2Pac Live

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2Pac Live
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Live album by
ReleasedAugust 6, 2004 (2004-08-06)
Genre
Length43:41
Label
2Pac chronology
Tupac: Resurrection
(2003)
2Pac Live
(2004)
Loyal to the Game
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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HipHopDX 3.5/5 [2]
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2Pac Live is a live album by American rapper 2Pac, released by Death Row Records and Koch Records. [3] It consisted of recordings of live club performances during the All Eyez on Me (1996) period in his career. [1] Originally planned for an August 10, 2004 release, the album's release date was moved to August 6 due to a leaked bootleg version. [4] [5] 2Pac Live peaked at number 54 on the Billboard 200 chart, with 23,000 copies sold in the first week. [6]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Live Medley: California Love/So Many Tears"E. Baker / R.W. Hudson / Roger / Tupac Shakur / Larry Troutman / Stevie Wonder3:03
2."Intro" 0:13
3."Ambitionz Az a Ridah"Delmar "Daz" Arnaud / Tupac Shakur2:49
4."So Many Tears"2Pac / E. Baker / Greg Jacobs / Stevie Wonder1:27
5."Troublesome"Johnny Jackson / Tupac Shakur3:04
6."Hit 'Em Up" (featuring Outlawz)J.J. Jackson / Tupac Shakur / Bruce Washington4:16
7."Tattoo Tears" (original)Roy Ayers / R. Brown / Kenn Cox / Tupac Shakur2:39
8."Heartz of Men" (2Pac)D. Blake / George Clinton / W.O. Collins / C. Haskins / Prince / Tupac Shakur0:06
9."All Bout U"Larry Blackmon / N. Hale / J.J. Jackson / Tupac Shakur / Bruce Washington3:42
10."Never Call You ***** Again" (original)Tupac Shakur2:25
11."How Do U Want It"Bruce Fisher / J.J. Jackson / Quincy Jones / Tupac Shakur / Leon Ware8:01
12."2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted"Delmar "Daz" Arnaud / Calvin Broadus / Tupac Shakur6:06
13."California Love"Joe Cocker / R.W. Hudson / Roger / Larry Troutman5:34

Chart history

Chart (2004)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 86
French Albums (SNEP) [8] 84
Irish Albums (IRMA) [9] 52
US Billboard 200 [10] 54
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [11] 16
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [12] 3
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 67

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