Mar 22, 2020

2Pac -1996- All Eyez On Me (Death Row / Interscope)

 
 
 
 
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CD1 :
  1. Ambitionz Az a Ridah
  2. All Bout U feat. Dru Down, Fatal N Felony, Nate Dogg & Snoop Dogg
  3. Skandalouz feat. Nate Dogg
  4. Got my Mind Made Up feat. Dogg Pound, Redman & Method Man
  5. How Do U Want it feat. K-Ci & Jojo
  6. 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted feat. Snoop Dogg & Daz
  7. No More Pain
  8. Heartz of Men
  9. Life Goes On feat. Stacey Smallie
  10. Only God Can Judge Me feat. Rappin' 4-Tay
  11. Tradin' War Stories feat. Dramacydal, C-Bo & Storm
  12. California Love (Lay Law Remix) feat. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman
  13. I Ain't Mad at Cha feat. Danny Boy
  14. What'z Ya Phone # ? feat. Danny Boy
CD2 :
  1. Can't C Me feat. George Clinton
  2. Shorty Wanna Be a Thug
  3. Holla at Me feat. Nancy Fletcher
  4. Wonda Why They Call U Bytch
  5. When We Ride feat. Outlawz
  6. Thug Passion feat. Outlawz, Storm & Jewell
  7. Picture Me Rollin' feat. Danny Boy, Big Syke & CPO
  8. Check Out Time feat. Kurupt, Big Syke & Natasha Walker
  9. Ratha Be Ya Nigga feat. Richie Rich
  10. All Eyez on Me feat. Big Syke
  11. Run Tha Streetz feat. Storm, Napoleon & Michel'le
  12. Ain't Hard 2 Find feat. E-40, B-Legit, C-Bo & Richie Rich
  13. Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find

    Bonus track :
  14. California Love (Original Mix) feat. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman

Originally, the Second Disc had the song "Late Nite" featuring AMG & DJ Quik between track 6 "Thug Passion" and track 7 "Picture Me Rollin". It is said the song was removed because the Donald Byrd sample was impossible to clear (cf. All Eyez On Me (Demo) ; consecutively the song could have been transferred to Thug Pound Promotional compilation)

 

Timeline 

The recording of the album started the next day 2Pac was freed from prison. There was a kind of hurry because 2Pac had to find a lot of money to prepare for new judgement... 

For a complete timeline of the process of recording of the album, let's go to All Eyez On Me (Demo).
















 
 
 
DETAILED TRACKLISTS
(Special thanks to Bomb1st members Filla and Dominator for samples credits)
 
CD1 :
 
