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So there he sat with his headaches and nightmares.Įnter Suge Knight, the imposing co-founder of Death Row Records. Royalties weren’t rolling in fast enough, and the Panthers were nowhere to be found. While he planned to appeal the case, he couldn’t scrape together the $1.4 million he needed to bail himself out. Then, of course, there was the sexual assault case that ultimately landed him in Clinton. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail for his part in a fight at a Michigan State concert he served 15 days for assaulting the director Allen Hughes, who had fired him from the set of Menace II Society. “I Get Around” and “Keep Ya Head Up” were gold records, and roles in the films Juice and Poetic Justice revealed a complex, magnetic actor. “Dear Mama” and the rest of Me Against the World was written and recorded at a tipping point. His stepfather, Mutulu Shakur, was on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list and on the run for much of the ’80s-FBI agents would approach Tupac at school and hound him for information. A month later, Afeni gave birth to her son who, growing up in East Harlem, was surrounded by radicals: the Panthers, the Black Liberation Army Assata Shakur was a family friend.

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The Panthers were ultimately acquitted on all 156 counts in what was, at the time, the most expensive trial in the history of New York state. They were accused of plotting to bomb two police precincts and the Queens Board of Education office, and of planning to shoot the officers who would flee from one of the precincts after the explosion. It also had Pac’s first Top 10 hit, the towering “ Dear Mama,” where he raps about “hugging on my mama from a jail cell.” Few mothers could relate more than Afeni Shakur, who was one of 21 members of the Black Panther Party indicted by a New York grand jury in 1971.

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There are fever dreams of the golden age in New York City he mulls suicide and perches by windows with AKs. It’s a remarkable record, at turns tender and fatalistic.

In March of ’95, Interscope released Pac’s third album, Me Against the World.

„ Against All Odds“ contains a sample of „Skin I’m In“ as performed by Cameo, and „Francis Ford Coppola’s film The Godfather“.But outside of prison, he was becoming a superstar.

„ Hold Ya Head“ contains a sample of „Frank Darabont’s film The Shawshank Redemption“, and „How Do You Keep the Music Playing? by Patty Austin and James Ingram.*.

„ White Man’z World“ contains a sample of „Spike Lee’s flim Malcolm X“ and excerpts of Louis Farrakhan, and „Up Where We Belong“ by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes.*.

„ Just Like Daddy“ contains a sample „Impeach the President“ as performed by The Honey Drippers.

” To Live and Die in L.A” contains a sample of „Do Me, Baby“ as performed by Prince.*.

„ Toss It Up“ contains a sample of „Grandma’s Hands“ as performed by Bill Withers, „Blind Man Can See It“ by James Brown, and „In Doubt“ by Peter Gabriel.*.

Bomb First (My Second Reply)“ contains a sample of „Uptown Anthem as performed by Naughty by Nature.*.

When Thugz Cry – Remixed on Until the End of Time Nigga Nature – Remixed on Until the End of Time Lost Souls – Released on Gang Related soundtrack Let Em Have It – Remixed on Until the End of Time Original/leftover/scrapped tracks for The 7 Day Theory:įriends – Remixed on Until the End of Time “ Hail Mary” – Released: February 11, 1997 “ To Live & Die in L.A.” – Released: September 26, 1996

“ Toss It Up” – Released: September 26, 1996 The album’s original title was “ The 3 Day Theory“, (originally consisted of around 14 tracks). These are among the very last songs Shakur recorded before his fatal shooting on September 7, 1996. During those seven days 21 songs were completed, 12 of which made the final product. The lyrics were written and recorded in only three days and mixing took an additional four days. The album was completely finished in a total of seven days during the first week of August 1996. See also : Tupac – The Don Killuminati (The 3 Day Theory) (OG 1996 Version) Daugherty, Lance Pierre, and Justin Isham

Producers: Makaveli (exec.), Suge (Simon) Knight, Darryl “Big D” Harper, Hurt-M-Badd, Reggie Moore, Dametrius Ship, Kevin Lewis* Additional production by Tommy D. Label : Death Row, Makaveli, Interscope Records Recorded : August 1996 Can-Am Studios (Los Angeles) Intro / Bomb First (My Second Reply) (feat.