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Uloz.to is the largest czech cloud storage. Upload, share, search and download for free. Credit allows you to download with unlimited speed. Thug Life: Volume 1 (1994). While Tupac's first effort included a more underground or indie-rap-oriented sound, this album was considered his 'breakout' album. All Albums is here for free download in zip compression. To Download, Just Click on Album’s name. Tupac Shakur Discography. Thug Life: Volume 1 (with Thug. THUG LIFE LYRICS. Album - Thug Life Volume 1. Release Date - 1994. BURY ME A G Thinkin' back reminiscing on my teens a young G getten' paid over dope fiends. Is that Tupac Thug Life? Hell Yah Try to dirty up my name but it's still here which way do I turn? I'm strapped. 2Pac – Unreleased & Original (Compilation Vol. 9) [Mixtape] P-Body June 30, 2011. The original version of “Cradle 2 The Grave” is different from the one on Thug Life Volume 1. 2Pac – Unreleased & Original (Compilation Vol. 9) 2Pac Unreleased & Original. 2Pac – Thug Life (Album) Zip Download. Thug Life: Volume 1 is the only studio album by American hip hop group Thug Life, started by rapper Tupac Shakur, and was released on October 11, 1994. The group featured Big Syke, Macadoshis, Mopreme, The Rated R and Tupac Shakur.
R U Still Down? (Remember Me) is the sixth studio album by American rapper, 2Pac, released in November 25, 1997, and the first to be finished without his creative input. Tupac left a large body of work behind, this was the first release from his mother's imprint, Amaru Entertainment, set up to control 2Pac's posthumous releases. The album contains previously unreleased material from the time period of his albums Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., Thug Life: Volume 1 and Me Against the World.
The first release on Amaru, R U Still Down? (Remember Me) was overseen by 2Pac's mother, Afeni Shakur. This album airs his views on life from a time before he became involved in the controversial East Coast–West Coast rivalry. His lyrics foreshadow his death in songs like 'Open Fire' and 'Thug Style.' 'Definition of a Thug Nigga' also appears on the soundtrack of the 1993 film, Poetic Justice. It spawned two hits, 'Do for Love' and 'I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto', of which 'Do for Love' was certified Gold by the RIAA. R U Still Down? sold 549,000 copies in its first week.[2] The album reached multi-Platinum status (4 million sold) under a month on December 15, 1997, a trend followed by some of his subsequent posthumous albums.[2] It topped the R&B charts in the United States for 3 weeks.[3]
Critical reception[edit]
'As always, there's ample self-destructive bullshit,' noted Spin, 'but as a whole the album's eerie and undeniable.'[4]Matt Diehl of Entertainment Weekly give a mixed review, observing how 'many of the 26 tracks are barely demo-worthy gangsta pap .. Still, 2Pac's raw talent burns through when his voice goes hoarse with rage [and] his blend of charismatic confidence and Travis Bickle paranoia is a bittersweet reminder of a gifted yet contradictory artist lost in the rap wars.'[5]
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
The Daily Vault | B[7] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[5] |
Spin | 8/10[8] |
Rolling Stone | [9] |
Track listing[edit]
Disc 1 | |||
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No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | 'Redemption' | We Got Kidz & Ricky Rouse | 1:48 |
2. | 'Open Fire' (featuring Akshun) | Akshun | 2:52 |
3. | 'R U Still Down? (Remember Me)' | Tony Pizarro | 4:07 |
4. | 'Hellrazor' (featuring Stretch & Val Young) | QDIII | 4:15 |
5. | 'Thug Style' | We Got Kidz | 4:16 |
6. | 'Where Do We Go from Here (Interlude)' | Tony Pizarro & 2Pac | 4:31 |
7. | 'I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto' | Soulshock & karlin | 4:21 |
8. | 'Nothing to Lose' (featuring Y?N-Vee) | 2Pac & Live Squad | 3:39 |
9. | 'I'm Gettin' Money' | Mike Mosley | 3:32 |
10. | 'Lie to Kick It' (featuring Richie Rich) | Warren G | 3:39 |
11. | 'Fuck All Y'all' | We Got Kidz | 4:32 |
12. | 'Let Them Thangs Go' | We Got Kidz | 3:33 |
13. | 'Definition of a Thug Nigga' | Warren G | 4:09 |
Disc 2 | |||
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No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | 'Ready 4 Whatever' (featuring Big Syke) | Johnny 'J' | 4:05 |
2. | 'When I Get Free' | We Got Kidz | 4:46 |
3. | 'Hold On, Be Strong' (featuring Stretch) | Choo | 4:11 |
4. | 'I'm Losin' It' (featuring Big Syke & Spice 1) | Tony Pizarro | 3:55 |
5. | 'Fake Ass Bitches' | Johnny 'J' | 3:10 |
6. | 'Do for Love' (featuring Eric Williams of Blackstreet) | Soulshock & Karlin | 4:42 |
7. | 'Enemies with Me' (featuring Dramacydal) | We Got Kidz | 4:15 |
