Greatest Hits (2Pac album)
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Greatest Hits is a double disc greatest hits
album for late rapper 2Pac
, released by Amaru/Death Row Records 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 "Changes
" which has since become one of 2Pac's best known songs, nominated for a 2000 Grammy Award 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: a eulogizing of the late Notorious B.I.G.--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.
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. In addition, the album has ultimately edged out '96s All Eyez on Me
to become Shakur's biggest selling album.
Tupac Shakur's two-CD Greatest Hits collection debuted at No. 5 with 268,000.
“God Bless the Dead” (featuring Stretch of Live Squad) begins with Tupac saying, "rest in peace to my motherfucker Biggy Smallz.".
Disc 2:
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album for late rapper 2Pac
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...
, released by Amaru/Death Row Records 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
Unconditional Love (2Pac song)
"Unconditional Love" is a song by Tupac Shakur, released as the second posthumous single from his Greatest Hits album. Changes being the first, "Changes" and "Unconditional Love" were both made into videos....
", the tough talk "Troublesome '96", and "Changes
Changes (Tupac song)
"Changes" is a hip hop song by the late Tupac Shakur, the song was originally recorded during his tenure at Interscope records in 1992. Changes was later remixed during 1997-1998. The song re-uses lines from another 2Pac song called "I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto" which was recorded during the...
" which has since become one of 2Pac's best known songs, nominated for a 2000 Grammy Award 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: a eulogizing of the late Notorious B.I.G.--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.
According to Nielsen Soundscan
Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...
, 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. In addition, the album has ultimately edged out '96s All Eyez on Me
All Eyez on Me
All Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album by American rapper 2Pac, released February 13, 1996 on Death Row Records and Interscope Records....
to become Shakur's biggest selling album.
Tupac Shakur's two-CD Greatest Hits collection debuted at No. 5 with 268,000.
“God Bless the Dead” (featuring Stretch of Live Squad) begins with Tupac saying, "rest in peace to my motherfucker Biggy Smallz.".
Track listing
Disc 1:- "Keep Ya Head UpKeep Ya Head Up"Keep Ya Head Up" is a late 1993 hit by Tupac Shakur. #11 in About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs, with "Dear Mama" voted #4.It was first released in Shakur's 1993 album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., later appearing after his death in 1996 in his Greatest Hits compilation...
" – 4:24 - "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted is a hip hop song written by 2Pac, Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger for 2Pac's 1996 double album All Eyez on Me. The song is a duet performed by 2Pac and Snoop Dogg. "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" was released as promotional recording and was the album's second single, after...
" (featuring: Snoop DoggSnoop DoggCalvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
) – 4:07 - "TemptationsTemptations (song)"Temptations" is a song by rapper Tupac Shakur, released as the third single from his third album, Me Against the World. The song was produced by Easy Mo Bee...
" – 5:02 - "God Bless the Dead" (featuring: StretchStretch (rapper)Randy Walker , better known by his stage name Stretch, was an American rapper.-Life and career:...
) – 4:22 - (previously unreleased) - "Hail Mary" (featuring: OutlawzOutlawzOutlawz, formally known as Outlaw Immortalz, is an American hip hop group founded by Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after Shakur's release from prison. Collectively, they are probably best known for appearing in the video "Hit 'Em Up", in a diss track aimed at Biggie Smalls and other New York...
, Prince Ital JoePrince Ital JoeJoe Paquette , better known as Prince Ital Joe, was a Dominican-American reggae musician best known for his collaborations with Marky Mark...
) – 5:12 - "Me Against the World" (featuring: Dramacydal) – 4:39
- "How Do U Want It?How Do U Want It"How Do U Want It" is a hip-hop song performed by Tupac Shakur. It features K-Ci and JoJo and was the third single from his album All Eyez on Me. It was a Double A-side single to "California Love", and the song reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1996. In the UK, the song peaked at #17.It...
