Me Against the World
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| Studio album from 2Pac | ||||
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Publication |
1995 |
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| Label (s) | Interscope / Atlantic Records | |||
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CD, LP |
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Title (number) |
15th |
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running time |
65:57 |
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Me Against the World is a hip-hop album by the murdered US rapper Tupac Shakur . It was released on March 14, 1995 and reached number one on the US Billboard 200 . What's bizarre is that Tupac was in jail at the time of publication .
The album was recorded shortly after Shakur was assassinated, which is why it sounds very introspective and has more emotional ( paranoia , love , nihilism , desperation ) and religious content than his previous albums.
Track list
1. Intro - 1:40
- Produced by Tony Pizarro
- Co-produced by Jill Rose
2. If I Die 2Nite - 4:01
- Produced by Easy Mo Bee
3. Me Against the World feat. Dramacydal - 4:40
- Produced by SoulShock & Karlin
4. So Many Tears - 3:59
- Produced by Shock G
5. Temptations - 5:00
- Produced by Easy Mo Bee
6. Young Niggaz - 4:53
- Produced by Le-Morrious "Funky Drummer" Tyler and Moe ZMD
7. Heavy in the Game feat. Richie Rich - 4:23
- Produced by Mike Mosley and Sam Bostic
8. Lord Knows - 4:31
- Produced by Brian G
- Co-produced by Moe ZMD and Tony Pizarro
9. Dear mom - 4:40
- Produced by Tony Pizarro
- Co-produced by DF Master Tee and Moses
10. It Ain't Easy - 4:53
- Produced by Tony Pizarro
11. Can U Get Away - 5:45 am
- Produced by Mike Mosley
12. Old School - 4:40
- Produced by SoulShock
- Co-produced by Ezi Cut & Jay B
13. Fuck the World feat. Shock G - 4:13
- Produced by Shock G
14. Death Around the Corner - 4:07
- Produced by Johnny "J"
15. Outlaw feat. Dramacydal - 4:32
- Produced by Moe ZMD
Success and importance
The album sold more than 240,000 copies in the US in its first week alone, stayed at the top of the Billboard charts for four weeks and went double-platinum . In the German charts, Me Against the World rose to number 23 and stayed in the top 100 for 14 weeks.
It received mostly positive reviews when it was released, and is now considered a classic . The album got 5 "Mics", the highest rating, from the hip-hop magazine The Source and was included in their list of the "100 Best Rap Albums". About.com ranked it 8th among the "10 Essential Hip-Hop Albums".
At the 1996 Grammy Awards , Me Against the World was nominated for Best Rap Album , but was defeated by Naughty by Nature 's Poverty's Paradise .
Singles
Dear Mama (# 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 ), So Many Tears (# 44) and Temptations (# 68) were released as singles . Shakur is seen because of his former prison, in any of the videos in Temptations play for, among others, Ice-T , Coolio , Salt-N-Pepa , Warren G , B-Real and Jada Pinkett-Smith in his honor with.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Review on allmusic.com
- ↑ RIAA : Gold and Platinum Awards from 2pac
- ↑ Me Against the World in DE 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.
- ↑ "The Source Magazine's 5 Mic Rap Albums"
- ↑ List of the "100 Best Rap Albums"
- ↑ "10 Essential Hip-Hop Albums"