8. | 'Nothin' but Love' (featuring Dave Hollister) | 2Pac & DJ Daryl | 4:28 |
9. | '16 on Death Row' | 2Pac | 5:42 |
10. | 'I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto (Hip Hop Version)' (featuring Maxee) | Soulshock & Karlin | 4:40 |
11. | 'When I Get Free II' (featuring Yaki Kadafi) | Chris Rosser | 3:22 |
12. | 'Black Starry Night (Interlude)' | DJ Daryl | 0:48 |
13. | 'Only Fear of Death' | Live Squad | 5:09 |
Leftover Tracks[edit]
- 'Thugs Get Lonely Too (feat. Tech N9ne)'
Samples[edit]
Definition of a Thug Nigga
- 'Brother's Gonna Work It Out' by Willie Hutch
- 'Ashley's Roachclip' by The Soul Searchers
- 'Wind Parade' by Donald Byrd
- ' Nuthin but a G' Thang (freestyle Remix) by Snoop Doggy Dogg and Dr. Dre
Ready 4 Whatever
- '1980' by Gil Scott-Heron
R U Still Down (Remember Me)
- 'He's a Fly Guy' by Curtis Mayfield
Hellrazor
- 'Free 'Em All' by J-Flexx
Thug Life Song Tupac
Do for Love
- 'What You Won't Do for Love' by Bobby Caldwell
F*** All Y'all
- 'Street Life' by Geto Boys
I Wonder if Heaven Got a Ghetto
- 'Two of Us' by Cameo
Let Them Thangs Go
- 'Flash Light' by Parliament
Nothin' but Love
- 'Something About That Woman' by Lakeside
Nothing to Lose
- 'The Grand Finale' by The D.O.C.
- 'Us' by Ice Cube
- 'I Wanna Hold On to You' by Mica Paris
When I Get Free II
- 'Synthetic Substitution' by Melvin Bliss
- 'Concerto for Jazz/Rock Orchestra, Part I' by Stanley Clarke
Where Do We Go From Here
- 'May the Force Be With You' by Bootsy's Rubber Band
Black Starry Night (Interlude)
- 'Do It Roger' by Roger
I Wonder if Heaven Got a Ghetto (Original Version)
- 'Do It Roger' by Roger
Lie to Kick It
- 'Funky President' by James Brown
- 'Haboglabotribin' by Bernard Wright
Only Fear of Death
- 'Hihache' by Lafayette Afro Rock Band
Cultural references[edit]
On his 2008 album, Untitled, Nas sampled 'I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto' on his song, 'Black President'.
Charts[edit]
Charts (1997–98) | Peak position |
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Australian Charts[10] | 50 |
Austrian Charts[11] | 23 |
Canadian Charts[12] | 12 |
German Charts[13] | 25 |
Dutch Charts[14] | 29 |
French Charts[15] | 52 |
New Zealand Charts[16] | 20 |
Swedish Chart[17] | 41 |
UK R&B Albums Charts[18] | 6 |
UK Albums Chart[19][20] | 44 |
US Billboard 200[12] | 2 |
US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums[12] | 1 |
Certifications[edit]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[22] | 4x Platinum | 2,000,000[21] |
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] | Gold | 100,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^https://www.allmusic.com/album/r-u-still-down-remember-me-mw0000031481
- ^ abhttp://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%222+Pac%22
- ^List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)
- ^Spin May 1998
- ^ abhttp://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,63484,00.html
- ^https://www.allmusic.com/album/r329284
- ^http://dailyvault.com/toc.php5?review=697
- ^Spin (3/98, pp. 130-131) - 8 (out of 10) - '.. As always, there's ample self-destructive bullshit, but as a whole, the album's eerie and undeniable.. Even after death, 2Pac isn't going gentle into that good night; if this album is any gauge, he's not letting us go either, at least not anytime soon.'
- ^https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/r-u-still-down-remember-me-19980122
- ^Steffen Hung (1997-12-21). '2 Pac - R U Still Down? (Remember Me)'. australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
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- ^Steffen Hung. '2 Pac - R U Still Down? (Remember Me)'. dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
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- ^Steffen Hung. '2 Pac - R U Still Down? (Remember Me)'. charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^Steffen Hung. '2 Pac - R U Still Down? (Remember Me)'. swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/r-and-b-albums-chart/19971130/115/
- ^'2Pac - R U still down remember me'. Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^'2PAC Artist'. Official Charts. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^Caulfield, Keith (March 13, 2015). 'Billboard 200 Chart Moves: 'Hozier' Has Sold a Half-Million'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ^'American certifications – 2 Pac – R U Still Down? (Remember Me)'. Recording Industry Association of America. June 23, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- ^'British album certifications – 2Pac – R U Still Down? (Remember Me)'. British Phonographic Industry. 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2011.Select albums in the Format field.Select Gold in the Certification field.Type R U Still Down? (Remember Me) in the 'Search BPI Awards' field and then press Enter.
