All Eyez on Me

All Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album by American rapper 2Pac and the last one to be released during his lifetime. It was released on February 13, 1996, by Death Row Records and Interscope Records. The album featured the Billboard Hot 100 number one singles "How Do U Want It" and "California Love". It featured five singles in all, the most of any of Shakur's albums. Moreover, All Eyez on Me (which was the only Death Row release to be distributed through PolyGram by way of Island Records) made history as the first double-full-length hip-hop solo studio album released for mass consumption. It was issued on two compact discs and four LPs.

All Eyez on Me was the second album from 2Pac to hit number-one on both the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, selling 566,000 copies in the first week. The album won the 1997 Soul Train R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year Award posthumously.^[1]^[2] Shakur also won the Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist at the 24th Annual American Music Awards. The album is among the most acclaimed hip-hop records of the 1990s.^[3]^[4] The album was certified Diamond by the RIAA on July 23, 2014, almost 18 years after Tupac's death.^[5]^[6]

The title of this album, "All Eyez On Me," is the same title for Tupac's biopic, released June 16th 2017, which would of been 2Pac's 46th birthday.

Background

In October 1995, Suge Knight and Jimmy Iovine paid the $1.4 million bail necessary to get Shakur released from jail on charges of sexual abuse. At the time, Shakur was broke and thus unable to make bail himself. All Eyez on Me was released following an agreement between Knight and Shakur which stated Shakur would make three albums under Death Row Records in return for them paying his bail. Fulfilling part of Shakur's brand new contract, this double-album served as the first two albums of his three-album contract.^[7]^[8]

Euthanasia was the initial title of the album until it was changed to All Eyez on Me during the recording process. Shakur explained to MTV's Bill Bellamy in December 1995 saying:

“

It's called All Eyez on Me. That's how I feel it is. I got the police watching me, the Feds. I got the females that want to charge me with false charges and sue me and all that. I got the females that like me. I got the jealous homeboys and I got the homies that roll with me. Everybody's looking to see what I'mma do now so All Eyez on Me.^[9]

”

All Eyez on Me was originally intended for a Christmas 1995 release but was pushed back as Shakur continued to record music and shoot music videos for the album.^[9]

Recording and production

The album features guest spots from 2Pac's regulars, such as former-Thug Life members and The Outlawz, as well as Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Nate Dogg, and George Clinton, Rappin' 4-Tay, The Click, Method Man, and Redman among others.^[10] The song "Heartz of Men" samples a portion of Richard Pryor's comedy album That Nigger's Crazy. Most of the album was produced by Johnny "J" and Daz Dillinger, with help from Dr. Dre on the songs "California Love", which he himself appeared in also as an album guest spot, and "Can't C Me", which was Clinton's appearance. DJ Quik also produced, mixed and made an appearance on the album, but had to use his real name on the credits because his contract with Profile Records prevented him from using his stage name.

Lyrical themes

The songs on All Eyez on Me are, in general, unapologetic celebrations of living the "Thug Lifestyle". Though there is the occasional reminiscence about past and present friends, it is a definite move away from the social and political consciousness of 2Pacalypse Now and Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z....^[11] The songs on the album along with the name of the album itself, allude to the feeling of being watched. With songs like "Can't C Me" and "All Eyez on Me", 2Pac makes it known that he feels the presence of surveillance, most notably by the police. The album also references the fact the 2Pac is under the attention of many fans, being his fourth studio album.^[12]

Singles

The first single, "California Love" featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman was released, December 28, 1995.^[13] This is perhaps 2Pac's best-known song and his most successful, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks (as a double A-side single with "How Do U Want It") and 5 weeks at number one in New Zealand. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award as a Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) in 1997.^[14] A remix version also produced by Dr. Dre appeared on the album. The song has since been certified 2x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.^[15]

Rapper Snoop Dogg made an appearance on the album's second single "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted"

"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" featuring rapper Snoop Dogg, was released as the second single on, May 7, 1996.^[16] The video was directed by one of 2Pac's production partners, Gobi M. Rahimi and was filmed four months prior to September 1996 shooting. The prelude for the song shows a parody of Biggie Smalls ("Piggie") and Puff Daddy ("Buff Daddy") in discussion with Shakur about the November 1994 shooting. The beginning of the scene where Tupac is speaking to Biggie is in reference to the movie Scarface where Tony speaks to his alleged killer before shooting him.^[17] The song peaked at number 46 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.^[18]

