Loyal to the Game
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| Studio album by Tupac Shakur | |||||
| Released | December 14, 2004 | ||||
| Recorded | 1991-1994 (2Pac Vocals) 2004 (Production, Guest Vocals, etc.) |
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| Genre | Rap | ||||
| Length | 64:56 | ||||
| Label | Amaru Entertainment | ||||
| Producer | Eminem, Scott Storch, DJ Quik, Red Spyda, Raphael Saadiq | ||||
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Loyal to the Game is an album containing remixes of his previously unreleased music recorded by Tupac Shakur before his death in 1996. Released in the US on December 14, 2004 (December 12 in the UK), Loyal to the Game was produced by Eminem, and is consequently very reminiscent of Eminem's style.[1]
According to an interview with MTV, Eminem was so moved by Tupac's life and work that he wrote a letter to Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, asking her to consider letting him produce the album. and she agreed, and gave the go ahead.[2] The album featured two singles- "Thugs Get Lonely Too" and "Ghetto Gospel".[3]
Eminem used various unusual production techniques during the creation of this album, namely modifying the pace and pitch of Tupac's voice to better suit the beats produced.[1] There has also been cutting and pasting of vocals to produce new words now synonymous with current rap culture.[1]
It debuted on the Billboard 200 at number one with sales of over 330,000 copies in its first week. It was later certified Platinum in the US and Gold in UK.[4]
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[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Featured guest(s) | Sample(s) | Time |
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| 1 | "Soldier Like Me (Return of the Soulja)" | Eminem | Eminem | ||
| 2 | "The Uppercut" | Eminem | E.D.I. & Young Noble | ||
| 3 | "Out on Bail" | Eminem | |||
| 4 | "Ghetto Gospel" | Eminem | Elton John |
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| 5 | "Black Cotton" | Eminem | Eminem, Kastro & Young Noble | ||
| 6 | "Loyal to the Game" | Eminem | G-Unit | ||
| 7 | "Thugs Get Lonely Too" | Eminem | Nate Dogg | ||
| 8 | "N.I.G.G.A. (Never Ignorant About Getting Goals Accomplished)" | Eminem | Jadakiss | ||
| 9 | "Who Do You Love?" | Eminem | |||
| 10 | "Crooked Nigga Too" | Eminem | |||
| 11 | "Don't You Trust Me?" | Eminem | Dido |
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| 12 | "Hennessy" | Eminem | Obie Trice | ||
| 13 | "Thug 4 Life" | Eminem | |||
| 14 | "Po Nigga Blues (Scott Storch Remix)" | Scott Storch | Ronald Isley | ||
| 15 | "Hennessy (Red Spyda Remix)" | Red Spyda | E.D.I. and Sleepy Brown | ||
| 16 | "Crooked Nigga Too (Raphael Saadiq Remix)" | Raphael Saadiq | |||
| 17 | "Loyal to the Game (DJ Quik Remix)" | DJ Quik | DJ Quik & Big Syke |
[edit] Critical reception
Unlike the previous posthumous albums, this one was not very well received. Critics disapproved of the album's awkward guest appearances, considering the fact that they consist of artists that Tupac himself quite possibly would not have ever recorded with in his lifetime.[1] Other critics felt that Eminem's production simply didn't match the vocals of Tupac.[1]
[edit] Album chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | Top Rap Albums | ||
| 2004 | Loyal To The Game | #1 | #1 | #1 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e 2Pac (Tupac Shakur) Loyal to the Game Lyrics Sounds and More
- ^ village voice > nyclife > The Essay: The End of Eminem by Jon Caramanica
- ^ Amazon.com: Loyal to the Game: 2Pac: Music
- ^ Tupac's 'Game' Haunts Album Chart At No. 1
| Preceded by The Red Light District by Ludacris |
Billboard 200 number-one album January 1 - January 7, 2005 |
Succeeded by The Documentary by The Game |
