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All Eyez on Me by 2Pac

All Eyez on Me

Release Date: 2/13/1996

Recording Date: 2/1996

Tracks: 27

Length: 02:12:18 Hrs

Label: Interscope

Type: CD,CS,LP

Genre/Styles:
Synthesizer, Piano (Electric), Vocals, United States of America, Gangsta Rap, G-Funk, Hardcore Rap, West Coast Rap

Album Tracks (27)

Song Title
Length
1.
Ambitionz Az a Ridah
04:39
2.
All About U
04:37
3.
Skandalouz
04:09
4.
Got My Mind Made Up
05:13
5.
How Do You Want It
04:47
6.
2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted
04:07
7.
No More Pain
06:14
8.
Heartz of Men
04:43
9.
Life Goes On
05:02
10.
Only God Can Judge Me
04:57
11.
Tradin War Stories
05:29
12.
California Love [Remix]
06:25
13.
I Ain't Mad at Cha
04:53
14.
What'z Ya Phone No.
05:10
15.
Can't C Me
05:30
16.
Shorty Wanna Be a Thug
03:51
17.
Holla at Me
04:56
18.
Wonda Why They Call U B____
04:19
19.
When We Ride
05:09
20.
Thug Passion
05:08
21.
Picture Me Rollin'
05:15
22.
Check Out Time
04:39
23.
Ratha Be Ya N____
04:14
24.
All Eyez on Me
05:08
25.
Run tha Streetz
05:17
26.
Ain't Hard 2 Find
04:29
27.
Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find
03:58

What the Critics Say

Maybe it was his time in prison, or maybe it was simply his signing with Suge Knight's Death Row label. Whatever the case, 2Pac re-emerged hardened and hungry with All Eyez on Me, the first double-disc album of original material in hip-hop history. With all the controversy surrounding him, 2Pac seemingly wanted to throw down a monumental epic whose sheer scope would make it an achievement of itself. But more than that, it's also an unabashed embrace of the gangsta lifestyle, backing off the sober self-recognition of Me Against the World. Sure, there are a few reflective numbers and dead-homiez tributes, but they're much more romanticized this time around. All Eyez on Me is 2Pac the thug icon in all his brazen excess, throwing off all self-control and letting it all hang out -- even if some of it would have been better kept to himself. In that sense, it's an accurate depiction of what made him such a volatile and compelling personality, despite some undeniable filler. On the plus side, this is easily the best production he's ever had on record, handled mostly by Johnny J (notably on the smash "How Do U Want It") and Dat Nigga Daz; Dr. Dre also contributes another surefire single in "California Love" (which, unfortunately, is present only as a remix, not the original hit version). Both hits are on the front-loaded first disc, which would be a gangsta classic in itself; other highlights include the anthemic Snoop Dogg duet "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted," "All About U" (with the required Nate Dogg-sung hook), and "I Ain't Mad at Cha," a tribute to old friends who've gotten off the streets. Despite some good moments, the second disc is slowed by filler and countless guest appearances, plus a few too many thug-lovin' divas crooning their loyalty. Erratic though it may be, All Eyez on Me is nonetheless carried off with the assurance of a legend in his own time, and it stands as 2Pac's magnum opus. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi

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