All Eyez on Me Double Album Drop
The February 1996 release of hip-hop's first double album.
All Eyez on Me, Tupac Shakur's fourth studio album and the last released in his lifetime, came out on February 13, 1996, seven months before his death, through Death Row and Interscope Records with distribution by PolyGram. It was the first double-length hip-hop solo studio album released for mass consumption worldwide.
Quick Facts
- Released
- February 13, 1996
- Labels
- Death Row, Interscope
- Format
- Double album
- Mixed by
- DJ Quik
Lore & Background
Guests include Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Redman, Method Man, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, Daz Dillinger, E-40, K-Ci & JoJo and the Outlawz. Shakur produced alongside DJ Quik, Johnny "J", Dr. Dre, DJ Bobcat, Daz, Mr. Dalvin, DJ Pooh and DeVante Swing, and DJ Quik mixed the record.
Reader's Guide
A gangsta rap album about living in both poverty and luxury, it marked a sharp turn from the social and political consciousness of 2Pacalypse Now, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... and Me Against the World. It produced the Billboard Hot 100 number ones "How Do U Want It" and "California Love", the ballad "I Ain't Mad at Cha" and the promotional single "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted", four singles in all, the most of any Shakur album.
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