- Nov. 02 - Dec. 22 : second All Eyes On Me sessions recorded in 1995 at Death Row studios
- Commonly known as "Euthanasia", this title was quickly replaced by "All Eyez On Me" circa the 6th of November and then "All Eyez On Me, Book I & Book II" the 15th of November.
- In late November, Johnny J and DJ Quik gave a final mixdown to many songs of the album. The 22 of December, the tracklist is the retail one and there will be only a few changes in January (2Pac had to drop "Late Nite", to change the chorus of "Wonda Why", and they added the Phil Brewster famous intro to "Ambitionz").
- Sources : handwritten tracklists ; Death Row Pacific DAT Inventory
### - Two sequences of the album are particularly interesting to consider : the 24th of October (titled "IV-Life Goez On"), before 2Pac dropped his first songs while starting Thug Life Volume 2 parallel project ; the 15th of November (the first double disc "All Eyez On Me. Book I & II"), before the final mixdown given by Johnny J and DJ Quik. - ###
Chapter 2. All Eyez On Me : Euthanasia, I & II (Nov. 15 - DAT PO389656) - LISTEN
DISC ONE :
- Ambitionz Az A Ridah (Rough Mix #2 - Piano & Adlibs)
- 2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted (Rough Mix #2) feat. Snoop Dogg & Daz
All About U feat. Dru Down, FNF, Nate Dogg & Snoop- same as Oct. DAT ?- Thug Passion (No Talkbox) feat. Dramacydal, Storm & Jewell
- Got My Mind Made Up (Uncensored) feat. Dogg Pound, Method Man & Redman - w/ Inspectah Deck (?) - edit
- Rather Be Ya Nigga (Rough Mix #2 - Alternate Outro) feat. Richie Rich & Puff Johnson
I Ain't Mad At Cha feat. Danny Boy- same as October DAT ?- California Love (Radio Mix - Singer Style) feat. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman - remix (?)
- When We Ride (Alternate Mix & Outro) feat. Outlaw Immortalz
- Heartz Of Men (Alternate Intro)
Skandalouz feat. Nate Dogg- same as Oct. DAT ?
Nov. 16 added track :- What'z Your Phone # (Original Sample) feat. Danny Boy - (11/16)
(additional DAT PO389656) * Check Out Time (First Take)- unleaked - Natasha to be added ? (~the 11/16)- Late Nite (First Take) feat. Fatal N Felony - Quik & AMG verses - (~the 12/01)
- Only God Can Judge Me (First Take) feat. Rappin 4 Tay
Picture Me Rollin' feat. Big Syke, CPO & Puff Johnson- same as October DAT ?- Life Goez On (Rough Mix #2 - Singer Style) feat. Stacey Smallie
- Shorty Wanna Be A Thug (Rough Mix #2) - same as Oct. DAT
- Fair Exchange (Long Mix - No Synthé) feat. Hurt-M-Bad & Capucine Jackson
How Do U Want It feat. Natasha Walker- same as Oct. DAT ? - new mix (11/25)All Eyez On Me feat. Big Syke- same as Oct. DAT ?- Holla At Me (Original Sample)
Blunt Time (n/a)- unleaked- 2 My Unborn (Long Alternate Mix) feat. Natasha Walker
- Run Tha Streets (Edi Version) feat. Edi, Napoleon & Michel'le
Nov. 16 added track : - Fade Me (Original) feat. Storm (?), Napoleon & Kastro
(additional DAT PO389656) * Wonda Why They Call U Bytch- same as Oct. DAT ? - new mix (11/25)- Can't C Me feat. George Clinton - old mix ? - only one mix leaked
- * Complementary unleaked DAT with songs supposed to be added to the album after being reworked or finished.
Unused :
. All Eyez On Me (Sample Remix) feat. Big Syke (?)
