2Pac's Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... Album Anniversary
Released on February 16th, 1993, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... is 2Pac’s second studio album. The albums title includes a backronym; N.I.G.G.A, which stands for "Never Ignorant in Getting Goals Accomplished." The Album features many guest appearances such as Ice-T, Live Squad and Ice Cube. Similar to his debut album, 2Pacalypse, 2Pac shares his social and political views. The album received mostly positive views debuting at number 24 on the US Billboard 200 and number 4 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 38,000 units in its first week. By April 1995 the album was certified platinum selling over 1 million copies in the US. Read more about 2Pac and his career here.
Tupac's All Eyez On Me Album Anniversary
2Pac's 2Pacalypse Now Album Anniversary
The album generated significant controversy. Dan Quayle criticized it after a Texas youth's defense attorney claimed he was influenced by 2Pacalypse Now and its strong theme of police brutality before shooting a state trooper. Quayle said, "There's no reason for a record like this to be released. It has no place in our society." The record was important in showcasing 2Pac's political conviction and his focus on lyrical prowess. On MTV's Greatest Rappers of All Time List, 2Pacalypse Now was listed as one of 2Pac's "certified classic" albums, along with Me Against the World, All Eyez On Me and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory.
Tupac's The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory Album Anniversary
Makaveli The Don - Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, commonly shortened to The 7 Day Theory, is the fifth and final studio album by Tupac Shakur, under the new stage name Makaveli, finished before his death and his first studio album to be posthumously released. The album was completely finished in a total of seven days during the month of August 1996. The lyrics were written and recorded in only three days and mixing took an additional four days. These are among the very last songs he recorded before his fatal shooting on September 7, 1996. In 2005, MTV.com ranked Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory at #9 on their greatest hip hop albums of all time list and, in 2006, recognized it as a classic.
Thug Life's Thug Life Volume 1 Album Anniversary
Donovan ‘The Don Killuminati’ Reveals Never-Before-Told Origins of 2PAC and ThugLife Theories in Tell-All Book 2PACOLOGY THE ARTIST
Among the secrets exposed in the tell-all book is the origin and meaning of Tupac’s alias 2PAC. An acronym for 2 People Are Creating, 2PAC is a reference to Tupac and The Don’s creative partnership. Their teaming began in true Hollywood style motif as two teenagers who embarked on a journey in pursuit of global acclaim.