| The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory | |
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 Studio album by Makaveli | |
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Released |
5 November 1996 |
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Recorded |
August 1996 |
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Genre |
Hip hop, West Coast hip hop, G-funk, Conscious hip hop, Hardcore hip hop |
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Length |
59:24 |
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Label |
Death Row, Interscope |
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Producer |
Darryl "Big D" Harper, Hurt-M-Badd, Makaveli, Reggie Moore, QDIII, Dametrius Ship, Simon (exec.) |
| Tupac Shakur chronology | |
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Previous album |
All Eyez on Me (1996) |
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Next album |
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The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (commonly shortened to Don Killuminati or The 7 Day Theory and sometimes called Makaveli) is the fifth and final studio album by the legendary Tupac Shakur, released in 1996 by Death Row Records. Released under the new stage name Makaveli and almost two months after Shakur's murder, it was the only album released as Makaveli and his first studio album to be posthumously released. The album was finished in a total of seven days during the month of August 1996, with the lyrics being written and recorded in three days and mixing taking an additional four days. The album was originally going to be released in March 1997, but it was released four months earlier due to Shakur's death.
The album, as opposed to Shakur's previous album All Eyez on Me, is much darker in its content, with lyrics composed of anger, paranoia and hatred. Some songs on the album contain both subtle and direct insults to Shakur's rivals at the height of the East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry. The album cover, created by Ronald "Riskie" Brent, features Shakur on the cross in an attempt to convey his crucifixion by the media, and is intended to imply an artistic resurrection.
The album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, making Shakur the second artist to have a number-one album while deceased. It generated the second-highest debut-week sales total of any any album that year, selling 664,000 copies within its first week in stores in the United States. The album was certified 3x platinum in 1997, and then 4x platinum the following year.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bomb First (My Second Reply)" | Makaveli, E.D.I., Young Noble | Cooper, Greenridge, Shakur | Makaveli, Darryl "Big D" Harper | 4:57 |
| 2. | "Hail Mary" | Makaveli, Outlawz, Prince Ital Joe | Cooper III, Cox, Shakur | Hurt-M-Badd | 5:09 |
| 3. | "Toss It Up" | Makaveli, Danny Boy, Aaron Hall, K-Ci & JoJo | Hailey, Hailey, Hall, Shakur, Steward | Dametrius Ship, Reggie Moore | 5:06 |
| 4. | "To Live & Die in L.A." | Makaveli, Val Young | Shakur, Young | QD III | 4:33 |
| 5. | "Blasphemy" | Makaveli | Shakur | Hurt-M-Badd | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Life of an Outlaw" | Makaveli, Outlawz | Beale, Cooper, Cox, Greenridge, Harper, Shakur, | Makaveli, Darryl "Big D" Harper | 4:54 |
| 7. | "Just Like Daddy" | Makaveli, Outlawz | Shakur | Hurt-M-Badd | 5:08 |
| 8. | "Krazy" | Makaveli, Bad Azz | Shakur | Darryl "Big D" Harper | 5:15 |
| 9. | "White Man'z World" | Makaveli | Shakur | Darryl "Big D" Harper | 5:38 |
| 10. | "Me and My Girlfriend" | Makaveli | Shakur | Makaveli, Darryl "Big D" Harper, Hurt-M-Badd | 5:08 |
| 11. | "Hold Ya Head" | Makaveli, Tyrone Wrice | Shakur | Hurt-M-Badd | 3:58 |
| 12. | "Against All Odds" | Makaveli | Shakur | Hurt-M-Badd, Makaveli (co.) | 4:38 |
Certifications[]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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| Australia (ARIA) | Platinum | 70,000 |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) | Gold | 7,500 |
| Canada (Music Canada) | Gold | 50,000 |
| Netherlands (NVPI) | Platinum | 100,000 |
| South Africa (RISA) | Diamond | 1,200,000 |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Platinum | 300,000 |
| United States (RIAA) | 5x Platinum | 5,000,000 |
| 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 |