enhanced CDs containing the "California Love" music video. Both discs contained the same data track. It was also re-released as a Dual-Disc in 2005.

Track listing

Disc 1: Book 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ambitionz Az a Ridah"Tupac ShakurDaz Dillinger4:39
2."All Bout U" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Hussein Fatal & Yaki Kadafi)
4:37
3."Skandalouz" (featuring Nate Dogg)Shakur
4:09
4."Got My Mind Made Up" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound, Method Man & Redman)
Daz Dillinger5:13
5."How Do U Want It" (featuring K-Ci & JoJo)
  • Shakur
  • Jackson
Johnny "J"4:47
6."2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
Daz Dillinger4:07
7."No More Pain"ShakurDeVante Swing6:15
8."Heartz of Men"ShakurDJ Quik4:44
9."Life Goes On"ShakurJohnny "J"5:02
10."Only God Can Judge Me" (featuring Rappin' 4-Tay)
  • Shakur
  • Doug Rasheed
Doug Rasheed4:57
11."Tradin' War Stories" (featuring Outlawz, C-Bo & Storm)
  • Shakur
  • Donna Harkness
  • Mike Mosley
5:30
12."California Love" (remix; featuring Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman)
6:25
13."I Ain't Mad at Cha" (featuring Danny Boy)ShakurDaz Dillinger4:54
14."What'z Ya Phone #" (featuring Danny Boy)Shakur
  • Johnny "J"
  • 2Pac
5:08
Total length:1:10:27
Disc 2: Book 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Can't C Me" (featuring George Clinton)ShakurDr. Dre5:31
2."Shorty Wanna Be a Thug"ShakurJohnny "J"3:52
3."Holla at Me" (featuring Nanci Fletcher)ShakurBobby "Bobcat" Ervin4:55
4."Wonda Why They Call U Bitch"Shakur
4:19
5."When We Ride" (featuring Outlawz and Nanci Fletcher)Shakur
  • DJ Pooh
  • 2Pac
5:09
6."Thug Passion" (featuring Jewell, Outlawz & Storm)
  • Shakur
  • Jackson
  • Johnny "J"
  • 2Pac
5:08
7."Picture Me Rollin'" (featuring Danny Boy, Big Syke & CPO)
Johnny "J"5:15
8."Check Out Time" (featuring Kurupt & Big Syke)
  • Shakur
  • Himes
  • Brown
  • Johnny "J"
  • 2Pac
4:39
9."Ratha Be Ya Nigga" (featuring Richie Rich)
  • Shakur
  • Rasheed
Doug Rasheed4:14
10."All Eyez on Me" (featuring Big Syke)
Johnny "J"5:08
11."Run tha Streetz" (featuring Michel'le, Mutah & Storm)
  • Shakur
  • Harkness
  • Jackson
  • Johnny "J"
  • 2Pac
5:17
12."Ain't Hard 2 Find" (featuring E-40, B-Legit, D-Shot, C-Bo & Richie Rich)
  • Shakur
  • Mosley
4:29
13."Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find"
QDIII3:58
Total length:1:01:54
Original UK edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
14."California Love" (short radio edit; featuring Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman)
  • Shakur
  • James Anderson
  • Young
  • R. Troutman
Dr. Dre4:01
Total length:1:05:47
All Eyez on Me Album Notes
  • "All Bout U" features additional vocals from Nate Dogg and Snoop Dogg and uncredited vocals from Dru Down.
  • "Life Goes On" features Stacey Smallie and Nanci Fletcher
  • "California Love (Remix)" features background vocals from Barbara Wilson, Nanci Fletcher, and Danette Williams. The full original version can only be found on promo vinyl versions.
  • "Can't C Me" features additional vocals from George Clinton and Nanci Fletcher.
  • "Wonder Why They Call U Bytch" originally featured former Bad Boy Records singer Faith Evans, but her vocals were replaced.
  • "Check Out Time" features background vocals from Natasha Walker.
  • "Ratha Be Ya Nigga" features background vocals from Stacey Smallie.
  • Tracklist, writing and production credits adapted from AllMusic review, MusicBrainz database and CD booklet[47]

Leftover & Extra Tracks

Most of the songs on the list were remixed on 2Pac albums Still I Rise (album), Until the End of Time, Better Dayz and Pac’s Life.

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits for All Eyez on Me adapted from AllMusic and CD booklet.[71]

