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2015, it was reported that music director Benny Boom would direct the film, replacing Franklin. In early December 2015, the film's title was confirmed to be "All Eyez On Me". Newcomer Demetrius Shipp, Jr. was set to play Tupac. Jamal Woolard joined the film to play The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac's friend turned rival, reprising his starring role in the 2009 film "Notorious". On January 11, 2016, Danai Gurira was added to the film's cast to play Tupac's mother Afeni Shakur, a political activist and member of the Black Panther Party. "Variety" reported the next day that Kat Graham had signed
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All Eyez on Me (film) All Eyez on Me is a 2017 American biographical drama film about rapper Tupac Shakur, directed by Benny Boom and written by Jeremy Haft, Eddie Gonzalez and Steven Bagatourian. Titled after Shakur's 1996 fourth studio album, the film stars Demetrius Shipp Jr. as Shakur with Kat Graham, Lauren Cohan, Hill Harper and Danai Gurira in supporting roles. Talks of a Tupac biopic began in 2011 by Morgan Creek Entertainment Group. The film languished in development hell for several years with various directors, including Antoine Fuqua and John Singleton, attached at different points before Boom was
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was no backstage argument. She did, however, praise the performances of Shipp and Graham. Both Sean Combs and Suge Knight gave blessings to the film, praising their respective portrayals. All Eyez on Me (film) All Eyez on Me is a 2017 American biographical drama film about rapper Tupac Shakur, directed by Benny Boom and written by Jeremy Haft, Eddie Gonzalez and Steven Bagatourian. Titled after Shakur's 1996 fourth studio album, the film stars Demetrius Shipp Jr. as Shakur with Kat Graham, Lauren Cohan, Hill Harper and Danai Gurira in supporting roles. Talks of a Tupac biopic began in 2011 by
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2015, it was reported that music director Benny Boom would direct the film, replacing Franklin. In early December 2015, the film's title was confirmed to be "All Eyez On Me". Newcomer Demetrius Shipp, Jr. was set to play Tupac. Jamal Woolard joined the film to play The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac's friend turned rival, reprising his starring role in the 2009 film "Notorious". On January 11, 2016, Danai Gurira was added to the film's cast to play Tupac's mother Afeni Shakur, a political activist and member of the Black Panther Party. "Variety" reported the next day that Kat Graham had signed
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the film "Brotherly Love" alongside Keke Palmer and Eric D. Hill Jr. In 2017, he played Jacques Agnant in the Tupac Shakur biopic titled "All Eyez on Me", alongside Demetrius Shipp Jr., Danai Gurira and Money-B. After dating for six years, Hardrict and actress Tia Mowry were engaged on Christmas Day 2006. They married on April 20, 2008 in Santa Barbara, California. In 2011, Mowry's first pregnancy was chronicled on the reality TV show "Tia & Tamera" starring her and her twin sister on the Style Network. Hardrict and Mowry have a son born in 2011 and a daughter born
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chose "Dear Mama" in particular. It is a song that spoke not just to me, but every mother that has been in that situation, and there have been millions of us. Tupac recognized our struggle, and he is still our hero." The song was played in the Tupac biopic, "All Eyez On Me", with Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, exiting Clinton Correctional Facility, after visiting 2Pac, who was serving 18 months to 4.5 years for sexual abuse. The song has impacted numerous rappers. Eminem stated that the song played constantly in his car in the year following its release. " 'Dear
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June 11, 2005. On November 14, 2003, a documentary about Shakur entitled "" was released under the supervision of his mother and narrated entirely in his voice. It was nominated for Best Documentary at the 2005 Academy Awards. Proceeds will go to a charity set up by Shakur's mother Afeni. On April 17, 2003, Harvard University co-sponsored an academic symposium entitled "All Eyez on Me: Tupac Shakur and the Search for the Modern Folk Hero". The speakers discussed a wide range of topics dealing with Shakur's impact on everything from entertainment to sociology. Many of the speakers discussed Shakur's status
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a signed client. On June 7, 2016, Woolard was arrested in Snellville, Georgia on charges of battery. In 2016, he starred in the movie "" as Marquese. Woolard reprised his role as The Notorious B.I.G. in "All Eyez on Me", a biopic about Tupac Shakur, which was released in June 2017. Jamal Woolard Jamal "Gravy" Woolard (born July 8, 1975) is an American actor, rapper, and comedian. He is best known for portraying musician The Notorious B.I.G. in the film "Notorious", and, as a supporting character, in the Tupac Shakur biopic "All Eyez On Me". Woolard, like Christopher Wallace, is
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a documentary filmmaker arrives to interview Tupac Shakur. In flashback to 1971, Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur and other Black Panther Party members are released from prison following acquittal. From an early age, Tupac, instilled with black pride, witnesses multiple injustices in his neighborhood. His stepfather, Mutulu, a revolutionary, is caught by the FBI for an armored-truck robbery and murder. As Tupac gets older, he distances himself from his mother's revolutionary ideals. He attends the Baltimore School for the Arts, where he becomes friends with Jada Pinkett. Tupac's music career begins when he joins Digital Underground for their hit "Same Song".