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Released | November 24, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1991–1996 | |||
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Tupac Thug Life
Greatest Hits is a posthumous double-disc greatest hits album by American rapper2Pac, released by Amaru Entertainment, Death Row Records, and Interscope Records on November 24, 1998.
The album's non-chronological sequence focuses on the highlights of 2Pac's career. 21 of his tracks are accompanied by four previously unreleased songs: 'God Bless the Dead', 'Unconditional Love', 'Troublesome '96', and 'Changes'. Some tracks have alternate mixes, while the original mix of 'California Love' makes its first proper album appearance after initially only being available as a single.
'Changes' earned 2Pac the first, and so far only, posthumous Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance. This is one of two 2Pac releases—and one of only nine hip hop albums—to have been certified Diamond in the United States.[1]
- 3Charts and certifications
Commercial performance[edit]
Greatest Hits debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 with 268,000 copies sold in its 1st week and peaked at No. 3 in January 1999. It has spent 191 weeks on the Billboard 200.[2] On October 16, 2000 it was certified 9× platinum. Nearly 11 years later, in June 2011, it was certified by the RIAA for shipments of over 10 million, the late rapper's second RIAA Diamond award.[3][4] With 5.33 million units sold which is 10.66 million in RIAA sales,[5] it remains the best-selling rap greatest hits compilation of all time and the twentieth best-selling rap album since Nielsen Soundscan began tracking record sales in 1991.[6]
Tupac Shakur's virtual appearance at the annual Coachella Festival on April 15, 2012 spurred a re-entry for the album on the Billboard 200 chart; it jumped in at No. 129 with 4,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan (a gain of 571% over the previous week).[7]
The album was certified Platinum by the BPI on 16 August 2002, making it 2Pac's highest selling album in the UK.[8]Vsdc video editor manual pdf.
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [9] |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | [10] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[11] |
Los Angeles Times | [12] |
Rolling Stone | [13] |
Track listing[edit]
Disc 1 | |||
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No. | Title | Source album | Length |
1. | 'Keep Ya Head Up' (featuring Dave Hollister) | Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.. (1993) | 4:22 |
2. | '2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted' (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg) | All Eyez on Me (1996) | 4:07 |
3. | 'Temptations' | Me Against the World (1995) | 5:00 |
4. | 'God Bless the Dead' (featuring Stretch) | previously unreleased | 4:22 |
5. | 'Hail Mary' (featuring Outlawz & Prince Ital Joe) | The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996) | 5:12 |
6. | 'Me Against the World' (featuring Dramacydal & Puff Johnson) | Me Against the World | 4:39 |
7. | 'How Do U Want It' (featuring K-Ci & JoJo; some lyrics are censored from the original album version) | All Eyez on Me | 4:48 |
8. | 'So Many Tears' (featuring Thug Life, Digital Underground and Stretch) | Me Against the World | 3:58 |
9. | 'Unconditional Love' (featuring Nanci Fletcher) | previously unreleased | 3:59 |
10. | 'Trapped' (featuring Shock G; Some lyrics are censored from the original album version) | 2Pacalypse Now (1991) | 4:44 |
11. | 'Life Goes On' (featuring Stacey Smallie and Nanci Fletcher) | All Eyez on Me | 5:01 |
12. | 'Hit 'Em Up' (featuring Outlawz) | How Do U Want It single (1996) | 5:12 |
Disc 2 | |||
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No. | Title | Source album | Length |
1. | 'Troublesome '96' | previously unreleased | 4:36 |
2. | 'Brenda's Got a Baby' (featuring Dave Hollister & Roniece) | 2Pacalypse Now (1991) | 3:53 |
3. | 'I Ain't Mad at Cha' (featuring Danny Boy) | All Eyez on Me (1996) | 4:53 |
4. | 'I Get Around' (featuring Digital Underground) | Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. (1993) | 4:19 |
5. | 'Changes' (featuring Talent) | previously unreleased | 4:29 |
6. | 'California Love' (listed as California Love (Original Version) on tracklist; featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) | All Eyez on Me (UK version) | 4:45 |
7. | 'Picture Me Rollin' (featuring Danny Boy, CPO, Big Syke) | All Eyez on Me | 5:14 |
8. | 'How Long Will They Mourn Me?' (with Thug Life; featuring Nate Dogg) | Thug Life: Volume 1 (1994) | 3:52 |
9. | 'Toss It Up' (featuring K-Ci & JoJo, Danny Boy, Aaron Hall; a new mix with some altered lyrics) | The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996) | 4:42 |
10. | 'Dear Mama' (featuring Reggie Green and Sweet Franklin) | Me Against the World (1995) | 4:40 |
11. | 'All Bout U' (featuring Nate Dogg, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Hussein Fatal, Yaki Kadafi & Dru Down; posthumous remix) | All Eyez on Me | 4:36 |
12. | 'To Live & Die in L.A.' (featuring Val Young) | The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory | 4:32 |
13. | 'Heartz of Men' | All Eyez on Me | 4:43 |
Charts and certifications[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
Certifications[edit]
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
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