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Index19 albums

Albums by date

19 albums: 7 released in his lifetime, 12 posthumously. Plus 43 singles and 8 soundtracks.

1991 to 1996 · in his lifetime

  1. 19912Pacalypse NowTupac's 1991 debut: Oakland street rap about police brutality and poverty, so blunt that Vice President Dan Quayle said it should never have been released.
  2. 1993Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.Between fury and compassion: how Tupac's second album in 1993 turned the scandal rapper into a hitmaker with his first top-20 singles.
  3. 1994Thug Life: Volume 1Between courtroom and censorship: How Tupac's group Thug Life recorded their only album in 1994-and Interscope toned it down.
  4. 1995Me Against the WorldReleased while Tupac was in prison and still No. 1 in the US: his most personal album (1995), with 'Dear Mama' at its heart.
  5. 1996All Eyez on Me27 songs cut in two months after prison: Tupac's 1996 Death Row debut, certified Diamond in the US, in the Grammy Hall of Fame since 2026.
  6. 1996Still I RiseThe only official album by 2Pac with the Outlawz (1999): Death Row tapes from his final year, newly arranged, including “Baby Don’t Cry”.
  7. 1996The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day TheoryTupac on the cross: the Makaveli album, cut in a matter of days in August 1996 and released eight weeks after his death. Dark, furious, home of 'Hail Mary'.

1997 to today · posthumous

  1. 1997R U Still Down? (Remember Me)The first posthumous album: recordings from 1992 to 1994, released by his mother Afeni on Amaru, including the hit "Do for Love".
  2. 1998Greatest HitsFour labels, 21 hits, and four unreleased songs: The 1998 double CD turned “Changes” into a global hit and achieved Diamond in the US.
  3. 2000The Rose That Grew from ConcreteTupac's poems as a spoken-word album: companions, poets, and musicians set his early verses to music. Tupac himself is barely heard on it.
  4. 2001Until the End of Time29 unreleased Death Row recordings storm to No. 1 in 2001, sparking debate over how much post-production Tupac's legacy can bear.
  5. 2002Better DayzTwo CDs, two worlds: How “Better Dayz” split street grit and reflection in 2002, featuring “Thugz Mansion” and guests from Nas to Anthony Hamilton.
  6. 2003Nu-Mixx KlazzicsTen classics in 2000s sound: How Death Row released a remix album in 2003 without Tupac's estate, panned by critics, successful on the charts.
  7. 20042Pac LiveThe first official live album (2004): Raw club recordings from the 'All Eyez on Me' era, historically valuable, sonically a patchwork.
  8. 2004Loyal to the GameEarly recordings in a 2004 sound: How Eminem's album Loyal to the Game divided fans, hit No. 1, and became a global hit with Elton John.
  9. 2005The Rose, Vol. 2Less poetry reading, more hip-hop: How Talib Kweli, Ludacris, and Shock G turned Tupac's poems into a regular rap album in 2005.
  10. ♪ 2006Pac's LifeOld Death Row verses in a 2006 sound: marking 10 years since his death, Pac's Life closed the posthumous studio albums with guests from T.I. to Ashanti.
  11. ♪ 2007Best of 2Pac (Part 1: Thug / Part 2: Life)In 2007, two CDs split Tupac's work into grit and depth, including unreleased tracks "Resist the Temptation" and "Dopefiend's Diner".
  12. ♪ 2007Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2 (Evolution: Duets & Remixes)Old verses, new beats, and guests Tupac never met: How Death Row assembled a remix album of artificial duets in 2007 amid bankruptcy.

Singles 43

1991 Single

Brenda's Got a Baby

From pregnancy to death: How a 1991 news report became Tupac's first great narrative song, with a video by the Hughes Brothers.

1991 Single

If My Homie Calls

Loyalty instead of bragging: The third single from “2Pacalypse Now” (1992), double A-side with “Brenda’s Got a Baby” and No. 3 on the rap charts.

1991 Single

Trapped

Tupac's 1991 solo debut: A song about police brutality, with Shock G on the hook and a video behind bars that soon became reality in Oakland.

1992 Single

Keep Ya Head Up

Comfort for young mothers, a reckoning with absent fathers: how Tupac built his reputation as a thoughtful rapper with 'Keep Ya Head Up' in 1993.