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Tupac got shot, I just think that Tupac just kind of turned against everybody." The incriminations against Stretch continued once Tupac was released from federal custody to Death Row Records on October 12, 1995 and began a flurry of recordings for his 1996 album, "All Eyez on Me"; on "Ambitionz Az a Ridah": ""Had bitch-ass niggas on my team / So, indeed, they wet me up,"" and in the first verse of "Holla At Me": ""When me and you was homies / No one informed me it was all a scheme / You infiltrated my team and sold a nigga
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in prison, eventually is released and signs to Death Row Records under Suge Knight. Tupac and label-mate Dr. Dre work on the hit song "California Love". He releases the track "Hit Em Up" as a response to "Who Shot Ya?" in which Tupac brags about supposedly having an affair with Biggie's wife Faith Evans. Tupac parts ways with Death Row to launch his own company. Later, Suge offers Tupac a chance to become partners, and Tupac agrees to head Death Row's East Coast operations. On September 7, 1996, Tupac, Suge, and others are leaving the Mike Tyson vs. Bruce Seldon
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dealer and music partner Nigel. In 1993, Tupac goes on trial for rape and harassment charges. On November 30, 1994, he is attacked by three men in the lobby of Quad Recording Studios, is shot five times before the men flee, and is hospitalized. The following day, Tupac is found not guilty of rape, but found guilty of illegal touching, and sentenced to eighteen months in prison. While in prison, Tupac hears Biggie's song "Who Shot Ya?", and interprets it as a diss track bragging about Biggie's alleged involvement in his shooting. Tupac, who is assaulted by two guards while
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boxing match at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. They confront the gang member who had jumped a friend, and Tupac knocks him to the ground, leading to a brawl. Tupac stops by his hotel to change clothes, and tells Kidada he will return in an hour. With Suge in his car, Tupac is at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane when a Cadillac pulls alongside Tupac's BMW and shoots Tupac multiple times before fleeing the scene. Onscreen text states that Tupac died six days later at age 25. His murder remains unsolved. On February 10, 2011, it was
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Throughout his career, Shakur expressed an increasingly aggressive attitude on his subsequent albums. The contradictory themes of social inequality and injustice, unbridled aggression, compassion, playfulness, and hope all continued to shape Shakur's work, as expressed in his incendiary 1995 album "Me Against the World". In 1996, Shakur released "All Eyez on Me", and many of the tracks are considered by critics to be classics, including "Ambitionz Az a Ridah", "I Ain't Mad at Cha", "California Love", "Life Goes On" and "Picture Me Rollin". Shakur described "All Eyez on Me" as a celebration of life, and the album was critically and
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announced that Morgan Creek Productions was developing, and would finance and produce, "Tupac", a biographical film about rap legend Tupac Shakur, which would follow his entire life, from growing up in East Harlem to becoming a legendary songwriter and hip-hop artist, to his death in Las Vegas at the age of 25. Antoine Fuqua was attached as the director of the film, and the script was written by Steven Bagatourian, Stephen J. Rivele, and Christopher Wilkinson. James G. Robinson and David C. Robinson were set to produce the film, along with Program Pictures' L.T. Hutton, and Tupac's mother Afeni Shakur
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was continually postponed; and Dr. Dre himself, who began to resent Suge's strong-arm tactics and thirst for the spotlight. When Dre jumped ship for Aftermath Entertainment, Daz became the main producer for Death Row, handling much of Tupac Shakur's "All Eyez on Me" and Snoop Dogg's "Tha Doggfather", on which Kurupt was featured relatively sparingly, in contrast to his former high-profile on label projects. Even though Kurupt was a member of the DPG, he developed a very strong friendship with Tupac and the Outlawz during the mid 1990s. Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder began a mass exodus of artists from Death
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summer," stylistically comparing it with Michael Jackson's 1983 hit single "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)", which the song partially samples. "The same way that 'P.Y.T.' was, I was hoping 'All Eyez on Me' would be - more relaxing and you could have a good time. It's not based on anything emotional or anything sad." Jackson hand-delivered the original masters of the song for the production. The song's title also is a nod to Tupac Shakur, whose same titled song from 1996 was "somewhat of an inspiration", Monica explained. "I always liked the idea of 'all eyes on me,' even from his
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Kadafi) in the beginning and began rapping in some of Tupac Shakur's songs during the Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. sessions. They then added Mutah (Napoleon) to the group and became known as Dramacydal. On March 14, 1995 K-Dog was featured on Tupac Shakur's 2x Platinum album Me Against The World, on the song "Outlaw". The next year, on February 13, 1996 he was featured on Shakur's 10x Platinum Double LP All Eyez On Me on the songs "Tradin War Stories", "When We Ride", & "Thug Passion". It was around the time of this album's recording sessions when Tupac gave K-Dog
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Want It" and "California Love". It featured five singles in all, the most of any 2Pac album. 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 was issued on two compact discs and four LPs. Chartwise, "All Eyez on Me" was the second album from 2Pac to hit number one on both the "Billboard" 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It sold 566,000 copies in the first week of its release
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of Shakur's old group Digital Underground) and B-Legit who featured on Shakur's 1996 album on Death Row Records, "All Eyez on Me", on the track "Aint Hard 2 Find". Young Noble Rufus Cooper III (born March 21, 1978), also known by his stage name Young Noble, is an American rapper who is best known for being part of Tupac Shakur's rap group Outlawz. Noble joined the Outlawz in early 1996, and was also the last member to be added to the group by Tupac himself, before the late rapper's death in September 1996. Noble was born in Los Angeles, California.
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to ride horses for the series, which she enjoyed because it was a physical challenge. In 2013, Gurira played a lead role in director Andrew Dosunmu's independent drama film "Mother of George", which premiered at 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Gurira received critical acclaim for her performance as a Nigerian woman struggling to live in the United States. In June 2013, Gurira won the Jean-Claude Gahd Dam award at the 2013 Guys Choice Awards. Gurira played rapper Tupac Shakur's mother, Afeni Shakur, in "All Eyez on Me" (2017), a biopic about the rap star. She then starred in Marvel's film "Black
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Eyez on Me" proved that Tupac was continuing to grow as a musician and a human being, but "Don Killuminati" erases that image by concentrating on nothing but tired G-funk beats and back-biting East Coast/West Coast rivalries". "Los Angeles Times" critic Cheo Hodari Coker said, "While there are moments of power and poignancy in "The Don Killuminati", it lacks the full ambition and range of Shakur's epic "All Eyez on Me" and "Me Against the World" packages. It's in those albums--and songs such as "Brenda's Got a Baby", "Lord Knows" and "Only God Can Judge Me"—that the legacy of this
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Ray Luv. On January 19, TheWrap reported that Grace Gibson had been cast to play Biggie Smalls' wife, Faith Evans, and on January 22, 2016, Keith Robinson was cast as Atron Gregory, a TNT Records founder, who first helped Tupac become a dancer and a solo artist. Annie Ilonzeh was added to the cast in February 2016 to play Kidada Jones, who was engaged to Tupac at the time of his death. Principal photography on the film began in mid-December 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. Filming wrapped on April 12, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada. On June 16, 2016, on what
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Underground Shock G both in the concert and studio segments. "I Ain't Mad at Cha" featuring singer Danny Boy, was released shortly after Shakur's death as the final single from the album, on September 15, 1996. For the video the song was re-recorded with a live band. The new track was recorded at Can-Am Studios by Conley Abrams. The video was shot weeks before Shakur's death. "All Eyez on Me" received widespread acclaim. "Spin" magazine gave it 7 out of 10 and said: "As long as you don't expect philanthropy from Tupac, you'll find honesty and some pleasurably twisted scenarios."