The third single, "How Do U Want It" featuring R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo, was released, June 4, 1996.^[19] It was a Double A-side single to "California Love" in America. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. There were three videos filmed for the song: two in the same set for the single in April 1996. The video was directed by Ron Hightower and produced by Tracy D. Robinson. These two are distinguished by MPAA rating (one is certified adult material). The video portrays a wild sex party with jacuzzi, mechanical bull riding, cage dancing and pole stripping. All actors and actresses are dressed in renaissance-age costumes, though all clothes are removed for the nude clip. The adult-material video also features numerous porn stars, including Nina Hartley, Heather Hunter, and Angel Kelly.^[20] The limousine segment seen in the clean version is the same except no nudity.^[21] The third one is the concert version, mostly them performing on stage. There are cameo appearances by K-Ci & JoJo, and fellow group member of Digital Underground Shock G both in the concert and studio segments.^[22]

"I Ain't Mad at Cha" featuring singer Danny Boy, was released shortly after Shakur's death as the final single from the album, on September 15, 1996. For the video the song was re-recorded with a live band. The new track was recorded at Can-Am Studios by Conley Abrams. The video was shot weeks before Shakur's death.^[23]

Hit 'Em Up

Shot from the "Hit 'Em Up" music video, with stand-in Biggie (left), Shakur (center), and Lil' Kim (right)

"Hit 'Em Up" is a diss track featuring the Outlawz. It was released on June 4, 1996, as the B-side to the single "How Do U Want It".^[24] The song's lyrics contain vicious insults to several East Coast rappers, including The Notorious B.I.G., Puffy, Mobb Deep, Lil' Kim, Lil' Cease, Chino XL and the entire Junior M.A.F.I.A.. The song was recorded in Los Angeles, California at Can-Am Studios in May 1996. Reporter Chuck Philips, who interviewed Shakur at Can-Am, described the song as "a caustic anti-East Coast jihad in which the rapper threatens to eliminate Biggie, Sean Combs (Puffy), and a slew of Bad Boy artists and other New York acts."^[25] The music video for "Hit 'Em Up" was filmed in a warehouse off Slauson Avenue near Fox Hills Mall in Los Angeles in May 1996.^[26]^[27] "Hit 'Em Up" had a large role in exacerbating the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry. The song is widely considered by the American hip hop community as one of the greatest "diss tracks" ever recorded.^[28] The song didn't appear on All Eyez on Me, due to it being recorded after the release of the album, however, it was included on Shakur's Greatest Hits album in 1998.^[29]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[30]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[31]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[32]
Los Angeles Times	^[33]
NME	9/10^[34]
Q	^[35]
Rolling Stone	^[36]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[37]
Spin	7/10^[38]
USA Today	^[39]

All Eyez on Me received widespread acclaim from critics. It was included in Rolling Stone's essential recordings of the 1990s.^[40] Spin magazine gave it a 7 out of 10, writing that, "As long as you don't expect philanthropy from Tupac, you'll find honesty and some pleasurably twisted scenarios."^[41] The record ranked No. 3 on Entertainment Weekly's list of Top 10 albums of 1996.^[42] AllMusic stated, "Maybe it was his time in prison, or maybe it was simply his signing with Suge Knight's Death Row label. Whatever the case, 2Pac re-emerged hardened and hungry with All Eyez on Me, the first double-disc album of original material in hip-hop history. With all the controversy surrounding him, 2Pac seemingly wanted to throw down a monumental epic whose sheer scope would make it an achievement of itself. But more than that, it's also an unabashed embrace of the gangsta lifestyle, backing off the sober self-recognition of Me Against the World. Sure, there are a few reflective numbers and dead-homiez tributes, but they're much more romanticized this time around"."Despite some undeniable filler, it is easily the best production 2Pac's ever had on record".^[43] Writing for Los Angeles Times, Cheo Hodari Coker praised the album saying: "All Eyez on Me, a 27-song, 133-minute gangster's paradise, finds the rapper even more venomous than he was before his 11-month incarceration for sexual abuse. He displays no remorse for his tough life, and even less feeling for his enemies. The only thing jail time did for 2Pac was make his creative fires burn even hotter—he raps here with a passion and skill matched in gangsta rap only by Snoop Doggy Dogg and the Notorious B.I.G. And with such producers as DJ Pooh, DJ Quik, Dr. Dre and Johnny J laying down the tracks, he finally has a musical team worthy of his talent."^[33]

On MTV's Greatest Rappers of All Time list, All Eyez on Me was listed as one of 2Pac's "certified classic" albums, along with 2Pacalypse Now, Me Against the World, and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory.^[44]

Accolades

The information regarding accolades attributed to All Eyez on Me is adapted from Acclaimed Music.^[45]
Asterisk (*) signifies unordered lists.