01. Ambitionz Az a Ridah feat. Phil Brewster (intro) / Daz & Priest (keys)
  • 1995/10/13 - 10/24 (piano added) - 11/21 (DJ Quik mixdown) - 01/08 (intro added). First recorded song when 2Pac went out of jail, first song of his album. 
  • Samples :
02. All Bout U feat. Fatal, Kadafi, Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg (speaking) & Dru Down (speaking) / Johnny J & 2Pac
  • 1995/10/17 - 12/06 (DJ Quik final mix). Dru Down is a rapper from Oakland, the Bay Area. He released the successful Fools From The Streets in 93, re-released as Explicit Game in 94, mainly produced by Ant Banks and with many featurings from Luniz who became very successful the 31 of May 95 with their huge "I Got 5 On It" with also Dru Down, Shock G and Richie Rich as guests in their album. He was then recording his second album Can You Feel Me, with the help of DJ Fuze of Digital Underground, Big D The Impossible, DJ Battlecat, DJ Daryl, Moe-Z, Soopafly, Luniz & Bootsy Collins...
  • Samples :
03. Skandalouz feat. Nate Dogg / Daz
  • 1995/10/17 - 11/27 (DJ Quik mix). One year after the release of Thug Life : Volume 1 with the success of "How Long Will They Mourn Me" single (recorded in spring 93), 2Pac logically wanted to work again with his new labelmate Nate Dogg.
  • Samples :
04. Got my Mind Made Up feat. Dogg Pound, Redman & Method Man / Daz
  • 1995/11/05-15 (?) - 12/? (censored). It is said the song was initially a Dogg Pound song featuring Lady of Rage (verse replaced by 2Pac), Method Man, Redman, Inspectah Deck (verse cut but recently leaked).
  • Samples : 
    • Run DMC - "Sucker M.C.s" (melody, vocals interpolation : "two years ago a friend of mine")
    • Eric B. & Rakim - "Eric B. is President" (vocals interpolation : "taking off my coat, clearing my throat") 
05. How Do U Want it feat. K-Ci & Jojo (Jodeci) / Johnny J
  • 1995/10/15-19 (Natasha Walker chorus) - 12/18 (K-Ci & Jojo chorus). Initially, the song is said to have Danny Boy, and a few days later, 2Pac gave the chorus to his friend Natasha Walker (in a first mix, but there is also a final mix with her very close to this one). 2Pac wrote that song before going to prison in late 94. So it can be seen as a recorded part of the original planned Euthanasia concept album.
  • Samples : 
06. 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted feat. Snoop Dogg / Daz
  • 1995/10/13 (instrumental ?) - 10/16-17 (Snoop added) - 10/24 (new mix) - 11/27 (Quik final mix). It would be the second to three songs (or third) recorded by 2Pac the next day he was freed ! On the other hand, the structure of verses makes impossible for 2Pac to have recorded the song without Snoop... It is sometimes said that the song "Wanted Dead or Alive" could have been recorded at that time as an unsatisfying draft to this one. So maybe 2Pac recorded his verses from "Wanted Dead or Alive" the 13th of Oct. and the 15th or more likely the 17th Snoop came, and he recorded "Wanted Dead Or Alive", "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" and "All About U" outro.
  • Samples : 
    • MC Fosty & Lovin' C - "Radio Activity Rapp" (vocals interpolation : "Blood, cuzz, gangbangers...")
07. No More Pain / Devante Swing (Jodeci)
  • 1995/12/18. Devanté probably came at the same time than his partners K-Ci & Jojo and produced this song for 2Pac.
  • Samples :
08. Heartz of Men / DJ Quik
09. Life Goes On feat. Stacey Smallie / Daz
  • 1995/10/23 - 12/03 (final mix). Stacey Smallie is strangely a very rare chorist. She gave her voice to "I Don't Like To Dream About Getting Paid" from Dogg Food and as Fuskee for Danny Boy's "Come When I Call (Remix)" in 95. She will also give backing singing in "These Days" of Nate Dogg (maybe recorded around the same time for his G-Funk Classics Vol. 1 album but also released in Gang Related soundtrack). She gives as well vocals to the Danny Boy "Welcome 2 Death Row" introduction the 28th of October 95... So she could have been with Death Row only in the year of 95, leaving for an unknown reason...
  • Samples :
10. Only God Can Judge Me feat. Rappin' 4-Tay / Doug Rasheed
  • 1995/10/28 - final mix 11/27. Doug Rasheed was the main producer for Y?N-Vee album in 1994 so he already recorded the unleaked "Don't Leave" with 2Pac. It is said 2Pac had the first idea and some lines of that song before going to prison.
  • Samples :
11. Tradin' War Stories feat. Kastro, Edi, C-Bo, Napoleon & Storm / Mike Mosley & Rick Rock
12. California Love (Lay Law Remix) feat. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman / Dr. Dre REMIXED By Lay Law
  • 1995/11/02 - 11/04 (remix). The song was originally a Dr. Dre solo song featuring Roger Troutman, intended to be in Chronic II project album. But with the arrival of superstar 2Pac, Dr. Dre and Suge Knight decided to give him the song to promote his upcoming album.
  • Samples : 
13. I Ain't Mad At Cha feat. Danny Boy / Daz & Soopafly (keys)
  • 1995/10/13 - 11/21 (DJ Quik mix). Recorded the first day when 2Pac arrived to Death Row.
  • Samples :
    • DeBarge - "A Dream" (melody interpolation)
14. What'z Ya Phone # feat. Danny Boy / Johnny J & 2Pac
  • 1995/11/16 (original sample) - final 12/12. The original version of the song has a totally different sample playing all around the song (maybe difficult to clear).
  • Samples :
    • Morrid Day & The Time - "777-9311" (concept, drums, melody, vocals interpolation)
CD2 :
 
