2Pac: All Eyez On Me

All Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album by the legendary rapper 2Pac (1971-1996), and the last to be released during his lifetime. The album features hits like "How Do U Want It" and "California Love". The album was released on February 13, 1996 by Death Row and Interscope Records, It featured five singles in all, the most of any of 2Pac's albums. All Eyez on Me made history becoming available globally, selling more than 10 Million copies and 550.000 just on the first week, giving the labels more than 27 Millon USD on the first seven days.
The album was later remastered in 2001, years after 2Pac´s death.
== Background ==
By October 1995 "Pac was in jail because of reported sexual abuse, he had lost all his money and had to wait for someone to pay the bail. Suge Knight and Jimmy Iovine paid the $1.4 million bail necessary to get Shakur released from jail, but the deal was that 2Pac needed to realise at least three more albums for Death Row records. So they recorded and realised All Eyez On Me. 
The initial title for the album was Euthanasia because All Eyez on Me was originally intended for a Christmas 1995 release but was pushed back as 2Pac continued to record music and shoot music videos for the album.
== Performance ==
All Eyez on Me debuted at number-one on both the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It was the second album from 2Pac to do so, selling more than 500,000 copies in the first week. All Eyez on Me has sold 11 million copies in the United States as of january 2018, and has been certified Diamond, which makes it one of the best-selling albums in the US. The album was also certified platinum in the UK in 2014.
All Eyez On Me has charted on Billboard 200 for 105 weeks in total, being 2Pac's best selling album. 
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