Loyal to the Game
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| Studio album by Tupac Shakur | |||||
| Released | December 14, 2004 | ||||
| Recorded | 1991-1994 (2Pac Vocals) 2004 (Production, Guest Vocals, etc.) |
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| Genre | Hip hop | ||||
| Length | 64:56 | ||||
| Label | Amaru Entertainment | ||||
| Producer | Eminem | ||||
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Loyal to the Game is an album containing previously unreleased music recorded by Tupac Shakur before his death in 1996. Released in the US on December 14 2004 (December 12 in the UK), Loyal to the Game was produced by Eminem, and is consequently very reminiscent of Eminem's style.
According to an interview with MTV, Eminem was so moved by Tupac's life and work that he wrote a letter to Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, asking her to consider letting him produce the album. She agreed, and gave the go ahead for artists from Eminem's Shady Records, such as 50 Cent, G-Unit and Obie Trice to appear on the album, as well as popular British artists Dido and Elton John. The album featured two singles- "Thugs Get Lonely Too" and "Ghetto Gospel".
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 beats produced. There has also been cutting and pasting of vocals to produce new words now synonymous with current rap culture.
It debuted on the Billboard 200 at number one with sales of over 330,000 copies in its first week. It was later certified Platinum in the US and Gold in UK.[1]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Soldier Like Me (Return of the Soulja)" Featuring Eminem
- "The Uppercut" Featuring E.D.I. & Young Noble
- "Out on Bail"
- "Ghetto Gospel" Featuring Elton John
- "Black Cotton" Featuring Eminem, Kastro & Young Noble
- "Loyal to the Game" Featuring G-Unit
- "Thugs Get Lonely Too" Featuring Nate Dogg
- "N.I.G.G.A. (Never Ignorant About Getting Goals Accomplished)" Featuring Jadakiss
- "Who Do You Love?"
- "Crooked Nigga Too"
- "Don't You Trust Me?" Featuring Dido
- "Hennessy" Featuring Obie Trice
- "Thug 4 Life"
- "Po Nigga Blues (Scott Storch Remix)" Featuring Ronald Isley
- "Hennessy (Red Spyda Remix)"Featuring E.D.I. and Sleepy Brown
- "Crooked Nigga Too (Raphael Saadiq Remix)"
- "Loyal to the Game (DJ Quik Remix)" Featuring DJ Quik & Big Syke
[edit] Charts
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| 2005 | "Crooked Nigga Too" | Hottest Rap/R&B Singles US Tracks | 50 |
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| 2005 | "Thugs Get Lonely Too" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 78 |
| 2005 | "Ghetto Gospel" | UK Singles Chart, Australian Singles Chart | 1 (3 weeks) |
[edit] Album singles
- '"Ghetto Gospel" Released: 2005, B-sides: "Thugs Get Lonely Too"
- "Thugs Get Lonely Too" Released: 2004, B-side: "Hennessey - Red Spyda Remix"
- "Crooked Nigga Too" Released: 2005, B-side: "Crooked Nigga Too - Raphael Saddiq Remix"
- "Don't You Trust Me" Released: 2005, B-side: "Po Nigga Blues - Scott Stroch Remix"
- "The Uppercut" Released: 2005, B-side: "Who Do You Love"
[edit] References
| Preceded by The Red Light District by Ludacris | Billboard 200 Number 1 Album January 1, 2005 - January 7, 2005 | Succeeded by Encore by Eminem |
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