. Wonda Why They Call U Bytch (Final Mix) feat. Faith Evans - (~ 11/25)
. Letter 2 My Unborn (Final Mix) feat. Natasha Walker - (11/27)
. How Do You Want It (Final Mix) feat. Natasha Walker - (11/27)
. Tradin War Stories (Rough Mix) - (11/28) - similar to retail
. Ain't Hard 2 Find (Rough Mix) - (11/28) - similar to retail
. Run Tha Streetz (Storm Version, Rough Mix) - (~ 11/29) - similar to retail
. Late Nite (Quik Version) - (~ 12/01)
. Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find (Rough Mix) - (12/10)
. How Do U Want It (Jodeci Version) - (12/18) - similar to retail
. No More Pain (Rough Mix) - (12/18) - similar to retail
"When I Get Free" was one of the pre-title for a follow-up to "Me Against the World", that 2Pac planned about whilst he was in prison in 1995. He first choose "Supreme Euthanasia" in september 13, then "Euthanasia" in october 4, then "Euthanasia Supreme", and then "When I Get Free" in november. The tracklists 2Pac wrote show us this transition time between his first project while in jail and the real All Eyez on Me. Some tracks of these lists became songs for All Eyez on Me. Other were shelved.
Whereas "When I Get Free" was the title of a project of a compilation of leftover songs he had when he was in prison, "Euthanasia" was the title of an album he was conceiving for the day he would be freed (cf. Hard 2 Kill). However, if this new album has many links with those two projects, both titles are not pertinent for designing these sessions. That's why Tupac used these two titles very shortly.
A link to the prison project draft album : Hard 2 Kill (from Black Fire to Euthanasia).
FULL TIMELINE OF THE ALBUM (Chapter II)
Read the first chapter there : All Eyez On Me Demo 1 - Life Goez On.
c. Oct. 31 - DAT #6 : "Euthanasia I & II" #5. PO389656
- Ambitionz Az A Ridah
- All About U
- Picture Me Rollin
- 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted
- Skandalouz
- I'd Rather Be Ya Nigga
- I Aint Mad At Ya
- Shorty Wanna Be A Thug
- Only God Can Judge Me
- Life Goez On
- Wonda Why They Call U Bytch
- Secretz of War
- Still I Rise
- All Eyez On Me
- How Do You Want It
- U Can Call Me
This DAT does not include "Struggle Continues", "Better Dayz", "MOB" nor "There U Go"... songs which do not appear even in tracklist "Euthanasia I & II", it only lacks "When We Ride" instead of "Still I Rise" here to fit the 16 tracks of it...
That clearly indicates that Thug Life Volume 2 project was started, and so 2Pac decided to put on side some of the tracks he recorded with his friends for it : "Outlaw Immortalz", "Hit Em Up", "MOB", "There U Go", here "When We Ride" and soon "Still I Rise", "Secretz of War".
c. Oct. 31 - Tracklist #7 : "Euthanasia I & II".
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Probably written down not a long time after the previous DAT, 2Pac simply decided to include "When We Ride" instead of "Still I Rise" and made some small changes in the track order.
We are still before the Dr. Dre sessions and 2Pac is still hoping for Coolio and Ice Cube to come to Death Row... For the three last tracks, 2Pac thought to another DJ Pooh produced track and a Khayree one... Instead of the visit of Ice Cube, 2Pac will receive DJ Bobcat (who had produced "Last Wordz" featuring Ice-T and Ice Cube "Souljah's Revenge" and "Peep Game" featuring Threat for Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.) for recording "Holla At Me". So the song was very probably not recorded yet, but will be recorded around that time of "California Love" circa 1-4th of November.
c. Nov. 2 - Tracklist #8 : "Euthanasia" 1 & 2.
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This time, "California Love" and "Can't C Me", 2Pac parts, have been recorded over old Dr. Dre tracks (from 94 ?). "Can't C Me (Dogg Pound Version)" is said to have been recorded the 7th of October 95. It is said 2Pac could have been disappointed when he learnt Dre gave him a Dogg Pound track (could be more likely "Got My Mind Made Up" which Dre would have presented as his beat)... But he would never have given up the occasion of having Roger Troutman of Zapp and George Clinton of Parliament in his album !
But there are still question marks on side of "Blunt Time" (with a Method Man who probably never recorded a part of the song) and "Holla At Me". The last line with another question mark could let think that both tracks are not recorded yet, or unfinished, because 2Pac is still dreaming about guests and chorists.
We can also see that 2Pac is still searching for the right order after "Ambitionz".
c. Nov. 4-6 - Tracklist #9 : "All Eyez On Me" (Single Disc)
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There are no new tracks here. 2Pac will record "Heartz of Men" produced by DJ Quik the 7th of November, so we can presume it would have made the tracklist.
