2Pac - All Eyez on Me [Explicit Content] (4 Lp's) ((Vinyl))

This is an Enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files including the video for "California Love."
Personnel: 2Pac, Syke, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Dru Down, Dat Nigga Daz, Kurupt, Redman, Method Man, Rappin' 4-Tay, Dramacydal, C-Bo, Storm, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Danny Boy, George Clinton, Outlaw Immortalz, Jewell, CPO, Michel'le, KC, JoJo, Mutah, E-40, B-Legit, Richie Rich (vocals); Roger Troutman, David Blake (talkbox); Sean "Barney Rubble" Thomas (keyboards); Carl "Butch" Small (percussion); Barbara Wilson, Danette Williams, Dorothy Coleman, Natasha Walker, Puff Johnson, Ebony (background vocals).
Producers include: Dat Nigga Daz, Johnny "J," 2Pac, DeVante, David Blake.
Engineers include: Dave Aron, Rick Clifford, Tommy D.
Recorded at Can-Am Studios, Tarzana, California.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
ALL EYEZ ON ME was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. "California Love," featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman, and "How Do U Want It," featuring KC and JoJo, were both nominated for the 1997 Grammy for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group.
This is an enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Personnel includes: 2 Pac, Snoop Doggy Dog, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Redman, Method Man, Rappin' 4-Tay, Outlawz, B-Legit, Richie Rich, Big Syke, C-Bo, Storm (rap vocals); KC, Jo Jo, George Clinton, (vocals); Sean "Barney Rubble" Thomas (keyboards); Roger Troutman, David Blake (voice synthesizer); Carl "Butch" Small (percussion); Barbara Wilson, Stacey Smallie, Dorothy Coleman, Natasha Walker, Puff Johnson, Ebony, Danny Boy (background vocals).
Producers include: Dat Nigga Daz, Johnny J, 2 Pac, DeVante, David Blake.
Engineers include: Dave Aron, Rick Clifford, Tommy D.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
The first double-CD of original material by a rap artist, ALL EYEZ ON ME marks 2Pac's return from incarceration to the recording grind. And though Tupac Shakur may have spent the better part of 1995 locked up and battling the system, the album makes it obvious that, rather than degenerating his artistic abilities, the struggles have only elevated his skills. Now, with the backing of West Coast hip-hop's first family, Death Row Records, 2Pac gathers together many of the rap ruling class to celebrate his comeback and give the finger to those who've scrutinized his music and aggravated his existence.
While California has always been his base of operations (he began his career as a member of Oakland's Digital Underground), 2Pac is one of the few '90s rappers to earn props on both coasts. ALL EYEZ ON ME reciprocates the respect by toasting the west ("California Love," a duet with Dr. Dre), the east ("Got My Mind Made Up" features NYC strong-men, Redman and Method Man), and the old-school funkateers (George Clinton shows up on "Can't C Me"). The consistently fierce production by a diverse army of beat-fiends keeps the album pumping, seemingly diverting the mainstream consumers' attention away from the rapper's volatile stance. But 2Pac does not shy away from speaking his mind; he's simply learning which confrontations are truly worth it ("Only God Can Judge Me"). Because peace is that much harder to find when so many eyez are on ya.

• RSD Release Date: n/a
• Genre: Pop