Greatest Hits (Tupac Shakur Album)
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Compilation album by Tupac Shakur | |||||
Publication |
November 23, 1998 |
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Label (s) | Amaru Entertainment, Death Row Records , Interscope Records |
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Format (s) |
CD |
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Title (number) |
25th |
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running time |
114: 43 |
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Greatest Hits ( English for: "Greatest Hits") is a best-of album by the American rapper Tupac Shakur . It was released on November 23, 1998, two years after his death, on the labels Amaru Entertainment, Death Row Records and Interscope Records .
content
Most of the songs on the album are previously released singles from the five studio albums 2Pacalypse Now (two songs), Strictly 4 My NIGGAZ (two tracks), Me Against the World (four pieces), All Eyez on Me, which were released up to this point (eight tracks) and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (three songs). How Long Will They Mourn Me? is a track from the album Thug Life: Volume 1 , which Tupac recorded with his rap group Thug Life. Also, Hit 'Em Up is a song that was previously on the B-side of the single How Do U Want It? found included. The tracks God Bless the Dead , Unconditional Love , Troublesome '96 and Changes are new releases.
production
Many different producers were involved in the production of the album. Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, and Suge Knight , the co-founder of Death Row Records , served as executive producers . Most of the beats come from music producer Johnny "J" , who produced seven songs. Daz Dillinger and The Underground Railroad each contributed two instrumentals to the album. Dr. Dre produced the track California Love . There is also one production each by Easy Mo Bee , DJ Quik , QDIII as well as Warren G and Nate Dogg .
Many songs contain samples of songs by other artists.
Cover design
The album cover shows Tupac Shakur's face. He looks at the viewer and wears a black bandana on his head and a Nostril piercing . At the bottom right of the picture are the 2Pac lettering in white and Greatest Hits in red.
Guest Posts
Professional reviews | |
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Reviews | |
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Rolling Stone | |
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Most of the songs (17 out of 25) feature other artists besides Tupac. The most famous guest appearances come from the rapper Snoop Dogg on 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted , the rapper and producer Dr. Dre on California Love and Tupac's rap group Outlawz , who appear on the songs Hail Mary , Me Against the World and Hit 'Em Up . Other guests include the R & B -Gesangsduo K-Ci & JoJo ( How Do U Want It? , Toss It Up ), the rapper and singer Nate Dogg ( How Long Will They Mourn Me? , All Bout U ) and the singer Roger Troutman ( California Love ).
Track list
CD 1
# | title | Guest Posts | producer | length | album |
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1 | Keep Ya Head Up | DJ Daryl | 4:24 | Strictly 4 My NIGGAZ | |
2 | 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted | Snoop Dogg | Daz Dillinger | 4:07 | All Eyez on Me |
3 | Temptations | Easy Mo Bee | 5:02 | Me Against the World | |
4th | God Bless the Dead | Stretch | Stretch | 4:22 | previously unpublished |
5 | Hail Mary | Outlawz and Prince Ital Joe | Hurt-M-Badd | 5:12 | The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory |
6th | Me Against the World | Dramacydal | SoulShock & Karlin | 4:39 | Me Against the World |
7th | How Do U Want It? | K-Ci & JoJo | Johnny "J" | 4:48 | All Eyez on Me |
8th | So many tears | D-Flizno | 3:58 | Me Against the World | |
9 | Unconditional love | Johnny "J" | 3:59 | previously unpublished | |
10 | Trapped | The Underground Railroad | 4:45 | 2 Pacalypse Now | |
11 | Life Goes On | Stacey Smallie | Johnny "J" | 5:02 | All Eyez on Me |
12 | Hit 'Em Up | Outlawz | Johnny "J" and Tupac | 5:12 | B-side on How Do You Want It? |
CD 2
# | title | Guest Posts | producer | length | album |
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1 | Troublesome '96 | Johnny "J" | 4:36 | previously unpublished | |
2 | Brenda's Got a Baby | Dave Hollister | The Underground Railroad | 3:54 | 2 Pacalypse Now |
3 | I ain't Mad at Cha | Danny Boy | Daz Dillinger | 4:56 | All Eyez on Me |
4th | I get around | Digital underground | The D-Flow Production Squad | 4:19 | Strictly 4 My NIGGAZ |
5 | Changes | talent | Deon Evans | 4:29 | previously unpublished |
6th | California Love (Original Version) | Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman | Dr. Dre | 4:45 | All Eyez on Me |
7th | Picture me rollin ' | Danny Boy, Big Syke and CPO | Johnny "J" | 5:15 | All Eyez on Me |
8th | How Long Will They Mourn Me? | Thug Life and Nate Dogg | Warren G and Nate Dogg | 3:52 | Thug Life: Volume 1 |
9 | Toss It Up | K-Ci & JoJo, Danny Boy and Aaron Hall | Reggie Moore | 4:43 | The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory |
10 | Dear mom | Tony Pizarro, DF Master Tee (Co) and Moses (Co) | 4:40 | Me Against the World | |
11 | All Bout U | Top Dogg, Nate Dogg, and Dru Down | Johnny "J" and Tupac | 4:33 | All Eyez on Me |
12 | To Live & Die in LA | Val Young | QDIII | 4:33 | The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory |
13 | Heartz of Men | DJ Quik | 4:41 | All Eyez on Me |
Chart successes and singles
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The best-of album reached number 9 in the German charts and stayed in the top 100 for a total of 34 weeks. In the USA, the album was number 3. In the German annual charts in 1999, the record was number 41.
The song Changes was released as a single in advance . The song reached number 2 in Germany, stayed in the Top 100 for 20 weeks and was awarded a gold record for more than 250,000 units sold in this country. The track Unconditional Love was also released as a single, but could not be placed in the charts.
Sales figures and awards
For more than 250,000 copies sold, Greatest Hits in Germany received a gold record in 2002. The commercial success was particularly great in the United States, where the sound carrier was awarded a diamond record in 2011 for over five million units sold , since double albums are valued twice there. This makes it one of the world's best-selling rap albums of all time.
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Australia (ARIA) | 2 × platinum | 140,000 |
Belgium (BEA) | gold | 25,000 |
Germany (BVMI) | gold | 250,000 |
France (SNEP) | gold | 100,000 |
Canada (MC) | platinum | 100,000 |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | platinum | 15,000 |
Netherlands (NVPI) | platinum | 100,000 |
Poland (ZPAV) | gold | 50,000 |
Switzerland (IFPI) | gold | 25,000 |
United States (RIAA) | diamond | 5,000,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 2 × platinum | 600,000 |
All in all |
5 × gold 7 × platinum 1 × diamond |
6,405,000 |
Main article: Tupac Shakur / Music Sales Awards
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sample search by entering the song title
- ↑ album cover
- ↑ Rating: Rolling Stone
- ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
- ↑ Chart sources: DE ( Memento of the original from February 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. AT CH UK US
- ↑ Albums at musicline.de ( Memento of the original from February 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Tupac Shakur at billboard.com
- ↑ DE: Annual charts # 41
- ↑ Changes DE: # 2
- ↑ Changes DE: 19 wks.
- ^ Changes DE: Gold
- ↑ Greatest Hits DE: Gold
- ↑ US: Diamond