Still I Rise (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Still I Rise

| type = studio

| artist = 2Pac and Outlawz

| cover = Still I Rise.jpg

| alt =

| released = December 21, 1999

| recorded =

| studio = {{hlist|Can-Am Studios (Tarzana, Los Angeles)|Pacifique and Track (North Hollywood, Los Angeles)}}

| genre = {{hlist|Gangsta rap|conscious hip-hop}}

| length = 72:45

| label = Interscope

| producer =

Tony Pizarro
Daz
Johnny "J"
Darryl "Big D" Harper
Kurupt
QDIII
Quimmy Quim
Soulshock
Damon Thomas
2Pac
Mr. Lee

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = 2Pac

| type = studio

| prev_title = Greatest Hits

| prev_year = 1998

| title = Still I Rise

| year = 1999

| next_title = Until the End of Time

| next_year = 2001

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Outlawz

| type = studio

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| title = Still I Rise

| year = 1999

| next_title = Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us

| next_year = 2000

}}

{{Singles

| name = Still I Rise

| type = studio

| single1 = Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)

| single1date = October 28, 1999

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Bush |first=John |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=r447976 |pure_url=yes}} |title=Still I Rise - 2Pac, Outlawz : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=Allmusic |access-date=June 4, 2012}}

| rev2 = Los Angeles Times

| rev2Score = {{rating|3|4}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-18-ca-45045-story.html |title=2Pac's Charisma Survives in Unreleased Recordings - Los Angeles Times |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 11, 2010 |access-date=June 4, 2012}}

| rev3 = NME

| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-1747-331566|title=Still I Rise|website=NME|date=12 September 2005|access-date=5 April 2025}}

| rev4 = RapReviews

| rev4Score = 6/10{{cite web|last=Juon |first=Steve "Flash" |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2000_01_stillirise.html |title=2Pac + Outlawz :: Still I Rise :: Interscope |publisher=RapReviews |date=January 2000 |access-date=June 4, 2012}}

| rev5 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev5Score = {{rating|1|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/tupac-shakur/albumguide |title=Tupac Shakur: Album Guide |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=October 12, 2012}}

| rev6 = Uncut

| rev6Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1076617&style=music |title=Outlawz / Tupac - Still I Rise CD Album |publisher=CD Universe |access-date=October 12, 2012}}

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MonlRf04GC0 |title=Hussein Fatal Interview (talks about current projects, who killed Tupac, Kadafi, etc.) |publisher=YouTube |access-date=March 10, 2012}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://homepage3.nifty.com/fwka2062/usaalbum_firstweektop20.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712120937/http://homepage3.nifty.com/fwka2062/usaalbum_firstweektop20.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 12, 2012 |title=USA Album First Week top 20 |website=Homepage3.nifty.com |access-date=June 4, 2012 }} On February 2, 2000, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over one million copies.{{Cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Better%20Dayz&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2007&sort=Artist&perPage=50 |title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - September 24, 2015 |website=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=2017-09-15 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924152824/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Better%20Dayz&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2007&sort=Artist&perPage=50 |url-status=dead }} As of September 2011, the album has sold a total of 1,692,316 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan.{{cite news |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2011/09/tupac-month-2pacs-discography/#2 |title=Tupac Month: 2Pac's Discography|website=Xxlmag.com |access-date=May 27, 2013}}

On February 10, 2000, the album was certified gold by Music Canada (MC) for sales of over 50,000 units in Canada.{{Cite web|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=|title=Gold and Platinum Search|date=25 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225041920/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=|access-date=April 12, 2021|archive-date=2012-02-25}} 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

class="wikitable"
# !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

class="wikitable"

!Title

!Producer

!Performers

!Time

|"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

|"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

|"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

|"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

|"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

|"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

|"Homeboyz"

|Daz Dillinger

Intro: 2Pac
First verse: 2Pac
Second verse: Young Noble
Chorus: 2Pac
Third verse: 2Pac

|3:38

|"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

|"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

|"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

|"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

|"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

|"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

|"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

|"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

=Weekly charts=

scope="col"\| Chart (2000) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="row"\| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite Ryan\|page=287}} \| 54
{{album chart\|Austria\|48\|artist=2Pac %2B Outlawz\|album=Still I Rise\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 8, 2021}}
scope="row"\| Canadian Albums (RPM){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.10020&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5\|title=Top Albums/CDs - Volume 70, No. 10, January 10, 2000\|magazine=RPM\|access-date=February 21, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924013643/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.10020&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5\|archive-date=September 24, 2011\|url-status=dead}} \| 9
{{album chart\|Netherlands\|24\|artist=2Pac %2B Outlawz\|album=Still I Rise\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 8, 2021}}
{{album chart\|Germany4\|24\|id=3190\|artist=2Pac %2B Outlawz\|album=Still I Rise\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 8, 2021}}
{{album chart\|Ireland2\|50\|artist=2Pac\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 8, 2021}}
{{album chart\|New Zealand\|49\|artist=2Pac %2B Outlawz\|album=Still I Rise\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 8, 2021}}
{{album chart\|Switzerland\|86\|artist=2Pac %2B Outlawz\|album=Still I Rise\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 8, 2021}}
{{album chart\|UK2\|75\|date=20000102\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 8, 2021}}
{{album chart\|UKR&B\|14\|date=20000102\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 8, 2021}}
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|6\|artist=2Pac\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 8, 2021}}
{{album chart\|BillboardRandBHipHop\|2\|artist=2Pac\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 8, 2021}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2000)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 8, 2021|archive-date=January 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110171552/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live}}

| 58

scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehEEAAAAMBAJ|title=2000 The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=53|page=YE-52|date=December 30, 2000|access-date=August 8, 2021}}

| 15

=Singles=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Song ! Billboard Hot 100 ! Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
1999 \| "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" \| style="text-align:center;"\|72 \| style="text-align:center;"\|36

class="wikitable"

Year

! Song

! Billboard Hot 100

! Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks

1999

| "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)"

| style="text-align:center;"|72

| style="text-align:center;"|36

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|artist=2 Pac|title=Still I Rise|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=2000|access-date=September 15, 2013}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Still I Rise|artist=2Pac & Outlawz|type=album|award=Gold|id=12002-3670-2|relyear=1999|certyear=2014|access-date=September 15, 2013}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=2 Pac & Outlawz|title=Still I Rise|award=Platinum |relyear=1999|certyear=2000|salesamount=1,692,316|salesref=}}

References

Category:1999 collaborative albums

Category:Tupac Shakur albums

Category:Outlawz albums

Category:Albums published posthumously

Category:Albums produced by Daz Dillinger

Category:Albums produced by Johnny "J"

Category:Albums produced by Quincy Jones III

Category:Death Row Records albums

Category:Gangsta rap albums by American artists

Category:Interscope Records albums

Category:Interscope Geffen A&M Records albums