Best of 2Pac

Greatest hits album by 2Pac

Released

December 4, 2007

Genre

Hip-hop

Label

Amaru/Interscope/Tha Row/UMG

2Pac chronology

Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2
(2007)

Best of 2Pac
(2007)

Best of 2Pac is a posthumous greatest hits compilation series from rapper Tupac Shakur released in two parts: Thug and Life. Both albums were released on December 4, 2007 in the United States and December 10, 2007 in the United Kingdom, having had been leaked on November 30. As of September 2011, more than 212,399 copies of Thug have been sold in the United States, while Life has sold more than 135,249.^[1]

Best of 2Pac, Part 1: Thug

Best of 2Pac, Part 1: Thug

Greatest hits album by 2Pac
Recorded	1991–1996
Length	51:54

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Mobster Music

Best of 2Pac, Part 1: Thug is a posthumously released compilation album which is the first part of Best of 2Pac. It is sold separately from part 2 and was released on December 4, 2007. It consists mostly of songs released before his death.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer	Length
1.	"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" (feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg, from All Eyez On Me, 1996)	Dat Nigga Daz, Tracy Robinson	4:06
2.	"California Love (Original Mix)" (feat. Dr. Dre, Roger Troutman, from All Eyez On Me (UK), 1996)	Dr. Dre	4:44
3.	"So Many Tears" (from Me Against The World, 1995)	Shock G	3:58
4.	"I Ain't Mad at Cha" (feat. Danny Boy, from All Eyez On Me, 1996)	Dat Nigga Daz	4:54
5.	"How Do U Want It" (feat. K-Ci & JoJo, from All Eyez On Me, 1996)	Johnny "J"	4:47
6.	"Trapped" (from 2Pacalypse Now, 1991)	Ramon Pee Wee Godson	4:45
7.	"Changes" (feat. Talent, from Greatest Hits, 1998)	Deon Big D The Impossible Evans	4:29
8.	"Hail Mary" (feat. Outlawz, from The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, 1996)	Hurt-M-Badd	5:12
9.	"Unconditional Love" (from Greatest Hits, 1998)	Johnny "J"	3:58
10.	"Dear Mama (Remix)" (feat. Anthony Hamilton, from Pac's Life, 2006)	Frank Nitty	5:29
11.	"Resist the Temptation" (feat. Amel Larrieux, previously unreleased)	Jake One (Originally produced by Big D The Impossible)	5:44

Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
Year	Album	Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	Top Rap Albums	UK Charts
2007	The Best of 2Pac, Part 1: Thug	65 ^[2]	13 ^[2]	6	76 ^[3]

Best of 2Pac, Part 2: Life

Best of 2Pac, Part 2: Life

Greatest hits album by 2Pac
Recorded	1989–1996
Length	46:50

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Mobster Music

Best of 2Pac, Part 2: Life is a posthumously released compilation album which is the second part of Best of 2Pac. It is sold separately from part 1 and was released on December 4, 2007. It consists mostly of songs released after his death.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer	Length
1.	"Definition of a Thug Nigga" (from R U Still Down? (Remember Me), 1997)	Warren G	4:08
2.	"Still Ballin' (Nitty Remix)" (feat. Trick Daddy, from Better Dayz, 2002)	Frank Nitty (Original by Johnny "J")	2:50
3.	"Until the End of Time (RP Remix)" (feat. Richard Page, from Until the End of Time, 2001)	Johnny "J" & Frank Nitty	4:28
4.	"Never Call U Bitch Again" (feat. Tyrese, from Better Dayz, 2002)	Johnny "J"	4:38
5.	"They Don't Give a Fuck About Us" (feat. The Outlawz, from Better Dayz)	Johnny "J"	5:06
6.	"Keep Ya Head Up" (feat. Dave Hollister, from Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., 1993)	DJ Daryl	4:24
7.	"Ghetto Gospel" (feat. Elton John, from Loyal to the Game, 2004)	Eminem (Originally produced by Big D The Impossible)	3:58
8.	"Brenda's Got a Baby" (from 2Pacalypse Now, 1991)	Deon Big D The Impossible Evans	3:53
9.	"Thugz Mansion" (feat. J. Phoenix, from Better Dayz, 2002)	A. "Pitboss" Johnson, Aulsondro "Novelist" Hamilton, and Claudio Cueni (Original by Johnny "J")	4:12
10.	"When I Get Free" (from Until the End of Time, 2001)	Cold 187um	4:30
11.	"Dopefiends Diner" (previously unreleased)	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins (Originally produced by Big D The Impossible)	4:53

Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
Year	Album	Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	Top Rap Albums	UK Charts
2007	The Best of 2Pac, Part 2: Life	77 ^[2]	15 ^[2]	8	-

References

↑ "Tupac Month: 2Pac’s Discography". Retrieved May 27, 2013.
1 2 3 4 "2Pac". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
↑ "2Pac - The Best Of Pt 1 - Thug". Chart Stats. December 15, 2007. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012.

External links

2Pac.com – the official website, operated by Tupac Shakur's estate
Track List Changes for [...] ‘THUG' and 'LIFE' ) at Archive.is (archived August 16, 2013)

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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