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Me Against the World features guest appearances from rap group Dramacydal and rapper Richie Rich. Released while Tupac was imprisoned, Me Against the World made an immediate impact on the charts, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200, holding the top spot for four consecutive weeks, and also topping the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and featured the hit single "Dear Mama," which became one of Shakur's most iconic songs. Me Against the World was certified double platinum by the RIAA and is often cited as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time.
Me Against the World (1995) 4:40: 11. "All About U" (featuring Nate Dogg, Top Dogg, Dru Down and uncredited vocals by Hussein Fatal and Yaki Kadafi) Non-album remix of "All Bout U", made for Greatest Hits (Snoop Dogg is replaced by Top Dogg) 4:36: 12. "To Live & Die in L.A." (featuring Val Young) The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996) 4: ...
"Me Against the World" 1995 Me Against the World: Dramacydal, Puff Johnson Soulshock & Karlin "Me and My Girlfriend" 1996 The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory — Makaveli, Big D, Hurt-M-Badd "Military Minds" 2002 Better Dayz: Cocoa Brovas, Buckshot: E.D.I. Mean "Million Dollar Spot" 1996 Tha Hall of Game: E-40, B-Legit: Mike Mosley, Rick Rock
It includes several previously released 2Pac recordings, including "Death Around the Corner" from Me Against the World, "Secretz of War" from Still I Rise, "Holler If Ya Hear Me" from Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... and "Rebel of the Underground" from 2Pacalypse Now; and unreleased 2Pac verses re-constructed into new tracks such as "Ghost", "One Day at a Time", and "Runnin (Dying to Live)".
See: The Richest Rap Moguls in the World. Tupac Music and Awards. 2Pac's music has taken on a life of its own since the rapper's 1996 death. Prior to the shooting, he had just four albums to his name.
The Source, the leading hip hop magazine in the United States, has called the record better than Shakur's critically acclaimed All Eyez on Me album. Critic Cheo H. Coker of the Los Angeles Times saw "power and poignancy" in Killuminati, but noted that it lacks the epic scope of Shakur's previous Me Against the World and All Eyez on Me albums.
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