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Pac's Life (2006)

Where the lyrics of Pac's Life take you, and where it was really made.

Pac's Life is 2Pac's tenth and final studio album, but it is also his sixth posthumous one, and only one of its songs keeps its original, unaltered form.

Key places

Where the album was recorded (2006)

Recording site Van Nuys, Los Angeles — Pac's Life was recorded in Van Nuys, California. The point marks the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles, not a specific studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Pac's Life: the tenth and final studio album by American rapper 2Pac
• Also his sixth posthumous album
• Released 21 November 2006 on Amaru Entertainment
• Debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 chart

Background

• Shakur's vocals were recorded during his time on Death Row Records
• The two bonus tracks on the UK and JP editions are not part of that Death Row material
• Of all the songs, including bonus tracks, only "Soon As I Get Home" is unaltered
• Every other track is a remix with updated beats and features
• Guests include Outlawz, Krayzie Bone, Snoop Dogg, Chamillionaire, Ludacris, Ashanti, T.I., Young Buck and Lil Scrappy
• Jamal Woolard, known for playing The Notorious B.I.G. in Notorious (2009), also appears
• Title track and lead single features Ashanti and T.I.
• Both featured artists took part in filming the title track's music video at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts

Recording

• The album was recorded in Van Nuys, California
• Kadafi appears three times posthumously on the album

Cover

• Cover details are not described in the source text

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Early life

• Born June 16, 1971 in East Harlem, New York City, to Black Panther Party members Afeni Shakur and Billy Garland.
• Raised by his mother; moved to Baltimore in 1984 and attended the Baltimore School for the Arts.
• Moved to Marin City, California in 1988.

Career

• Debuted as 2Pac on Digital Underground's 1991 single "Same Song" under Interscope Records.
• Debut album 2Pacalypse Now (1991) established him as a central figure in West Coast hip-hop.
• Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... (1993) and Me Against the World (1995) brought critical and commercial success.
• All Eyez on Me (1996), the first hip-hop double album, produced two Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, "California Love" and "How Do U Want It".
• Also acted in films including Juice (1992), Poetic Justice (1993), and Above the Rim (1994).
• Died September 13, 1996, after a drive-by shooting in Paradise, Nevada; the 2026 trial convicted Duane Davis of orchestrating the murder.

Legacy

• Record sales exceed 75 million worldwide.
• Inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame (2002) and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2017).
• Awarded a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• AllMusic wrote that the album contains some great material, but 2Pac's words are often lost behind the modern production
• AllMusic also pointed to new verses from Ludacris, Lil Scrappy, Ashanti and Young Buck
• Reviews from critics and fans were mixed overall
• The general consensus was that 2Pac's vocals were strong, while the modern production sounded commercialized

Records

• Debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200
• Sold 159,000 copies in its first week
• Became 2Pac's tenth US top-ten album
• Became his seventh posthumous album to reach the top ten

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Ashanti and T.I. were both in the title track's music video, which was shot at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts.
• The World Premiere of "Pac's Life" was on BET's Access Granted on Wednesday, November 22.
• Before the album release, a week of events was held, including a VIP preview party on Tuesday, November 14, at Vaknin Gallery.
• Coat drives were held at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts, where anyone who brought a winter coat received two tickets to the album release party.
• A "Pac's Life Teen Art" competition on Monday, November 20, let children aged 13 to 17 compete in an art exhibit.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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