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inspired by Shakur to return to school and that Shakur was like a "father figure" to some. Demetrius Shipp Jr. played Shakur in the biopic "All Eyez on Me", which started filming in Atlanta in December 2015. Music video director Benny Boom helmed "All Eyez on Me", which had been hamstrung by production problems. With distribution from Morgan Creek Productions, the film had been in development since 2013, with producers Randall Emmett and George Furla having sued Morgan Creek for $10 million, claiming breach-of-contract after the production company allegedly picked a lead, and set a budget and a production schedule
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knew Tupac Shakur, but Washington didn't believe him until Fula's mother informed him that they were going to visit Shakur in jail. When they went to visit him in jail, Washington performed a freestyle rap for Shakur. Shakur was pleased with Washington's lyrical abilities and promptly added him to his newly founded hip hop group, Outlaw Immortalz. In keeping with the Outlaw Immortalz's "tyrant" theme, Shakur endowed Washington with the stage name "Hussein Fatal", after then-Ba'athist Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. In February 1996, Washington made his debut on Shakur's double album, "All Eyez on Me", specifically on the songs "All
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including "All Eyez On Me" (2,000; up 95%) and "Me Against the World" (1,000; up 53%). His singles also saw a boost in sales. His biggest seller of the week was "Hail Mary"—the song his projection opened with at Coachella. His second biggest seller was his No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit "California Love" (featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman), shifting 11,000 downloads (119% increase). His third best-seller was the second Tupac song that was performed at Coachella – "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" (with Snoop). It sold 9,000 (up 881%). "Holler If Ya Hear Me" (2014), was a Broadway
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"Death Around the Corner," which would appear on Me Against the World. The partnership was derailed, though, when Tupac was sent to prison in February 1995. After his release that October, the pair reunited at Can-Am Studios in L.A.. Tupac felt very secure with him in the studio. 2Pac and Johnny J recorded more than a hundred songs together—11 of them, including "How Do U Want It" and "All About U", ended up on "All Eyez on Me"; the rest composed the bulk of 2Pac’s posthumous work. Throughout producer Johnny J's career, he had sold over 100 million albums. He
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space in which Tupac Shakur lived: a place that wanted to be all about pride and power, but was really about flying over the abyss." On her Twitter account, Jada Pinkett Smith stated that the film contained inaccuracies about her relationship with Tupac, and why he left for Los Angeles. Smith specified that Tupac never read the poem he read to her character in the film, and that she had no knowledge that it even existed until it was published in his book. She also stated that she never attended one of Tupac's shows at his request, and that there
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Under manager Leila Steinberg, he begins to have hip-hop albums produced. Although his music becomes popular, some songs' controversial lyrics cause tensions between him and his record producers. Tupac begins acting in movies such as "Juice", as well as collaborating with performers including Biggie Smalls. He generates both praise and controversy. Tupac finds himself beaten by police officers over jaywalking. Another time, after he and E.D.I. Mean, a member of 2Pac's group called, "Outlaws" intervene when two white off-duty officers men assault a black man, Tupac is arrested for shooting at the cops. Tupac develops a contentious relationship with drug
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Demetrius Shipp Jr. Demetrius Shipp Jr. (born November 20, 1988) is an American actor. He portrayed rapper and actor Tupac Shakur in the 2017 biopic "All Eyez on Me". Shipp was cast in the role of Tupac in 2011, after a friend suggested he audition given his strong resemblance to the legendary hip-hop artist. Shipp remarked in an interview that he "never aspired to act." Principal photography did not begin until 2015, and the film was released in June 2017. Shipp's father worked with Tupac Shakur on the 1996 album "" on the song "Toss It Up". Shipp worked at
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Target and Dish Network prior to his acting career. Demetrius Shipp Jr. Demetrius Shipp Jr. (born November 20, 1988) is an American actor. He portrayed rapper and actor Tupac Shakur in the 2017 biopic "All Eyez on Me". Shipp was cast in the role of Tupac in 2011, after a friend suggested he audition given his strong resemblance to the legendary hip-hop artist. Shipp remarked in an interview that he "never aspired to act." Principal photography did not begin until 2015, and the film was released in June 2017. Shipp's father worked with Tupac Shakur on the 1996 album ""
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percussion is sampled from The Honey Drippers' 1973 track "Impeach the President." In the 2009 book "How to Rap", Shock G recalled that 2Pac wrote the lyrics to the beat after hearing it for a while (rather than with no beat), and that 2Pac also ghostwrote Shock G's verse. Brian McKnight sampled the song on "Hold Me" on his 1997 "Anytime" album Nicole Wray sampled the song on her single, "I Like It". Part of the video was shown in the Tupac biopic, "All Eyez On Me," released June 16th 2017. "I Get Around" peaked at number 11 on the
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opens up with the words "Dedicated to the memory of Latasha Harlins, it's still on", in reference to the 1992 L.A. Riots. The video has a basic format with Shakur rapping in the middle of a circle surrounded by a crowd of people and in some scenes he is seen holding a young child. His mother Afeni Shakur also appears in the video. Jada Pinkett Smith (then known as Jada Pinkett) made a cameo appearance in the music video. The song was featured in the Tupac Biopic All Eyez On Me. Alyssa Rosenberg of "Brisbane Times" felt the song "weaved
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first verse, so that they can have the notoriety like me. So they trust what I'm saying..." While credited to Teddy Riley, the musically backing is actually an incognito production by Dr. Dre, who was in the process of extricating himself from his label Death Row Records. The beat to "No Diggity" was initially offered to rapper 2Pac for his Death Row debut "All Eyez On Me" by label boss Suge Knight, but with Dre leaving the label he sold the beat to Teddy Riley. Upon the release of the finished recording by Blackstreet, Tupac and Death Row responded with
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continued to release other Gold and Platinum albums. Ecuadorian born rapper Gerardo received heavy rotation on video and radio for his single "Rico, Suave". While commercially watered-down, his album enjoyed a status of being one of the first mainstream Spanglish CDs on the market. Johnny J was a multi-platinum songwriter, music producer, and rapper who was perhaps best known for his production on Tupac Shakur's albums All Eyez on Me and Me Against the World. He also produced the 1990 single Knockin' Boots for his classmate Candyman's album "Ain't No Shame in My Game", which eventually went platinum thanks to
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Jamal Woolard Jamal "Gravy" Woolard (born July 8, 1975) is an American actor, rapper, and comedian. He is best known for portraying musician The Notorious B.I.G. in the film "Notorious", and, as a supporting character, in the Tupac Shakur biopic "All Eyez On Me". Woolard, like Christopher Wallace, is from Brooklyn, specifically L.G., Lafayette Gardens. In real life he raps under the name "Gravy". He is featured in the song "Untouchable" by Tupac Shakur on the "Pac's Life" album. He had to add over 50 pounds to his already large frame to play The Notorious B.I.G. in the film "Notorious".
