In October 1995, Suge Knight and Jimmy Iovine paid the $1.4 million bail necessary to get Shakur released from jail on charges of sexual abuse. The album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA) on July 23, 2014, eighteen years after Shakur's death, with shipments of over 5 million copies (each disc in the double album counted as a separate unit for certification). Shakur also won the award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist at the 24th Annual American Music Awards. The album won the 1997 Soul Train award for Rap Album of the Year posthumously. All Eyez on Me received instant critical acclaim, and it has been ranked by many critics as one of the greatest hip hop albums, as well as one of the greatest albums of all time. Seven months later, 2Pac was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting. Moreover, All Eyez on Me made history as the first ever double-full-length hip-hop solo studio album released for mass consumption globally.Īll 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. It featured four singles in all, the most of any of Shakur's albums. The album includes the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles " How Do U Want It" and " California Love".
Dre, Rick Rock, Daz Dillinger, DJ Pooh, DeVante Swing, among others.
The album features productions by Shakur alongside a variety of producers, including DJ Quik, Johnny "J", G Syier Hawkins Brown, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, George Clinton, E-40, Redman, Method Man, Nate Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, K-Ci & JoJo, Roger Troutman, among others. Released on February 13, 1996, by Death Row Records and Interscope Records, All Eyez on Me features guest appearances from several artists including the Outlawz, Dr. All Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album by American rapper 2Pac and the last to be released during his lifetime.
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