Nu-Mixx Klazzics
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Nu-Mixx Klazzics is a remix album
by 2Pac
, released in 2003 by Death Row Records
. The album includes several songs from All Eyez on Me
, with new backing tracks and new guest vocals from artists such as Aaron Hall, K-Ci and JoJo
, and Tha Outlawz
. Nu Mixx Klazzics was generally panned by critics upon its release http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2003/11/7/tupacGetsARemixedReviewForKlazzicks http://www.calgarysun.com/cgi-bin/publish.cgi?p=80020&x=articles&s=music. The remixes were criticized for being another Death Row 'cash in' featuring inferior versions of the original tracks. No singles or videos were released from the project. It sold 700,000 copies.
Remix album
A remix album is an album consisting mostly of remixes or re-recorded versions of a music artists' earlier released material.One of the earliest remix albums was 1971's Aerial Pandemonium Ballet by Harry Nilsson, which was released by Nilsson after the successes of Everybody's Talkin and The Point!...
by 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 in 2003 by Death Row Records
Death Row Records
Death Row Records is a record label founded in 1991 by Marion "Suge" Knight Jr., Andre Young , Tracy Lynn Curry and Michael Harris . It is known to have been home to many popular West Coast hip hop artists such as Dr...
. The album includes several songs from 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....
, with new backing tracks and new guest vocals from artists such as Aaron Hall, K-Ci and JoJo
K-Ci and JoJo
K-Ci & JoJo are an American R&B duo, consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey and Joel "JoJo" Hailey , Natives of Monroe, North Carolina, they were also members of the chart-topping R&B group Jodeci with the DeGrate brothers—Donald and Dalvin.-On their own:K-Ci and JoJo's first sign of...
, and Tha Outlawz
Outlawz
Outlawz, 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...
. Nu Mixx Klazzics was generally panned by critics upon its release http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2003/11/7/tupacGetsARemixedReviewForKlazzicks http://www.calgarysun.com/cgi-bin/publish.cgi?p=80020&x=articles&s=music. The remixes were criticized for being another Death Row 'cash in' featuring inferior versions of the original tracks. No singles or videos were released from the project. It sold 700,000 copies.
Track listing
- "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...
" [Nu Mixx] featuring: Crooked ICrooked IDominick Wickliffe, better known by his stage name Crooked I, is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. He is a member of the hip hop group, Slaughterhouse with other members Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5'9. Slaughterhouse is currently signed to Shady Records / Interscope Records.... - "How Do You Want It" [Nu Mixx] featuring: K-Ci and JoJoK-Ci and JoJoK-Ci & JoJo are an American R&B duo, consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey and Joel "JoJo" Hailey , Natives of Monroe, North Carolina, they were also members of the chart-topping R&B group Jodeci with the DeGrate brothers—Donald and Dalvin.-On their own:K-Ci and JoJo's first sign of...
- "Hail Mary" [Nu Mixx] 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...
- "Life Goes On"
- "All Eyez on Me" [Nu Mixx] featuring: 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"....
- "Heartz of Men" [Nu Mixx]
- "Toss It Up" [Nu Mixx] featuring: Danny BoyDanny Boy-Background:The words to "Danny Boy" were written by English lawyer and lyricist Frederic Weatherly in 1910. Although the lyrics were originally written for a different tune, Weatherly modified them to fit the "Londonderry Air" in 1913, after his sister-in-law in the U.S. sent him a copy. Ernestine...
, Aaron Hall, K-Ci and JoJoK-Ci and JoJoK-Ci & JoJo are an American R&B duo, consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey and Joel "JoJo" Hailey , Natives of Monroe, North Carolina, they were also members of the chart-topping R&B group Jodeci with the DeGrate brothers—Donald and Dalvin.-On their own:K-Ci and JoJo's first sign of... - "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...
" [Nu Mixx] 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... - "Never Had a Friend Like Me" [Nu Mixx]
- "Ambitionz Az a Ridah" [Nu Mixx]
Chart history
Album| Chart Positions | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums | 2 |
Album credits
- Tupac ShakurTupac ShakurTupac 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...
- Main Performer - Suge KnightSuge KnightMarion "Suge" Knight, Jr. is the founder and CEO of Black Kapital Records and co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Death Row Records rose to dominate the rap charts after Dr. Dre's breakthrough album The Chronic in 1992. After several years of chart successes for artists including...
- Executive Producer - Carl "Butch" Small - Percussion, Production Director
- Danny "O.M.B." Devoux - Bass, Guitar
- Ken Nahoum - Photography
- Tom Daugherty - Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Mixing
- Mike Bozzi - Mastering
- Tracy Hardin - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Matt "Party Man" Woodlief - Assistant Engineer
- Darren Vegas - Drums, Sequencing, Keyboards
- Tha Row Hitters - Producer, Mixing
- Josh "Kash" Andrews - Drums, Keyboards, Sequencing
- Soren Baker - Liner Notes
- Michael Blade - Flute
- Brian Gardner - Mastering