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down to just take all the blunts and hits for all the young black males, to be the media's kicking post for young black males. I just figured since I lived that life I could do that, I could rap about that." The record was important in showcasing Shakur's political conviction and his focus on lyrical prowess. On MTV's Greatest Rappers of All Time list, "2Pacalypse Now" was listed as one of Shakur's "certified classic" albums, along with "Me Against the World", "All Eyez on Me" and "". "2Pacalypse Now" went on to be certified Gold by the RIAA. It
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and he was found dead with four bullet wounds in his back. He was 27. Tupac denied involvement with Stretch's murder, but continued to talk about him after death, even up to his own death on September 13, 1996. "All Eyez On Me" was released two months after Stretch's death with all disses intact, and the follow-up "" (1996) contained more allusions to Stretch's supposed role in the 1994 attack on the tell-all diss track "Against All Odds": ""And that nigga that was down for me, restin' dead / Switch sides, guess his new friends wanted him dead"". Closing the
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112th Avenue & 209th Street just after 12:30 A.M., and he was found dead with four bullet wounds in his back. Tupac denied involvement with Stretch's murder, but continued to talk about him after death, even up to his own on 13 September 1996. "All Eyez On Me" was released two month's after Stretch's death with all disses intact, and the follow-up "" (1996) contained more allusions to Stretch's role in the 1994 attack on the tell-all diss track "Against All Odds": ""And that nigga that was down for me, restin' dead / Switch sides, guess his new friends wanted
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() for Tupac Shakur if the rapper agreed to sign with Death Row. Shakur agreed, setting the stage for his 1996 double album "All Eyez on Me" and the songs "California Love" and "How Do U Want It." M.C. Hammer's relationship with Suge Knight dates back to 1988. With the success of Hammer's 1994 album, "The Funky Headhunter" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound), Hammer signed with Death Row Records by 1995, along with Snoop Dogg and his close friend, Tupac. The label did not release the album of Hammer's music (titled "Too Tight") while he had a career with them, although
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Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2 Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2 - Evolution: Duets & Remixes is a posthumously released remix album from the late hip hop icon Tupac Shakur. The album was released through Koch. It is the follow-up to Tupac Shakur's "Nu-Mixx Klazzics", released previously on October 7, 2003. Its original title was Evolution: Duets & Remixes, and was released on August 14, 2007. This release contains mostly remixes of recordings from two of his biggest selling albums, "All Eyez on Me" and "". Hip-hop producer and rapper Daz Dillinger, Sha Money XL, and Street Radio were part of the record
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affiliate group, Thug Life, and released their one and only album for PMP Records, the same label that launched the career of R&B star Montell Jordan a year later. "I Gotta Be Me" spawned two singles -- "Get Away From Me" and the Bass rap cut, "Diggin Um' Out". The musical backing track of the song "Better Off" was later recycled into the tune "Picture Me Rollin'" by Tupac for his album "All Eyez On Me" in 1996. I Gotta Be Me I Gotta Be Me is a Dancehall album that was the first and only album by the late
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Leila Steinberg Leila Steinberg (born December 18, 1961) is an American manager, business woman, educator, writer, poet, and founder of AIM4TheHeART, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to helping at-risk youth find their voice using an emotional literacy curriculum and writing workshops. She is best known as the artist mentor and first manager for superstar rapper Tupac Shakur. They met when he was a student in her writing workshop, The Microphone Sessions, in the Oakland Bay area. Today Leila manages the rapper Earl Sweatshirt, formerly of Odd Future. In the 2017 Tupac biopic "All Eyez On Me", Leila was played by actress
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Death Row Records Death Row Records (formerly Future Shock Entertainment and Tha Row Records) was an American record label founded in 1991 by Suge Knight, The D.O.C. and Dr. Dre. The label became a sensation by releasing multi-platinum hip-hop albums by West Coast-based artists such as Dr. Dre ("The Chronic"), Snoop Dogg ("Doggystyle"), Tha Dogg Pound ("Dogg Food"), Tupac Shakur ("All Eyez on Me") during the 1990s. At its peak, Death Row Records was making over 100 million dollars a year. By the late 1990s the label began to decline after the shooting death of its star artist, Tupac Shakur,
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Dre, who tells him to get over to his summer house because he's throwing a house party. The rest of the music video takes place as if it were a home video celebrating 2Pac's welcome to Death Row and features several cameos, notably Roger Troutman who is now playing the piano, and guest appearances from DJ Quik, Big Syke, Deion Sanders, Danny Boy, Jodeci, B-Legit and E-40. The first video can be found on the DualDisc of "All Eyez on Me" and the second video can be found on "Tupac: Live at the House of Blues" DVD. The first video
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large part of Shakur's album "All Eyez on Me". The group usually performed their concerts without Shakur. The album was originally released by Shakur's label Out Da Gutta Records, though Amaru Entertainment has since gained the rights to it. Among the notable tracks are "Bury Me a G", "Cradle to the Grave", "Pour Out a Little Liquor" (which also appears on the soundtrack to the 1994 film "Above the Rim"), "How Long Will They Mourn Me?" and "Str8 Ballin'". As a result of criticism of gangsta rap at the time, the original version of the album was scrapped and re-recorded
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would feature three artistically differentiated arrangements of "I Want Your Sex" in 1987, highlighting the potential of "serial productions" of a piece to find markets and expand the tastes of listeners. In 1995, after doing "California Love", which proved to be his best selling single ever, Tupac Shakur would do its remix with Dr. Dre again featured, who originally wanted it for his next album, but relented to let it be on the album "All Eyez on Me" instead. This also included the reappearance of Roger Troutman, also from the original, but he ended the remix with an ab lib
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"Space Ghost Coast to Coast". Clinton also appeared as the voice of The Funktipus, the DJ of the Funk radio station Bounce FM in the 2004 video game, "", in which his song "Loopzilla" also appeared. Rapper Dr. Dre sampled most of Clinton's beats to create his G-Funk music era. In 1999, Clinton collaborated with Lil' Kim, Fred Durst, and Mix Master Mike for Methods of Mayhem's single "Get Naked". Displaying his influence on rap and hip hop, Clinton also worked with Tupac Shakur on the song "Can't C Me" from the album "All Eyez on Me"; Ice Cube on
