Still I Rise (album)

Still I Rise
Studio album by 2Pac + Outlawz
Released December 13, 1999 United Kingdom
December 21, 1999 United States
Recorded October 19, 1995 – August 12, 1996
(2Pac's vocals)
1998–1999
(Production, guest vocals, and mixing)
Genre West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap
Length 72:45
Label Interscope Records
Producer
2Pac chronology
Greatest Hits
(1998) Greatest Hits1998		 Still I Rise
(1999) Still I Rise1999		 The Rose That Grew from Concrete
(2000) The Rose That Grew from Concrete2000
Outlawz chronology
Still I Rise
(1999) Still I Rise1999		 Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us
(2000) Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us2000
Singles from Still I Rise
  1. "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)"
    Released: October 28, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Los Angeles Times [2]
RapReviews(6/10) [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [4]
Uncut [5]

Still I Rise is an album by 2Pac and the Outlawz which is released as the third posthumous studio album of 2Pac, and the first album by Outlawz as a group (not to be confused with their debut Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us). The album excludes some of the original line up of Outlawz and Hussein Fatal, who had left the group as he had refused to sign to Death Row.[6] The album contains all previously unreleased, albeit remixed material. It was released on December 21, 1999, by Interscope Records.

The album features production from 2Pac's close producers Tony Pizarro, Johnny "J" and QDIII, and appearances from Big Syke and Nate Dogg.

"Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya' Head Up II)" which features female group H.E.A.T. was the only single from the album. The song "Letter to the President" is featured in the film Training Day (2001).

Commercial success

The album debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold 408,000 in the first week.[7] It was certified Platinum February 2, 2000.[8] It eventually sold 1,692,316 by 2011, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[9]

By February 10, 2000 it had been certified for 50,000 units sold in Canada.[10] On 14 March 2014 it was certified Gold by BPI for 100,000 units sold in the UK.

Track listing

# Title Producer Performers Time
1 "Letter to the President" QD III
  • Intro: E.D.I. Mean
  • First verse: 2Pac
  • Chorus: 2Pac & C-Knight
  • Second verse: E.D.I. Mean
  • Chorus: E.D.I. Mean & C-Knight
  • Third Verse: Kastro
  • Fourth Verse: 2Pac
  • Fifth verse: Big Syke
  • Outro: 2Pac & C-Knight
 6:03
2 "Still I Rise" Johnny J 4:45
3 "Secretz of War" Johnny J
  • Chorus: E.D.I. Mean
  • First verse: E.D.I. Mean
  • Second verse: 2Pac
  • Third verse: Yaki Kadafi
  • Fourth verse: Young Noble
 4:15
4 "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" 2Pac, Soulshock and Karlin
  • Intro: 2Pac
  • Chorus: 2Pac, H.E.A.T. (back)
  • First verse: 2Pac
  • Second verse: E.D.I. Mean
  • Third verse: Young Noble
 4:22
5 "As the World Turns" Darryl "Big D" Harper
  • Intro: 2Pac
  • First verse: 2Pac
  • Chorus: Darryl "Big D" Harper, 2Pac (back)
  • Second verse: Young Noble
  • Third verse: Napoleon
  • Fourth verse: E.D.I. Mean
  • Fifth verse: Yaki Kadafi
 5:08
6 "Black Jesuz" 2Pac, L Rock Ya, Mr. Lee 4:29
7 "Homeboyz" Daz Dillinger
  • Intro: 2Pac
  • First verse: 2Pac
  • Second verse: Young Noble
  • Chorus: 2Pac
  • Third verse: 2Pac
 3:38
8 "Hell 4 a Hustler" Damon Thomas
  • First verse: 2Pac
  • Chorus: Outlawz, J. Valentine (Back)
  • Second verse: E.D.I. Mean, Young Noble
  • Third verse: 2Pac
  • Outro: 2Pac
 4:56
9 "High Speed" Darryl "Big D" Harper
  • Intro: Kastro, 2Pac
  • First verse: 2Pac
  • Fourth verse: 2Pac
  • Second verse: Yaki Kadafi
  • Third verse: E.D.I. Mean
  • Outro: 2Pac, E.D.I. Mean
 5:59
10 "The Good Die Young" Darryl "Big D" Harper
  • Intro: 2Pac
  • First verse: 2Pac
  • Chorus: Val Young
  • Second verse: Napoleon
  • Third verse: Young Noble
  • Fourth verse: Kastro
  • Fifth verse: E.D.I. Mean
  • Outro: 2Pac, Young Noble
 5:42
11 "Killuminati" Tony Pizarro
  • First verse: 2Pac
  • Chorus: 2Pac, Kastro, Qierra Davis-Martin (harmony)
  • Second verse: E.D.I. Mean
  • Third Verse: Yaki Kadafi
  • Outro: 2Pac
 4:02
12 "Teardrops and Closed Caskets" QD III
  • Intro: 2Pac
  • First verse: Outlawz
  • Chorus: Nate Dogg, Val Young
  • Second verse: Outlawz
  • Third verse: Outlawz
 5:05
13 "Tattoo Tears" Kurupt, E.D.I. Mean
  • Intro: 2Pac
  • First verse: 2Pac
  • Chorus: Outlawz
  • Second verse: Young Noble
  • Third verse: Napoleon
  • Fourth verse: Yaki Kadafi
  • Fifth verse: Kastro
 5:02
14 "U Can Be Touched" Johnny J
  • Intro: Napoleon
  • First verse: Napoleon
  • Chorus: 2Pac
  • Second verse: E.D.I. Mean
  • Third verse: Kastro
  • Fourth Verse: Young Noble
  • Fifth verse: Yaki Kadafi
 4:23
15 "Y'all Don't Know Us" Quimmy Quim & Reef
  • Intro: Young Noble
  • First verse: Young Noble
  • Chorus: Young Noble
  • Second verse: Napoleon
  • Third verse: E.D.I. Mean
 4:55