  • 2Pac — associate producer, composer, primary artist, producer
  • Suge Knight — executive producer
  • Norris Anderson — production manager
  • Delmar "Daz" Arnaud — composer
  • Dave Aron — engineer, mixing
  • Big Syke — featured artist
  • Larry Blackmon — composer
  • David Blake — composer, mixing, producer, talk box
  • B-Legit — featured artist
  • Bobcat — composer
  • Calvin Broadus — composer
  • R. Brown — composer
  • C-BO — featured artist
  • Larry Chatman — associate producer
  • Rick Clifford — engineer
  • G. Clinton, Jr. — composer
  • George Clinton — composer, featured artist, vocals
  • Nanci Fletcher — featured artist, vocals
  • Dorothy Coleman — background vocals
  • W. Collins — composer
  • Kenn Cox — composer
  • CPO — featured artist
  • Woody Cunningham — composer
  • Tommy D. Daugherty — engineer
  • Danny Boy — featured artist
  • Dat Nigga Daz — featured artist, producer
  • Robert Diggs — composer
  • DJ Pooh — composer, mixing, producer
  • Dr. Dre — composer, featured artist, mixing, producer
  • Tha Dogg Pound — featured artist
  • Nate Dogg — featured artist, vocals
  • Dramacydal — featured artist
  • Dru Down — featured artist
  • Norman Durham — composer
  • E-40 — featured artist
  • Ebony — background vocals
  • Bobby Ervin — composer, producer
  • Fatal — featured artist
  • Brian Gardner — mastering
  • Michael Geiser — associate engineer
  • Yaki Kadafi — featured artist
  • Nathaniel Hale — composer
  • C. Haskins — composer
  • Johnny Jackson — composer
  • Jewell — featured artist
  • Johnny "J" — mixing, producer
  • Puff Johnson — background vocals
  • Jojo the Elf — featured artist
  • E. Jordan — composer
  • Kurupt — featured artist
  • Alvin McGill — associate engineer, engineer
  • Method Man — featured artist
  • Michel'le — featured artist
  • Mike Mosley — assistant engineer, composer, mixing, producer
  • Nanci Fletcher — featured artist
  • Shirley Murdock — composer
  • Ken Nahoum — photography
  • Outlawz — featured artist
  • J.P. Pennington — composer
  • Prince — composer
  • George Pryce — art direction, design
  • QD3 — composer
  • Rappin' 4-Tay — featured artist
  • Doug Rasheed — composer, producer
  • Danny Ray — background vocals
  • Redman — featured artist
  • Richie Rich — featured artist
  • Rick Rock — producer
  • Patrick Shevelin — associate engineer
  • Carl "Butch" Small — percussion
  • Stacey Smallie — background vocals
  • C. Smith — composer
  • Henry "Hendogg" Smith — illustrations
  • Snoop Doggy Dogg — featured artist, vocals
  • Troy Staton — engineer
  • D. Stevens — composer
  • E. Stevens — composer
  • D. Stewart — composer
  • The Storm — featured artist
  • DeVanté Swing — composer, mixing, producer
  • Roy Tesfay — production co-ordination
  • Rahiem Prince Thomas — composer
  • S. Thomas — composer
  • Sean "Barney" Thomas — keyboards
  • Larry Troutman — composer
  • Roger Troutman — composer, featured artist, talk box, unknown contributor role
  • Natasha Walker — background vocals
  • Carlos Warlick — engineer, mixing
  • Barbara Warren — stylist, unknown contributor role
  • Bruce Washington — composer
  • Danette Williams — background vocals
  • Barbara Wilson — background vocals
  • Nanci Fletcher — background vocals
  • Keston Wright — engineer

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[94] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[95] Platinum 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[96] 2× Platinum 200,000^
France (SNEP)[97] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[98] 2× Platinum 1,000,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[99] 3× Platinum 300,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[100] Gold 0*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[101] Platinum 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[102] 2× Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[103] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[104] Diamond 5,887,630[45]^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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  49. ^ "All Bout U by 2Pac, Dru Down and Hussein Fatal feat. Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg and Yaki Kadafi". WhoSampled.
  50. ^ "Got My Mind Made Up by 2Pac and Redman feat. Daz Dillinger, Kurupt and Method Man". WhoSampled.
  51. ^ "How Do U Want It by 2Pac feat. K-Ci & JoJo". WhoSampled.
  52. ^ "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted by 2Pac feat. Snoop Dogg". WhoSampled.
  53. ^ "No More Pain by 2Pac". WhoSampled.
  54. ^ "Heartz of Men by 2Pac". WhoSampled.
  55. ^ "Life Goes On by 2Pac". WhoSampled.
  56. ^ "Only God Can Judge Me by 2Pac feat. Rappin' 4-Tay". WhoSampled.
  57. ^ "Tradin War Stories by 2Pac feat. C-Bo, Dramacydal and Storm (Donna Hunter)". WhoSampled.
  58. ^ "California Love (Remix) by 2Pac feat. Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman". WhoSampled.
  59. ^ "I Ain't Mad at Cha by 2Pac feat. Danny Boy". WhoSampled.
  60. ^ "What'z Ya Phone # by 2Pac feat. Danny Boy". WhoSampled.
  61. ^ "Can't C Me by 2Pac feat. George Clinton". WhoSampled.
  62. ^ "Shorty Wanna Be a Thug by 2Pac". WhoSampled.
  63. ^ "When We Ride by 2Pac feat. Outlaw Immortalz". WhoSampled.
  64. ^ "Thug Passion by 2Pac". WhoSampled.
  65. ^ "Picture Me Rollin by 2Pac feat. Danny Boy, Big Syke and C.P.O." WhoSampled.
  66. ^ "Check Out Time by 2Pac". WhoSampled.
  67. ^ "Ratha Be Ya Nigga by 2Pac feat. Richie Rich (Rapper)". WhoSampled.
  68. ^ "All Eyez on Me by 2Pac". WhoSampled.
  69. ^ "Run Tha Streetz by 2Pac". WhoSampled.
  70. ^ "Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find by 2Pac feat. Danny Boy". WhoSampled.
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