2 Pacalypse Now

2 Pacalypse Now
Studio album by Tupac Shakur
Publication (s)	1991
admission	June to September 1991
Label (s)	Jive Records / Amaru Entertainment
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	West coast hip hop
Title (number)	13
running time	53:00
production	Atron Gregory, Big D the Impossible, Jeremy, Live Squad, Raw Fusion, Shock G, Underground Railroad
Studio (s)	Starlight Sound Studios, Richmond , California
chronology - 2 Pacalypse Now Strictly 4 My NIGGAZ (1993)

2Pacalypse Now is the debut album by the American rapper Tupac Shakur . It was first released on November 12, 1991. The album is mainly about poverty , racism , police violence and similar aspects in American ghettos . The album was recorded at Starlight Sound Studios in Richmond , California between June and September 1991. Originally released on Interscope Records , the album is now owned by Amaru Entertainment . The album title is a mix of his stage name 2Pac and the 1979 film title Apocalypse Now .

Aftermath

According to their own statements, 2Pacalypse Now was an inspiration for rappers like Eminem , Nas or Talib Kweli , for example .

Dan Quayle , the then Vice President of the USA, called the album on September 22nd, 1992 as a threat to society and had it banned. He made another statement on this:

"There is absolutely no reason for a record like this to be published ... It has no place in our society."

"There is absolutely no reason for an album like this ... it has no place in our society ."

- Dan Quayle

However, it achieved gold status in the United States in April 1995 .

reception

source	rating
Allmusic
Rolling Stone
Emilee Woods (rapreviews.com)

The Rolling Stone awarded three out of five possible stars. Marisa Brown from Allmusic, on the other hand, awarded 3.5 out of a possible five. She had the opinion that the beats weren't always perfect, the MC parts were a bit changeable, but the album would still be great. Emilee Woods wrote that 2Pacalypse Now was an eye-opening glimpse into the life of a ghetto dweller. She rated the music with 7 out of 10 and the lyrics with 9 out of 10 points. Overall, they awarded 8 out of 10. The album reached number 64 on the Billboard 200 and number 23 on the Billboard R&B / Hip-Hop Albums. They stayed in the top 200 for 23 weeks and in the R&B / hip-hop albums for 34 weeks.

Track list

The album contains the following titles:

1. "Young Black Male" Producer: Big D The Impossible (D. Evans) - 2:35
2. "Trapped" (feat. Shock G) Producer: The Underground Railroad - 4:44
3. "Soulja's Story" Producer: Big D The Impossible - 5:05
4. " I Don't Give a Fuck " (feat. Pogo) Producer: Pee-Wee (R Gooden) - 4:20
5. "Violent" Producer: Raw Fusion (R Brooks & D Elliot) - 6:25
6. "Words of Wisdom" Producer: Shock G (G Jacobs) - 4:54
7. "Something Wicked" (feat. Pee-Wee) Producer: Jeremy - 2:28
8. "Crooked Ass Nigga" (feat. Stretch) Producer: Stretch (R Walker) - 4:17
9. "If My Homie Calls" Producer: Big D The Impossible - 4:18
10. "Brenda's Got a Baby" (feat. Dave Hollister) Producer: The Underground Railroad - 3:55
11. "Tha 'Lunatic" (feat. Stretch) Producer: Shock G - 3:29
12. "Rebel of the Underground" (feat. Ray Luv & Shock G) Producer: Shock G - 3:17
13. "Part Time Mutha" (feat. Angelique & Poppi) Producer: Big D The Impossible - 5:13

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Marisa Brown: 2Pacalypse Now. Allmusic , accessed on September 15, 2012 . 
2. ↑ cduniverse.com: 2Pacalypse Now CD. Retrieved September 15, 2012 . 
3. ↑ Discogs: 2Pac - 2Pacalypse Now. Retrieved September 15, 2012 . 
4. ↑ They Told Us: Hip-Hop's Elite On Their 'Greatest MCs Of All Time'. MTV, accessed September 15, 2012 . 
5. ↑ TIMELINE. makavelithedon.de, accessed on September 15, 2012 . 
6. ^ Tupacs Music Was A Reminder To America. tupac-online.com, accessed on September 15, 2012 (English). 
7. ↑ Album artist 225 - 2Pac. tsort.info, accessed on September 15, 2012 (English). 
8. ↑ Rolling Stone: Tupac Shakur. Retrieved September 15, 2012 . 
9. ↑ Rolling Stone: Tupac Shakur (Album Guide). Archived from the original on June 28, 2014 ; accessed on September 15, 2012 (English). 
10. ^ Emilee Woods: 2Pac :: 2Pacalypse Now :: Interscope Records. rapreviews.com, archived from the original on May 25, 2011 ; accessed on September 15, 2012 (English). 
11. ↑ Chart sources: US