Greatest Hits (Tupac Shakur album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by 2Pac
Released November 24, 1998
Recorded 1990–1996
Genre West Coast hip hop, G-funk, Political hip hop, Gangsta rap, Conscious hip hop, Hip hop, Contemporary R&B
Length 114:43
Label Amaru/Death Row/Interscope Records
Producer Afeni Shakur (exec.), Dr.Dre, Big D the Impossible, David Blake, Dat Nigga Daz, DJ Daryl, Nate Dogg, Warren G, Ramone "Pee Wee" Gooden, Johnny "J", Suge Knight, Live Squad, Reggie Moore, Tony Pizarro, Raw Fusion, Shock G, Soulshock & Karlin, 2Pac
2Pac chronology
R U Still Down? (Remember Me)
(1997)		 Greatest Hits
(1998)		 Still I Rise
(1999)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Changes"
    Released: December 28, 1998
  2. "Unconditional Love"
    Released: January 26, 1999

Greatest Hits is a double disc greatest hits album for late rapper 2Pac, released by Amaru/Death Row/Jive/Interscope in 1998. The album's non-chronological sequence highlights 2Pac's career; the 21 popular hits, some slightly re-edited for legal reasons, are accompanied by four previously unreleased songs: the dead friends tribute "God Bless the Dead", the dedication song "Unconditional Love", the tough talk "Troublesome '96", and the album's single "Changes" also helped earn Pac the first and only posthumous Grammy Award nomination since for Best Rap Solo Performance. Some tracks have unreleased remixes and masters tapes versions. Also, the compilation contains the original version California Love which wasn't available earlier. Of the new material, the raw-sounding "God Bless the Dead" been the subject of the most speculation, owing to its subject matter: an apparent eulogizing of "Biggie Smalls"—a mysterious feat, since Tupac was killed six months before Biggie. And, making its first proper appearance on a Tupac album, the B-side "Hit 'Em Up" stands as the most intense outburst of pure venomous rage ever captured on tape.[1] According to Nielsen Soundscan, 2Pac’s 1998 Greatest Hits (Interscope) had sold 4,620,926 copies (corresponding to 9,241,852 discs, as a double disc album) by 2007, and in June 2011 it was certified by the RIAA for shipments of over 10 million copies, the late rapper's very first RIAA Diamond award. [2] [3] In addition, the album has ultimately edged out '96s All Eyez on Me to become Shakur's biggest selling album. [4] Tupac Shakur's two-CD Greatest Hits collection debuted at No. 5 with 268,000. [5]

Contents

Reception

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [6]
Rolling Stone [7]
Los Angeles Times [8]

Track listing

Disc 1:

  1. "Keep Ya Head Up" – 4:24
  2. "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" (featuring: Snoop Dogg) – 4:07
  3. "Temptations" – 5:02
  4. "God Bless the Dead" (featuring: Stretch) – 4:22 - (previously unreleased)
  5. "Hail Mary" (featuring: Outlawz, Prince Ital Joe) – 5:12
  6. "Me Against the World" (featuring: Dramacydal) – 4:39
  7. "How Do U Want It?" (featuring: K-Ci & JoJo) – 4:48(Some lyrics are censored from the original album version)
  8. "So Many Tears" – 3:58
  9. "Unconditional Love" – 3:59 - (previously unreleased)
  10. "Trapped" – 4:45 (Some lyrics are censored from the original album version)
  11. "Life Goes On" – 5:02
  12. "Hit 'Em Up" (featuring: Outlawz) – 5:12

Disc 2:

  1. "Troublesome '96" – 4:36 - (previously unreleased)
  2. "Brenda's Got a Baby" (featuring: Dave Hollister) – 3:54
  3. "I Ain't Mad at Cha" (featuring: Danny Boy) – 4:56
  4. "I Get Around" (featuring: Digital Underground) – 4:19
  5. "Changes" (featuring: Talent) – 4:29 - (previously unreleased)
  6. "California Love (Original Version)" (featuring: Dr. Dre, Roger Troutman)  – 4:45
  7. "Picture Me Rollin'" (featuring: Danny Boy, CPO, Big Syke) – 5:15
  8. "How Long Will They Mourn Me?" (with Thug Life featuring: Nate Dogg) – 3:52
  9. "Toss It Up" (featuring: K-Ci & JoJo, Danny Boy, Aaron Hall) – 4:43 (A new mix with some altered lyrics)
  10. "Dear Mama" – 4:40
  11. "All About U" (featuring: Nate Dogg, Top Dogg, Outlawz) – 4:33 (Altered from the original album version)
  12. "To Live & Die in L.A." (featuring: Val Young) – 4:33
  13. "Heartz of Men" – 4:41

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Netherlands (Mega Album Top 100)[9] 50
New Zealand (RIANZ[10] 26
UK Albums (The Official Charts Company)[11] 72
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 11
Austria (O3 Austria Top 40)[13] 15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[15] 32
Canada (RPM)[16] 18
Germany (Media Control Charts)[17] 9
Finland (IFPI)[18] 10
Netherlands (Mega Album Top 100)[9] 1
New Zealand (RIANZ[10] 19
Norway (VG-lista)[19] 10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 40
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 13
UK Albums (The Official Charts Company)[11] 17
US Billboard 200 [22] 5
US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[23] 1
Chart (2000) Peak
position
UK Albums (The Official Charts Company)[11] 96
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Ireland (FIMI)[24] 59
New Zealand (RIANZ[10] 37
UK Albums (The Official Charts Company)[11] 25
Chart (2002) Peak
position
UK Albums (The Official Charts Company)[11] 122
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 24
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[15] 30
UK Albums (The Official Charts Company)[11] 141
Chart (2004) Peak
position
UK Albums (The Official Charts Company)[11] 165

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[25] 16
US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[26] 8

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[27] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[28] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[29] Diamond 4,848,000[30]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Album singles

Single information
"Unconditional Love"
  • Released: 1998
  • B-side: N/A
"Changes"
  • Released: 1998
  • B-side: N/A

See also

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