Me Against the World is the third studio album by American rapper 2Pac. It was released on March 14,1995,by Interscope Records and Out da Gutta Records and distributed by Atlantic Records. 2Pac draws lyrical inspiration from his impending prison sentence,troubles with the police,and poverty.
Country Grammar is the debut studio album by American rapper and singer Nelly. It was released on June 27,2000,by Universal Records. The production on the album was handled by Jason "Jay E" Epperson,with additional production by C-Love,Kevin Law,City Spud,Steve "Blast" Wills and Basement Beats. Nelly contributed to all lyrics on the album,with Epperson and City Spud also contributing. The album introduced a unique St. Louis sound,and introduces Nelly's vocal style of pop-rap singalongs and Midwestern,Missouri twang. It was supported by four successful singles:"Country Grammar ","E.I.","Ride wit Me" and "Batter Up". Its lead single,"Country Grammar ",peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart. Its second single "E.I." peaked at number 16 on the Hot 100,number 12 on the UK Singles Chart and number 11 on the ARIA Singles Chart. "Ride wit Me" peaked within the top five on the Hot 100,ARIA Singles Chart,Irish Singles Chart and UK Singles Chart. The album's fourth and final single,"Batter Up" featuring St. Lunatics members Murphy Lee and Ali,achieved moderate chart success.
Greatest Hits is a posthumous double-disc greatest hits album by American rapper 2Pac,released by Amaru Entertainment,Death Row Records,and Interscope Records on November 24,1998.
Tupac:Resurrection is a soundtrack album for the Academy Award-nominated documentary of the same name. It was released on November 14,2003,by Amaru Entertainment and Interscope Records.
Killuminati:The 7 Day Theory is the fifth studio album by American rapper Tupac Shakur,his first posthumous album and the last released with his creative input. Recorded in July and August 1996,it was released on November 5,1996,almost two months after his death,under the stage name of Makaveli,through Death Row Records,Makaveli Records and Interscope Records.
Loyal to the Game is the ninth studio album and fifth posthumous studio album by American rapper Tupac Shakur. The album was produced by Eminem and consists of remixes of previously unreleased music recorded by Tupac before his death in 1996. Released in the United States on December 14,2004,Loyal to the Game debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. It was later certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Better Dayz is the eighth studio album and fourth posthumous album by the late American rapper 2Pac,and is his last to be a double-album.
Until the End of Time is the seventh studio album and third posthumous album by American rapper 2Pac.
R U Still Down? is the sixth studio album and second double album by American rapper,2Pac,released on November 25,1997. It is his second posthumous release and the first to be released without his creative input and contains previously unreleased material from the time period of his albums Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.,Thug Life:Volume 1 and Me Against the World. Throughout the album,2Pac airs his views on life from a time before he became involved in the controversial East Coast–West Coast rivalry. His lyrics foreshadow his death in songs like "Open Fire","Thug Style" and "Only Fear of Death." The album spawned two hits,"Do for Love" and "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto",of which "Do for Love" was certified Gold by the RIAA. R U Still Down? sold 549,000 copies in its first week,and topped the R&B charts in the United States for three weeks.
Pain Is Love is the third studio album by American rapper Ja Rule,released on October 2,2001 via The Island Def Jam Music Group,Def Jam Recordings,and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records. Although,the album received a mixed reception from critics,Pain Is Love debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was supported by four singles:"Livin' It Up","I'm Real ","Always on Time" and "Down Ass Bitch". It was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over 3,000,000 copies. Pain is Love received numerous awards and nominations including a nomination for Best Rap Album at the 44th Grammy Awards. The album's first two singles "Livin' It Up" featuring Case and "Always on Time" featuring Ashanti collected nominations for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2002 and 2003.
Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... is the second studio album by American rapper 2Pac,released on February 16,1993,by Interscope Records and TNT Recordings and distributed by Atlantic Records. N.I.G.G.A. in the title is punctuated to refer to 2Pac's backronym "Never Ignorant in Getting Goals Accomplished". The album features guest appearances from the group Live Squad,2Pac's stepbrother the Wycked,Ice-T,Ice Cube,Treach,Apache,Poppi,Deadly Threat,R&B singer Dave Hollister and Digital Underground.