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How Do U Want It "How Do U Want It" is a song performed by Tupac Shakur. The third single from his album "All Eyez on Me", it features R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo, who at the time were best known as the lead singers of Jodeci. The song was released on June 4, 1996. It was a Double A-side single to "California Love" in the United States, and the song reached #1 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 and #17 in the UK in 1996. It samples Quincy Jones's "Body Heat" from his 1974 album, "Body Heat". The song
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for the celebration of the release. It kicked off on Saturday November 11 at the Vaknin Gallery with "All Eyez On Me: Hip-Hop's Legendary Performers and Photographers," where photographers displayed their material. On Tuesday November 14, at the same venue, a VIP party previewing Pac's Life took place from 7:00pm – 10:00pm. The events were then shifted to the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts (TASCA) where coat drives were held on Wednesday, November 15 and Friday, November 17 everyone who brought a winter coat received two admission tickets to the Pac's Life album release party. On Monday November
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appearances by K-Ci & JoJo, and fellow group member of Digital Underground Shock G both in the concert and studio segments. Hot 100 number-one hits of 1996 (USA) How Do U Want It "How Do U Want It" is a song performed by Tupac Shakur. The third single from his album "All Eyez on Me", it features R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo, who at the time were best known as the lead singers of Jodeci. The song was released on June 4, 1996. It was a Double A-side single to "California Love" in the United States, and the song reached
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Ya No" and on "Murder Was The Case OST" with "The Eulogy". Edwards' biggest feature was with Tupac Shakur on the track "Picture Me Rollin" from 'Pac's "All Eyez on Me" album in 1996. CPO left Death Row for Priority Records and made his guest appearances on Snoop-affiliated "Tha Eastsidaz", "Bones OST", and "The Return of the Regulator". In 2012, Edwards founded his independent record label Tilted Brimm Entertainment Group, LLC. Since 2013, CPO Boss Hogg announces that he was working on new material for his sophomore album release titled "I, Boss." He dropped his first single off of it,
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All Eyez on Me All Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album by American rapper 2Pac (and the last to be released during his lifetime), released on February 13, 1996 by Death Row and Interscope Records. The album features the "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one singles "How Do U Want It" and "California Love". It featured five singles in all, the most of any of Shakur's albums. Moreover, "All Eyez on Me" made history as the first 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
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lead single, "All Eyez on Me." Though originally expected to be released worldwide, "All Eyez on Me" received a wide release on October 21, 2002 in Japan only. The set was initially scheduled for a US release in July 2002 and then pushed back to September before setting a November 12 release date. By the time it was being scheduled for domestic release however, "All Eyez on Me" had been heavily bootlegged in Japan and become widely available through Internet file-sharing services. In addition, the first single released from the project, "All Eyez on Me" had experienced moderate success on
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It has charted on Billboard 200 for 105 weeks in total. "All Eyez on Me" is 2Pac's best selling album. It was re-released in 2001 as enhanced CDs containing the "California Love" music video. Both discs contained the same data track. It was also re-released as a Dual-Disc in 2005. Credits for "All Eyez on Me" adapted from AllMusic and CD booklet. All Eyez on Me All Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album by American rapper 2Pac (and the last to be released during his lifetime), released on February 13, 1996 by Death Row and Interscope Records. The
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All Eyez on Me (song) "All Eyez on Me" is a song by American recording artist Monica. It was written in collaboration with Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and LaShawn Daniels for her original third studio album, "All Eyez on Me", released in 2002. Produced by Jerkins, it incorporates excerpts of Michael Jackson's 1983 hit "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)," penned by Quincy Jones and James Ingram. Picked as the album's leading single and Monica's first release on Clive Davis' then newly founded J Records label, "All Eyez on Me" was released in June 2002 to US radios. Its impact on the charts,
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in the mainstream. Shakur achieved further critical and commercial success with "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z..." (1993) and "Me Against the World" (1995). Later that year, after suffering legal troubles and a robbery and shooting, Shakur became heavily involved in the growing East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry. His double-disc album, "All Eyez on Me", which was released in 1996, later became one of the best-selling albums in the United States. On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot four times by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas; he died six days later and the gunman was never
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album, "All Eyez on Me". This double album was the first and second of his three-album commitment to Death Row Records. It sold more than nine million copies. The record was a general departure from the introspective subject matter of "Me Against the World", being more oriented toward a thug and gangsta mentality. Shakur continued his recordings despite increasing problems at the Death Row label. Dr. Dre left his post as in-house producer to form his own label, Aftermath. Shakur continued to produce hundreds of tracks during his time at Death Row, most of which would be released on his
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On June 23, 2010, Shakur was inducted to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry. The seat of the Catholic Church released a list of 12 songs onto the social networking Web site's streaming music service. Among the artists included are Mozart, Muse, and Dame Shirley Bassey; the list also includes Shakur's song "Changes", which was released two years after his shooting death on a greatest hits album in 1998. His double album, "All Eyez on Me", is one of the highest-selling rap albums of all time, with over 5 million copies of the album sold in the United States
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originally set to direct before director George Tillman, Jr. signed on to direct the project. The film was distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Producers on "Notorious" include Sean Combs, Voletta Wallace and Biggie's former managers Wayne Barrow and Mark Pitts. In early October 2007, open casting calls for the role of The Notorious B.I.G. began. Actors, rappers and members of the public all participated. Rapper Beanie Sigel auditioned for the role but was not picked. Eventually it was announced that rapper Jamal Woolard was cast as Biggie (he would also play Biggie in the Tupac biopic "All Eyez on Me").
