# Still I Rise (album)

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| RapReviews | 6/10 |
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Still I Rise is a collaboration album by 2Pac and Outlawz. The album excludes some of the original line up of Outlawz, including Hussein Fatal, who had left the group as he had refused to sign with Death Row Records. The album contains all previously unreleased, albeit remixed material. It was released on December 21, 1999 via Interscope Records.
The album features production from 2Pac's close producers Tony Pizarro, Johnny "J" and QDIII, and appearances from Big Syke and Nate Dogg. The album features mostly tracks from Shakur while he was on Death Row Records.
The album debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 408,000 in the first week. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

## Singles

"Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya' Head Up II)" which features female group H.E.A.T. was the only single from the album. The song "Letter to the President" is featured in the film Training Day (2001).

## Commercial performance

Still I Rise debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 408,000 in the first week. On February 2, 2000, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over one million copies. As of September 2011, the album has sold a total of 1,692,316 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan.
On February 10, 2000, the album was certified gold by Music Canada (MC) for sales of over 50,000 units in Canada. On March 14, 2014, the album was certified gold by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for 100,000 units sold in the United Kingdom.

## Track listing

| # | Title | Producer | Performers | Time |
| 1 | "Letter to the President" (feat. Big Syke) | QD III | Intro: E.D.I. Mean First verse: 2Pac Chorus: 2Pac Second verse: E.D.I. Mean Chorus: E.D.I. Mean Third Verse: Kastro Fourth Verse: 2Pac Fifth verse: Big Syke Outro: 2Pac | 6:03 |
| 2 | "Still I Rise" | Johnny J | Intro: Kastro First verse: 2Pac Chorus: Ta'He Second verse: Yaki Kadafi Third verse: Napoleon Fourth verse: Young Noble Fifth verse: Yaki Kadafi | 4:45 |
| 3 | "Secretz of War" | Johnny J | Chorus: E.D.I. Mean First verse: E.D.I. Mean Second verse: 2Pac Third verse: Yaki Kadafi Fourth verse: Young Noble | 4:15 |
| 4 | "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" | 2Pac, Soulshock and Karlin | Intro: 2Pac Chorus: 2Pac, H.E.A.T. (back) First verse: 2Pac Second verse: E.D.I. Mean Third verse: Young Noble | 4:22 |
| 5 | "As the World Turns" | Darryl "Big D" Harper | Intro: 2Pac First verse: 2Pac Chorus: Darryl "Big D" Harper, 2Pac (back) Second verse: Young Noble Third verse: Napoleon Fourth verse: E.D.I. Mean Fifth verse: Yaki Kadafi | 5:08 |
| 6 | "Black Jesuz" | 2Pac, L Rock Ya, Mr. Lee | Intro: 2Pac, Yaki Kadafi First verse: Yaki Kadafi Second verse: Storm Chorus: 2Pac, Val Young Third verse: Young Noble Fourth verse: 2Pac Fifth verse: Kastro Outro: Kastro | 4:29 |
| 7 | "Homeboyz" | Daz Dillinger | Intro: 2Pac First verse: 2Pac Second verse: Young Noble Chorus: 2Pac Third verse: 2Pac | 3:38 |
| 8 | "Hell 4 a Hustler" | Damon Thomas | First verse: 2Pac Chorus: Outlawz, J. Valentine (Back) Second verse: E.D.I. Mean, Young Noble Third verse: 2Pac Outro: 2Pac | 4:56 |
| 9 | "High Speed" | Darryl "Big D" Harper | Intro: Kastro, 2Pac First verse: 2Pac Second verse: Yaki Kadafi Third verse: E.D.I. Mean Fourth verse: 2Pac Outro: 2Pac, E.D.I. Mean | 5:59 |
| 10 | "The Good Die Young" | Darryl "Big D" Harper | Intro: 2Pac First verse: 2Pac Chorus: Val Young Second verse: Napoleon Third verse: Young Noble Fourth verse: Kastro Fifth verse: E.D.I. Mean Outro: 2Pac, Young Noble | 5:42 |
| 11 | "Killuminati" | Tony Pizarro | First verse: 2Pac Chorus: 2Pac, Kastro, Qierra Davis-Martin (harmony) Second verse: E.D.I. Mean Third Verse: Yaki Kadafi Outro: 2Pac | 4:02 |
| 12 | "Teardrops and Closed Caskets" (feat. Nate Dogg & Val Young) | QD III | Intro: 2Pac First verse: Outlawz Chorus: Nate Dogg, Val Young Second verse: Outlawz Third verse: Outlawz | 5:05 |
| 13 | "Tattoo Tears" | Kurupt, E.D.I. Mean | Intro: 2Pac First verse: 2Pac Chorus: Outlawz Second verse: Young Noble Third verse: Napoleon Fourth verse: Yaki Kadafi Fifth verse: Kastro | 5:02 |
| 14 | "U Can Be Touched" | Johnny J | Intro: Napoleon First verse: Napoleon Chorus: 2Pac Second verse: E.D.I. Mean Third verse: Kastro Fourth Verse: Young Noble Fifth verse: Yaki Kadafi | 4:23 |
| 15 | "Y'all Don't Know Us" | Quimmy Quim & Reef | Intro: Young Noble First verse: Young Noble Chorus: Young Noble Second verse: Napoleon Third verse: E.D.I. Mean | 4:55 |

## Leftovers

* "Runnin On E"
* "Last Ones Left"
* "All Out"
* "Runnin On E"
* "Worldwide MOB Figgaz"
* "Death Before Dishonor"

## Samples

* "As the World Turns"
** "Sounds Like a Love Song" by Bobby Glenn
* "Still I Rise"
** "Tenderness" by Walter Beasley
* "Teardrops and Closed Caskets"
** "Love Ballad" by L.T.D.
* "U Can Be Touched"
** "Piano in the Dark" by Brenda Russell
* "High Speed"
** "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club

## Charts
### Singles

| Year | Song | Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks |
| 1999 | "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" | 72 | 36 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Canada (Music Canada) | Gold | 50,000$^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 100,000$^*$ |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | 1,692,316 |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||