All Eyez on Me

This article is about 2Pac's album. For the 2017 film biography, see All Eyez on Me (film) .

All Eyez on Me
Studio album from 2Pac
Publication (s)	1996
Label (s)	Death Row Records
Format (s)	CD, LP
Genre (s)	West coast hip hop
Title (number)	27
running time	131 min 45 s
occupation	Guest appearances: Snoop Doggy Dogg , Nate Dogg , Fatal, Yaki Kadafi , Dat Nigga Daz , Kurupt , Redman , Method Man , K-Ci & JoJo , Rappin '4-Tay , Outlawz , C-Bo , Storm, Dr. Dre , Roger Troutman , Danny Boy, George Clinton , Jewell, Big Syke , Richie Rich, CPO, Michel'le, Mutah, E-40 , B-Legit
production	Dat nigga daz Johnny "J" 2Pac DeVante DJ Quik Doug Rasheed Mike Mosley Rick rock Dr. Dre Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin DJ Pooh QD3
chronology Me Against the World (1995) All Eyez on Me The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996)

All Eyez on Me is an album by American rapper Tupac Shakur from 1996. It was the first studio double album in the history of rap. The first of two albums by the artist for the label Death Row Records , in which label owner Suge Knight acted as executive producer , is considered to be one of the most important hip-hop albums of the 1990s; the All Music Guide called it "2Pac's magnum opus ".

The album features a number of guest contributions from hip-hop musicians such as The Outlawz (on All About You and Thug Passion ) and Snoop Dogg ( 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted and All About You ). The singles 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted and California Love can be found on the album . The latter (with the B-side How Do U Want It ) as well as the album reached number 1 in the American charts .

Track list

All Eyez on Me was released as a double CD; the first disc is referred to as Book 1 (English: Reference 1 ) referred to as the second CD Book 2 .

Book 1

1. Ambitionz Az a Ridah - 4:39
   • Produced by Dat Nigga Daz
2. All About U (with Snoop Doggy Dogg, Nate Dogg, Fatal and Yaki Kadafi ) - 4:37
   • Produced by Johnny "J" & 2Pac
3. Skandalouz (with Nate Dogg) - 4:09
   • Produced by Dat Nigga Daz
4. Got My Mind Made Up (with Dat Nigga Daz, Kurupt, Redman and Method Man) - 5:13
   • Produced by Dat Nigga Daz
5. How Do You Want It (with K-Ci & JoJo ) - 4:47
   • Produced by Johnny "J"
6. 2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted (with Snoop Doggy Dogg) - 4:07
   • Produced by Dat Nigga Daz
7. No More Pain - 6:14
   • Produced by DeVante
8. Heartz of Men - 4:43
   • Produced by DJ Quik
9. Life Goes On - 5:02
   • Produced by Johnny "J"
10. Only God Can Judge Me (with Rappin '4-Tay) - 4:57
    • Produced by Doug Rasheed
11. Tradin 'War Stories (with Outlawz, C-Bo and Storm) - 5:29
    • Produced by Mike Mosley & Rick Rock
12. California Love (Remix) (with Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) - 6:25
    • Produced by Dr. Dre
13. I Ain't Mad at Cha (with Danny Boy) - 4:53
    • Produced by Dat Nigga Daz
14. What'z Ya Phone # (with Danny Boy) - 5:10
    • Produced by Johnny "J" & 2Pac

Book 2

1. Can't C Me (with George Clinton) - 5:30
   • Produced by Dr. Dre
2. Shorty Wanna Be a Thug (with Jewell) - 3:51
   • Produced by Johnny "J"
3. Holla at Me - 4:56
   • Produced by Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin
4. Wonda Why They Call U Bitch - 4:19
   • Produced by Johnny "J"
5. When We Ride (with The Outlawz) - 5:09
   • Produced by DJ Pooh
6. Thug Passion (with Jewell, Drameaydal, and Storm) - 5:08
   • Produced by Johnny "J"
7. Picture Me Rollin ' (with Danny Boy, Syke and CPO) - 5:15
   • Produced by Johnny "J"
8. Check Out Time (with Kurupt and Syke) - 4:39
   • Produced by Johnny "J"
9. Ratha Be Ya Nigga (with Richie Rich) - 4:14
   • Produced by Doug Rasheed
10. All Eyez on Me (with Syke) - 5:08
    • Produced by Johnny "J"
11. Run tha Streetz (with Michel'le, Mutha and Storm) - 5:17
    • Produced by Johnny "J"
12. Ain't Hard 2 Find (with E-40 , B-Legit , C-Bo and Richie Rich) - 4:29
    • Produced by Mike Mosley, Rick Rock
13. Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find (with Danny Boy) - 3:58
    • Produced by QDIII

reception

success

All Eyez On Me reached # 1 on the US Billboard 200 charts. In the first week 556,000 units of the album could be sold. The first single How Do U Want It / California Love was also number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

The record was also able to celebrate chart successes outside of North America. In Germany, the album entered the charts at number 92 in the 10th week of 1996, but was able to improve to position 16 in the following weeks. In total, the record stayed in the German Top 100 for 24 weeks. All Eyez On Me reached number 5 in Sweden and number 99 in the album charts in France. Tupac's album was also number 11 in the Netherlands and number 34 in the charts in Norway. In both Switzerland and New Zealand, the most successful placement was 15 in the local charts. Moreover occupied All Eyez On Me 34th place in Belgium.

The sound carrier is one of the best-selling rap albums of all time.

At the 1997 Grammy Awards , All Eyez on Me was nominated for Best Rap Album , but lost to The Score by the Fugees .

The single for the piece California Love received two Grammy nominations in the categories Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group after Tupac's death . In the 2004 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by the music magazine Rolling Stone , California Love ranked 346th.

criticism

The music magazine Rolling Stone rated the album in 1996 with three out of a possible five rating points. The texts are criticized as being less successful. In contrast, the music of the songs is rated positively. In particular that of Dr. Dre produced songs California Love and Can't C me are singled out as the best examples of melodic inventiveness .

The album was rated five out of five possible points in the Milestones column of the online magazine laut.de.

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	diamond	5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum, 1 × diamond	5,442,500

Main article: Tupac Shakur / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

1. ^ Review in the All Music Guide; accessed on June 11, 2008
2. ↑ Charts & Awards in the All Music Guide , accessed June 11, 2008
3. ↑ 2pac - Chart history - Billboard 200. Billboard , accessed on January 6, 2017 (English). 
4. ↑ 2Pac - Chart history - The Hot 100. Billboard , accessed on January 6, 2017 (English). 
5. ↑ All Eyez on Me in the German charts ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ Chart positions of the album
7. ↑ Placement of the single in Rolling Stone ( Memento from August 20, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
8. ↑ Rolling Stone - Album Review ( Memento from May 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
9. ↑ laut.de: Review of the album (5/5)