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several hit projects that went platinum including the Doggystyle album by Snoop Dogg, the All Eyez on Me album by Tupac, the Poetic Justice Soundtrack, the Above The Rim Soundtrack, the Grammy award-winning ‘Let Me Ride’ (Remix) by Dr. Dre, and Regulate by Warren G ("see addt'l credits under Repertoire"). As Founder and CEO of Hyped International Records, Tony has continued to develop an impressive repertoire of compositions referred to simply as ‘The Vault’. Many of his projects are an eclectic blend of R&B, Hip-Hop, Funk, Soul, and Rock n’ Roll. His works having been sampled by artists such as
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and which was released as a single. In 1993, Aron began a long affiliation with Death Row Records. He served as engineer and mixer for Tupac Shakur's album "All Eyez on Me", as well as "Death Row Greatest Hits", and all of Snoop Dogg's albums from "Doggystyle" to "Paid the Cost to be the Boss". To date, he exclusively mixes all of Snoop Dogg's live performances. In 1996, reggae-tinged rock band Sublime hired Aron as the producer for their self-titled debut "Sublime". His influence can be heard on their single "What I Got" which reached #1 on "Billboard"s Modern Rock
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albums of 2001. There are only three times "Death Row Records" hasn't been censored on this album . Those songs are "Until the End of Time" (Both Versions), "U don't Have 2 Worry", and "All Out". The album Itself was according to the "All Eyez On Me" recording and "", where recorded between those albums as unreleased songs. "Until the End of Time" debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 and over seas on the UK R&B chart at number 2. On June 10, 2014 it was certified 4x platinum by RIAA. On 22 June 2001 it was certified
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Against the World". Later that year, Tupac Shakur started a group that included the members of Dramacydal. Initially called Outlaw Immortalz, the group's name was soon simplified to Outlawz. The Outlawz all adopted new stage names—Beale's was Napoleon. The next 2Pac album, 1996's "All Eyez on Me", featured guest appearances by both Dramacydal (2 songs) and Outlaw Immortalz (1 song). Beale—credited as Mutah—was also a featured guest on a fourth song, "Run The Streetz" . Outlawz were also featured on 2Pac's "How Do U Want It" single B-side "Hit 'Em Up". Dramacydal was absorbed into Outlaw Immortalz then Outlawz after
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had a recurring roles on "Person of Interest" and "Empire". In 2017, Ilonzeh had her first major film role, playing Kidada Jones in the biographical drama "All Eyez on Me", about hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur. Later that year, appeared in the psychological thriller "'Til Death Do Us Part". In 2018, Ilonzeh appeared in the action thriller "Peppermint", and was cast in a lead role on the ABC drama pilot "Staties", which has yet to air as of October 2018. Annie Ilonzeh Annette Ngozi Ilonzeh is an American actress. From 2010 to 2011, she played Maya Ward on the ABC daytime
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studio of West Coast hip hop act Tupac "2Pac" Shakur. They recorded "Got My Mind Made Up" for Shakur's multi-platinum album "All Eyez on Me" (1996). After this they had friendly battles freestyling with each other on "Yo! MTV Raps", which ultimately led to their collaborative debut single "How High". In 1999, the two rappers appeared together on "Rap Phenomenon" from The Notorious B.I.G. posthumous album "Born Again". On May 7, 2009, in promotion for their third studio album, Method Man & Redman released a mixtape titled "Lights Out", which was hosted by DJ Green Lantern. In 2013, Method Man
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on the Hot Rap Singles charts. "All Eyez on Me" was the fourth studio album by 2Pac, recorded in October 1995 and released on February 13, 1996, by Death Row Records and Interscope Records. The album is frequently recognized as one of the crowning achievements of 1990s rap music. Steve Huey of AllMusic stated that "despite some undeniable filler, it is easily the best production 2Pac's ever had on record". It was certified 5× platinum after just two months in April 1996 and 9× platinum in 1998. The album featured the "Billboard" Hot 100 number one singles "How Do U
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nominate late rapper Tupac Shakur for one of its Image Awards and filed a $10 million lawsuit against his estate for comments that the rapper made in his song "How Do U Want It?" on the album "All Eyez on Me", in which Shakur rapped ""C. Delores Tucker you's a motherfucker / Instead of trying to help a nigga you destroy a brother"". In her lawsuit, Tucker claimed that comments in this song, and on the track "Wonda Why They Call U Bitch" from the same album, inflicted emotional distress, were slanderous and invaded her privacy. This case was eventually
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Apple, taunting their East Coast rivals. In the October that followed, towards the end of the same year, Tupac Shakur had been bailed out of jail by Death Row's Suge Knight in exchange for releasing his following four albums on Death Row Records. In 1996, Tha Dogg Pound were featured on 2Pac's widely acclaimed Death Row Records debut album "All Eyez on Me" with Kurupt featured in "Got My Mind Made Up" and "Check Out Time" and Daz Dillinger producing the hit songs "2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted", "Ambitionz Az A Ridah", and "I Ain't Mad At Cha" among other
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39 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart as well as inside the lower halves of the national top 100 charts in Germany and Switzerland. The track would eventually become Monica's latest-charting single in years as no further single has been released or charted there ever since. All Eyez on Me (song) "All Eyez on Me" is a song by American recording artist Monica. It was written in collaboration with Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and LaShawn Daniels for her original third studio album, "All Eyez on Me", released in 2002. Produced by Jerkins, it incorporates excerpts of Michael Jackson's 1983 hit "P.Y.T.
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her 2002 album "All Eyez on Me". Rapper Lil Wayne covered the song in his episode of "MTV Unplugged" in 2011. Electronic band Blood On The Dance Floor interpolated the first verse for their first single, "Resurrection Spell" from their 2017 album, Kawaii Monster. Hail Mary (2Pac song) "Hail Mary" is a single by American rapper Tupac Shakur from his final album "", under the new stage name, Makaveli. The song, released after his September 1996 death, features rap verses by Kastro, Young Noble and Yaki Kadafi of The Outlawz and Prince Ital Joe. A music video was shot for
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rappers and other associates, formed the original lineup of the Outlawz. When Shakur signed to Death Row after his release from prison, he recruited step brother Mopreme Shakur and Big Syke from Thug Life. Hussein Fatal, Napoleon, E.D.I. Mean, Kastro, Yaki Kadafi, and Storm (the only female Outlaw) were also added, and together they formed the original lineup of the Outlaw Immortalz that debuted on "All Eyez on Me". They later dropped the Immortal part of their name after the untimely deaths of Shakur and Yaki Kadafi and moved on as Outlawz without the members of Thug Life. Young Noble
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trying to escape her teen-pop past. Thankfully, the result is more successful than Aguilera's recent foray into brazen sexuality and strained grunge rock. Her first album in four years, "All Eyez on Me" continues the pleasant, light-hearted soul that Monica is known for, while expanding into more mature subject matter." "Blender" magazine, on the other hand, rated the album two out of five stars only. Though Rodney Jerkins-produced "Ain't Gonna Cry No More" was considered to be released as a single at times, "All Eyez on Me" yielded two singles only. Its lead single, "All Eyez on Me", entered the
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commercially successful. Shakur had enjoyed and had been influenced by the work of contemporary English and Irish pop musicians as a teenager such as Kate Bush, Culture Club, Sinéad O'Connor, and U2. His style on "2Pacalypse Now" was highly influenced by the social consciousness and Afrocentrism pervading hip-hop in the late 1980s and early 1990s. "All Eyez on Me" was a change of style from his earlier works; while still containing socially conscious songs and themes, this album was heavily influenced by party tracks and tended to have a more "feel good" vibe than his earlier albums. Shakur never professed
