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 lifetime1. The album was recorded from October 13 to December 18, 1995, at Can-Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles1. It was released on February 13, 1996, by Death Row and Interscope Records1.

The album features guest appearances from Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Redman, Method Man, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, Daz Dillinger, E-40, K-Ci & JoJo, and the Outlawz, among others1. The album was mixed by DJ Quik1. It was the only Death Row/Interscope release that was distributed through PolyGram in the United States1.

The album includes the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles “How Do U Want It” (featuring K-Ci and JoJo) and “California Love” (with Dr. Dre, featuring Roger Troutman) and the hip-hop ballad “I Ain’t Mad at Cha”, along with the Snoop Doggy Dogg collaboration “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted” as a promotional single1.

“All Eyez on Me” made history as the first ever double-full-length hip-hop solo studio album released for mass consumption globally1. It 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 week1.

The album won the 1997 Soul Train Music Award for Rap Album of the Year posthumously, and was also posthumously nominated for Best Rap Album at the 39th Grammy Awards in 19971. Shakur also won the award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist at the American Music Awards of 19971.

Upon release, “All Eyez on Me” received instant critical acclaim, and it has been ranked by critics as one of the greatest hip hop albums, as well as one of the greatest albums of all time1. It was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 20141, with shipments of over 5 million copies1.