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
FNAC	France	The 1000 Best Albums of All Time^[46]	2008	461
Rock & Folk	France	The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999^[47]	1999	*
Babylon	Greece	The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s	1999	48
Hip-Hop Connection	United Kingdom	The 100 Greatest Rap Albums 1995–2005	2005	35
The New Nation		Top 100 Albums by Black Artists		64
Q		The Ultimate Music Collection		*
Q		90 Albums of the 90s	1999	*
rap.About.com	United States	100 Greatest Hip Hop Albums^[48]	2008	80
rap.About.com		Best Rap Albums of 1996^[49]		1
Tom Moon		1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die		*
Entertainment Weekly		The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008		87
Ego Trip		Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980–98	1999	14
Rolling Stone		The Essential Recordings of the 90s	1999	*
Rolling Stone		100 Best Albums of the Nineties^[50]	2010	50
Complex (magazine)		The 90 Best Rap Albums of the '90s	2014	10

Commercial performance

All Eyez on Me debuted at number-one on both the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It was the second album from 2Pac to do so,^[51] selling 566,000 copies in the first week.^[52] All Eyez on Me has shipped 10 million copies in the United States as of July 23, 2014 and has been certified Diamond by the RIAA, which makes it one of the best-selling albums in the U.S.^[53]^[54] In the UK, BPI certified the album Silver (300,000 copies sold) on January 1, 1997 followed by Gold on July 22, 2013 and Platinum on November 14, 2014.^[55] It has charted on Billboard 200 for 105 weeks in total.

All Eyez on Me is 2Pac's best selling album.^[54] It was re-released in 2001 as enhanced CDs containing the "California Love" music video. Both discs contained the same data track. It was also re-released as a Dual-Disc in 2005.

Track listing

Disc 1: Book 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ambitionz Az a Ridah"	Tupac Shakur Delmar Arnaud	Daz Dillinger	4:39
2.	"All Bout U" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Dru Down, Yaki Kadafi & Hussein Fatal)	Shakur Johnny Jackson Larry Blackmon Tomi Jenkins	Johnny "J" 2Pac	4:37
3.	"Skandalouz" (featuring Nate Dogg)	Shakur Arnaud	Daz Dillinger	4:09
4.	"Got My Mind Made Up" (featuring Daz Dillinger, Kurupt & Method Man & Redman)	Shakur Arnaud Ricardo Brown	Daz Dillinger	5:13
5.	"How Do U Want It" (featuring K-Ci & JoJo)	Shakur Jackson	Johnny "J"	4:48
6.	"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	Shakur Calvin Broadus Arnaud	Daz Dillinger	4:07
7.	"No More Pain"	Shakur DeVanté Swing Timothy Mosley Clifford Smith Robert Diggs, Jr.	DeVante Swing Timbaland	6:15
8.	"Heartz of Men"	Shakur David Blake Prince Nelson George Clinton, Jr. William Collins Clarence Haskins Bernard Worrell	DJ Quik	4:43
9.	"Life Goes On"	Shakur Jackson Stacey Smallie	Johnny "J"	5:02
10.	"Only God Can Judge Me" (featuring Rappin' 4-Tay)	Shakur Doug Rasheed	Doug Rasheed Harold Scrap Freddie	4:57
11.	"Tradin' War Stories" (featuring Dramacydal, C-Bo & Storm)	Shakur Mike Mosley	Mike Mosley Rick Rock	5:29
12.	"California Love (Remix)" (featuring Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman)	Shakur James Anderson Andre Young Roger Troutman Larry Troutman Norman Durham Woody Cunningham	Dr. Dre	6:25
13.	"I Ain't Mad at Cha" (featuring Danny Boy)	Shakur Arnaud	Daz Dillinger	4:54
14.	"What'z Ya Phone #" (featuring Danny Boy)	Shakur Jackson	Johnny "J" 2Pac	5:10
Total length:				70:25

Disc 2: Book 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Can't C Me" (featuring George Clinton)	Shakur Young	Dr. Dre	5:30
2.	"Shorty Wanna Be a Thug"	Shakur Jackson	Johnny "J"	3:52
3.	"Holla at Me"	Shakur Bobby Ervin	Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin	4:55
4.	"Wonda Why They Call U Bytch"	Shakur Jackson	Johnny "J" 2Pac	4:18
5.	"When We Ride" (featuring Outlaw Immortalz)	Shakur Mark Jordan	DJ Pooh 2Pac	5:10
6.	"Thug Passion" (featuring Jewell, Dramacydal & Storm)	Shakur Jackson L. Troutman R. Troutman Shirley Murdock	Johnny "J" 2Pac	5:08
7.	"Picture Me Rollin'" (featuring Danny Boy, CPO & Big Syke)	Shakur Jackson Tiruss Himes	Johnny "J"	5:15
8.	"Check Out Time" (featuring Kurupt & Big Syke)	Shakur Jackson Himes Brown	Johnny "J" 2Pac	4:39
9.	"Ratha Be Ya Nigga" (featuring Richie Rich)	Shakur Rasheed	Doug Rasheed	4:14
10.	"All Eyez on Me" (featuring Big Syke)	Shakur Jackson James Pennington	Johnny "J"	5:08
11.	"Run tha Streetz" (featuring Michel'le, Napoleon & Storm)	Shakur Jackson	Johnny "J" 2Pac	5:16
12.	"Ain't Hard 2 Find" (featuring D-Shot, C-Bo, B-Legit, Richie Rich & E-40)	Shakur Mosley	Mike Mosley Rick Rock	4:29
13.	"Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find" (featuring Danny Boy)	Shakur Quincy Jones III	QDIII	3:59
Total length:				61:55

Original UK edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
14.	"California Love" (short radio edit; featuring Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman)	Shakur James Anderson Young R. Troutman L. Troutman Durham Cunningham	Dr. Dre	4:45
Total length:				66:40

Notes

"All Bout U" features additional vocals from Nate Dogg and Snoop Dogg and uncredited vocals from Dru Down.
"Life Goes On" features Stacey Smallie additional backgrounds Nanci Fletcher
"Tradin War Stories" features uncredited vocals from CPO.
"California Love (Remix)" features background vocals from Barbara Wilson, Nanci Fletcher and Danette Williams.
"Can't C Me" features additional vocals from George Clinton and Nanci Fletcher.
"Wonder Why They Call U Bytch" originally featured former Bad Boy Records singer Faith Evans, but her vocals were replaced.
"Check Out Time" features background vocals from Natasha Walker.
"Ratha Be Ya Nigga" features background vocals from Stacey Smallie.
Track list, writing and production credits adapted from AllMusic review, MusicBrainz database and CD booklet (available from Discogs).^[56]^[57]

Sample credits

Ambitionz Az a Ridah^[58]

"Pee-Wee's Dance" performed by Joeski Love

All Bout U^[59]

"Candy" performed by Cameo

Got My Mind Made Up^[60]

"I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)" performed by Instant Funk
"Sucker M.C.'s" performed by Run–D.M.C.
"Eric B. is President" performed by Eric B. & Rakim

How Do U Want It^[61]

"Body Heat" performed by Quincy Jones

2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted^[62]

"The Message" performed by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Radio Activity Rapp (Let's Jam)" performed by MC Frosty and Lovin' C
"The Posse (Shoot 'Em Up)" performed by Intelligent Hoodlum

No More Pain^[63]

"Bring the Pain" performed by Method Man

Heartz of Men^[64]

"Darling Nikki" performed by Prince and The Revolution
"Mudbone - Intro" performed by Richard Pryor
"Up for the Down Stroke" performed by Parliament
"You're Gettin' a Little Too Smart" performed by The Detroit Emeralds
"The Back Down" performed by Richard Pryor
"Nigger With a Seizure" performed by Richard Pryor
"Jim Brown" performed by Richard Pryor

Life Goes On^[65]

"Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" performed by The O'Jays

Only God Can Judge Me^[66]

"Top Billin'" performed by Audio Two

Tradin War Stories^[67]

"Too Little in Common" performed by Randy Brown

California Love (Remix)^[68]