At the same time, it is not impossible that 2Pac was already thinking to a 2 Discs album, but this disc really concentrates the very best of what he recorded... We could think to a second disc only with the addition of the best Thug Life songs he is also recording at that time...
"Secretz of War" with Fatal N Felony and "Picture Me Rollin" with Syke could easily be transferred to Thug Life Volume 2. Eventually "How Do U Want It" with Natasha Waler... "Blunt Time" will also appear in the Outlaw Immortalz project (especially if there is still space for Outlawz to record)... but what about "Wonda Why They Call U", "U Can Call", "Only God Can Judge Me" and "I Ain't Mad At Cha" ?
Anyway, the title was decided, 2Pac was determined to release the album with more or less the songs he already made. That's why they planned a photoset with Kevin Nahoum a few days later (the twelve). The rest of the month, he will record more tracks for the Thug Life Volume 2 project than for his solo album, even if some songs will go from one project to the other.
Nov. 12. 2Pac on the photoset for the album with Kevin Nahoum and staff.
c. Nov. 15 - "All Eyez On Me DAT I 11/20/95 #8". PO389656
- Ambitionz Az A Ridah
- 2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted
- All About U
- Thug Passion
- Got My Mind Made Up (n/a)
- Rather Be Ya Nigga
- I Aint Mad At Ya
- California Love
- When We Ride
- Heartz Of Men
- Skandalouz
- Only God Can Judge Me
- Picture Me Rollin
- Life Goez On
- Shorty Wanna Be A Thug
- Fair Exchange - (long mix)
- How Do U Want It
- All Eyez On Me
- Holla At Me - (original sample)
- Blunt Time (n/a)
- 2 My Unborn
- Run Tha Streets - (new tracking & Edi verse)
PARTIALLY LEAKED : tracks 4, 10, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22. (or exact same content than previous DAT)
This DAT is clearly a plan for a two discs album. It looks like "All Eyez On Me" 2 discs tracklist, ending with the same "Run Tha Streets". It has "Thug Passion" from the 13th, "Fair Exchange" from the 13th and "2 My Unborn" from the 15th but it does not include "What'z Your Number" supposedly recorded the 16th of November... Is the date of the DAT wrong ? or the REEL date of "What'z Your Number" ?
So what's the date of November 20 ? It could be a safety copy of a prior sequence...
Why "Got My Mind Made Up" and "Blunt Time" listed in this DAT but said "n/a" i.e. not materially included ? Were they put aside for a further mix like removing Inspectah Deck's verse (or just Method Man's "jew" mention) or Rage's one ?
c. Nov. 15 - "All Eyez On Me DAT II 11/20/95" #6. PO389656
- Check Out Time - (no Natasha Walker ?)
- Late Nite - (FNF version ?)
- Wonda Why They Call U Bytch - (first arrangement ?)
- Cant C Me - (original unknown ?)
This second DAT does not contain the second disc of the album but just complementary elements planned to complete the album, not at the end but among the tracklist. It is the second part of a safety a copy of a November 15 sequence right before "All Eyez On Me" 2 discs tracklist ending by "Run Tha Streetz".
So this unleaked DAT would include not the four last tracks of the album but four tracks planned to be modified : Natasha Walker could have added her chorus to "Check Out Time" the 16th of November at the time she recorded "What'z Next" ; "Wonda Why" is said to have received additional beat elements the 25th of November... "Late Nite" REEL date is 11/13 but in the next tracklist, it has not AMG but Playa Ham listed...
The fact "What'z Your Phone Number", recorded the 16th (nor "My Babiez Mama"), is not in any of these two DAT could confirm this theory.
c. Nov. 16 - Tracklist #10. "All Eyez On Me".
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This tracklist is looking like the two previous DAT with a more or less similar distribution of tracks between the two discs, "Run Tha Streetz" ending the sequence.
There are two new songs : "What'z Your Phone #" is titled by a number which is the title of the song sampled in it (Morris Day & The Time) : could it mean the track is not recorded yet ? Probably not ; the mysterious track "Ma Babiez Mama" is also listed... but nothing is known about it...
