| Loyal to the Game | |
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 Studio album by 2Pac | |
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Released |
12 December 2004 |
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Recorded |
1991-1994 (2Pac's vocals), 2003-2004 (production, guest vocals, mixing) |
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Genre |
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Length |
64:56 |
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Label |
Amaru, Interscope Records |
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Producer |
Eminem (also exec.), Luis Resto, Afeni Shakur (exec.) |
| 2Pac chronology | |
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Previous |
Better Dayz (2002) |
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Next |
Pac's Life (2006) |
Loyal to the Game is the tenth studio album and fifth posthumous studio album by American rapper Tupac Shakur, released in 2004 on Amaru Entertainment. Eminem wrote to Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, asking her to consider letting him produce the album, and he subsequently produced the album in its entirety with the assistance of Luis Resto.
The original versions of the songs were recorded between 1991 and 1994. 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 production. There were also various uses of the cutting and pasting of vocals to produce new words synonymous with current hip hop music, such as the names "G-Unit", "Obie Trice" and "Em".
Loyal to the Game debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with sales of over 330,000 copies in its first week. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics. The album has since sold 1,204,124 copies in the United States as of 2011.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | "Soldier Like Me" | 2Pac, Eminem | Mathers, Resto, Shakur | Eminem, Luis Resto (add.), 2Pac (original) | 3:50 |
| 2. | "The Uppercut" | 2Pac, E.D.I. Mean, Young Noble | Cooper, Greenidge, Mathers, Resto, Shakur, Walker | Eminem, Luis Resto (add.), 2Pac (original), Stretch (original) | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Out on Bail" | 2Pac | Harvey, Mathers, Mosely, Resto, Shakur, Strand | Eminem, Luis Resto (add.), Patrick Harvey (original) | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Ghetto Gospel" | 2Pac | Evans, John, Mathers, Resto, Shakur, Taupin | Eminem, Luis Resto (add.), Deon Evans (original) | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Black Cotton" | 2Pac, Eminem, Kastro, Young Noble | Cooper, Cox, Evans, King, Mathers, Resto, Shakur, Smith | Eminem, Luis Resto (add.), Deon Evans (original) | 5:03 |
| 6. | "Loyal to the Game" | 2Pac, G-Unit | Brown, Criss, Jackson, King, Lloyd, Mathers, Resto, Shakur, The Riddler | Eminem, Luis Resto (add.), The Riddler (original) | 3:24 |
| 7. | "Thugs Get Lonely Too" | 2Pac, Nate Dogg | Hale, Mathers, Resto, Rhames, Shakur, Walker, Walker | Eminem, Luis Resto (add.), Live Squad (original) | 4:48 |
| 8. | "N.I.G.G.A." | 2Pac, Jadakiss | Evans, Harding, King, Mathers, Mayfield, Philips, Resto, Shakur, Smith | Eminem, Luis Resto (add.), Deon Evans (original) | 3:03 |
| 9. | "Who Do You Love?" | 2Pac | Mathers, Resto, Shakur, Walker | Eminem, Luis Resto (add.), 2Pac (original), Stretch (original) | 3:29 |
| 10. | "Crooked Nigga Too" | 2Pac | Evans, Mathers, Resto, Shakur, Walker | Eminem, Luis Resto (add.), Deon Evans (original) | 2:55 |
| 11. | "Don't You Trust Me" | 2Pac | Armstrong, Bates, Evans, Knowles, Mathers, Resto, Shakur | Eminem, Luis Resto (add.), Deon Evans (original) | 4:55 |
| 12. | "Hennessey" | 2Pac, Obie Trice | Harding, Himes, King, Mathers, Resto, Rhames, Shakur, Trice, Walker, Walker | Eminem, Luis Resto (add.), Live Squad (original) | 3:27 |
| 13. | "Thug 4 Life" | 2Pac | Jackson, Mathers, Resto, Shakur | Eminem, Luis Resto (add.), Johnny "J" (original) | 3:04 |
| Tupac Shakur | |
|---|---|
| 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 |