Me Against The World - Album
Me Against The World (Album) by 2pac
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Tupac Amaru Shakur Born Lesane Parish Crooks June 16 1971 – September 13 1996 Better Known By His Stage Name 2Pac And Later By His Alias Makaveli Was An American Rapper And Actor. Considered One Of The Most Influential Rappers Of All Time Shakur Is Among The Best-Selling Music Artists Having Sold More Than 75 Million Records Worldwide. Much Of Shakur's Music Has Been Noted For Addressing Contemporary Social Issues That Plagued Inner Cities And He Is Considered A Symbol Of Activism Against Inequality. Shakur Was Born In New York City To Parents Who Were Both Political Activists And Black Panther Party Members. Raised By His Mother He Relocated To Baltimore In 1984 And To The San Francisco Bay Area In 1988. With The Release Of His Debut Album 2Pacalypse Now In 1991 He Became A Central Figure In West Coast Hip-Hop For His Conscious Rap Lyrics. Shakur Achieved Further Critical And Commercial Success With His Follow-Up Albums Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... 1993 And Me Against The World 1995 . His Diamond Certified Album All Eyez On Me 1996 The First Double-Length Album In Hip-Hop History Abandoned His Introspective Lyrics For Volatile Gangsta Rap. In Addition To His Music Career Shakur Also Found Considerable Success As An Actor With His Starring Roles In Juice 1992 Poetic Justice 1993 Above The Rim 1994 Bullet 1996 Gridlock'd 1997 And Gang Related 1997 . During The Later Part Of His Career Shakur Was Shot Five Times In The Lobby Of A New York Recording Studio And Experienced Legal Troubles Including Incarceration. In 1995 Shakur Served Eight Months In Prison On Sexual Abuse Charges But Was Released Pending An Appeal Of His Conviction. Following His Release He Signed To Marion "Suge" Knight's Label Death Row Records And Became Heavily Involved In The Growing East Coast–West Coast Hip Hop Rivalry. On September 7 1996 Shakur Was Shot Four Times By An Unidentified Assailant In A Drive-By Shooting In Las Vegas He Died Six Days Later. Following His Murder Shakur's Friend-Turned-Rival The Notorious B.I.G. Was At First Considered A Suspect Due To Their Public Feud But Was Also Murdered In Another Drive-By Shooting Six Months Later In March 1997 While Visiting Los Angeles. Five More Albums Have Been Released Since Shakur's Death All Of Which Have Been Certified Platinum In The United States. In 2002 Shakur Was Inducted Into The Hip-Hop Hall Of Fame. In 2017 He Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In His First Year Of Eligibility. Rolling Stone Magazine Ranked Shakur Among The 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time. Shakur Was Born On June 16 1971 In The East Harlem Section Of Manhattan In New York City. While Born Lesane Parish Crooks At Age One He Was Renamed Tupac Amaru Shakur. He Was Named After Túpac Amaru II The Descendant Of The Last Incan Ruler Túpac Amaru Who Was Executed In Peru In 1781 After His Failed Revolt Against Spanish Rule. Shakur's Mother Explained "I Wanted Him To Have The Name Of Revolutionary Indigenous People In The World. I Wanted Him To Know He Was Part Of A World Culture And Not Just From A Neighborhood." Shakur Had An Older Stepbrother Mopreme "Komani" Shakur And A Half-Sister Sekyiwa Shakur Two Years His Junior.
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Tupac Amaru Shakur Born Lesane Parish Crooks June 16 1971 – September 13 1996 Better Known By His Stage Name 2Pac And Later By His Alias Makaveli Was An American Rapper And Actor. Considered One Of The Most Influential Rappers Of All Time Shakur Is Among The Best-Selling Music Artists Having Sold More Than 75 Million Records Worldwide. Much Of Shakur's Music Has Been Noted For Addressing Contemporary Social Issues That Plagued Inner Cities And He Is Considered A Symbol Of Activism Against Inequality. Shakur Was Born In New York City To Parents Who Were Both Political Activists And Black Panther Party Members. Raised By His Mother He Relocated To Baltimore In 1984 And To The San Francisco Bay Area In 1988. With The Release Of His Debut Album 2Pacalypse Now In 1991 He Became A Central Figure In West Coast Hip-Hop For His Conscious Rap Lyrics. Shakur Achieved Further Critical And Commercial Success With His Follow-Up Albums Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... 1993 And Me Against The World 1995 . His Diamond Certified Album All Eyez On Me 1996 The First Double-Length Album In Hip-Hop History Abandoned His Introspective Lyrics For Volatile Gangsta Rap. In Addition To His Music Career Shakur Also Found Considerable Success As An Actor With His Starring Roles In Juice 1992 Poetic Justice 1993 Above The Rim 1994 Bullet 1996 Gridlock'd 1997 And Gang Related 1997 . During The Later Part Of His Career Shakur Was Shot Five Times In The Lobby Of A New York Recording Studio And Experienced Legal Troubles Including Incarceration. In 1995 Shakur Served Eight Months In Prison On Sexual Abuse Charges But Was Released Pending An Appeal Of His Conviction. Following His Release He Signed To Marion "Suge" Knight's Label Death Row Records And Became Heavily Involved In The Growing East Coast–West Coast Hip Hop Rivalry. On September 7 1996 Shakur Was Shot Four Times By An Unidentified Assailant In A Drive-By Shooting In Las Vegas He Died Six Days Later. Following His Murder Shakur's Friend-Turned-Rival The Notorious B.I.G. Was At First Considered A Suspect Due To Their Public Feud But Was Also Murdered In Another Drive-By Shooting Six Months Later In March 1997 While Visiting Los Angeles. Five More Albums Have Been Released Since Shakur's Death All Of Which Have Been Certified Platinum In The United States. In 2002 Shakur Was Inducted Into The Hip-Hop Hall Of Fame. In 2017 He Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In His First Year Of Eligibility. Rolling Stone Magazine Ranked Shakur Among The 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time. Shakur Was Born On June 16 1971 In The East Harlem Section Of Manhattan In New York City. While Born Lesane Parish Crooks At Age One He Was Renamed Tupac Amaru Shakur. He Was Named After Túpac Amaru II The Descendant Of The Last Incan Ruler Túpac Amaru Who Was Executed In Peru In 1781 After His Failed Revolt Against Spanish Rule. Shakur's Mother Explained "I Wanted Him To Have The Name Of Revolutionary Indigenous People In The World. I Wanted Him To Know He Was Part Of A World Culture And Not Just From A Neighborhood." Shakur Had An Older Stepbrother Mopreme "Komani" Shakur And A Half-Sister Sekyiwa Shakur Two Years His Junior.
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It Was Like A Blues Record. It Was Down-Home. It Was All My Fears All The Things I Just Couldn't Sleep About. Everybody Thought I Was Living So Well And Doing So Good That I Wanted To Explain It. And It Took A Whole Album To Get It All Out. I Get To Tell My Innermost Darkest Secrets I Tell My Own Personal Problems. —Tupac Shakur
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Some Of The Album's Main Themes Concern The Loss Of Innocence Paranoia And Occasional Self-Loathing. Much Attention Is Paid To Subjects Such As The Pain Of Urban Survival. Not All Of The Music Deals With Such Extremely Bleak Subject Matter However. Some Tracks Such As "Old School" Lean More To The Nostalgic Though Somewhat Bittersweet Side In Shakur's Remembrance Of His Youth And The Early Days Of Hip Hop Music. "Dear Mama" Would Be The Album's Most Successful Single Topping The Hot Rap Singles Chart And Peaking At The Ninth Spot On The Billboard Hot 100. The Single Was Certified Platinum In July 1995 And Later Placed At Number 51 On The Year-End Charts. The Second Single "So Many Tears" Was Released In June Four Months After The First Single. The Single Would Reach The Number Six Spot On The Hot Rap Singles Chart And The 44th On The Billboard Hot 100. "Temptations" Released In August Was The Third And Final Single From The Album. The Single Would Be The Least Successful Of The Three Released But Still Did Fairly Well On The Charts Reaching Number 68 On The Billboard Hot 100 35 On The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks And 13 On The Hot Rap Singles Charts.