01. Can't C Me feat. George Clinton / Dr. Dre
  • 1995/11/02 (?). Like for "California Love" and "Got My Mind Made Up", the song is said to have been originally a Dr. Dre 1993-1994 solo song featuring George Clinton before becoming a Dogg Pound song recorded in 1995/10/07, before Dr. Dre gave it to 2Pac. Is it possible that Dogg Pound were not aware of this song and that they only learnt about it the 18th of January when the retail album was complete ?
  • Samples : 
02. Shorty Wanna Be a Thug / Johnny J
  • 1995/10/15 - 12/18 (final mix). With "All Eyez On Me", "Picture Me Rollin" and "How Do U Want It", it is the first song recorded with Johnny J after 2Pac was freed. So he quickly answered to the invitation of 2Pac. It is said 2Pac wrote that song before going to prison, so it could be considered as a part of the original Euthanasia concept album.
  • Samples : 
03. Holla at Me feat. Nanci Fletcher / Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin
  • 1995/10/31 - 11/02 (new beat & chorus added). First version has a totally different beat and no chorus.
04. Wonda Why They Call U Bytch feat. Michel'le / Johnny J & 2Pac
  • 1995/10/17-19 (Faith Evans) - 96/01/11 (Michel'le added). Original version had Faith Evans at the chorus (Biggie's wife). She came in October to see 2Pac - just a few days after he was freed - and recorded with him (there is a picture with also Treach with them). Then 2Pac fucked her and claimed it in "Hit Em Up".... Strange fact and some kind of revenge act for 2Pac against his old friend. But Death Row couldn't let release this version and credit the Bad Boy artist... It would have been such a proof to the Faith's adultery !
  • Samples :
05. When We Ride feat. Hussein, Kastro, Napoleon, Big Syke, Edi, Kadafi & Mopreme / Dj Pooh
  • 1995/10/27-30 (?). The song has the whole new group called Outlaw Immortalz aka Thug Life + Dramacydal + Fatal N Felony. DJ Pooh had already produced the still unleaked "Ghost" original and the first 2Pac "St. Ides" in late 92 / beginning of 93. He is also said to have produced "Wanted Dead or Alive" (very doubtful, but who knows...) and "St. Ides 2" featuring Snoop Dogg, so maybe they recorded these songs around that same period...
  • Samples : 
06. Thug Passion feat. Kastro, Kadafi, Edi, Storm & Jewell / Johnny J & 2Pac
  • 1995/11/13 - 11/28 (DJ Quik talkbox).
  • Samples :
    • Zapp - "Computer Love" (bassline interpolation, vocals interpolation) 
07. Picture Me Rollin' feat. Danny Boy, Big Syke & CPO / Johnny J
  • 1995/10/15 - 11/26 (final mix). This song re-uses the beat from Johnny J "Better Off" from his album I Gotta Be Me from 94. CPO was initially a group who released the album To Hell And Black in 1990, almost entirely produced by MC Ren. Then Boss Hogg went on solo, followed Dr. Dre to Death Row (giving verses and songs for The Chronic, Above The Rim, Murder Was The Case) but keep on being credited as CPO.
  • Samples : 
08. Check Out Time feat. Kurupt, Big Syke & Natasha Walker / Johnny J & 2Pac
  • 1995/11/06 - 16 (Natasha added ?).
  • Samples : 
09. Ratha Be Ya Nigga feat. Richie Rich & Puff Johnson / Doug Rasheed
  • 1995/10/26 - 12/14 (final mix). Puff Johnson was already singing the famous chorus of "Me Against The World". Around the same days, she also recorded vocals for "U Can Call", "M.O.B." and "There U Go", all being still unrelease. She released the R&B album Miracle in 1996 notably produced by Jermaine Dupri and mainstream R&B producers Bob Robinson and Keith Thomas.
  • Samples : 
10. All Eyez on Me feat. Big Syke / Johnny J
  • 1995/10/14 - 11/26 (final mix). The original version has a different Big Syke vocal take.
  • Samples :
11. Run Tha Streetz feat. Storm, Napoleon & Michel'le (chorus) / Johnny J & 2Pac
  • 1995/10/31 (3 verses) - 11/15 (~) (Edi added) - 11/31 (Storm added). First version had an alternate version of the beat and 3 verses by 2pac and one by Napoleon, the song was then intended for Thug Life Volume 2. Tupac included the song in All Eyez On Me the 15th of November with a new arrangement and Edi starting the song. A few days later, he decided to get back the first verse and to give the second one (known as "Black Queen" lost verse") to Storm.
  • Samples :
12. Ain't Hard 2 Find feat. E-40, B-Legit, C-Bo & Richie Rich / Mike Mosley & Rick Rock
  • 1995/11/22 (Bay Area added 11/25).
13. Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find / QD3
  • 1995/12/10. Around the same period, QD3 and 2Pac recorded "Tear Drops and Closed Caskets" and "Letter 2 Tha President". QD3 will also produced many songs for Makaveli album.
  • Samples : 
14. BONUS California Love feat. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman / Dr. Dre
  • 1995/11/02. This song was a bonus track in European editions of the album. It is also the single version out the 3rd of December of 95.
  • Samples : 
 

 

 

 

 

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