The album featured original Outlawz members like E.D.I. Mean , Young Noble , and Napoleon , along with unreleased verses from the late Yaki Kadafi .
: The opening track, "Letter to the President," was featured in the 2001 film Training Day . Tracklist 2pac and outlawz still i rise album
Still I Rise is not the perfect album Pac would have made. It is the best album his brothers could make without him. And sometimes, that is enough. As the man said: "You can kill my body, but you cannot kill my soul." On this album, that soul is fragmented, but it rises nonetheless. The album featured original Outlawz members like E
For the casual fan streaming "California Love" or "Dear Mama," might feel like homework. It is dense, angry, and occasionally meandering. Tracklist Still I Rise is not the perfect
It debuted at #6 or #7 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 408,000 copies in its first week.
The album’s title, borrowed from the famous Maya Angelou poem, sets the tone for the entire project. It is about resilience in the face of systemic oppression, personal betrayal, and the inevitability of death.
The album almost didn't happen in its current form. Following 2Pac's passing, the Outlawz were on the verge of signing a new deal with in Houston. However, they received a call from 2Pac’s mother, Afeni Shakur , requesting they return to Los Angeles to complete the music her son had left behind. Despite their manager's advice, the group chose to return to finish the project they felt was "dear to them". The Recording Process