'' The Don Killuminati : The 7 Day Theory '' ( commonly shortened to '' The 7 Day Theory '' or '' Makaveli '' ) is the fifth studio album by American rapper Tupac Shakur , credited as the alias Makaveli . It was released on November 5 , 1996 , almost two months after his death . It is his first posthumous release and the only one released under his alternative stage name , Makaveli . The album was released through Death Row Records , Interscope Records and Makaveli Records . The album was originally scheduled for release in March 1997 , but as a result of his death , Suge Knight released it four months earlier
his death
Murder of Tupac Shakur
The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory