Still I Rise (album)

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

Still I Rise
Studio album by 2Pac + Outlawz
Released	December 21, 1999
Recorded	October 14, 1995 – September 6, 1996 (2Pac's & Yaki Kadafi vocals) 1998–1999 (Production, guest vocals, and mixing)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	72:45
Label	Death Row Interscope
Producer	Tony Pizarro Daz Johnny "J" Kurupt QDIII Quimmy Quim Soulshock Damon Thomas 2Pac Mr. Lee
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
"Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" Released: October 28, 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Los Angeles Times	[2]
RapReviews	6/10[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"	QD III	Intro: E.D.I. Mean First verse: 2Pac Chorus: 2Pac & C-Knight Second verse: E.D.I. Mean Chorus: E.D.I. Mean & C-Knight Third Verse: Kastro Fourth Verse: 2Pac Fifth verse: Big Syke Outro: 2Pac & C-Knight	6:03
2	"Still I Rise"	Johnny J	Intro: Kastro First verse: 2Pac Chorus: Ta'He Second verse: Yaki Kadafi Third verse: Napoleon Fourth verse: Young Noble Fifth verse: Yaki Kadafi	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 Fourth verse: 2Pac Second verse: Yaki Kadafi Third verse: E.D.I. Mean 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"	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

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

Samples

• "As the World Turns"
  • "Sounds Like a Love Song" by Bobby Glenn
• "Still I Rise"
  • "Tenderness" by Walter Beasley
• "Teardrops and Closed Caskets"
  • "Love Ballad" by L.T.D.
• "U Can Be Touched"
  • "Piano in the Dark" by Brenda Russell
• "High Speed"
  • "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart (ARIA)[11]	48
Canadian Albums Chart (RPM)[12]	9
German Albums Chart (Media Control Charts)[13]	24
Dutch Albums Chart[14]	24
Irish Albums Chart[15]	50
New Zealand Albums Chart (RMNZ)[16]	49
Swedish Albums Chart (Sverigetopplistan)[17]	86
UK Albums Chart[18]	75
UK R&B Chart[19]	14
US Billboard 200[20]	6
US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums (Billboard)[20]	2

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	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[21]	Gold	50,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[23]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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