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All Eyez on Me
Studio album by Tupac Shakur
Released	February 13, 1996 (U.S.)
Recorded	October 1995
Genre	West Coast hip hop Gangsta rap
Length	132:18
Label	Death Row/Interscope
Producer	Johnny "J" Daz Dillinger Dr. Dre QDIII Devante Swing Mike Mosley Doug Rasheed DJ Pooh Bobcat Tupac Shakur Rick Rock DJ Quik
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link The Source link Rolling Stone (not rated) link
Tupac Shakur chronology
Me Against the World (1995) All Eyez on Me (1996) The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996)

All Eyez on Me is a double album by rapper Tupac Shakur. It was released on February 13, 1996 (see 1996 in music). The album is one of the most influential albums in hip hop history^[1] and is widely considered one of the crowning achievements of 1990s rap^[2]. All Eyez on Me reached #1 on the Billboard 200 charts. The album has sold over fifteen million copies in the United States by 1998 and has been certified Diamond.^[3] The album is one of the best selling albums in hip-hop and is considered by many as Shakur's magnum opus.

All Eyez on Me was released after Suge Knight, CEO of Death Row Records, bailed Shakur out of jail, fulfilling part of Shakur's brand new contract with Death Row Records. This double-album served as the first two records of his three album contract. He arrived in the studios just hours after being released from prison to begin work on this 27 track hip-hop "tour de force". The prolific rapper finished this album in only two weeks^[4].

The songs on All Eyez on Me are, in general, unapologetic celebrations of what is called in the idiom the thug lifestyle. Though there is the occasional reminiscence about past and present friends, it is a definite move away from the social and political consciousness of 2Pacalypse Now.

The album features occasional guest spots from Shakur's regulars, such as former-Thug Life members and The Outlawz, as well as Snoop Dogg, and other guests. Most of the album was produced by Johnny "J" and Daz Dillinger, with help from Dr. Dre on the songs "California Love" and "Can't C Me".

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Book 1 1.2 Book 2 2 Album singles 3 Album Chart Positions 4 Singles Chart Positions 5 Personnel 6 See also 7 References

#	Title	Guest(s)	Producer(s)
1	"Ambitionz Az a Ridah"	2Pac	Daz Dillinger
2	"All Bout U"	Dru Down; Hussein Fatal; Nate Dogg; Snoop Dogg; Yaki Kadafi	2Pac; Johnny "J"
3	"Skandalouz"	Nate Dogg	Daz Dillinger
4	"Got My Mind Made Up"	Dat Nigga Daz; Kurupt; Method Man; Redman	Daz Dillinger
5	"How Do U Want It"	K-Ci and JoJo	Johnny "J"
6	"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted"	Snoop Dogg	Daz Dillinger
7	"No More Pain"		DeVante Swing
8	"Heartz of Men"		DJ Quik
9	"Life Goes On"		Johnny "J"
10	"Only God Can Judge Me"	Rappin' 4-Tay	Doug Rasheed
11	"Tradin War Stories"	C-Bo; CPO; Dramacydal; Outlawz; Storm	Mike Mosley; Rick Rock
12	"California Love (RMX)"	Dr. Dre; Roger Troutman	Dr. Dre
13	"I Ain't Mad at Cha"	Danny Boy	Daz Dillinger
14	"What'z Ya Phone #"	Danny Boy	2Pac; Johnny "J"

#	Title	Performer(s)	Producer(s)
1	"Can't C Me"	George Clinton	Dr. Dre
2	"Shorty Wanna Be a Thug"		Johnny "J"
3	"Holla at Me"	Jewell	Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin
4	"Wonda Why They Call U Bitch"		Johnny "J"
5	"When We Ride"	Outlawz	DJ Pooh
6	"Thug Passion"	Dramacydal; Jewell; Outlawz; Storm	Johnny "J"
7	"Picture Me Rollin'"	Big Syke; CPO; Danny Boy	Johnny "J"
8	"Check Out Time"	Big Syke; Kurupt	Johnny "J"
9	"Ratha Be Ya Nigga"	Richie Rich	Doug Rasheed
10	"All Eyez on Me"	Big Syke	Johnny "J"
11	"Run tha Streetz"	Michel'le; Mutah; Storm	Johnny "J"
12	"Ain't Hard 2 Find"	B-Legit; C-Bo; E-40; Richie Rich; & D-Shot	Mike Mosley; Rick Rock
13	"Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find"	Danny Boy	QDIII

Single information
"California Love" [Non Album Single] Released: June 4, 1996 B-side: "How Do U Want It"
"How Do U Want It" Released: June 4, 1996 B-side: "Hit 'Em Up"
"I Ain't Mad at Cha" [UK Only] Released: September 15, 1996 B-side: N/A
"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" Released: May, 1996 B-side: N/A
"Life Goes On" Released: 1996 B-side: N/A
"All Bout U" Released: 1996 B-side: N/A

