Better Dayz | |
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Studio album by 2Pac | |
Released |
26 November 2002 |
Recorded |
1994-1996 (2Pac's vocals), 2001-2002 (production, guest vocals, and mixing) |
Genre |
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Length |
112:39 |
Label |
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Producer |
7 Aurelius, BRISS, Claudio Cueni, DJ Quik, E.D.I., GO Twice, Michael Herring, Hurt-M-Badd, Jazze Pha, Johnny "J", Troy Johnson, Suge Knight (exec.), KP, Frank Nitty Pimentel, Luis (RAMBO) Pimentel, Afeni Shakur (exec.) |
2Pac chronology | |
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Previous |
Until the End of Time (2001) |
Next |
Nu-Mixx Klazzicks |
Better Dayz is the fourth posthumous studio album by American rapper Tupac Shakur, released in 2002 on Amaru Entertainment and Tha Row Records. It is his third album to be released without his creative input and is the last to date to be a double-album. The album is the second Shakur album that consists of a collection of previously unreleased material by way of remixed songs from his "Makaveli" period with signed to Death Row Records. The album features production by Johnny "J", Jazze Pha, Frank Nitty and E.D.I. of Outlawz.
It debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200, selling 366,000 copies in its first week. It peaked at #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and reached the charts in a number of other countries. The album has since sold 1,765,597 in the United States as of 2011.
Track listing[]
Disc one[]
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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1. | "Intro" | - | Shakur, Vest | 7 Aurelius | 0:56 |
2. | "Still Ballin' - Nitty Remix" | 2Pac, Trick Daddy | Jackson, Pimentel, Shakur, Young | Frank Nitty Pimentel, Johnny "J" (original) | 2:50 |
3. | "When We Ride on Our Enemies - Briss remix" | 2Pac | Jackson, Shakur | BRISS, Johnny "J" (original) | 2:54 |
4. | "Changed Man - Jazze Pha remix" | 2Pac, Jazze Pha, T.I., Johnta' Austin | Alexander, Jackson, Shakur | Jazze Pha, Johnny "J" (original) | 3:52 |
5. | "Fuck Em All" | 2Pac, Outlawz | Beale, Cooper, Cox, Fula, Greenridge, Jackson, Shakur | Johnny "J" | 4:26 |
6. | "Never B Peace - Nitty remix" | 2Pac, E.D.I., Kastro | Cox, Greenridge, Jackson, Pimentel, Shakur | Frank Nitty Pimentel, Luis (RAMBO) Pimentel (co.), Johnny "J" (original) | 4:59 |
7. | "Mamma's Just a Little Girl - KP remix" | 2Pac, Kimmy Hill | Hill, Jackson, Shakur, Stiff, Wilson | KP, Johnny "J" (original) | 4:58 |
8. | "Street Fame - Briss remix" | 2Pac | Arnaud, Shakur | BRISS | 4:30 |
9. | "Whatcha Gonna Do" | 2Pac, Kastro, Young Noble | Cooper, Cox, Greenridge, Hunter, Nettlesbey, Shakur | E.D.I. | 3:39 |
10. | "Fair Exchange - Jazze Pha remix" | 2Pac, Jazze Pha | Alexander, Jackson, Shakur | Jazze Pha, Johnny "J" (original) | 3:52 |
11. | "Late Night" | 2Pac, DJ Quik, Outlawz | Blake, Fula, Mizell, Shakur, Washington | DJ Quik | 4:17 |
12. | "Ghetto Star" | 2Pac, Nutso | Banks, Cole, Shakur | GO Twice | 4:15 |
13. | "Thugz Mansion - Nas Acoustic" | 2Pac, Nas, J. Phoenix | Cueni, Herring, Jackson, Jones, Loftin, Shakur | Claudio Cueni, Michael Herring, Johnny "J" (original) | 4:12 |
Notes
- Track 2 features keyboards performed by Luis (RAMBO) Pimentel and Frank Nitty Pimentel.
- Track 4 features background vocals performed by Courtney Copeland, and guitar performed by Michael "FISH" Herring.
- Track 5 features keyboards performed by Ronnie King, guitar performed by G-Mack, electric guitar performed by Michael "FISH" Herring, and additional vocals performed by Henry "Hen Dog" Fayson.
- Track 6 features guitar performed by Ryan Stuber.
- Track 7 features guitar performed by Alex Stiff and Tim Stewart, bass performed by Alex Stiff, violin performed by Angeliqua Cowart, and organ performed by Donavan Henry.
- Track 9 features guitar performed by Michael "FISH" Herring.
- Track 10 features guitar performed by Michael "FISH" Herring.
- Track 13 features guitar performed by Michael "FISH" Herring.
