The Up in Smoke Tour

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The Up in Smoke Tour
Video album by Various Artists

Publication
(s)

December 5, 2000

admission

July 20, 2000

Label (s) Aftermath , Eagle Vision

Format (s)

DVD , VHS

Genre (s)

Hip hop

Title (number)

39

running time

150 min.

occupation

production

  • Philip G. Atwell
  • J. Kevin Swain
chronology
- The Up in Smoke Tour E
(2000)

The Up in Smoke Tour ( English "to go up in smoke ") is a video album by the American rapper Dr. Dre , Snoop Dogg , Ice Cube and Eminem . It was discovered on December 5, 2000 via Dr. Dres label Aftermath Entertainment and Eagle Vision released. The FSK has released the album from the age of 16.

background

From June 15 to August 20, 2000, the rappers Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and Eminem on Up in Smoke Tour to present their current albums 2001 , Tha Last Meal , War & Peace, Vol. 2 and The Marshall Mathers LP . The tour included 44 concerts, the majority of which took place in various cities in the United States and two in Canada . On July 20, 2000, there was a performance at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts . This concert was filmed and then released as a video album.

content

The album is divided into three appearances. The first is from Ice Cube and consists of ten titles. Then Eminem and Proof take the stage and interpret six songs. 23 songs by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. In addition, exclusive backstage material is included on the album.

Several of the concert's titles are tribute songs to deceased artists such as Tupac Shakur , The Notorious BIG , Eazy-E , Roger Troutman and Big Pun .

Cover design

The album cover shows the faces of Ice Cube , Dr. Dre , Snoop Dogg and Eminem from left to right, around a green marijuana leaf. Below are the words The Up in Smoke Tour , Featuring and Dr. Dre Snoop Dogg Eminem Ice Cube in white or black. Red skulls and fire can be seen at the bottom of the picture. The background is completely black.

Guest Posts

In addition to the four main actors, various artists have guest appearances at the concert. Ice Cube is supported by MC Ren on the song Hello and Ms. Toi appears on You Can Do It . The group Westside Connection is also represented on the album. Eminem appears with his backup rapper Proof and brings his rap group D12 onto the stage at Under the Influence . When Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg collaborate with Kurupt and Nate Dogg in the song The Next Episode . The latter can also be heard alongside Xzibit on Bitch Please , who has another guest post in What's the Difference together with Eminem. Eminem supports Dr. Dre also on the track Forgot About Dre . The rapper Devin the Dude can also be heard on the songs Bust One on Ya and Fuck You , while Let Me Ride (Extended Version) is sung by Truth Hurts .

Track list

Enter Ice Cube

  1. Hello (feat. MC Ren )
  2. You Can Do It (feat. Ms. Toi)
  3. The Gutter Shit
  4. The Pledge (Insert) from Westside Connection
  5. Whoa! (Ice Cube Freestyle)
  6. Hoo-Bangin '(WSCG Style)
  7. America's Most Wanted
  8. The nigga ya love to hate
  9. Cube's freestyle
  10. We Be Clubbin '

Appearance by Eminem and Proof

  1. Kill you
  2. Dead Wrong
  3. Under the Influence (feat. D12 )
  4. Marshall Mathers
  5. Criminal
  6. The Real Slim Shady

Appearance of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg

  1. Go away
  2. Light speed
  3. Bitch niggaz
  4. Wrong Idea
  5. The Next Episode ( feat.Kurupt and Nate Dogg )
  6. Wer bin ich? (What's My Name?)
  7. Nuthin 'but a' G 'Thang
  8. Bitch Please ( feat.Xzibit and Nate Dogg)
  9. What's the Difference (feat.Xzibit and Eminem )
  10. Forgot About Dre (feat.Eminem)
  11. Boyz n the Hood ( Eazy-E- Tribute)
  12. Still Not a Player ( Big Pun Tribute)
  13. One More Chance / Stay with Me (Remix) ( The-Notorious-BIG- Tribut)
  14. More Bounce to the Ounce ( Roger Troutman Tribute)
  15. Hail Mary ( Makaveli Tribute)
  16. California Love ( Tupac Shakur Tribute)
  17. 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted (Tupac Shakur Tribute)
  18. Housewife
  19. Let's get high
  20. Bust One on Ya ( Devin the Dude )
  21. Fuck You (feat. Devin the Dude)
  22. Let Me Ride (Extended Version) ( Truth Hurts )
  23. Still DRE

Commercial win

Professional reviews
Reviews
source rating
allmusic

The Up in Smoke Tour debuted at number 1 on the US DVD charts, where it was certified six times platinum for more than 600,000 copies sold . It was triple platinum in the UK for over 150,000 units sold. It also sold more than 25,000 copies in Germany and was awarded a gold record . The worldwide sales of the video album amount to more than 910,000.

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) Platinum record icon.svg 7 × platinum 105,000
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) Gold record icon.svg gold 25,000
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 30,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg 6 × platinum 600,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum 150,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg1 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg18 × platinum
910,000

Main article: Eminem / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

  1. Album cover on amazon.de
  2. Rating: allmusic.com