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1996	All Eyez on Me	#1	#1

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles	UK Singles Chart
1996	"California Love/How Do You Want It"	#1	#1	#1	#6
1996	"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted"	-#4	-	-	-
1996	"All Bout You"	-#1	-#1	-	-#8
1996	"I Ain't Mad At Cha"	-#3	-	-	#13
1996	"Life Goes On"	-	-	-	#15

• 2Pac - Performer, Producer, Assistant Producer
• Redman - Performer
• Dr. Dre - Producer, Performer, Mixing
• B-Legit - Performer
• E-40 - Performer
• Richie Rich - Performer
• Yaki Kadafi - Performer
• Snoop Dogg - Vocals, Performer
• C-Bo - Performer
• Rappin' 4-Tay - Performer
• Dru Down - Performer
• Dave Aron - Engineer, Mixing
• David Blake - Producer, Talk Box, Mixing
• Rick Clifford - Engineer
• George Clinton - Vocals, Performer
• Tommy D - Engineer
• Ebony - Vocals (bckgr)
• Bobby Ervin - Producer
• Brian Gardner - Mastering
• Lumberg - Vocals
• Michael Geiser - Assistant Engineer
• Puff Johnson - Vocals (bckgr)
• Michel'le - Performer
• DJ Pooh - Producer, Mixing
• Doug Rasheed - Producer
• Carl "Butch" Small - Percussion
• DeVante Swing - Producer, Mixing
• Sean "Barney" Thomas - Keyboards
• Roger Troutman - Performer, Talk Box
• Barbara Wilson - Vocals (bckgr)
• Keston Wright - Engineer
• Gaw 'Tha Man' Gobinath - Engineer
• Method Man - Performer
• Daz Dillinger - Producer, Performer
• Michael Mosley - Producer, Assistant Engineer, Mixing
• Storm - Performer
• Nate Dogg - Vocals
• Johnny "J" - Producer, Mixing
• Jo-Jo - Performer
• K-Ci - Performer
• Big Syke - Performer
• Carlos Warlick - Engineer, Mixing
• Troy Staton - Engineer
• Ken Nahoum - Photography
• Tom Daugherty - Engineer
• Alvin McGill - Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Patrick Shevelin - Assistant Engineer
• Stacey Smallie - Vocals (bckgr)
• Roy Tesfay - Project Coordinator
• Suge Knight - Executive Producer
• George Pryce - Art Direction, Design
• Rick Rock - Co-Producer
• Paren 'Badboy' Chohan - Producer
• Barbara Warren - Stylist
• Natasha Walker - Vocals (bckgr)
• Danette Williams - Vocals (bckgr)
• Danny Boy - Vocals, Performer
• Hussein Fatal - Performer
• Kurupt - Performer
• Larry Chatman - Production Assistant, Assistant Producer
• Advait Kapadia - Design
• Henry "Hendogg" Smith - Illustrations
• Norris Anderson - Project Supervisor
• Dorothy Coleman - Vocals (bckgr)
• Inspectah Deck - Cameo Performer

• Tupac Shakur discography

1. ^ XXL Magazine October 2004, Page 104
2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:w8se4jn72wae
3. ^ October 2004, XXL Magazine
4. ^ http://www.mp3.com/albums/181834/reviews.html All Eyez on Me

v • d • e Tupac Shakur
Studio albums	2Pacalypse Now · Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. · Thug Life · Me Against the World · All Eyez on Me · The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
Posthumous albums	R U Still Down? (Remember Me) · Still I Rise · Until the End of Time · Better Dayz · Loyal to the Game · Pac's Life
Singles	"Brenda's Got a Baby" · "If My Homie Calls" · "Trapped" · "I Get Around" · "Keep Ya Head Up" · "Papa'z Song" · "Holla If Ya Hear Me" · "Dear Mama" · "Old School" · "So Many Tears" · "Temptations" · "California Love" · "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" · "How Do U Want It" · "Hit 'Em Up" · "All Bout U" · "I Ain't Mad at Cha" · "Toss It Up" · "Life Goes On" · "To Live & Die in LA" · "Hail Mary" · "Wanted Dead or Alive" · "Made Niggaz" · "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" · "Do for Love" · "Changes" · "Runnin'" · "Happy Home" · "Unconditional Love" · "Until the End of Time" · "Letter 2 My Unborn"
Films	Nothing but Trouble · Juice · Poetic Justice · Above the Rim · Bullet · Gridlock'd · Gang Related · Tupac: Resurrection · Live 2 Tell
Related articles	Discography · Outlawz · Afeni Shakur