Pac's Life
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| Studio album by Tupac Shakur | |||||
| Released | November 21, 2006 (NA) November 20, 2006 (EU) November 18, 2006 (AU) December 13, 2006 (JP)[1] |
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| Genre | Rap | ||||
| Label | Amaru | ||||
| Producer | L. T. Hutton Sha Money XL Swizz Beatz QD3 Karma Productions Canei Finch Salih E.D.I. |
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Pac's Life is the sixth posthumously released studio album from the late hip hop icon Tupac Shakur, commemorating the 10 year anniversary of the death of the late poet, activist, actor, and hip-hop icon. It was released on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 in the United States and Monday, November 20, 2006 in Europe. The album features guest appearances from Ashanti and T.I., who appear on the title track "Pac's Life", and Krayzie Bone, who appears on the album's first single "Untouchable".
A broad range of artists contributed to the album, including Ashanti, T.I., Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Papoose, Keyshia Cole, Chamillionaire, Lil' Scrappy, Outlawz, Big Syke, Young Buck and more.
T.I. and Ashanti were involved in the single "Pac's Life," which was filmed at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts. The World Premiere of "Pac's Life" was on at 7:30 PM on BET's Access Granted on Wednesday, November 22nd. The video featured on BET's behind the scenes of the filming of "Pac's Life". The album debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200 charts with about 159,000 units sold.
This was Shakur's sixth posthumous created album, but not the last, another studio album is planned for release in 2008.
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[edit] Album promotion
A week of events was introduced for the celebration of the release of Pac's Life. It kicked off on Saturday (November 11) at the Vaknin Gallery with "All Eyez On Me: Hip Hop's Legendary Performers And Photographers," where photographers displayed their material.
On Tuesday (November 14), at the same venue, a VIP party previewing Pac's Life took place from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
The events were then shifted to the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts (TASCA) where coat drives were held on Wednesday, November 15 and Friday, November 17. Everyone who brought a winter coat received two admission tickets to the Pac's Life album release party.
On Monday (November 20), a "Pac's Life Teen Art" competition took place from 6-8 PM, where children ages 13-17 competed in an art exhibit contest.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1 | "Untouchable (Swizz Beatz Remix)" (Feat: Krayzie Bone) | Swizz Beatz | 4:16 |
| 2 | "Pac's Life" (Feat: T.I. & Ashanti) | L. T. Hutton | 3:38 |
| 3 | "Dumpin" (Feat: Hussein Fatal, Papoose, & Carl Thomas) | Sha Money XL & Canei Finch | 4:27 |
| 4 | "Playa Cardz Right (Female)" (Feat: Keyshia Cole) | Karma Productions | 4:33 |
| 5 | "Whatz Next" (Feat: A3 & Jay Rock) | Salih | 3:37 |
| 6 | "Sleep" (Feat: Young Buck & Chamillionaire) | Sha Money XL | 4:10 |
| 7 | "International" (Feat: Nipsey Hussle & Young Dre The Truth) | L. T. Hutton | 4:01 |
| 8 | "Don't Sleep" (Feat: Lil Scrappy, Nutt-So, Yaki Kadafi, & Stormey) | E.D.I. | 3:36 |
| 9 | "Soon As I Get Home" (Feat: Yaki Kadafi) | QD3 | 3:40 |
| 10 | "Playa Cardz Right (Male)" (Feat: Ludacris & Keon Bryce) | Sha Money XL | 4:54 |
| 11 | "Don't Stop" (Feat: Big Syke, Yaki Kadafi, Hussein Fatal, E.D.I., Young Noble, & Stormey) | L. T. Hutton | 5:25 |
| 12 | "Pac's Life (Remix)" (Feat: Snoop Dogg, T.I. & Chris Starr) | L. T. Hutton | 3:39 |
| 13 | "Untouchable" (Feat: Yaki Kadafi, Hussein Fatal & Gravy) | Sha Money XL | 4:25 |
| 14 | "Dear Mama (Frank Nitty Remix)" (Feat: Anthony Hamilton) (UK bonus track, iTunes Bonus)[2] | Frank Nitty | 5:42 |
| 15 | "Scared Straight" (JP bonus track)[1] | Karma Productions | 3:28 |
[edit] Album chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | Top Rap Albums | ||
| 2006 | Pac's Life | #9 | #3 | #3 |
[edit] Charting
| U.S. Billboard 200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Position | 9 | 30 | 53 | 76 | 83 | 68 | 75 | 100 | 99 | 117 | 135 | 142 | 159 | 155 | 143 | ||||||||||||||
| Sales Per Week | 159,580 | 52,300 | 34,983 | 33,037 | 43,682 | 21,844 | 11,993 | 8,042 | 7,621 | 6,849 | 7,000 | 6,340 | 6,224 | 5,602 | 4,317 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 159,580 | 211,880 | 246,863 | 279,900 | 323,582 | 345,426 | 357,419 | 365,461 | 10,000 | 379,667 | 386,667 | 392,959 | 399,183 | 404,785 | 409,102 | ||||||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/1213183 Album Listing (JP)
- ^ http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=575594 Album Listing (UK)
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