1992 Single

Papa'z Song

Tupac and his stepbrother Mopreme on growing up without a father: The fourth single from “Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.” between longing and reckoning.

1993 Single

Holler If Ya Hear Me

Tupac's answer to Dan Quayle: How 'Holler If Ya Hear Me' became an anthem of resistance in 1993 and a Broadway musical in 2014.

1993 Single

I Get Around

Laid-back party sound instead of politics: with Shock G and Money-B, Tupac hit No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1993, earning platinum in 2021.

1993 Single

Runnin' (CD Maxi 1997)

The 2Pac and Biggie duet plus four tracks by other artists: how Mergela Records marketed the 1997 US CD maxi of “Runnin’” as a collector's item.

1994 Single

Cradle to the Grave

First a B-side, then a single shortly before the New York shooting: How Thug Life depicted a life with no way out on 'Cradle to the Grave' in November 1994.

1994 Single

Do for Love

Self-irony over a soul sample: How “Do for Love” with Eric Williams became the biggest hit from “R U Still Down?”.

1994 Single

Pour Out a Little Liquor

A sip of alcohol for fallen friends: How Thug Life and Johnny "J" delivered their debut single in 1994 with "Pour Out a Little Liquor".

1994 Single

Regulate (Warren G & Nate Dogg)

Warren G and Nate Dogg delivered the global hit in 1994, hidden on the maxi-single were two rare Tupac classics: 'Pain' and 'Loyal to the Game'.

1995 Single

California Love

Fresh out of prison, Dr. Dre at the controls, and Roger Troutman on the talk box: How “California Love” became Tupac’s biggest hit in December 1995.

1995 Single

Dear Mama

A son raps about his mother's addiction and thanks her anyway: No. 9 on the Hot 100, triple platinum, in the National Recording Registry.

1995 Single

Dear Mama (2-Track Single 1999)

Four labels on one cover: How “Dear Mama” was reissued in 1999 as a plain European two-track CD in the slipstream of “Greatest Hits”.

1995 Single

Dear Mama (4-Track Single)

Four tracks, Moe Z. remix, and Thug Life: The 'Dear Mama' maxi was released in Germany in 1995 and reissued across Europe by Jive in 1999.

1995 Single

Dear Mama (Remix)

Three club and radio mixes instead of the original: The 1995 German maxi-single sent Tupac's "Dear Mama" to the dance floor with Thug Life.

1995 Single

Me Against the World

The 1995 album's title track as a European single: with Dramacydal, vocals by Puff Johnson and three remixes by Soul Power.

1995 Single

Runnin'

Recorded in 1993 as friends, released in 1995 amid conflict: How 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. stood before the mic together for 'Runnin''.

1995 Single

So Many Tears

Premonitions of death, loss, and a beat by Shock G: when “So Many Tears” was released as the second single in June 1995, Tupac was in prison.

1995 Single

Temptations

The third single from “Me Against the World”: while Tupac was in prison, friends like Coolio and Ice-T turned his video into a solidarity party.

1996 Single

How Do U Want It

No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Tupac's last single during his lifetime: “How Do U Want It” with K-Ci & JoJo, in the UK with the B-side “Hit ’Em Up”.

1996 Single

I Ain't Mad at Cha

Written on the day of his release, released two days after his death: why “I Ain't Mad at Cha” and its video felt like a premonition.

1996 Single

To Live & Die in L.A.

Born in New York, at home in L.A.: Tupac's love letter to his adopted home with Val Young and QDIII, the second single from the Makaveli album.

1996 Single

Toss It Up

Trouble with Teddy Riley, jabs at Dr. Dre: how the Makaveli single "Toss It Up" came together, and its clip became Tupac's last music video.

1997 Single

Hail Mary

Tolling bells, prayer, and reckoning: How 'Hail Mary' was released five months after Tupac's death and returned to the Coachella stage as a hologram in 2012.

1997 Single

I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto

The first single from the estate (1997): a 1992 song newly produced by Soulshock & Karlin, with a video full of ciphers referencing Tupac's death.

1997 Single

Static

A 1992 recording that surfaced in Australia in 1997: how the single "Static" appeared on CD outside the official estate.

1997 Single

Wanted Dead or Alive

Four months after Tupac's death, 2Pac and Snoop Doggy Dogg opened the Gridlock'd soundtrack: G-funk by Daz Dillinger about life on the run.