" (featuring: K-Ci & JoJo) – 4:48(Some lyrics are censored from the original album version) - "So Many TearsSo Many Tears"So Many Tears" is the second single from, and the fourth track on, Tupac Shakur's third studio album Me Against the World. It is known as one of Shakur's saddest and most soulful songs, as he was rapping about pain and suffering. The song's harmony is a sample from Stevie Wonder's "That Girl". The...
" – 3:58 - "Unconditional LoveUnconditional Love (2Pac song)"Unconditional Love" is a song by Tupac Shakur, released as the second posthumous single from his Greatest Hits album. Changes being the first, "Changes" and "Unconditional Love" were both made into videos....
" – 3:59 - (previously unreleased) - "Trapped" – 4:45 (Some lyrics are censored from the original album version)
- "Life Goes On" – 5:02
- "Hit 'Em UpHit 'Em Up"Hit 'Em Up" is a diss song by rap artist 2Pac , featuring his group the Outlawz. It is the B-side to the single "How Do U Want It", released on June 4, 1996, from the album All Eyez on Me. The song’s lyrics contain vicious insults to several East Coast rappers, chiefly among them, Shakur's former...
" (featuring: OutlawzOutlawzOutlawz, formally known as Outlaw Immortalz, is an American hip hop group founded by Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after Shakur's release from prison. Collectively, they are probably best known for appearing in the video "Hit 'Em Up", in a diss track aimed at Biggie Smalls and other New York...
) – 5:12
Disc 2:
- "Troublesome '96" – 4:36 - (previously unreleased)
- "Brenda's Got a BabyBrenda's Got a Baby"Brenda's Got a Baby" is the solo debut single by Tupac Shakur, and tenth track from his debut album, 2Pacalypse Now. The song, which features R&B singer Dave Hollister, is about a fictional twelve-year-old girl named Brenda who lives in a ghetto, has a baby, and is incapable of supporting it...
" (featuring: Dave HollisterDave HollisterDave Hollister is an American R&B vocalist who found fame during the 1990s as one quarter of the Platinum-selling R&B quartet Blackstreet before going on to a solo career.-Biography:...
) – 3:54 - "I Ain't Mad at ChaI Ain't Mad at Cha"I Ain't Mad at Cha" is the name of a song by rapper 2Pac released as the sixth single from his album All Eyez on Me. Although the album was released exactly 7 months before his death, the single was released shortly after his death. The song is a heartfelt tribute to his friend who had converted...
" (featuring: Danny BoyDanny Boy (singer)Daniel O’Connor, , best known as Danny Boy O’Connor, is an American rapper and a member of the hip-hop group, House of Pain. Danny Boy moved to California in the 80s where he masterminded House of Pain, one of the first all white hip-hop groups...
) – 4:56 - "I Get AroundI Get Around (2Pac song)"I Get Around" is the second single from 2Pac's second album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., and features Shock G and Money-B of Digital Underground, the group that introduced him...
" (featuring: Digital UndergroundDigital UndergroundDigital Underground was an alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California. It could have been considered a music "family" rather than a group, as its personnel changed and rotated with each album and tour....
) – 4:19 - "ChangesChanges (Tupac song)"Changes" is a hip hop song by the late Tupac Shakur, the song was originally recorded during his tenure at Interscope records in 1992. Changes was later remixed during 1997-1998. The song re-uses lines from another 2Pac song called "I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto" which was recorded during the...
" (featuring: Talent) – 4:29 - (previously unreleased) - "California LoveCalifornia Love"California Love" is a hip hop song by 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman. The song was released as 2Pac's comeback single upon his release from prison in 1995. A popular remix version of the song appeared on his 1996 double album All Eyez on Me...
(Original Version)" (featuring: Dr. DreDr. DreAndre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
, Roger TroutmanRoger TroutmanRoger Troutman was the lead singer of the band Zapp who helped spearhead the Funk movement and heavily influenced West Coast hip hop due to the scene's heavy sampling of his music over the years...
