Moreover, All Eyez on Me (which was the only Death Row release to be distributed through PolyGram by way of Island Records) made history as the first double-full-length hip-hop solo studio album released for mass consumption. It featured five singles in all, the most of any of Shakur's albums. The album featured the Billboard Hot 100 number one singles " How Do U Want It" and " California Love". It was released on February 13, 1996, by Death Row Records and Interscope Records. UntitledĪll Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album by American rapper 2Pac and the last one to be released during his lifetime. For other uses, see All Eyez on Me (disambiguation). Big Syke’s guest verse provides a really nice mix of styles as well.This article is about the 2Pac album. The hook is a fabulous mix of slinky r&b and funk, a perfect backdrop for Tupac’s relaxed and confident flow. The title track, “All Eyez On Me” represents Tupac at his very best, perhaps in part because its relatively restrained… at least from a musical standpoint. This dynamic opens up the Pandora’s Box to the many dynamics going on during Tupac’s short life and ultimately tragic end.Īll Eyes on Me doesn’t escape those contradictions, but there’s enough exciting and exceptional tracks on its sprawling two disc spread to warrant entry in my best 1,000 albums ever. However, a good amount of it in my view is either uninteresting or kind of a turn off in terms of its lyrical content. He’s obviously incredibly talented, and some of his output represents exceptional and cutting edge 1990s hip hop. I’ve always had mixed feelings about Tupac Shakur as a musical artist. What does 2Pac’s All Eyez on Me mean to me? What does it make me feel? Why is it exciting or compelling? Find out more about why I embarked on a best 1,000 albums ever project. This is 100% my own personal super biased, incredibly subjective take on what my top 1,000 albums are, ranked in painstaking order over the course of doing research for nearly a year, Rob from High Fidelity style. Yeah, I know it’s audacious, a little crazy (okay, maybe a lot cray cray), bordering on criminal nerdery.īut here’s what it’s NOT: a definitive list of the Greatest Albums of All-Time. What does the “best 1,000 albums ever” mean and why are you doing this?
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