Until the End of Time (Tupac Shakur album)
2001 studio album by 2Pac
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Until the End of Time is the seventh studio album and third posthumous album by American rapper 2Pac.
(2Pac's vocals)
1999–2001
(Production, guest vocals, and mixing)
- Can-Am (Tarzana, California)
- Skip Saylor (Hollywood)
- QD3 Soundlab (Los Angeles)
- Record One (Los Angeles)
- O'Henry Sound (Burbank, California)
- Pacifique (Hollywood)
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| Released | March 27, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | October 14, 1995 – September 6, 1996 (2Pac's vocals) 1999–2001 (Production, guest vocals, and mixing) | |||
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| Length | 123:59 | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 51/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
| HipHopDX | 4/5[4] |
| NME | 6/10[5] |
| RapReviews | 8/10[6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| The Source | [8] |
| Sputnikmusic | 2.5/5[9] |
| USA Today | [10] |
| Wall of Sound | 49/100[11] |
It follows his previous posthumous albums R U Still Down? (Remember Me) and Still I Rise. The album consists of material recorded while the rapper was on Death Row Records from 1995 to 1996. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 426,870 copies in its first week.[12] The album was certified quadruple platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[13]
Background
The album is the result of a collaboration between Afeni Shakur's Amaru Records and Suge Knight's Death Row Records, and features previously unreleased works by Shakur.[7] The majority of the music compositions were remixed from their original state. Highly anticipated, Until the End of Time was ultimately one of the best selling hip hop albums of 2001. There were only three times references to Death Row Records were not censored. ("Until the End of Time" (both versions), "U Don't Have 2 Worry", and "All Out").[14] The core vocal tracks and some instrumentation was recorded during and after the All Eyez On Me and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory sessions.
Accolades
Commercial performance
Until the End of Time debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 426,870 copies in its first week, which will be the last number one album released by Death Row Records.[12] On June 10, 2014, the album was certified 4× platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over four million copies in the United States.[13]
On June 22, 2001, the album was certified Gold by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[16] On May 24, 2001, the album was certified double platinum for sales of over 200,000 copies in Canada.[17]
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[18]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ballad of a Dead Soulja" | 4:15 | ||
| 2. | "Fuck Friendz" |
| QDIII | 5:19 |
| 3. | "Lil' Homies" |
| Johnny "J" | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Let 'Em Have It" (featuring SKG) |
| L.T. Hutton | 4:53 |
| 5. | "Good Life" (featuring Big Syke & E.D.I. of the Outlawz) |
| Mike Mosley | 4:17 |
| 6. | "Letter 2 My Unborn" |
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| 3:55 |
| 7. | "Breathin'" (featuring Outlawz) |
| Johnny "J" | 4:04 |
| 8. | "Happy Home" |
| 3:56 | |
| 9. | "All Out" (featuring Outlawz) |
| Big Simon Says | 5:32 |
| 10. | "Fuckin' wit the Wrong Nigga" |
| Tyrone Wrice | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Thug N U Thug N Me" (Remix) (featuring K-Ci & JoJo) |
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| 4:11 |
| 12. | "Everything They Owe" |
| Johnny "J" | 3:07 |
| 13. | "Until the End of Time" (featuring R.L. Huggar of Next) |
| 4:26 | |
| 14. | "M.O.B." (featuring Thug Life & Outlawz) |
| 5:01 | |
| 15. | "World Wide Mob Figgaz" (featuring Outlawz) |
| Johnny "J" | 4:37 |
| Total length: | 60:00 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Big Syke Interlude" (featuring Big Syke) |
| Cold 187um | 1:45 |
| 2. | "My Closest Roaddogz" |
| Johnny "J" | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Niggaz Nature" (Remix) (featuring Lil' Mo) |
| QDIII | 5:04 |
| 4. | "When Thugz Cry" |
| Johnny "J" | 4:22 |
| 5. | "U Don't Have 2 Worry" (featuring Outlawz) |
| QDIII | 5:07 |
| 6. | "This Ain't Livin'" |
| Johnny "J" | 3:41 |
| 7. | "Why U Turn on Me" |
| 3:32 | |
| 8. | "LastOnesLeft" (featuring Outlawz) |
| Johnny "J" | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Thug N U Thug N Me" (featuring K-Ci & JoJo) |
| Johnny "J" | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Words 2 My First Born" (featuring Above the Law) |
| DJ Quik | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Let 'Em Have It" (Remix) (featuring Left Eye) |
| 4:25 | |
| 12. | "Runnin' on E" (featuring Outlawz) |
| 2Pac | 5:37 |
| 13. | "When I Get Free" (featuring J. Valentine) |
| 4:30 | |
| 14. | "Until the End of Time" (RP Remix) (featuring Richard Page) |
| 4:27 | |
| Total length: | 58:59 | |||
Notes
- ^[a] signifies the original producer.
- ^[b] signifies a remixer.
- ^[c] signifies a co-producer.
- "Fuck Friendz" contains background vocals by Tiffany Villarreal.
- "Until the End of Time" and "Until the End of Time (Remix)" contain background vocals by Anthem.
- "My Closest Roaddogz" contains background vocals by Shiro and Timothy.
- "Until the End of Time (Remix)" contains background vocals by R.L. Huggar.
Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
Vocals
- 2pac – all tracks
- 6 Feet Deep – (track 1)
- Tiffany Villarreal – (track 2)
- Honey – (track 4)
- SKG – (track 4)
Instrumentation
Guitars
- Alfred Spanky – (track 25)
- Greg Dalton – (track 3)
- Marion Williams (track 4)
Bass
- Cornet Mims – (track 3)
Keyboards
- Cold 187um – (track 1)
- Ronnie king – (track 3)
Arrangement
- Cold 187um (track 1)
- Johnny J (track 3)
Technical
- Cold 187um – Mixing Engineer (tracks 1, 4)
- Keston Wright – Engineer (tracks 1, 4)
- Paul Smith – Engineer (track 1)
- Jamyz Hardy-Martin III – Assistant Engineer (tracks 1, 4)
- Brian Gardner – Mastering Engineer ( tracks 1, 3, 4)
- Claudio Cueni – Mixing Engineer (track 2), Digital Editor (track 2)
- Ian Boxill – Engineer (track 3), Mixing Engineer (track 3)
- Johnny J – Mixing Engineer (track 3)
- Jeff Burns – Assistant Engineer (track 3)
- Don Smartt – Assistant Engineer (tracks 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14)
- Brian Springer – Mixing Engineer (track 4)
Production
- Johnny J – (track 1)
- QDIII – (track 2)
- L.T. Hutton – (track 4)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[46] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[47] | Gold | 100,000* |
| United States (RIAA)[48] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