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Me Against The World Is The Fourth Studio Album By American Hip Hop Artist Tupac Shakur. It Was Released March 14 1995 On The Interscope Records Label Recorded From September 1993 To November 1994. It Was His Impending Prison Sentence Troubles With The Police And Shakur Being Poor Which Many Believe Might Have Contributed To Shakur's Artistic Reemergence On Record As His Material Is Believed By Steve Huey Of Allmusic To Have Become Markedly More "confessional" "reflective" And "soul-Baring". Me Against The World Released While Shakur Was Imprisoned Made An Immediate Impact On The Charts Debuting At Number One On The Billboard 200. This Made Shakur The First Artist To Have An Album Debut At Number One On Billboard 200 While Serving Time In Prison. The Album Served As One Of Shakur's Most Positively Reviewed Albums With Many Calling It The Magnum Opus Of His Career And Is Considered One Of The Greatest And Most Influential Hip Hop Albums Of All-Time. Me Against The World Won Best Rap Album At The 1996 Soul Train Music Awards. In 1993 Tupac Shakur Was Already A Success In The Hip Hop Industry With Two Gold-Certified Singles That Reached The Top Twenty On The Pop Charts "I Get Around" "Keep Ya Head Up" And A Platinum-Selling Sophomore Album That Would Peak Just Inside The Top Twenty-Five Of The Billboard 200 Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. . However The 22-Year-Old Artist Had A Series Of Incidents And Charges Of Breaking The Law. In The Summer Of 1993 Shakur Was Charged For Assaulting Director Allen Hughes While Filming Menace II Society Shakur Was Later Sentenced To Fifteen Days In Jail. Later In October 1993 Shakur Was Charged With Shooting Two Off-Duty Police Officers In Atlanta Though The Charges Would Eventually Be Dismissed. In November Shakur And Two Members Of His Entourage Were Charged With Sexually Assaulting A Female Fan For Which They Were Found Guilty And Sentenced To 4.5 Years In Jail. According To Shakur The Album Was Made To Show The Hip Hop Audience His Respect For The Art Form. Lyrically Shakur Intentionally Tried To Make The Album More Personal And Reflective Than His Previous Efforts. The Musical Production On The Album Was Considered By Several Music Critics To Be The Best On Any Of Shakur's Albums Up To That Point In His Career. Steve "Flash" Juon At RapReviews Gave The Production On The Album A Perfect 10 Of 10 Rating Particularly Praising Tracks Like "So Many Tears" And "Temptations". Jon Pareles Of The New York Times Remarked That The Production Had A "fatalistic Calm In A Commercial Mold". He Compared The Album's Production And Synthesized Hooks To That Of Dr. Dre's G-Funk Style Stating That "while 2Pac Doesn't Sing Other Voices Do Providing Smooth Melody". James Bernard At Entertainment Weekly Was Not Quite As Enthusiastic About The Album's Production Remarking That Shakur's "vocals Are Buried Deep In The Mix. That's A Shame—if They Were More In-Your-Face The Lackluster Beats Might Be Less Noticeable." The Album's Recording Sessions Took Place At Ten Different Studios While It Was Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering. Although The Album Was Originally Released On Interscope. Amaru Entertainment The Label Owned By Shakur's Mother Afeni Shakur Has Since Released The Album Twice.-
It Was Like A Blues Record. It Was Down-Home. It Was All My Fears All The Things I Just Couldn't Sleep About. Everybody Thought I Was Living So Well And Doing So Good That I Wanted To Explain It. And It Took A Whole Album To Get It All Out. I Get To Tell My Innermost Darkest Secrets I Tell My Own Personal Problems. —Tupac Shakur
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Some Of The Album's Main Themes Concern The Loss Of Innocence Paranoia And Occasional Self-Loathing. Much Attention Is Paid To Subjects Such As The Pain Of Urban Survival. Not All Of The Music Deals With Such Extremely Bleak Subject Matter However. Some Tracks Such As "Old School" Lean More To The Nostalgic Though Somewhat Bittersweet Side In Shakur's Remembrance Of His Youth And The Early Days Of Hip Hop Music. "Dear Mama" Would Be The Album's Most Successful Single Topping The Hot Rap Singles Chart And Peaking At The Ninth Spot On The Billboard Hot 100. The Single Was Certified Platinum In July 1995 And Later Placed At Number 51 On The Year-End Charts. The Second Single "So Many Tears" Was Released In June Four Months After The First Single. The Single Would Reach The Number Six Spot On The Hot Rap Singles Chart And The 44th On The Billboard Hot 100. "Temptations" Released In August Was The Third And Final Single From The Album. The Single Would Be The Least Successful Of The Three Released But Still Did Fairly Well On The Charts Reaching Number 68 On The Billboard Hot 100 35 On The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks And 13 On The Hot Rap Singles Charts.