Hail Mary (2Pac song)

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“Hail Mary”
Single by 2Pac featuring Makaveli, Kastro, Young Noble & Prince Ital Joe
from the album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
Released 1997
Format 12-inch single
Recorded August 1996
Genre Hip hop
Label Death Row Records
Writer(s) Tupac Shakur
Producer Makaveli, Big D
2Pac featuring Makaveli, Kastro, Young Noble & Prince Ital Joe singles chronology
To Live & Die in LA Hail Mary Wanted Dead or Alive

"Hail Mary" is a single by 2Pac featuring Outlawz, taken from the album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. It was written and recorded in only 30 minutes and is considered by many to be a classic. The bells and dark sounds were typical features for Shakur's music during his "Makaveli" period. Some remark that this song contains his deepest verses and proved his ability to write powerful lyrics. The song peaked at #43 on the UK Singles chart. "Hail Mary" also appeared on Shakur's Greatest Hits in 1998. In all it has been on a total of 5 2Pac CDs (2Pac's Greatest Hits, 7 Day Theory, Best of 2Pac, Pt. 1: Thug, Nu-Mixx Klazzics. Nu-Mixx Vol. 2.

[edit] Music Video

The video depicts Tupac rising from the grave to kill three young men, presumably responsible for his death. The deaths are made to look like accidents. The final scene of the video shows two grave diggers struggling to pronounce the name on Tupac's shattered tombstone: Makaveli.

[edit] Remixes

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