With a new pen, "Fade Me" (also recorded the 16th) replaced "Blunt Time" which will probably be added to Thug Life Volume 2 at that time (cf. first tracklist of it, which could be dated from the 10-11th of December).
"Late Night" final version is very probably not recorded yet, because the planned guests are DJ Quik and Play Ham...
c. Nov. 28 - "Johnny J mixes 11/27/95 Mix DAT #6". PO389657
- Shorty Wanna Be A Thug
- Checkout Time
- How Do U Want It
- All Eyez On Me
- Picture Me Rollin
- 2 My Unborn
- Wonda Why They Call U Bytch
- Tradin War Storiez
- We Aint Hard 2 Find
- Run Tha Streetz
- Thugz Passion
- Whats Ya Phone #
- When We Ride (mixed by Pooh)
- Holla At Me (mixed by Bobcat)
- California Love (mixed by Dre)
Considering the title of the DAT, Johnny J possibly gave new mixdown to his tracks around the 27th.
The recently recorded tracks (the 28th) "Trading War Storiez" and "We Ain't Hard 2 Find", produced by Bay Area team Rick Rock & Mike Mosley, have been added to it. Then engineers probably added new reworked things like "Run Tha Streetz" (possibly the version with Edi or the final one with Storm who recorded at the same date "Komradz"). "Thugz Passion" and "What'z Ya Phone" have possibly been reworked at that period. The last one could even be only recorded now...
Last three tracks have been simply added.
Nov. 27 - "Johnny J Mixes 11/27/95 Mix DAT#6". PO389381
- Shorty Wanna Be A Thug
- All About You (marked DNU)
- Life Goez On (marked DNU)
- Checkout Time
- How Do You Want It
- All Eyez On Me
- Picture Me Rollin
- 2 My Unborn
- Wonda Why They Call U Bytch
- Tradin War Storiez
- We Aint Hard 2 Find
- Run Tha Streetz
- Thugz Passion
- Whatz Ya Phone#
- When We Ride (mixed by DJ Pooh)
- Holla At Me (mixed by Bobcat)
- California Love (mixed by Dr Dre)
Exactly the same as above but with "All About U" and "Life Goes On" marked "DNU" have been copied inside the traclist.
c. Nov. 27 - Various mixes : "2Pac Mix Dat #7". PO389381
- I'd Rather Be:Master,TV,Instrumental,Acapella marked DNU,
- My Minds Made Up:master TV Instrumental, acapella-
- Only God Can Judge Me:master, tv, instrumental, acapella
The PO number is the same than previous Johnny J mixes but these three songs are from Doug Rasheed and Daz. This is the first version of "Got My Mind Made Up" we have, with the word "jew" not censored.
Nov. 27 - Quik mixes. PO778790
- Hearts Of Men
- Ambitions Az A Ridah
- I Aint Mad
- Skandalouz
"Heartz of Men" possibly received an additional tracking by DJ Quik the 20th. "Ambitionz az a Ridah" the 21st of November, like "I Ain't Mad". And "Skandalouz" was reworked the 27th of November.
Dec. 1. 1/2'' Tape. PO242631
- Only God Can Judge Me:master
- The Hearts of Men (marked D.N.U.)
- Late Nite (master)
"Only
God Can Judge Me" received an additional tracking by DJ Quik the 28th
of December. "Hearts of Men" maybe around that time too and "Late Nite"
was possibly recorded with DJ Quik and AMG this 1st of December.
Nah, Know what happend? Rules of the game, what comes around goes around. I never had no violent thoughts towards Stretch at all. I just didnt want to fuck with him no more, but I didnt want to kill him. He was my dog. Once you my dog, you my dog. He got shot just like I got shot. Everybody believed it was just a random **in robbery (when I got shot), this nigga get killed, now random shit dont happen. There are two methods of fighting, the one by law, the other by force: the first method is that of men, the second of beasts; but as the first method is often insufficient, one must have recourse to the second.
The Source magazine (1996), interview about the death of Stretch.
Dec. 2 - 1/2'' Tape : "2 Pac 12/02/95". PO242599
- Holla At Me:album,tv,instrumental
Johnny J & Dave Aron gave a new mix and added the Nanci Fletcher chorus.
