All Eyez on Me by 2Pac

All Eyez on Me, 2Pac's fourth album and the last released in his lifetime, came out on Death Row and Interscope on February 13, 1996. It's a sprawling double set, the first double-length hip-hop solo studio album, and Shakur produced it with a crew that included DJ Quik, Johnny "J" and Dr. Dre, with Quik mixing. The guest list is West Coast royalty and then some: Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, Daz Dillinger, E-40, Redman, Method Man, K-Ci & JoJo and the Outlawz.

This is gangsta rap at full swagger, bouncing between memories of poverty and the spoils of luxury, a long way from the political fire of 2Pacalypse Now. "California Love", with Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman, is pure party thunder; "How Do U Want It" and the ballad "I Ain't Mad at Cha" show his range. Seven months after its release he was murdered in a drive-by shooting.

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