Tupac:Live at the House of Blues is a live album and the final concert by American rapper 2Pac. The performance was recorded at the House of Blues,Sunset Strip,West Hollywood,California,on July 4,1996 and released on both CD and DVD on September 5,2005.
The discography of American rapper Tupac Shakur consists of 11 studio albums. Throughout his career and posthumously,Shakur sold more than 75 million records worldwide. He has scored 5 No. 1 albums on Billboard 200 and 8 No. 1 albums on Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums. In 2001,Guinness World Records hailed him as the then Best-selling artist of rap in the US. According to Recording Industry Association of America,he has sold 55.3 million albums and an additional 4 million under his alias Makaveli with "The Don Killuminati",making him the second best-selling hip-hop artist in history.
As of March 2014,American pop and R&B singer Ashanti has released six studio albums,twenty-four singles,and twenty-one music videos on her record labels Murder Inc.,Def Jam,and Motown.
All Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album by American rapper 2Pac and the last to be released during his lifetime. Released on February 13,1996,by Death Row and Interscope Records,the album features guest appearances from Dr. Dre,Snoop Doggy Dogg,Redman,Method Man,Nate Dogg,Kurupt,Daz Dillinger,E-40,K-Ci &JoJo,and the Outlawz,among others.
The discography of Brad Paisley,an American country music singer,consists of 12 studio albums,three compilation albums,and 46 singles. All but two of Paisley's singles have hit the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts,with all but six reaching the top ren. He has 21 number ones,including a streak of ten consecutive,starting with the 2005–06 Dolly Parton duet "When I Get Where I'm Going". When "Waitin' on a Woman",reached number 1 in late 2008,Paisley set a new record for the most consecutive number ones (10) by any country artist since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan in 1990. This streak lasted until mid-2009's number 2 single "Welcome to the Future".
The discography of Steppenwolf,an American Hard rock band,consists of 13 studio albums,14 compilation albums,5 41 singles,and three music videos. The band was formed in 1967 after some members of The Sparrows split. Group members included John Kay,Michael Monarch,Goldy McJohn,Rushton Moreve and Jerry Edmonton. Their first album,Steppenwolf,was released in 1968,which sold well and reached 6 on Billboard. That same year,Steppenwolf covered "The Pusher". The song was later used in Easy Rider. The album's most successful single was "Born to Be Wild",which reached No. 2 on the Billboard. At the time of the release of second album,The Second,the band's bassist Rushton Moreve had a dispute with band leader John Kay,and was eventually replaced with Nick St. Nicholas. The album's single was "Magic Carpet Ride" which reached number 3 on Billboard.
The discography of Don Henley,singer and drummer for the rock group The Eagles,consists of five studio albums,two compilation albums,and 27 solo singles.
The discography of K-Ci &JoJo,an American R&B duo made up of Cedric and Joel Hailey,consists of five studio albums,five compilation albums,fifteen singles,and fifteen music videos. K-Ci &JoJo were originally the lead singers of the R&B group Jodeci before signing a record deal with MCA Records. In 1997,they released their debut album,Love Always. In the United States,Love Always peaked at number five on the Billboard 200,and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Internationally,the album reached the top 50 on the Swiss,Canadian,and Australian Charts,and appeared on the UK and Swedish Albums Chart. The album produced four singles,including the multi-national number-one song,"All My Life".
Katari Terrance Cox better known by his stage name Kastro,is an American rapper. A cousin of 2Pac,Kastro would perform alongside him in the former's rap group,the Outlawz,and is featured on many of the late rapper's songs such as "Made Niggaz",and "Hail Mary". When he was in elementary school,he introduced his friend,and future Outlawz rapper,Malcolm Greenridge,later named E.D.I. Mean,to 2Pac.
