With that new alias Shakur would release one of Hip Hop’s most controversial and classic albums of all time, ‘The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory’.īig Malc, K-Dog, Lil’ Mu, and Young Hollywood would all take on new alias forming the Outlawz. Leaving him with only one album left to release, Tupac would record his final album for Death Row records in three days.įorming the Outlawz, would also include Tupac reinventing himself, as he also took on a new alias in Makaveli. Two of the three albums came with Tupac’s double album in ‘All Eyez On Me’. With Tupac’s work ethic of multiple songs recorded daily, he would have no problem holding up his end of the deal. In return Tupac would record three albums with the label. Tupac was on the verge of signing to Death Row records, part of an agreement that would have Suge Knight put up over a million dollars to bail Shakur out of prison. Influenced by a Machiavellian principle which overlooked brutality if it meant maintaining power, Pac suggested they assume the names of some of the worst militaristic tyrants in history with a clear message war was looming on the horizon.” Pac had to reinvent his young, thorough protégées, but he couldn’t just choose any names. “A new order was taking place, so Dramacydal had to be no more. Having killed off the old Tupac, Pac had to do away with Dramacydal as well one important Machiavellian concept is being able to change accordingly when circumstances necessitate change.” Interscope was cool and all, but it was foreign now he was getting back to the familiar. “Pac was becoming what Irvington had been to him his entire life: raw and unforgiving. Pac’s thirst for knowledge, would bring him to the readings of Niccolò Machiavelli, a 16th century philosopher known best for his political ideas.Ĭounting the days until his release from prison and ready to come back fifty times stronger, Tupac took on an important Machiavellian concept as told in this particular excerpt of ‘Life is ЯAW’. Something he did even before his incarceration. Tupac was locked up for eleven and a half months, and was quickly consuming books during that time. In a recent excerpt by author Sulaiman Jenkins who captures the life of Mutah ‘Napoleon’ Beale for the upcoming book ‘Life is ЯAW’, it is explained how Tupac would ensure his newly formed group the Outlawz would instantly distinguish themselves from all other artist in the world of Hip Hop.
The album was certified 3x platinum in April 1997 and then 4x Platinum on June 15, 1999. As of 2004, the album has sold more than 5 million copies in the United States which makes it one of the highest-selling Hip Hop albums of all time.While Tu pac was in prison in 1995, as part of his come back plan, Shakur formed the group Outlawz consisting of artists named after United States enemies.
In the second week of its release, it dropped to the number two spot, selling a strong 250,000 units. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200. The album generated the second-highest debut-week sales total of any album that year, selling 664,000 within its first week in stores. Dre & Nas.Īlthough Shakur insulted rapper Nas on “Intro/Bomb First (My Second Reply)” and “Against All Odds”, rapper Young Noble, who appeared on several songs on The 7 Day Theory, stated in an interview that the Nas song “I Gave You Power” served as a main inspiration for Shakur’s “Me and My Girlfriend” Rappers insulted on the album include The Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, Jay-Z, Mobb Deep, Q-Tip, De La Soul, Dr. Some songs on the album contain both subtle and direct insults to Shakur’s rivals at the height of the East Coast – West Coast feud.
Shakur’s style of rapping is still emotional, but is intensified throughout this album. While All Eyez on Me was considered by Shakur “a celebration of life”, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory is a much darker album.
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