The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
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5th November 1996 |
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| Label (s) | Makaveli Records / Death Row Records / Interscope Records | |||
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CD, LP |
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rap |
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Title (number) |
12 |
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running time |
59:24 min |
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The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory is a music album by Tupac Shakur released under his stage name Makaveli .
The album was released on November 5, 1996 on Death Row Records and is assigned to the genre rap , more specifically the Westcoast rap . It is the last of Tupac Shakur's albums to be completed during his lifetime. It was released two months after his death and has sold around 5.5 million times worldwide.
background
Tupac changed his stage name for this album from 2Pac to Makaveli , after the Italian philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli , whose works, including The Prince , Tupac had studied in prison. The title of the album The 7 Day Theory is derived from the entire production time, which is said to have only lasted seven days. Initially the album was supposed to be called The 3 Day Theory , as the recording of the lyrics only took three days. However, the entire production took seven days, after which the title was changed to The 7 Day Theory .
The album cover caused quite a stir because it shows a crucified Tupac. It is intended to symbolize his "crucifixion" through the media, but in no way to represent an expression of disrespect for Jesus Christ. The album also instigated conspiracy theories that Shakur was still alive and faked his death.
Verbal arguments
Before his death, Tupac had numerous beefs with rap colleagues from the East Coast that he settled with on this album, including Nas , who felt increasingly misunderstood. Nas saw himself as the only true King of New York and therefore attacked Tupac in various songs. In contrast to other verbal arguments, it was important to him in this case to clear up the differences, as he saw something like a like-minded person in Pac. For this reason, shortly before Tupac's murder, the two spoke out and settled their argument. In addition, Tupac agreed, should Nas not respond to the verbal attacks on the upcoming album, never to use Nas again. In addition, both thought about a collaboration, which it did not come about because of Tupac's death. The album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory was released shortly afterwards with the verbal attacks on Nas.
Track list
| # | title | Performers | Producer (s) | length |
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| 1 | "Intro / Bomb First (My Second Reply)" | Makaveli; EDI; Young Noble | Darryl "Big D" Harper; Makaveli | 4:57 |
| 2 | "Hail Mary" | Makaveli; Outlawz ; Prince Ital Joe | Hurt M Badd | 5:09 |
| 3 | "Toss It Up" | Makaveli; Danny Boy; K-Ci & Jo-Jo; Aaron Hall | Dametrius Ship; Reggie Moore | 5:06 |
| 4th | "To Live & Die in LA" | Makaveli; Val Young | QDIII | 4:33 |
| 5 | "Blasphemy" | Makaveli | Hurt M Badd | 4:38 |
| 6th | "Life of an Outlaw" | Makaveli; Outlawz | Darryl "Big D" Harper; Makaveli | 4:55 |
| 7th | "Just Like Daddy" | Makaveli, Outlawz | Hurt M Badd | 5:08 |
| 8th | "Krazy" | Makaveli; Bad Azz | Darryl "Big D" Harper | 5:15 |
| 9 | "White Man'z World" | Makaveli | Darryl "Big D" Harper | 5:38 |
| 10 | "Me and My Girlfriend" | Makaveli | Makaveli; Hurt M Badd; Darryl "Big D" Harper | 5:10 |
| 11 | "Hold Ya Head" | Makaveli; Tyrone Wrice | Hurt M Badd | 3:58 |
| 12 | "Against All Odds" | Makaveli | Makaveli, Hurt M Badd | 4:36 |
Chart success and singles
The album went straight to the top of the US charts and stayed there for 63 weeks. For more than 4 million albums sold, the release was awarded 4 times platinum by the RIAA . The album entered the German charts at number 76 and was in the top 100 for a total of four weeks.
To Live & Die in LA , Hail Mary and Toss It Up were released as singles .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2pac at worldwidealbums.net
- ↑ BlackOut - The Colors of Black Music Magazine , Issue 14
- ^ Billboard : Top 200 Albums - The week of November 23, 1996
- ↑ US: 4x platinum
- ↑ DE-Charts ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2012 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.
