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.
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.
"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 performanceedit
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.
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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 RiseStudio album by 2Pac and OutlawzReleasedDecember 21 1999StudioCan Am Studios Tarzana Los Angeles Pacifique and Track North Hollywood Los Angeles GenreHip hopLength72 45LabelInterscopeProducerTony Pizarro Daz Johnny J Darryl Big D Harper Kurupt QDIII Quimmy Quim Soulshock Damon Thomas 2Pac Mr Lee2Pac chronologyGreatest Hits 1998 Still I Rise 1999 Until the End of Time 2001 Outlawz chronologyStill 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 ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 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 Contents 1 Singles 2 Commercial performance 3 Track listing 4 Leftovers 5 Samples 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 6 3 Singles 7 Certifications 8 ReferencesSingles edit 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 editStill 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 edit 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 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 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 amp 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 amp Reef Intro Young Noble First verse Young Noble Chorus Young Noble Second verse Napoleon Third verse E D I Mean 4 55Leftovers edit Secretz of War Original Remake Tattoo Tears Original Remake U Can Be Touched Original Remake Samples edit 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 ClubCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2000 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 11 54 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 12 48 Canadian Albums RPM 13 9 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 14 24 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 15 24 Irish Albums IRMA 16 50 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 17 49 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 18 86 UK Albums OCC 19 75 UK R amp B Albums OCC 20 14 US Billboard 200 21 6 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 22 2 Year end charts edit Chart 2000 Position US Billboard 200 23 58 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 24 15 Singles edit Year Song Billboard Hot 100 Hot R amp B Hip Hop Singles amp Tracks 1999 Baby Don t Cry Keep Ya Head Up II 72 36Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales Canada Music Canada 25 Gold 50 000 United Kingdom BPI 26 Gold 100 000 United States RIAA 27 Platinum 1 692 316 9 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit Bush John Still I Rise 2Pac Outlawz Songs Reviews Credits Awards Allmusic Retrieved June 4 2012 2Pac s Charisma Survives in Unreleased Recordings Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times January 11 2010 Retrieved June 4 2012 Juon Steve Flash January 2000 2Pac Outlawz Still I Rise Interscope RapReviews Retrieved June 4 2012 Tupac Shakur Album Guide Rolling Stone Retrieved October 12 2012 Outlawz Tupac Still I Rise CD Album CD Universe Retrieved October 12 2012 Hussein Fatal Interview talks about current projects who killed Tupac Kadafi etc YouTube Retrieved March 10 2012 a b USA Album First Week top 20 Homepage3 nifty com Archived from the original on July 12 2012 Retrieved June 4 2012 a b RIAA Gold amp Platinum Searchable Database September 24 2015 Recording Industry Association of America Archived from the original on 2015 09 24 Retrieved 2017 09 15 a b Tupac Month 2Pac s Discography Xxlmag com Retrieved May 27 2013 Gold and Platinum Search 25 February 2012 Archived from the original on 2012 02 25 Retrieved April 12 2021 Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 PDF ed Mt Martha Victoria Australia Moonlight Publishing p 287 Austriancharts at 2Pac 2B Outlawz Still I Rise in German Hung Medien Retrieved August 8 2021 Top Albums CDs Volume 70 No 10 January 10 2000 RPM Archived from the original on September 24 2011 Retrieved February 21 2011 Dutchcharts nl 2Pac 2B Outlawz Still I Rise in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved August 8 2021 Offiziellecharts de 2Pac 2B Outlawz Still I Rise in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved August 8 2021 Irish charts com Discography 2Pac Hung Medien Retrieved August 8 2021 Charts nz 2Pac 2B Outlawz Still I Rise Hung Medien Retrieved August 8 2021 Swisscharts com 2Pac 2B Outlawz Still I Rise Hung Medien Retrieved August 8 2021 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved August 8 2021 Official R amp B Albums Chart Top 40 Official Charts Company Retrieved August 8 2021 2Pac Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved August 8 2021 2Pac Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved August 8 2021 Top Billboard 200 Albums Year End 2000 Billboard Archived from the original on January 10 2015 Retrieved August 8 2021 2000 The Year in Music Billboard Vol 112 no 53 December 30 2000 p YE 52 Retrieved August 8 2021 Canadian album certifications 2 Pac Still I Rise Music Canada Retrieved September 15 2013 British album certifications 2Pac amp Outlawz Still I Rise British Phonographic Industry Retrieved September 15 2013 American album certifications 2 Pac amp Outlawz Still I Rise Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Still I Rise 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