"So Ruff, So Tuff" performed by Roger Troutman
"Intimate Connection" performed by Kleeer
"Woman to Woman" by Joe Cocker
"West Coast Poplock" performed by Ronnie Hudson and The Street People
"Dance Floor" performed by Zapp

I Ain't Mad at Cha^[69]

"A Dream" performed by DeBarge

What'z Ya Phone #^[70]

"777-9311" performed by The Time

Can't C Me^[71]

"(Not Just) Knee Deep" performed by Funkadelic
"I'm Only Out for One Thang" performed by Ice Cube
"Get Off My Dick and Tell Yo Bitch to Come Here" performed by Ice Cube
"What's My Name" performed by Snoop Dogg
"Shake, Rattle and Roll" performed by Big Joe Turner

Shorty Wanna Be a Thug^[72]

"Wildflower" performed by Hank Crawford

When We Ride^[73]

"What Would You Do" performed by Tha Dogg Pound

Thug Passion^[74]

"Computer Love" performed by Zapp & Roger

Picture Me Rollin'^[75]

"Winter Sadness" performed by Kool & the Gang
"Better Off" performed by Johnny "J"

Check Out Time^[76]

"Candy Rain" performed by Soul for Real
"Just Don't Bite It" performed by N.W.A

Ratha Be Ya Nigga^[77]

"I'd Rather Be with You" performed by Bootsy Collins

All Eyez on Me^[78]

"Never Gonna Stop" performed by Linda Clifford

Run tha Streetz^[79]

"Piece of My Love" performed by Guy

Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find^[80]

"What You Won't Do for Love" performed by Bobby Caldwell

Personnel

Credits for All Eyez on Me adapted from AllMusic and CD booklet.^[81]^[56]

2Pac — associate producer, composer, primary artist, producer
Suge Knight — executive producer
Norris Anderson — production manager
Delmar "Daz" Arnaud — composer
Dave Aron — engineer, mixing
Big Syke — featured artist
Larry Blackmon — composer
David Blake — composer, mixing, producer, talk box
B-Legit — featured artist
Bobcat — composer
Calvin Broadus — composer
R. Brown — composer
C-BO — featured artist
Larry Chatman — associate producer
Rick Clifford — engineer
G. Clinton, Jr. — composer
George Clinton — composer, featured artist, vocals
Nanci Fletcher — featured artist, vocals
Dorothy Coleman — background vocals
W. Collins — composer
Kenn Cox — composer
CPO — featured artist
Woody Cunningham — composer
Tommy D. Daugherty — engineer
Danny Boy — featured artist
Dat Nigga Daz — featured artist, producer
Robert Diggs — composer
DJ Pooh — composer, mixing, producer
Dr. Dre — composer, featured artist, mixing, producer
Tha Dogg Pound — featured artist
Nate Dogg — featured artist, vocals
Dramacydal — featured artist
Dru Down — featured artist
Norman Durham — composer
E-40 — featured artist
Ebony — background vocals
Bobby Ervin — composer, producer
Fatal — featured artist
Brian Gardner — mastering
Michael Geiser — associate engineer
Yaki Kadafi — featured artist
Nathaniel Hale — composer
C. Haskins — composer
Johnny Jackson — composer
Jewell — featured artist
Johnny "J" — mixing, producer
Puff Johnson — background vocals
Jojo the Elf — featured artist
E. Jordan — composer
Kurupt — featured artist
Alvin McGill — associate engineer, engineer
Method Man — featured artist
Michel'le — featured artist
Mike Mosley — assistant engineer, composer, mixing, producer
Nanci Fletcher — featured artist
Shirley Murdock — composer
Ken Nahoum — photography
Outlawz — featured artist
J.P. Pennington — composer
Prince — composer
George Pryce — art direction, design
QD3 — composer
Rappin' 4-Tay — featured artist
Doug Rasheed — composer, producer
Danny Ray — background vocals
Redman — featured artist
Richie Rich — featured artist
Rick Rock — producer
Patrick Shevelin — associate engineer
Carl "Butch" Small — percussion
Stacey Smallie — background vocals
C. Smith — composer
Henry "Hendogg" Smith — illustrations
Snoop Doggy Dogg — featured artist, vocals
Troy Staton — engineer
D. Stevens — composer
E. Stevens — composer
D. Stewart — composer
The Storm — featured artist
DeVanté Swing — composer, mixing, producer
Roy Tesfay — production co-ordination
Rahiem Prince Thomas — composer
S. Thomas — composer
Sean "Barney" Thomas — keyboards
Larry Troutman — composer
Roger Troutman — composer, featured artist, talk box, unknown contributor role
Natasha Walker — background vocals
Carlos Warlick — engineer, mixing
Barbara Warren — stylist, unknown contributor role
Bruce Washington — composer
Danette Williams — background vocals
Barbara Wilson — background vocals
Nanci Fletcher — background vocals
Keston Wright — engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart^[82]	19
Belgium Charts (Flanders)^[83]	44
Belgium Charts (Wallonia)^[84]	34
Dutch Albums Chart^[85]	11
French Albums Chart^[86]	15
German Albums Chart^[87]	16
New Zealand Albums Chart^[88]	15
Norwegian Albums Chart^[89]	14
Swedish Albums Chart^[90]	5
Switzerland Albums Chart^[91]	15
UK R&B Albums Charts^[92]	6
UK Albums Chart^[93]^[94]	32
US Billboard 200^[95]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[95]	1