Leftovers

Samples

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Album
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Austrian Charts (ARIA) 48[14]
Canadian Albums Chart (RPM) 9[15]
German Charts (Media Control Charts) 24[16]
Dutch Charts[17] 24
Irish Charts 50[18]
New Zealand Charts (RMNZ) 49[19]
Swedish Charts (Sverigetopplistan) 86[20]
U.S. Billboard 200 6[21]
U.S. Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums (Billboard 200) 2[21]
UK R&B Charts 14[22]
UK Charts 75[23]
Singles
Year Song Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
1999 "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" 72 36

References

  1. ↑ Bush, John (1999-12-14). "Still I Rise - 2Pac, Outlawz : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  2. ↑ "2Pac's Charisma Survives in Unreleased Recordings - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  3. ↑ Juon, Steve "Flash" (January 2000). "2Pac + Outlawz :: Still I Rise :: Interscope". RapReviews. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  4. ↑ "Tupac Shakur: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  5. ↑ "Outlawz / Tupac - Still I Rise CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  6. ↑ "Hussein Fatal Interview (talks about current projects, who killed Tupac, Kadafi, etc.)". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  7. ↑ "USA Album First Week top 20". Homepage3.nifty.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  8. ↑ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Better%20Dayz&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2007&sort=Artist&perPage=50#
  9. ↑ "Tupac Month: 2Pac’s Discography". Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  10. ↑ http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=2%20pac&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist
  11. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – 2 Pac – Still I Rise". Music Canada. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "British album certifications – 2 Pac – The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 September 2013. Enter The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  13. ↑ "American album certifications – 2 Pac – The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 15 September 2013. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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  15. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 70, No. 10, January 10, 2000". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
  16. ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
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  18. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track". Chart-track.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  19. ↑ Steffen Hung. "2 Pac & Outlawz - Still I Rise". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  20. ↑ Steffen Hung. "2 Pac & Outlawz - Still I Rise". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
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  22. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/r-and-b-albums-chart/20000109/115/
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