Dec. 10 - DAT : "2 Pac 12/10/95 #3". PO389659
- Heaven Ain't Hard To Find
- Untitled
QD3 produced his first songs for 2Pac the 10th of December. Is "untitled" "Soon As I Get Home" original mix ? The next day he will record two other tracks with 2Pac : "Teardrops & Closed Caskets" and "Letter 2 Tha Prezident".
Dec. 12 - DJ Quik : "2 Pac Alternate Mix 12/12/95". PO389381
- Whats Ya Phone #:album, TV, instrumental, acapella,
- Hearts of Men (crossfade),
- Late Nite:album w intro,album,TV,instumental,acapella
In this DAT, Quik took off the original sample of "What'z Ya Phone #".
Dec. 17 - Tracklist "All Eyez On Me" Book I and Book II
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Jodeci appears as the featured chorus of "How Do U Want It". "2 My Unborn" is still included and will be soon replaced by "No More Pain" (recorded the 18th of December). And a totally new track order will be found.
Dec. 18 - 1/2'' Tape : "2 Pac 12/18/95". PO242621
- How Do You Want It (w Jodeci): album, vocal up,no ad libs
Jodeci came and gave a new chorus for "How Do U Want It". Could it mean that Natasha Walker had already left Death Row, disappointed like she said in an interview by 2Pac's behaviour with women (like Lady of Rage) and claiming he slept with Faith Evans...
Dec. 19 - 1/2'' Tape : "No More Pain 12/19/95". PO294268
- No More Pain: Album, Album (no ride cym), Album (dry piano + gtr), TV, Instrumental, Acapella
Jodeci is K-Ci & Jojo, but it is also DeVante Swing who produced the last song of the album.
Dec. 22 - "All Eyez On Me Book 1 12/22/95". PO778816 & PO778820
- Ambitionz Az A Ridah - (no Phil Brewster intro)
- All About U
- Skandalouz
- Got My Mind Up
- How Do You Want It (feat Jodeci)
- 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted
- No More Pain
---------- - Hearts Of Men
- Life Goez On
- Only God Can Judge Me
- Tradin War Storiez
- California Love (Remix)
- I Aint Mad At Cha
- Whatz Ya Phone # - (sample removed)
Exactly similar to the retail version, but we can guess it does not have the Phil Brewster introduction to "Ambitionz", added the 8th of January.
These PO numbers could be safety copies.
Dec. 22 - DAT : "All Eyez On Me Book II 12/22/95". PO775367
- Can't See Me
- Shorty Wanna Be A Thug
- Holla At Me - (Nanci chorus)
- Wonda Why They Call U Bytch - (Faith chorus)
- When We Ride
- Thug Passion
- Late Nite - (feat AMG & Quik)
- Picture Me Rollin
- Check Out Time
- Ratha Be Ya Nigga
- All Eyez On Me
- Run Tha Streetz
- Aint Hard 2 Find (w Richie Rich, e40, the Click & c-bo)
- Heaven Aint Hard To Find
This DAT is very close to the final retail version. Two major differences : "Wonda Why" should still have the Faith Evans chorus ; "Late Nite" is still included... The 18th of January, it is not anymore inside.
Dec. 25 - 1/2'' Tape : "2 Pac 11/25/95". PO242622
- How Do You Want It: album,vocal up, girls up Marked DNU
New mixdown.
Jan. 3 - DAT : "2 Pac Album Edits (snippets) 1/3/96". PO776490
- Ambitionz Az A Ridah (intro edit),
- Got My Mind Made Up: edit 2 (no hitler, jens, lugers), edit 2 (w/ hitler)
Here they added the Phil Brewster famous intro "let's get ready to rumble" and censored Method Man lyrics about jews.
Who made these edits ? Daz following Dave Aron decision ?
Jan. 11 - DAT : "Wonda Why They Call U Bitch feat Michelle safety copy 1/11/96". PO389560
- Wonda Why They Call U Bitch:album,tv w/intro ad libs, tv, instrumental, acapella
Michel'le gave a new chorus the next day she recorded one for "Play Ya Cardz Right" for Thug Life Volume 2. If 2Pac was not happy with it maybe he purposed her to record the awaited new chorus to replace Faith Evans...
