the album all eyez on me by 2pac came out on november 12, 2002.
the album all eyez on me by 2pac came out on november 12, 2002.
when did the album all eyez on me by 2pac come out?
november 12, 2002
"all eyez on me" was the fourth studio album by 2pac, recorded in october 1995 and released on february 13, 1996, by death row records and interscope records. the album is frequently recognized as one of the crowning achievements of 1990s rap music. steve huey of allmusic stated that "despite some undeniable filler, it is easily the best production 2pac's ever had on record". it was certified 5× platinum after just two months in april 1996 and 9× platinum in 1998. the album featured the "billboard" hot 100 number one singles "how do u want it" and "california love". it featured five singles in all, the most of any 2pac album. moreover, "all eyez on me" (which was the only death row release to be distributed through polygram by way of island records) made history as the first double-full-length hip-hop solo studio album released for mass consumption. it was issued on two compact discs and four lps. chartwise, "all eyez on me" was the second album from 2pac to hit number one on both the "billboard" 200 and the top r&b/hip-hop albums charts. it sold 566,000 copies in the first week of its release and was charted in the top 100 for one-week soundscan sales since 1991. by the end of 1996, the album had sold 5 million copies. the album won the 1997 soul train r&b/soul or rap album of the year award. shakur also won the award for favorite rap/hip-hop artist at the 24th annual american music awards.
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the track was produced by dat nigga daz (who now goes by daz dillinger) and samples the song "a dream" by debarge. the song was recorded the same day 2pac was released from prison, and was the second song he recorded when he came out ("ambitionz az a ridah" being the first). the single was released two days after 2pac's death. as so, by the time this single was released, 2pac had already finished recording his next album, "". it has been labeled by many one of the best songs on "all eyez on me" and one of the greatest in 2pac's career. the song also appeared on 2pac's "greatest hits" album. another song on the cd single proved to be popular among fans. "heartz of men" appeared on 4 of 2pac's albums, compared to 3 for "i ain't mad at cha". these include: "all eyez on me", "2pac live", "2pac's greatest hits", remixed version on "nu-mixx klazzics", as well as "best of 2pac". a remix was made of rihanna's "we ride" to include elements of "i ain't mad at cha". r&b group blackstreet also used the identical keyboard tune in "don't leave me" off of their "another level" album. the track sampled children of the corn's "american dream". on the clean version there is a new third verse that replaces the one on the album.
i ain't mad at cha