) – 4:45 - "Picture Me Rollin'" (featuring: Danny BoyDanny Boy (singer)Daniel O’Connor, , best known as Danny Boy O’Connor, is an American rapper and a member of the hip-hop group, House of Pain. Danny Boy moved to California in the 80s where he masterminded House of Pain, one of the first all white hip-hop groups...
, CPOCapital Punishment OrganizationCapital Punishment Organization, most commonly referred to as CPO, was a gangster rap group which consisted of rapper Lil' Nation , DJ Train and producer Young D. They released a single album in 1990, To Hell and Black, which included production from MC Ren of N.W.A. and distributed by Capitol...
, Big SykeBig SykeTyruss Himes, better known by his stage name Big Syke is an American rapper. His stage name is a revision of his childhood nickname, "Little Psycho"....
) – 5:15 - "How Long Will They Mourn Me?" (with Thug LifeThug LifeThug Life: Volume 1 is the debut album by the group Thug Life, started by rapper Tupac Shakur, and was released on September 26, 1994. The album was originally released by Shakur's label Out Da Gutta Records. Due to heavy criticism on gangsta rap at the time, the original version of the album was...
featuring: Nate DoggNate DoggNathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk...
) – 3:52 - "Toss It Up" (featuring: K-Ci & JoJo, Danny BoyDanny Boy (singer)Daniel O’Connor, , best known as Danny Boy O’Connor, is an American rapper and a member of the hip-hop group, House of Pain. Danny Boy moved to California in the 80s where he masterminded House of Pain, one of the first all white hip-hop groups...
, Aaron Hall) – 4:43 (A new mix with some altered lyrics) - "Dear MamaDear Mama"Dear Mama" is a hip hop song by American hip hop artist 2Pac. The track was produced by Tony Pizarro for 2Pac's third solo album, Me Against the World, which was released in 1995. The song was written by 2Pac as an ode to his own mother, Afeni Shakur....
" – 4:40 - "All About U" (featuring: Nate DoggNate DoggNathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk...
, Top Dogg, OutlawzOutlawzOutlawz, formally known as Outlaw Immortalz, is an American hip hop group founded by Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after Shakur's release from prison. Collectively, they are probably best known for appearing in the video "Hit 'Em Up", in a diss track aimed at Biggie Smalls and other New York...
) – 4:33 (Altered from the original album version) - "To Live & Die in L.A.To Live & Die in L.A. (song)"To Live & Die in L.A." is the second single from Tupac Shakur's final album he worked on during his life, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. It was recorded July 7 of 1996 and was produced by QD3, son of legendary producer Quincy Jones. The song has a sample from Prince's "Do Me Baby" from his...
" (featuring: Val YoungVal YoungVal Young , is an Urban/Dance-pop artist from Detroit, Michigan, who achieved success during the 1980s. She is now based in Los Angeles.- Career :...
) – 4:33 - "Heartz of Men" – 4:41
Album charts
| Chart | Peak positions |
|---|---|
| Australian Charts | #11 |
| Austrian Charts | #15 |
| Belgium Charts (Flanders) | #3 |
| Belgium Charts (Wallonia) | #30 |
| Canadian RPM Albums Chart | #18 |
| German Charts | #9 |
| Dutch Charts | #1 |
| Finnish Charts | #10 |
| Irish Charts | #59 |
| New Zealand Charts | #19 |
| Norwegian Charts | #10 |
| Swedish Album Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
#40 |
| Switzerland Charts | #13 |
| Top R&B/Rap Albums | #1 |
| UK Charts | #17 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
#5 |
Album singles
| Single information |
|---|
| "Unconditional Love Unconditional Love (2Pac song) "Unconditional Love" is a song by Tupac Shakur, released as the second posthumous single from his Greatest Hits album. Changes being the first, "Changes" and "Unconditional Love" were both made into videos.... "
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| "Changes"
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