Pac's Life

Pac's Life is the tenth and final studio album and sixth posthumous album by the late rapper 2Pac. The album was released on November 21, 2006, in the United States, on Amaru Entertainment. Its 2006 release date was designed to commemorate the tenth anniversary of his murder.

Background

A broad range of artists contributed to the album, including Outlawz, Krayzie Bone, Snoop Dogg, Chamillionaire, Ludacris, A-3, Big Syke, Papoose, Keyshia Cole, Jay Rock, Young Buck, Ashanti, T.I., Lil' Scrappy, three posthumous appearances by Kadafi, and Jamal Woolard, who became famous for portraying The Notorious B.I.G. in the 2009 biopic Notorious.

The album features guest appearances from Ashanti and T.I., who appear on the title track "Pac's Life." They also participated in the release of the single version of the song, which was filmed at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts. The World Premiere of "Pac's Life" was on at 7:30 PM on BET's Access Granted on Wednesday, November 22. The video featured on BET's behind the scenes of the filming of "Pac's Life". Krayzie Bone, appears on the album's first single, "Untouchable".

Promotion

The album, which was recorded in Van Nuys, California. A week of events was conducted for the celebration of the release. It kicked off on Saturday November 11 at the Vaknin Gallery with "All Eyez On Me: Hip-Hop's Legendary Performers and Photographers," where photographers displayed their material. On Tuesday November 14, at the same venue, a VIP party previewing Pac's Life took place from 7:00pm – 10:00pm. The events were then shifted to the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts (TASCA) where coat drives were held on Wednesday, November 15 and Friday, November 17 everyone who brought a winter coat received two admission tickets to the Pac's Life album release party. On Monday November 20, a "Pac's Life Teen Art" competition took place from 6-8 PM, where children ages 13–17 competed in an art exhibit contest.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	link
AllMusic	^[1]
DJBooth.net	link at the Wayback Machine (archived October 19, 2009)
HipHopDX	link
RapReviews	(6.5/10) link
Rolling Stone	link
The Source

Reviews from critics and fans were mixed, with the general consensus being that while 2Pac's vocals were undoubtedly strong, the modern production sounded commercialized. As AllMusic described: "This isn't to say that there is not some great material on Pac's Life, because there is ..., but the power of 2Pac's words is often lost behind the modern production and new verses from artists like Ludacris, Lil Scrappy, and Ashanti."^[1]

Commercial performance

Pac's Life sold 159,000 copies in its first week on the charts. The album went gold in 2007 when it shipped 500,000 copies in the USA.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Untouchable" (Swizz Beatz Remix) (featuring Krayzie Bone)	Swizz Beatz	4:16
2.	"Pac's Life" (featuring T.I. & Ashanti)	L.T. Hutton	3:38
3.	"Dumpin'" (featuring Hussein Fatal, Papoose & Carl Thomas)	Sha Money XL	4:27
4.	"Playa Cardz Right" (Female) (featuring Keyshia Cole)	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	4:33
5.	"Whatz Next" (featuring A3 & Jay Rock)	Salih Williams	4:18
6.	"Sleep" (featuring Young Buck & Chamillionaire)	Sha Money XL	4:10
7.	"International" (featuring Nipsey Hussle & Young Dre the Truth)	L.T. Hutton	4:01
8.	"Don't Sleep" (featuring Lil' Scrappy, Nutso, Yaki Kadafi & Stormy)	E.D.I. Mean	3:36
9.	"Soon As I Get Home" (featuring Yaki Kadafi)	QD3	3:40
10.	"Playa Cardz Right" (Male) (featuring Ludacris & Keon Bryce)	Sha Money XL	4:54
11.	"Don't Stop" (featuring Big Syke, Yaki Kadafi, Hussein Fatal, E.D.I., Young Noble & Stormy)	L.T. Hutton	5:25
12.	"Pac's Life" (Remix) (featuring Snoop Dogg, T.I. & Chris Starr)	L.T. Hutton	3:39
13.	"Untouchable" (featuring Yaki Kadafi, Hussein Fatal & Gravy)	Sha Money XL	4:25

UK Edition bonus track
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Dear Mama" (Remix) (featuring Anthony Hamilton)	Frank Nitty	5:42

Japanese Edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Scared Straight" (Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins)	3:29

Chart history

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	76
Germany (GfK)^[2]	71
Canada (Canadian Albums Chart)^[2]	19
France (SNEP)^[2]	83
Ireland (IRMA)^[3]	71
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[4]	62
US Billboard 200^[1]	9
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums^[1]	3
US Billboard Top Rap Albums^[1]	3

Release history

Country	Release date
Australia	November 18, 2006
Europe	November 20, 2006
United States	November 21, 2006
Japan^[5]	December 13, 2006

References

1 2 3 4 5 Pac's Life at AllMusic
1 2 3 4 Steffen Hung. "2 Pac - Pac's Life". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
↑ "GFK Chart-Track". Chart-track.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
↑ Steffen Hung (2007-09-28). "2 Pac - Pac's Life". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
↑ "Pac's Life".

Tupac Shakur

Studio albums	2Pacalypse Now Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... Thug Life: Volume 1 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

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

Related albums	Nothing but Trouble (soundtrack) Sons of the P Juice (soundtrack) Poetic Justice (soundtrack) Above the Rim (soundtrack) Gridlock'd (soundtrack) Gang Related (soundtrack) A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle

Extended plays	Makaveli & Dillinger Don't Go 2 Sleep

Singles	"Brenda's Got a Baby" "If My Homie Calls" "Trapped" "Holler If Ya Hear Me" "I Get Around" "Keep Ya Head Up" "Papa'z Song" "Cradle to the Grave" "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 LA" "Hail Mary" "Wanted Dead or Alive" "Made Niggaz"

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 Live)" "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" "Thugs Get Lonely Too" "Ghetto Gospel" "Untouchable" "Pac's Life" "Playa Cardz Right"

Other songs	"I Don't Give a Fuck" "Runnin' (From tha Police)" "Hit 'Em Up" "Are U Still Down" "Panther Power"

Featured singles	"Smile" "Playa Cardz Right"

Books	The Rose That Grew from Concrete

Stage	Holler If Ya Hear Me

Filmography	Nothing but Trouble Juice Poetic Justice Above the Rim Bullet Gridlock'd Gang Related

Documentaries	Biggie & Tupac Tupac: Resurrection Tupac: Assassination

Outlawz	Yaki Kadafi Kastro Napoleon E.D.I. Mean Hussein Fatal Mussolini Komani Young Noble

Related articles	Discography List of songs Outlawz Digital Underground Afeni Shakur Assata Shakur Mopreme Shakur Mutulu Shakur East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry Makaveli Branded Clothing Niccolò Machiavelli Orlando Anderson Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts Billy Garland Kadafi List of awards and nominations received by Tupac Shakur Murder of Tupac Shakur

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