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, and George Clinton, Rappin' 4-Tay, The Click, Method Man, and Redman among others. The album features occasional 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. The album was certified Diamond by the RIAA on July 23, 2014, almost 18 years after Tupac's death. The album is among the most acclaimed hip-hop records of the 1990s. 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 R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year Award posthumously.
It was issued on two compact discs and four LPs.Īll Eyez on Me was the second album from 2Pac to hit number-one on both the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, selling 566,000 copies in the first week. Moreover, All Eyez on Me (which was the only Death Row release to be distributed through PolyGram by way of Island Records) made history as the first double-full-length hip-hop solo studio album released for mass consumption. It featured five singles in all, the most of any of Shakur's albums. The album featured the Billboard Hot 100 number one singles " How Do U Want It" and " California Love".
It was released on February 13, 1996, by Death Row Records and Interscope Records. UntitledĪll Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album by American rapper 2Pac and the last one to be released during his lifetime.
For other uses, see All Eyez on Me (disambiguation).
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