Jan. 12 - Cassette : "2 Pac w Jewell 1/12/96". (PO778769), PO778779, PO778788, PO778806, PO778810
- Wonda Why They Call You Bitch - (w Jewell ?)
- (That’s The Way I Feel About Chu) ??
UNLEAKED. It is said 2Pac tried a new chorus with Jewell, the day after Michel'le made one... Why ? Was he not satisfied ?
Could "That's The Way I Feel About Chu" be an unknown 2Pac/Jewell track for Jewell's project ?... for Thug Pound ? In this perspective, "Wonda Why" could have a fresh new mix... aimed for a single B-side.
Jan. 18 - Cassette : "All Eyez On Me Book 1 1/18/96". PO778797
Jan. 18 - Cassette : "All Eyez On Me Book II 1/18/96". PO778781
Retail version, ready to be published.
This time, the second CD of the album does not have "Late Nite" anymore. Probably because of a sample hard to clear like it has always been said. In reason of these difficulties and because of DJ Quik being signed elsewhere, 2Pac and Death Row could have decided to give the song to Thug Pound promo compilation project.
DETAILED TRACKLISTS
(Special thanks to Bomb1st members Filla and Dominator for samples credits)
EUTHANASIA I & II
- 1995/10/13 - 10/24 (piano added).
- Differences : "433 (Retail 43) - No let's get ready to rumble at beginning, extra keyboard melody and extra adlibs through out the whole song."
- Retail Mix by DJ Quik 95/11/21, Phil Brewster intro added 96/01/08.
- Samples :
- The Champes - "Tequila" (melody interpolation)
- Joeski Love - "Pee-Wee's Dance" (drums interpolation)
- 1995/10/17 - 24 (new mix & alt intro).
- The kown REEL date (10/13) is impossible, the song was still not listed the 15th ("When I Get Free" tracklist), whereas 2Pac wrote down other planned tracks he wanted to record. cf. Oct. DAT for more details.
- Samples :
- MC Fosty & Lovin' C - "Radio Activity Rapp" (vocals interpolation : "Blood, cuzz, gangbangers...")
- 1995/11/13. "452 (Retail 508) - Different mix, breaks and a different rhythm guitar melody. No DJ Quik talk box.".
- Samples :
- Zapp - "Computer Love" (bassline interpolation, vocals interpolation)
- 1995/08 (?) (Rage Version) - 11/06-16 (2Pac added, Rage & Inspectah Deck ? out).
- "511 (Retail 512) - Method Man's verse is unedited where he mentions jews. Maybe Jimmy J had something to do with that." The first version of the song is said to be a Dogg Pound track featuring Lady of Rage, Method Man, Redman and Inspectah Deck, planned to be on their second Death Row album then titled Dogg Shit, like "Don't Stop" feat. Nas and "Can't C Us". The original was of course recorded before 2Pac arrived in Death Row.
- Final edit with censorship : 95/11/16.
- 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")
- 1995/10/26 - 27 (new mixdown).
- Differences : "419 (Retail 414) - Different mix with alternate outro by 2Pac and Richie Rich."
- Retail Mix : 95/12/14.
- Samples :
- Bootsy Collins - "I'd Rather Be With You" (melody interpolation)
- 1995/10/25 - 11/02 (2Pac added).
- Differences : "625 (12” Promo 629) - Extra Roger Troutman vocals with different elements and breaks downs through out song." This version really sounds like the Dre solo first version (cf. Dr. Dre's Chronic pt. 2), except that 2Pac's verse replaced Dre's second verse.
- Remix : 95/11/04.
- Samples :
- Joe Cocker - "Woman To Woman" (melody)
- Ronnie Hudson & The Street People - "West Coast Pop Lock" (vocals interpolation)
- Zapp - "Dance Floor" (vocals interpolation : "shake, shake it baby, shake it")
- 1995/10/27 - 30 (verses added & additional effects).
- Differences : "515 (Retail 509) - Different intro beat breakdown and alternate effect on 2Pac’s intro voice. Different mix and breaks through out entire song and extra 2Pac talking in alternate voice at the end."
- Retail Mix ?
- Samples :
- Black Heat - "Zimba Ku" (drumline)
- Funkadelik - "Knee Deep" (vocals interpolation)
- Dogg Pound - "What Would You Do ?" (vocals)
- 1995/11/07.
