2pac- All Eyez on Me

A gangsta rap album, 2Pac raps about his experiences of living in poverty and in luxury; critics particularly note that 2Pac widely diverges from the social and political consciousness of 2Pacalypse Now (1991) and Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... (1993). The album includes the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "How Do U Want It" (featuring K-Ci and JoJo) and "California Love" (with Dr. Dre, featuring Roger Troutman) and the hip-hop ballad "I Ain't Mad at Cha", along with the Snoop Doggy Dogg collaboration "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" as a promotional single. It featured four singles in all, the most of any of Shakur's albums. Moreover, All Eyez on Me made history as the first ever double-full-length hip-hop solo studio album released for mass consumption globally.

All Eyez on Me was the second album by 2Pac to chart at number one on both the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, selling 566,000 copies in the first week. Seven months later, 2Pac was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting. The album won the 1997 Soul Train Music Award for Rap Album of the Year posthumously, and was also posthumously nominated for Best Rap Album at the 39th Grammy Awards in 1997.[5][6] Shakur also won the award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist at the American Music Awards of 1997.

Upon release, All Eyez on Me received instant critical acclaim, and it has been ranked by critics as one of the greatest hip hop albums, as well as one of the greatest albums of all time. It was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2014,[7] with shipments of over 5 million copies (each disc in the double album counted as a separate unit for certification), and in 2020 was ranked 436th on Rolling Stone's updated list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Lawsuit
Civil rights activist and fierce rap critic C. Delores Tucker sued 2Pac's estate in federal court, claiming that lyrics in "How Do U Want It" and "Wonda Why They Call U Bitch" inflicted emotional distress, were slanderous, and invaded her privacy.[52] The case was later dismissed.[53]

Track listing adapted from the album booklet

Disc 1: Book 1

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Ambitionz az a Ridah"
Tupac ShakurDelmar Arnaud
Dat Nigga Daz 4:39
2. "All About U" (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg, Nate Dogg, and Dru Down)
ShakurJohnny Jackson
Johnny "J"2Pac
4:37
3. "Skandalouz" (featuring Nate Dogg)
ShakurArnaud
Dat Nigga Daz 4:09
4. "Got My Mind Made Up" (featuring Dat Nigga Daz, Kurupt, Redman, and Method Man)
ShakurArnaudRicardo BrownReginald NobleClifford Smith
Dat Nigga Daz 5:13
5. "How Do U Want It" (featuring K-Ci & JoJo)
ShakurJackson
Johnny "J" 4:47
6. "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg)
ShakurCalvin BroadusArnaud
Dat Nigga Daz 4:07
7. "No More Pain"
ShakurDeVante Swing
DeVante Swing 6:15
8. "Heartz of Men"
ShakurDavid Blake
DJ Quik 4:44
9. "Life Goes On"
ShakurJackson
Johnny "J" 5:02
10. "Only God Can Judge Me" (featuring Rappin' 4-Tay)
ShakurDoug Rasheed
Doug RasheedHarold Scrap Freddie
4:57
11. "Tradin' War Stories" (featuring Dramacydal, C-Bo, and Storm)
ShakurMike Mosley
Mike MosleyRick Rock
5:30
12. "California Love (Remix)" (featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman)
ShakurJames AndersonRoger TroutmanLarry TroutmanNorman DurhamWoody Cunningham
Dr. Dre
6:25
13. "I Ain't Mad at Cha" (featuring Danny Boy)
ShakurArnaud
Dat Nigga Daz 4:54
14. "What'z Ya Phone #" (featuring Danny Boy)
ShakurJackson
Johnny "J"2Pac
5:08
Total length: 70:27
Disc 2: Book 2
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Can't C Me" (featuring George Clinton)
ShakurYoung
Dr. Dre 5:31
2. "Shorty Wanna Be a Thug"
ShakurJackson
Johnny "J" 3:52
3. "Holla at Me"
ShakurBobby Ervin
Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin 4:55
4. "Wonda Why They Call U Bitch"
ShakurJackson
Johnny "J"2Pac
4:19
5. "When We Ride" (featuring Outlaw Immortalz)
ShakurDJ Pooh
DJ Pooh 5:09
6. "Thug Passion" (featuring Jewell, Dramacydal, and Storm)
ShakurJackson
Johnny "J"2Pac
5:08
7. "Picture Me Rollin'" (featuring Danny Boy, Syke, and CPO)
ShakurJacksonTiruss Himes
Johnny "J" 5:15
8. "Check Out Time" (featuring Kurupt and Syke)
ShakurJacksonHimesBrown
Johnny "J"2Pac
4:39
9. "Ratha Be Ya Nigga" (featuring Richie Rich)
ShakurRasheed
Doug Rasheed 4:14
10. "All Eyez on Me" (featuring Syke)
ShakurJacksonJames Pennington
Johnny "J" 5:08
11. "Run tha Streetz" (featuring Michel'le, Mutah, and Storm)
ShakurJackson
Johnny "J"2Pac
5:17
12. "Ain't Hard 2 Find" (featuring E-40, B-Legit, D-Shot, C-Bo, and Richie Rich) Shakur
Mike MosleyRick Rock
4:29
13. "Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find"
ShakurQuincy Jones III
QDIII 3:58
Total length: 61:54