Chart (2002)	Peak position
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)^[96]	65

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Irish Albums Chart^[97]	62
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)^[96]	74
French Albums Chart^[98]	99

End of decade charts

Chart (1990–1999)	Position
U.S. Billboard 200^[99]	97

Preceded by Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette	Billboard 200 number-one album March 2, 1996 – March 15, 1996	Succeeded by Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)^[100]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[101]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[102]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[103]	10× Platinum	5,000,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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External links

All Eyez on Me at AllMusic
All Eyez on Me at Discogs (list of releases)
All Eyez on Me at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

Tupac Shakur
Studio albums	2Pacalypse Now Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... Thug Life: Volume 1 Me Against the World All Eyez on Me The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
Posthumous albums	R U Still Down? (Remember Me) Still I Rise Until the End of Time Better Dayz Loyal to the Game Pac's Life
Live albums	2Pac Live Live at the House of Blues
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits The Rose That Grew from Concrete The Prophet: The Best of the Works Nu-Mixx Klazzics Tupac: Resurrection The Rose, Vol. 2 The Prophet Returns Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991 Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2 Best of 2Pac
Related albums	Nothing but Trouble (soundtrack) Sons of the P Juice (soundtrack) Poetic Justice (soundtrack) Above the Rim (soundtrack) Gridlock'd (soundtrack) Gang Related (soundtrack) A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle
Extended plays	Makaveli & Dillinger Don't Go 2 Sleep
Singles	"Brenda's Got a Baby" "If My Homie Calls" "Trapped" "Holler If Ya Hear Me" "I Get Around" "Keep Ya Head Up" "Papa'z Song" "Cradle to the Grave" "Dear Mama" "So Many Tears" "Temptations" "California Love" "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" "How Do U Want It" "All Bout U" "I Ain't Mad at Cha" "Life Goes On" "Toss It Up" "To Live & Die in LA" "Hail Mary" "Wanted Dead or Alive" "Made Niggaz"
Posthumous singles	"I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" "Do for Love" "Changes" "Unconditional Love" "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" "Who Do U Believe In" "Until the End of Time" "Letter 2 My Unborn" "Thugz Mansion" "Still Ballin'" "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" "Thugs Get Lonely Too" "Ghetto Gospel" "Untouchable" "Pac's Life" "Playa Cardz Right"
Other songs	"I Don't Give a Fuck" "Runnin' (From tha Police)" "Hit 'Em Up" "Are U Still Down" "Panther Power"
Featured singles	"Smile" "Playa Cardz Right"
Books	The Rose That Grew from Concrete
Stage	Holler If Ya Hear Me
Filmography	Nothing but Trouble Juice Poetic Justice Above the Rim Bullet Gridlock'd Gang Related
Documentaries	Biggie & Tupac Tupac: Resurrection Tupac: Assassination
Outlawz	Yaki Kadafi Kastro Napoleon E.D.I. Mean Hussein Fatal Mussolini Komani Young Noble
Related articles	Discography List of songs Outlawz Digital Underground Afeni Shakur Assata Shakur Mopreme Shakur Mutulu Shakur East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry Makaveli Branded Clothing Niccolò Machiavelli Orlando Anderson Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts Billy Garland Kadafi List of awards and nominations received by Tupac Shakur Murder of Tupac Shakur All Eyez on Me

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