Disc two[]
No. |
Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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1. | "My Block - Nitty Remix" | 2Pac | Harvey, Pimentel, Shakur | Frank Nitty Pimentel | 5:23 |
2. | "Thugz Mansion - 7 remix" | 2Pac, Anthony Hamilton | Hamilton, Jackson, Shakur, Vest | 7 Aurelius, Johnny "J" (original) | 4:08 |
3. | "Never Call U Bitch Again" | 2Pac, Tyrese | Gibson, Jackson, Shakur | Johnny "J" | 4:38 |
4. | "Better Dayz" | 2Pac, Mr. Biggs | Isley, Isley, Isley, Isley, Isley, Jackson, Jasper, Shakur | Johnny "J" | 4:18 |
5. | "U Can Call - Jazze Pha remix" | 2Pac, Jazze Pha | Alexander, Jackson, Shakur | Jazze Pha, Johnny "J" (original) | 3:50 |
6. | "Military Minds" | 2Pac, CoCo Brothers, Buckshot | Blake, Harper, Shakur, Williams, Yates | E.D.I. | 5:29 |
7. | "Fame" | 2Pac, Kadafi, Kastro, Napoleon, Young Noble | Beale, Cooper, Cox, Fula, Shakur, Wrice | Hurt-M-Badd | 4:50 |
8. | "Fair Xchange - Mya remix" | 2Pac, Mya | Harrison, Jackson, Johnson, Ratcliff, Shakur | Troy Johnson, Johnny "J" (original) | 3:56 |
9. | "Catchin Feelins" | 2Pac, Mussamill, E.D.I., Napoleon, Young Noble | Beale, Beale, Cooper, DRP, Greenridge, Shakur | E.D.I. | 4:54 |
10. | "There U Go" | 2Pac, Kadafi, E.D.I., Kastro, Napoleon, Big Syke, Jazze Pha | Beale, Cox, Fula, Greenridge, Himes, Jackson, Shakur | Johnny "J" | 5:30 |
11. | "This Life I Lead" | 2Pac, Outlawz | Arnaud, Beale, Brown, Cooper, Cox, Greenridge, Jackson, Shakur | Johnny "J" | 5:21 |
12. | "Who Do U Believe In" | 2Pac, Kadafi | Fula, Jackson, Kay, Shakur, Smith, Williams | Johnny "J" | 5:31 |
13. | "They Don't Give a Fuck About Us" | 2Pac, Outlawz | Beale, Cooper, Cox, Fula, Greenridge, Jackson, Shakur | Johnny "J" | 5:08 |
14. | "Outro" | - | - | - | 0:14 |
Notes
- Track 1 features guitar performed by Alex "Spanador" Mosley, and background vocals performed by Tiyon Martin, Jasmine Wilson, Jordan Wilson, Tayiye Smith Freeman, Carl Raheem Lonys, Marquis Barnes and Jessi Salinaz.
- Track 2 features bass performed by Paul Butchnell and R.J., and guitar performed by R.J. and Rob "Fonksta" Bacon.
- Track 3 features keyboards performed by Ronnie King, and guitar performed by Michael "FISH" Herring.
- Track 4 features keyboards performed by Ronnie King, and guitar performed by Michael "FISH" Herring.
- Track 6 features guitar performed by Michael "FISH" Herring.
- Track 10 features keyboards performed by Ronnie King.
- Track 11 features keyboards performed by Ronnie King, and bass and guitar performed by Shorty B.
- Track 13 features keyboards performed by Ronnie King.
Tupac Shakur | |
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Studio albums | 2Pacalypse Now • Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... • Me Against the World • All Eyez on Me • The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory |
Posthumous albums | R U Still Down? (Remember Me) • Still I Rise • Until the End of Time • Better Dayz • Loyal to the Game • Pac's Life |
Collaborative albums | Thug Life: Volume 1 |
Live albums | 2Pac Live • Live at the House of Blues |
Compilation albums | Greatest Hits • The Rose That Grew from Concrete • The Prophet: The Best of the Works • Nu-Mixx Klazzics • Tupac: Resurrection • The Rose, Vol. 2 • The Prophet Returns • Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988-1991 • Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2 • Best of 2Pac |
Singles | "Trapped" • "Brenda's Got a Baby" • "If My Homie Calls" • "Holler If Ya Hear Me" • "I Get Around" • "Keep Ya Head Up" • "Papa'z Song" • "Dear Mama" • "So Many Tears" • "Temptations" • "California Love" • "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" • "How Do U Want It" • "All Bout U" • "I Ain't Mad at Cha" • "Life Goes On" • "Toss It Up" • "To Live & Die in L.A." • "Hail Mary" • "Wanted Dead or Alive" • "Made N*ggaz" |
Posthumous singles | "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" • "Do for Love" • "Changes" • "Unconditional Love" • "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" • "Who Do U Believe In" • "Until the End of Time" • "Letter 2 My Unborn" • "Thugz Mansion" • "Still Ballin'" • "Runnin' (Dying to Love)" • "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" • "Thugs Get Lonely Too" • "Ghetto Gospel" • "Untouchable" • "Pac's Life" • "Playa Cardz Right" |
Featured singles | "Call It What U Want" • "Gotta Get Mine" • "Slippin' Into Darkness" • "Be the Realist" • "Smile" • "World Don't Take Me Personally" |
Other songs | "Same Song" • "I Don't Give a Fuck" • "Cradle to the Grave" • "Pour Out a Little Liquor" • "Runnin' (From tha Police)" • "Hit 'Em Up" |
Books | The Rose That Grew from Concrete |
Stage | Holler If Ya Hear Me |
Documentaries | Biggie & Tupac • Tupac: Resurrection • Tupac: Assassination |
Related articles | Death of Tupac Shakur • Digital Underground • Discography • East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry • Outlawz • Thug Life |