Today, in celebration of the album's 25th anniversary, which is on Feb. Anyone that wants to imagine ’Pac at his best only had to play this album.Ĭontradictory, poignant and compelling, All Eyez on Me is ’Pac at his best. All Eyez On Me (4×LP, Album) Death Row Records (2), Interscope Records: 314-524 204-1: US: 1996: All Eyez On Me (2×Cassette, Album) PolyGram Polska: 524 204-4: Poland: 1996: All Eyez On Me (2×CD, Album) Interscope Records, Death Row Records (2) P2 24204, 314-524 204-2: Canada: 1996: All Eyez On Me (2×CD, Album) Death Row Records (2) 524 249. On "Picture Me Rollin'," he taunts the judge and anyone else who doubted him as he paints a picture of himself in 4-D. Meanwhile, on his more sentimental side, ’Pac delivered an ode to old homies with "I Ain't Mad At Cha" and a song dedicated to friends he lost in the streets on "Life Goes On." Sometimes, he just focused on flossing, basking in the moment he'd been waiting for as he sat behind prison walls in upstate New York. Tells the true and untold story of prolific rapper, actor, poet and activist Tupac Shakur. Against insurmountable odds, Tupac rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long. With Demetrius Shipp Jr., Danai Gurira, Kat Graham, Hill Harper. The dialogue is so stunted, Shipp’s Shakur is never. Chorus Two: 2Pac I live the life of a thug nigga, until the day I die Live the life as a boss playa cause even gettin high I live the. Yet All Eyez on Me lacks any of that film’s polish or heart. Following the success of Straight Outta Compton, Hollywood is newly invested in telling hip hop stories.
With slick bars and a hard beat, the two created an indelible anthem. All Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. All good music biopics are built around their leads and All Eyez on Me doesn’t appear to have much faith in its Tupac.
On "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted," he posits himself as one of America's most-wanted criminals, teaming up with Snoop Dogg, who was facing a murder charge at the time, in the process. Songs like "When We Ride," "Ambitionz Az a Ridah" and "Ain't Hard 2 Find" see him provoking his would-be killers from the year before. Reputable autograph dealers A Moment in Time are. On All Eyez on Me, he shoots first, and there's no mercy. Per TMZ, a love letter penned by 2Pac that was supposedly the inspiration for his classic hit record 'All Eyez on Me' is hitting the auction block. He grips an AK-47, but only in response to danger. Before, he'd been ambivalent about a thuggish lifestyle. Though the stylistic DNA of All Eyez on Me existed before he actually dropped the album, the then 24-year-old rapper was harsher and more unapologetic than he was on his 1995 album, Me Against the World.