Loyal to the Game
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| Studio album by Tupac Shakur | ||
| Released | December 14, 2004 | |
| Recorded | 1991–1994 | |
| Genre | Rap | |
| Length | 64:56 | |
| Label | Amaru Entertainment | |
| Tupac Shakur chronology | ||
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| 2Pac Live (2004) |
Loyal to the Game (2004) |
The Rose, Vol. 2 (2005) |
Loyal to the Game is an album containing previously unreleased music recorded by Tupac Shakur before his death in 1996. Released in the US on December 14, 2004 (December 12 in the UK) Loyal to the Game produced by Eminem, and is consequently very reminiscent of Eminem's style.
According to an interview with MTV, Eminem was so moved by Tupac's life and work that he wrote a letter to Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, asking her to consider letting him produce the album. She agreed, and gave the go ahead for artists from Eminem's Shady Records, such as 50 Cent, G-Unit and Obie Trice to appear on the album, as well as popular British artists Dido and Elton John. The album featured two singles- "Thugs Get Lonely Too" and "Ghetto Gospel".
Eminem used various unusual production techniques during the creation of this album, namely modifying the pace and pitch of Tupac's voice to better suit the beats produced. There has also been cutting and pasting of vocals to produce new words now synonymous with current rap culture. Many fans were angry over this and maintain that this has distorted Tupac's voice and messages in such a way that the album should not be officially recognized. [1]
It made it's debut on the Billboard 200 at #1 with sales of over 330,000 copies in its first week of sales. It was later certified Platinum in the US and Gold in UK.[2]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Soldier Like Me (Return of the Soulja)" featuring Eminem
- "The Uppercut" featuring EDI & Young Noble of the Outlawz
- "Out on Bail"
- "Ghetto Gospel" featuring Elton John
- "Black Cotton" featuring Eminem , Kastro, and Young Noble of the Outlawz
- "Loyal to the Game" featuring G-Unit
- "Thugs Get Lonely Too" featuring Nate Dogg
- "N.I.G.G.A. (Never Ignorant about Getting Goals Accomplished)" featuring Jadakiss
- "Who Do You Love?"
- "Crooked Nigga Too"
- "Don't You Trust Me?" with Dido
- "Hennessy" featuring Obie Trice
- "Thug 4 Life"
- "Po' Nigga Blues [Scott Storch Remix]" featuring Ron Isley
- "Hennessey [Red Spyda Remix]" featuring Edi; Sleepy Brown
- "Crooked Nigga Too [Raphael Saadiq Remix]"
- "Loyal to the Game [DJ Quik Remix]" featuring Big Syke
[edit] Charts
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2005 | "Thugs Get Lonely Too" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 78 |
| 2005 | "Ghetto Gospel" | UK Singles Chart, Australian Singles Chart | 1 (3 weeks) |
[edit] Album singles
| Single cover | Single information |
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"Ghetto Gospel"
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"Thugs Get Lonely Too"
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.thuglifearmy.com/news/?id=585 Review
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000741125
Studio albums: 2Pacalypse Now · Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. · Thug Life: Volume 1 · Me Against the World · All Eyez on Me · The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
Posthumously created studio albums: R U Still Down? (Remember Me) · Still I Rise · Until the End of Time · Better Dayz · Loyal to the Game · Pac's Life
Other albums: Greatest Hits · The Rose that Grew from Concrete · Nu-Mixx Klazzics · Tupac: Resurrection (Original Soundtrack) · 2Pac Live · The Rose, Vol. 2 · Tupac: Live at the House of Blues
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" · "How Long Will They Mourn Me?" · "Pour Out A Little Liquor" · "Cradle to the Grave" · "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" · "Life Goes On" · "Toss It Up" · "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" · "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" · "Until the End of Time" · "Letter 2 My Unborn" · "Thugz Mansion" · "Still Ballin" · "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" · "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" · "Thugs Get Lonely Too" · "Ghetto Gospel" · "Untouchable" · "Pac's Life"
Filmography: Nothing But Trouble · Juice · Poetic Justice · Above the Rim · Bullet · Gridlock'd · Gang Related · Tupac: Resurrection · Live 2 Tell
Documentaries: Tupac Shakur: Thug Immortal · Tupac Shakur: Words Never Die (TV) · Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake... · Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel: The Life of an Outlaw · Biggie & Tupac · 2Pac 4 Ever · Tupac: Resurrection · Tupac vs. · Tupac: The Hip Hop Genius (TV) · So Many Years, So Many Tears · Notorious (TV)
Books: The Rose that Grew from Concrete · Tupac: Resurrection · Inside a Thug's Heart · 2Pac Lives The Death of Makaveli / The Resurrection of Tupac Amaru (Volume 1) · Tupac Shakur Legacy
Companies: Non-Stop Productions · Joshua's Dream Corporation · Thug Nation · 24/7 Productions · Out Da Gutta Records · Amaru Entertainment
Shakur family: Afeni Shakur · Geronimo Pratt · Mutulu Shakur · Assata Shakur · Mopreme
Related articles: Feuds · Timeline · The 7 Day Theory · Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts · Thug Life · Outlawz · West Side Boys
| Preceded by The Red Light District by Ludacris |
Billboard 200 Number 1 Album January 1, 2005 - January 7, 2005 |
Succeeded by Encore by Eminem |