1998 Single

Changes

Two years after his death, six years after recording: How Tupac's song about racism and poverty became his biggest hit in Europe in 1998.

1998 Single

Happy Home

Without the estate's blessing and with unclear rights: how the European single "Happy Home" emerged in 1998 around the Deff Trapp label.

1998 Single

Runnin' ('98 Remixes)

A danceable beat for Europe's clubs: how Swedish DJ StoneBridge remixed the duet by 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. in 1998.

1999 Single

Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)

Sequel to a classic: how the Outlawz took up Tupac's message on “Baby Don't Cry”, the only single from “Still I Rise,” No. 25 in Germany.

1999 Single

Dear Mama (CD 1, 1999)

Two CDs for the charts: How the 1999 British reissue bundled the classic “Dear Mama” with the posthumous hit “Do for Love”.

1999 Single

Dear Mama (CD 2, 1999)

Classic up front, remix in back, and the archive in between: CD 2 from 1999 pairs "Dear Mama" with the Soulpower mix of "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto".

1999 Single

They're Tryin' to Kill Me

Unclear tapes, small Australian label: how “They're Tryin' to Kill Me” was released in 2000 as an unofficial maxi-single by AIM Records.

2001 Single

Letter 2 My Unborn

A letter to a child he never had: how Tupac's confession was created in 1995 over a Michael Jackson sample and became a European chart hit in 2001.

2001 Single

Letter 2 My Unborn (UK)

Same tracks, own cover: The British CD single for “Letter 2 My Unborn” from November 2001 and its path to No. 21 on the UK charts.

2001 Single

Until the End of Time

Recorded in 1996, built in 2001 around Mr. Mister's “Broken Wings”: How the title single with R.L. of Next became a Europe-wide chart hit.

2001 Single

Until the End of Time (UK)

Tupac's best UK chart peak since “Changes”: How the 2001 British CD single of “Until the End of Time” was released with its own cover and bonus track.

2002 Single

Thugz Mansion

A heaven for the lost without police, hunger, or enmity: how Tupac's vision became a posthumous hit in 2002 with Nas and Anthony Hamilton.

2003 Single

Runnin' (Dying to Live)

Eminem brought Tupac and Biggie together once more in 2003: with Edgar Winter's ballad to No. 19 in the US and No. 12 in Germany.

2005 Single

Ghetto Gospel

Tupac's only UK number one: How Eminem turned a 1992 recording into a hit in 2005 with Elton John's 'Indian Sunset'.

Soundtracks 8

1991 Soundtrack

Juice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Film debut as Bishop, but not a note on the record: How the soundtrack to 'Juice' went gold in 1992 without a single song by Tupac Shakur.

1993 Soundtrack

Poetic Justice (Music from the Motion Picture)

Hip-hop meets R&B in John Singleton's 1993 film. Alongside Tupac's "Definition of a Thug Nigga", the album also features Usher's very first song.

1994 Soundtrack

Above the Rim (Soundtrack)

In 1994, Tupac starred in the film 'Above the Rim'. The Death Row soundtrack went double platinum and delivered the Thug Life hit 'Pour Out a Little Liquor'.

1996 Soundtrack

Gridlock'd, The Soundtrack

Four months after Tupac's death, the soundtrack to Gridlock'd debuted at No. 1-led by the duet 'Wanted Dead or Alive' with Snoop Doggy Dogg.

1997 Soundtrack

Gang Related, The Soundtrack

Four unreleased songs from the Death Row vault: The soundtrack to Tupac's final film earned double platinum in the US in 1997.

2002 Soundtrack

Thug Angel: The Life of an Outlaw (Soundtrack)

Tribute songs by the Outlawz, voices from the cell, and old companions: the soundtrack to the doc 'Thug Angel' (2002)—without a single Tupac verse.

2003 Soundtrack

Tupac: Resurrection (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)

Eminem at the controls, Biggie as duet partner: The soundtrack to the Oscar-nominated 2003 documentary traces Tupac's path, and went platinum in the US.

2005 Soundtrack

Live at the House of Blues

July 4, 1996, at the House of Blues: Death Row celebrates on the Sunset Strip, and Tupac takes the stage for his final major concert.