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featured on his debut album "Ready to Die". He was also featured on Spice 1's album "AmeriKKKa's Nightmare" on the track "Hard 2 Kill". In 1995, he was also featured on "Got the Flava" off Showbiz and A.G.'s album "Goodfellas". In 1996, Method Man appeared on Tupac Shakur's album "All Eyez on Me", on the song "Got My Mind Made Up" alongside his rhyme partner Redman, the Dogg Pound (Daz and Kurupt) and Inspectah Deck, whose verse did not make the released album version (although his nickname "Rebel INS" can be heard as the song fades). He was also featured
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and 2013. While building a catalog of over 200 music videos, Douglas also helmed commercial spots for Jeep, Honda, Gatorade, Sears and others. In 2009, Douglas made his feature film debut with the comedy, "Next Day Air", starring Mike Epps, Omari Hardwick and Mos Def. His second film, the action drama "" was released in 2011. His third film, "All Eyez on Me", a biopic about rapper and actor Tupac Shakur, was released in June 2017. Douglas made his television directorial debut in 2013, with an episode of "90210" (Season 5) for the CW Network, followed by the entire Season
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Greenidge the alias E.D.I. Mean after former Ugandan president Idi Amin. On February 13, 1996, Tupac's double LP, "All Eyez on Me", was released. E.D.I. Mean appeared on "Tradin' War Stories," "When We Ride," and "Thug Passion." On June 4, 1996, Tupac's "How Do U Want It" single was released. Its b-side, "Hit 'Em Up", featured E.D.I. Mean, Fatal and Kadafi. It is considered the most aggressive diss song in history, dissing Bad Boy Entertainment, Chino XL, Junior M.A.F.I.A. and Mobb Deep. On September 7, 1996, Tupac was shot four times in a drive-by-shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was
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for musician Curtis Mayfield whose sound track accompanied the hit Superfly. Though Blaxploitation genre is in the past, filmmakers have excited black and white audiences with stories of gangs and crime that tread a fine line between glorifying and vilifying gangsters, such as New Jack City, South Central and Juice. Rap music, too, has given a new dimension to black gang films, with All Eyez on Me about the life and death of Tupac Shakur and Notorious about the killing of Notorious B.I.G.. In the 1970s and 1980s a backlash against Civil Rights was met by more films about black
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Mann" featuring Miguel Núñez, Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Polk and Tommy Davidson. His productions appear on rapper 2Pac's album, "Pac's Life", and he did production for BTNHResurrection and Thug World Order for the rap group, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. He worked with Ashanti on her fourth studio album "The Declaration" which was released in early 2008. He co-owns an indie record label "The Program" with former NBA player Elton Brand. With Morgan Creek Productions, Hutton co-produced the Tupac Shakur biopic "All Eyez on Me". The film was released in North American theaters on June 16, 2017, on what would have been Shakur's
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on to play Jada Pinkett, a friend of Tupac from the Baltimore School for the Arts. It was later revealed that Dominic L. Santana had been cast as record producer Suge Knight. On January 13, Jamie Hector signed on to play Mutulu Shakur, Tupac's stepfather. On January 15, Lauren Cohan joined the cast to play Leila Steinberg, a key figure in Tupac's life, as his mentor. Money B appeared in the film as himself, Tupac's coworker at Digital Underground, while Clifton Powell was cast as Floyd, an inmate at the Clinton Correctional Facility, and Johnell Young as Tupac's close friend
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Cube-led Westside Connection album “Bow Down”, along with WC and Mack 10, including the title track “Bow Down”. Through the successful Westside Connection stint, and the mutual acquaintance of fellow Pittsburgh producer Sam Sneed, Dr. Dre wanted to feature snippets of a Bud’da-produced track in the beginning and end of the 2pac & Dr. Dre video for “California Love,” off Tupac Shakur’s "All Eyez on Me". Soon after Dr. Dre’s historic departure from Death Row Records, Bud’da was once again recruited by Dr. Dre to co-produce the lead single "Been There, Done That" off the "Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath"
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before the release of the film, "The Perfect Match". In September 2016, Codeblack announced that it was partnering with Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit Entertainment to co-produce and co-finance several films including "The Love Playbook: Rules for Love, Sex, and Happiness" based on the book by La La Anthony. In April 2017, the first trailer was released for "All Eyez on Me", a biopic about rapper Tupac Shakur distributed by Codeblack which would be released in June on what would have been his 46th birthday. The movie was featured as the closing film at the 2017 American Black Film Festival. Codeblack
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number one on both the "Billboard" 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, selling 566,000 copies in the first week. The album won the 1997 Soul Train R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year Award posthumously. Shakur also won the Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist at the 24th Annual American Music Awards. The album was certified Diamond by the 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). Tupac Shakur died exactly seven months after the release of this
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his stage DJ/music conductor on a 2-month extensive Definitive Jux label U.S. and Canada tour. On January 20, 2009, Shock G's single "Cherry Flava'd Email" was renamed and released as a special edition called "Cherry Flava'd Election" to commemorate the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Shock G has worked, and finished a voice over for his character in the 2017 Tupac Shakur biopic "All Eyez on Me". year, "title", artist, (description) Shock G Gregory Jacobs, known professionally as Shock G (and his alter ego Humpty Hump), is an American musician, rapper, and lead vocalist for the hip hop group Digital
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"Nixon" (1995) and including "Ali" (2001) and "Copying Beethoven" (2006). He was a writer and executive producer on "Pawn Sacrifice" (2014) and "Miles Ahead" (2015), and wrote and directed the PBS film "Virtuosity" (2014). Wilkinson worked on the screenplays for "Mercury", a biopic about Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury, the long-planned "All Eyez on Me", about rapper Tupac Shakur, and "Birth of the Dragon", inspired by the real-life no-rules fight between Bruce Lee and Chinese kung fu master Wong Jack Man. Wilkinson resides in Los Angeles, California, with his son. He was formerly married to cartoonist Cathy Guisewite (creator of
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charges, Kadafi visited him daily. At one of these visits, Tupac and Kadafi decided to form the rap group Outlawz which would bring many members back from Tupac's earlier groups; Dramacydal and Thug Life. Fula also teamed up with fellow Outlawz member Hussein Fatal to record material under the name "Fatal-N-Felony." An album was planned but it never materialized, although some songs planned for the album appeared on "Son Rize Vol.1". That same year, upon Tupac's release from prison, Kadafi met with him to sign with Death Row. He guest starred on Tupac's "All Eyez On Me" and featured on
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since been certified 2x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" featuring rapper Snoop Dogg, was released as the second single on, May 7, 1996. The video was directed by one of 2Pac's production partners, Gobi M. Rahimi and was filmed four months prior to the September 1996 shooting of 2Pac. The prelude for the song shows a parody of Biggie Smalls ("Piggie") and Puff Daddy ("Buff Daddy") in discussion with Shakur about the November 1994 shooting. The beginning of the scene where Tupac is speaking to Biggie is in reference to the movie
