Still I Rise (album)

Still I Rise is a collaboration album by 2Pac and Outlawz. The album excludes some of the original line up of Outlawz, including Hussein Fatal, who had left the group as he had refused to sign with Death Row.[6] The album contains all previously unreleased, albeit remixed material. It was released on December 21, 1999 via Interscope Records.

Still I Rise
Studio album by
2Pac + Outlawz
ReleasedDecember 21, 1999
GenreHip hop
Length72:45
LabelInterscope
Producer
2Pac chronology
Greatest Hits
(1998)		 Still I Rise
(1999)		 The Rose That Grew from Concrete
(2000)
Outlawz chronology
Still I Rise
(1999)		 Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us
(2000)
Singles from Still I Rise
  1. "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)"
    Released: October 28, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Los Angeles Times[2]
RapReviews6/10[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Uncut[5]

The album features production from 2Pac's close producers Tony Pizarro, Johnny "J" and QDIII, and appearances from Big Syke and Nate Dogg. The album features mostly tracks from Shakur while he was on Death Row.

The album debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 408,000 in the first week.[7] The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[8]

Singles

"Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya' Head Up II)" which features female group H.E.A.T. was the only single from the album. The song "Letter to the President" is featured in the film Training Day (2001).

Commercial performance

Still I Rise debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 408,000 in the first week.[7] On February 2, 2000, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over one million copies.[8] As of September 2011, the album has sold a total of 1,692,316 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[9]

On February 10, 2000, the album was certified gold by Music Canada (MC) for sales of over 50,000 units in Canada.[10] On March 14, 2014, the album was certified gold by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for 100,000 units sold in the United Kingdom.

Track listing
# Title Producer Performers Time
1 "Letter to the President" (feat. Big Syke) QD III
  • Intro: E.D.I. Mean
  • First verse: 2Pac
  • Chorus: 2Pac
  • Second verse: E.D.I. Mean
  • Chorus: E.D.I. Mean
  • Third Verse: Kastro
  • Fourth Verse: 2Pac
  • Fifth verse: Big Syke
  • Outro: 2Pac
 6:03
2 "Still I Rise" Johnny J 4:45
3 "Secretz of War" Johnny J
  • Chorus: E.D.I. Mean
  • First verse: E.D.I. Mean
  • Second verse: 2Pac
  • Third verse: Yaki Kadafi
  • Fourth verse: Young Noble
 4:15
4 "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" 2Pac, Soulshock and Karlin
  • Intro: 2Pac
  • Chorus: 2Pac, H.E.A.T. (back)
  • First verse: 2Pac
  • Second verse: E.D.I. Mean
  • Third verse: Young Noble
 4:22
5 "As the World Turns" Darryl "Big D" Harper
  • Intro: 2Pac
  • First verse: 2Pac
  • Chorus: Darryl "Big D" Harper, 2Pac (back)
  • Second verse: Young Noble
  • Third verse: Napoleon
  • Fourth verse: E.D.I. Mean
  • Fifth verse: Yaki Kadafi
 5:08
6 "Black Jesuz" 2Pac, L Rock Ya, Mr. Lee
  • Intro: 2Pac, Yaki Kadafi
  • First verse: Yaki Kadafi
  • Second verse: Storm
  • Chorus: 2Pac, Val Young
  • Third verse: Young Noble
  • Fourth verse: 2Pac
  • Fifth verse: Kastro
  • Outro: Kastro
 4:29
7 "Homeboyz" Daz Dillinger
  • Intro: 2Pac
  • First verse: 2Pac
  • Second verse: Young Noble
  • Chorus: 2Pac
  • Third verse: 2Pac
 3:38
8 "Hell 4 a Hustler" Damon Thomas
  • First verse: 2Pac
  • Chorus: Outlawz, J. Valentine (Back)
  • Second verse: E.D.I. Mean, Young Noble
  • Third verse: 2Pac
  • Outro: 2Pac
 4:56
9 "High Speed" Darryl "Big D" Harper
  • Intro: Kastro, 2Pac
  • First verse: 2Pac
  • Second verse: Yaki Kadafi
  • Third verse: E.D.I. Mean
  • Fourth verse: 2Pac
  • Outro: 2Pac, E.D.I. Mean
 5:59
10 "The Good Die Young" Darryl "Big D" Harper
  • Intro: 2Pac
  • First verse: 2Pac
  • Chorus: Val Young
  • Second verse: Napoleon
  • Third verse: Young Noble
  • Fourth verse: Kastro
  • Fifth verse: E.D.I. Mean
  • Outro: 2Pac, Young Noble
 5:42
11 "Killuminati" Tony Pizarro
  • First verse: 2Pac
  • Chorus: 2Pac, Kastro, Qierra Davis-Martin (harmony)
  • Second verse: E.D.I. Mean
  • Third Verse: Yaki Kadafi
  • Outro: 2Pac
 4:02
12 "Teardrops and Closed Caskets" (feat. Nate Dogg & Val Young) QD III
  • Intro: 2Pac
  • First verse: Outlawz
  • Chorus: Nate Dogg, Val Young
  • Second verse: Outlawz
  • Third verse: Outlawz
 5:05
13 "Tattoo Tears" Kurupt, E.D.I. Mean
  • Intro: 2Pac
  • First verse: 2Pac
  • Chorus: Outlawz
  • Second verse: Young Noble
  • Third verse: Napoleon
  • Fourth verse: Yaki Kadafi
  • Fifth verse: Kastro
 5:02
14 "U Can Be Touched" Johnny J
  • Intro: Napoleon
  • First verse: Napoleon
  • Chorus: 2Pac
  • Second verse: E.D.I. Mean
  • Third verse: Kastro
  • Fourth Verse: Young Noble
  • Fifth verse: Yaki Kadafi
 4:23
15 "Y'all Don't Know Us" Quimmy Quim & Reef
  • Intro: Young Noble
  • First verse: Young Noble
  • Chorus: Young Noble
  • Second verse: Napoleon
  • Third verse: E.D.I. Mean
 4:55

Leftovers
  • "Secretz of War" (Original Remake)
  • "Tattoo Tears" (Original Remake)
  • "U Can Be Touched" (Original Remake)

Samples

Charts

Singles
Year Song Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
1999 "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" 72 36

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[25] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Gold 100,000*
United States (RIAA)[27] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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