2Pac -1996- Makaveli, The Don Killuminati (The 7 Day Theory) (Death Row / Interscope)

• november 5, 1996
• recorded and mixed between the 8th of July and the 5th of August
  

 

 from the 1st common concept of the album (3 days of recording) 

to the anticipated Jesus comparison and prophecy...

 

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1. Intro/Bomb First (My Second Reply) feat. Outlawz
2. Hail Mary feat. Outlawz & Prince Ital Joe
3. Toss It Up feat. Danny Boy, K-Ci & JoJo, Aaron Hall
4. To Live & Die in L.A. feat. Val Young
5. Blasphemy feat. Prince Ital Joe
6. Life of an Outlaw feat. Outlawz
7. Just Like Daddy feat. Outlawz & Val Young
   
8. Krazy feat. Bad Azz
9. White Man'z World feat. Darryl Harper
   
10. Me and My Girlfriend feat. Virginya Slim
11. Hold Ya Head feat. Hurt-M-Badd
12. Against All Odds

 

 

DETAILED TRACKLIST

(Special thanks to Bomb1st members Filla and Dominator for samples credits)

 

1. Intro/Bomb First (My Second Reply) feat. E.D.I, Young Noble / Darryl Harper & 2Pac

• 1996/07/12-19.
• Samples :
• Fred Wesley & J.B.'s - "More Peas" (bassline)
• The Hollywood Edge Sound Effects Library - "City Trax" (1991) (sound effects) 
• The Hollywood Edge - "The Premiere Edition 1" (1990) (sound effects)

2. Hail Mary feat. Kastro, Young Noble, Yaki Kadafi & Prince Ital Joe / Hurt-M-Badd

• 1996/07/08-19. The very take could have only 2Pac.
• Samples :
• Scarface - "Diary of a Madman" (vocals interpolation : I got a head but ain't no screws in it")
  

3. Toss It Up feat. Danny Boy, K-Ci & JoJo, Aaron Hall / Demetrius Ship & Reggie Moore

• 1996/07/25 - 08/01. Probably a song recorded for One Nation. It has been said to be initially an Aaron Hall song for his next album, we are not sur yet about the date of the very first recording (usually said in early June). In late July, 2Pac presumably recorded a second verse for that song as a diss towards Dr. Dre. Could it be for having given the original beat to Teddy Riley and Blackstreet (but did Dr. Dre produced that original beat ?). It is also said that Teddy firstly invited Aaron Hall to record "No Diggity" with him to reform Guy group but Aaron refused...
• Samples : 
• Bill Withers - "Grandma's Hand" (melody) 
• Blackstreet, Dr. Dre & Queen Pen - "No Diggity" (vocals interpolation)
  

4. To Live & Die in L.A. feat. Val Young / QD3

• 1996/07/10. Sometimes considered as a sequel to "California Love".
• Samples : 
• Prince - "Do Me Baby" (melody interpolation)
• Tony ! Toni ! Toné ! - "It Never Rains (In South California)" (vocals interpolation : "it never rains in the sun")

5. Blasphemy feat. Prince Ital Joe / Hurt-M-Badd

• 1996/07/09-23.
• Samples :
• Brian Eno & David Byrne - "Mea Culpa" (vocals)
• The Week In Bible Prophecy (TV Show) (quote)

6. Life of an Outlaw feat. Young Noble, E.D.I, Kastro & Napoleon / Darryl Harper & 2Pac

• 1996/07/29-30.
  

7. Just Like Daddy feat. E.D.I, Yaki Kadafi, Young Noble & Val Young / Hurt-M-Badd & 2Pac

• 1996/08/12-15. Funny to know that the song re-uses an old concept of a song of the same title recorded for the scrapped Dramacydal album in 1995 (cf. Dramacyde). Probably that one was already written by him like most of the album.
• Samples :
• The Honey Drippers - "Impeach The President" (drums)
  

8. Krazy feat. Bad Azz / Darryl "Big D" Harper

• 1996/07/18 - 08/04 (piano added).
• Samples :
• Snoop Dogg & Threat - "Usual Suspects (Original)" (vocals interpolation : "a million things run through my mind, , and you ain't gotta be in jail if you doin time")

9. White Man'z World feat. Darryl Harper (chorus) / Darryl "Big D" Harper

• 1996/07/18-25 - 08/05.
• Samples :
• Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - "Up Where We Belong" (vocals interpolation)
• The Honey Drippers - "Impeach The President" (snare truncated)
• Louis Farrakhan - "Million Man March Speech (Oct. 16th, 95)" (quote)
• Malcolm X (1990) (movie sequence)

10. Me and My Girlfriend feat. Virginya Slim / Hurt-M-Badd, Darryl Harper & 2Pac

• 1996/07/30. Last song recorded for the album. It is said that the song is about his relationship with his gun compared to a woman. The song could also re-use some old lyrics from an unknown-unrecorded song called "Look 4 Me in The Whirlwind" (cf. Fragile). 
• Samples :
• The Hollywood Edge Sound Effects Library - City Trax (1991) (sound effects) 
• The Hollywood Edge - Demo / Sample CD - Track#47 (1996) (sound effects)

11. Hold Ya Head feat. Hurt-M-Badd / Hurt-M-Badd

• 1996/07/18 - 07/29. The title first appears in a Outlawz LP tracklist but could be an evolution of "Baby Don't Cry" also titled "Keep Ya Head Up pt. 2". 
• Samples :
• James Ingram - "How Do You Keep The Music Playing" (vocals interpolation)
• Malcolm X (1990) (movie sequence) 
  
• Whodini - "One Love" (vocals interpolation)

12. Against All Odds / Hurt-M-Badd & 2Pac

• 1996/07/12-21 - 07/29.
• Samples :
• Cameo - "The Skin I'm In" (bassline interpolation)
• The Godfather part III (1992) (movie quote)