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yet. I'm kind of just showing what my influences are. Depending on what the reaction is, then I'll go somewhere with that." The album was influenced by the music that Malik grew up with, primarily his father's urban music records, including R&B artists R. Kelly, Usher, Donell Jones, and Prince, rappers Tupac and Biggie, and reggae artists Gregory Isaacs and Yellowman, as well as Bollywood music. He cited rapper Tupac's "All Eyez on Me" as the album that had the biggest impact on him, stating that it is "so real, and from a perspective of a place where somebody is
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single with "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang." "The Chronic" took West Coast rap in a new direction, influenced strongly by P funk artists, melding smooth and easy funk beats with slowly drawled lyrics. This came to be known as G-funk and dominated mainstream hip hop for several years through a roster of artists on Death Row Records, including Tupac Shakur, whose double disc album "All Eyez on Me" was a big hit with hit songs "Ambitionz az a Ridah" and "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted", and Snoop Dogg, whose "Doggystyle" included the songs "What's My Name?" and "Gin and Juice",
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over $8 million worldwide. In June 2011, the film was released Straight-to-DVD in North America to negative reviews from critics though Graham's performance and dancing was praised. That same year Graham starred in another Dance film this time a Kung Fu Dance Action film called "Dance Fu" in which Graham appeared as the female lead. In 2017, she played actress Jada Pinkett Smith in the Tupac biopic "All Eyez On Me". In 2002, she wrote a song titled "Derailed", which was featured in the Jean-Claude Van Damme film of the same title. In 2006, Graham pursued a career as a
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Benny Boom Benny Douglas, (born July 22, 1971), professionally known as Benny Boom, is an American director of film and music videos. He is best known for directing the comedy film "Next Day Air" (2009) and "All Eyez on Me" (2017), a biopic of late rapper Tupac Shakur, for Morgan Creek Productions. Shortly after finishing studies at Temple University, Douglas entered the music industry in 2000 directing music videos for platinum-selling artists such as Nicki Minaj, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, Keyshia Cole, Akon and 50 Cent. For his efforts, Douglas was awarded B.E.T.’s "Video Director of the Year" in 2009
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Kelly Rowland Keyshia Cole Benny Boom Benny Douglas, (born July 22, 1971), professionally known as Benny Boom, is an American director of film and music videos. He is best known for directing the comedy film "Next Day Air" (2009) and "All Eyez on Me" (2017), a biopic of late rapper Tupac Shakur, for Morgan Creek Productions. Shortly after finishing studies at Temple University, Douglas entered the music industry in 2000 directing music videos for platinum-selling artists such as Nicki Minaj, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, Keyshia Cole, Akon and 50 Cent. For his efforts, Douglas was awarded B.E.T.’s "Video Director of
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million) and £4.2 million (6 million $) to purchase the music library assets of Death Row. Death Row Records Death Row Records (formerly Future Shock Entertainment and Tha Row Records) was an American record label founded in 1991 by Suge Knight, The D.O.C. and Dr. Dre. The label became a sensation by releasing multi-platinum hip-hop albums by West Coast-based artists such as Dr. Dre ("The Chronic"), Snoop Dogg ("Doggystyle"), Tha Dogg Pound ("Dogg Food"), Tupac Shakur ("All Eyez on Me") during the 1990s. At its peak, Death Row Records was making over 100 million dollars a year. By the late
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"All Eyez on Me" debuted at number-one on both the "Billboard" 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It was the second album from 2Pac to do so, selling 566,000 copies in the first week. "All Eyez on Me" has shipped 10 million copies in the United States as of July 23, 2014, and has been certified Diamond by the RIAA, which makes it one of the best-selling albums in the US. In the UK, BPI certified the album Silver (300,000 copies sold) on January 1, 1997, followed by Gold on July 22, 2013, and Platinum on November 14, 2014.
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All Eyez on Me (Monica album) All Eyez on Me is the third studio album by American recording artist Monica. Named after its same-titled lead single, it marked the singer's first record under Clive Davis' J Records roster and was first released on October 21, 2002 in Japan. The tracks on the album are a mixture of uptempos and ballads, which are basically inspired by contemporary R&B and soul genres; it also features elements of hip hop, dance-pop and gospel music, crafted by musicians suchs as Dallas Austin, Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, and Soulshock & Karlin.
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All Eyez on Me (Monica album) All Eyez on Me is the third studio album by American recording artist Monica. Named after its same-titled lead single, it marked the singer's first record under Clive Davis' J Records roster and was first released on October 21, 2002 in Japan. The tracks on the album are a mixture of uptempos and ballads, which are basically inspired by contemporary R&B and soul genres; it also features elements of hip hop, dance-pop and gospel music, crafted by musicians suchs as Dallas Austin, Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, and Soulshock & Karlin.
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changed to "All Eyez on Me" during the recording process. Shakur explained to MTV's Bill Bellamy in December 1995 saying: "All Eyez on Me" was originally intended for a Christmas 1995 release but was pushed back as Shakur continued to record music and shoot music videos for the album. The album features guest spots from 2Pac's regulars, such as former-Thug Life members and The Outlawz, as well as Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Nate Dogg, and George Clinton, Rappin' 4-Tay, The Click, Method Man, and Redman among others. The song "Heartz of Men" samples a portion of Richard
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Shot Debut" at number 70. It eventually peaked at number 69 a week later, thus making it Monica's lowest-charting leading single to date as well as her least-successful, video-accompanied single release since 1999's "Street Symphony." Although the track suffered from low sales, "All Eyez on Me" was slightly more successful on "Billboard"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s component charts: It reached number 19 on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart and the top 40 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, and Top 40 Mainstream charts. Outside the United States, "All Eyez on Me" charted at number 29 in New Zealand and number
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Arnold. "All Eyez on Me" was partially choreographed by Devyne Stephens. The video world premiered at the end of BET's "Access Granted" on July 26, 2002. First released stateside, "All Eyez on Me" debuted at number-one on the U.S. "Billboard" Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart in the week of June 29, 2002. A week later the song entered Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks as the "Hot Shot Debut" of the week, debuting at number 67. However, it took until mid-August 2002 the single was released to mainstream audiences, and it could enter the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart as another "Hot
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production. The album debuted at #45 on the billboard 200 with nearly 15,000 sales on its first week on the charts. Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2 Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2 - Evolution: Duets & Remixes is a posthumously released remix album from the late hip hop icon Tupac Shakur. The album was released through Koch. It is the follow-up to Tupac Shakur's "Nu-Mixx Klazzics", released previously on October 7, 2003. Its original title was Evolution: Duets & Remixes, and was released on August 14, 2007. This release contains mostly remixes of recordings from two of his biggest selling albums, "All Eyez
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