- Differences : alternate intro, slightly different mix, a bit longer.
- 1995/11/16.
- Differences : "504 (Retail 508) - Different mix, breakdowns and keyboard melodies
through out song." Retail Mix and sample removed 95/12/12.
- Samples :
- Morris Day & The Time - "777-9311" (concept, drums, melody, vocals interpolation)
DISC TWO
- 1995/10/28.
- Differences : "502 (457) – Different Mix And Beat Break Down On Intro, Rappin 4 Tay Messes Up During Verse." Final Mix 95/11/28.
- 1995/10/23 - 24 (new mix and alternate vocals).
- Differences."514 (Retail 504) – Extra guitar melodies, different take on female vocals and longer than retail."
- Retail Mix : 95/12/03.
- Samples :
- The O'Jays - "Brandy (I Really Miss You)" (melody)
- 1995/11/13. Remixed in Better Dayz (2002, Amaru).
- Story. This first version without the synthé is quite good but it definitely sounds strange... That's probably the reason why Johnny J didn't like the song. But 2Pac wanted a new mix for it and the song was transferred to Thug Life : Volume 2. Tyrone Wrice aka Hurt-M-Badd was linked to Death Row since his group B-Rezell (with notably Marc McWilliams of MGM, who started alongside R Kelly) appeared in Murder was the Case and Above The Rim compilations. He said in an interview that he was even working on "California Love" chorus before Dre contacted Roger Troutman (so in first Dr. Dre solo version). After his important implication in Makaveli LP, he will work for Willie D of the Geto Boys around 2000. Capucine Jackson is the wife of... Johnny J ! Apart for being pictured in the cover of Johnny J's solo album I Gotta Be Me, she is mainly remembered for the famous words "Get Money" in "Hit 'Em Up".
- Samples :
- 7th Wonder - "Daisy Lady" (melody interpolation)
- 1995/10/31. Deduced date.
- Differences. "412 (Retail 456) - Alternate beat with different sampled drums. No singer through out song and extra 2Pac hooks at the end." Also known as "pre-Death Row version" but it is just the original sample used before the final mix, like "Shorty Wanna Be A Thug", "What'z My Number" or "All Eyez on Me".
- Final mix and added chorus : 95/12/02.
- Samples :
- The New Birth - "Keep On Doin' It" (drums)
- cf. Thug Pound.
- 1995/11/14. Remixed in Until The End of Time (2001, Amaru).
- Story. More details in When I Get Free.
- Samples :
- Roger Troutman (Zapp) - "Do It Roger" (melody)
- 1995//10/31 OR 11/15 (?).
- Story : The song could have been initially thought as a Thug Life : Volume 2 track (very focused on a "thug" topic) before being transferred in All Eyez On Me. Or, the song was recorded only in mid November (some lyrics similarities can be noticed with "2 My Unborn", "Late Night", "Fair Exchange"...)
- Differences : "319 (Retail 517) - Different mix, different intro beat breakdown and unheard 2Pac verse (known as "Black Queen" verse)." In the 31 of October or in first days of December, Storm will be added in replacement of that "Black Queen" second verse and 2Pac will record a new first verse instead of Edi's one.
- Samples :
- Guy - "Piece of My Love" (melody interpolation, chorus interpolation)
- 1995/11/06-16 (?). Appears in All Eyez on Me tracklist at the same time than "Got My Mind", "Fade Me", "Fair Xchange", "Letter 2 My Unborn" and "Late Night". Eventually, it was supposed to feature Big Syke, Kadafi & Napoleon, with Danny Boy and Natasha Walker together at the chorus. Just an instrumental has been leaked yet, but we have a handwritten lyric of a Tupac's verse under this title. That handwritten lyric could be a complete fake... so nothing is known about the song, if existing or not...
- 95/10/15 - 11/25 (new mix).
- Samples :
- 1995/12/10. "442 (Retail 358 - Different mix, extra talking on hooks and a unheard 2Pac & Danny Boy outro." Retail Mix 95/12/13 (?).
- Samples :
- Bobby Caldwell - "What You Won't Do For Love" (melody interpolation)
- Shorter mix.
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