Tupac: Resurrection
Soundtrack album by
2Pac
ReleasedNovember 11, 2003
Genre
Length54:59
Label
Producer
2Pac chronology
Better Dayz
(2002) 		Tupac: Resurrection
(2003) 		2Pac Live
(2004)
Singles from Tupac: Resurrection
  1. "Runnin' (Dying to Live)"
    Released: September 6, 2003
  2. "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)"
    Released: March 22, 2004

Tupac: Resurrection is a soundtrack album for the Academy Award-nominated documentary of the same name. It was released on November 14, 2003, by Amaru Entertainment and Interscope Records.

Background

It includes several previously released 2Pac recordings, including "Death Around the Corner" from Me Against the World, "Secretz of War" from Still I Rise, "Holler If Ya Hear Me" from Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... and "Rebel of the Underground" from 2Pacalypse Now; and unreleased 2Pac verses re-constructed into new tracks such as "Ghost", "One Day at a Time", and "Runnin (Dying to Live)".

Singles

Single information
"One Day at a Time (Em's Version)"
  • Released: 2003
  • B-side:
"Runnin' (Dying to Live)"

Production

Tupac's mother Afeni Shakur and Eminem executively produced the album.

The album features The Notorious B.I.G., Eminem, 50 Cent, Outlawz, and Digital Underground.

"Intro", "Ghost", "Death Around The Corner", "Bury Me A G" and "Str8 Ballin'" do not actually feature in the movie, but appear on the album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
RapReviews.com8/10[3]
Rolling Stone [4]
Uncut[5]

The album received mixed to positive reviews.

Commercial performance

The album sold more than 420,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 behind Jay-Z's The Black Album.[6]

It sold 1,666,335 copies in the United States as of 2011.[7]

It went platinum in the United States[8] and gold in the United Kingdom.[9]

Awards and nominations

The song "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" won the Top Soundtrack Song of the Year award at the 2005 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Intro" (previously unreleased)  0:05
2."Ghost" (previously unreleased)
Eminem4:17
3."One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" (with Eminem feat. Outlawz) (previously unreleased)
Eminem3:44
4."Death Around the Corner" (from Me Against the World, 1995)
Johnny "J"4:07
5."Secretz of War" (feat. Outlawz) (from Still I Rise, 1999)
Johnny "J"4:13
6."Runnin' (Dying to Live)" (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.) (released in 2002)
Eminem3:51
7."Holler If Ya Hear Me" (from Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z..., 1993)
Stretch4:38
8."Starin' Through My Rear View" (feat. Outlawz) (from Gang Related soundtrack, 1997)
5:11
9."Bury Me a G" (feat. Thug Life) (from Thug Life Volume 1, 1994)
Thug Music5:00
10."Same Song" (feat. Digital Underground, from This Is an EP Release, 1991)
Shock G3:57
11."Panther Power" (feat. Tyson) (from Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991, 2000)
Chopmaster J and Strictly Dope4:36
12."Str8 Ballin'" (from Thug Life Volume 1, 1994)
  • Shakur
  • Harvey
  • Clinton Jr.
  • Collins
  • Gary Cooper
Easy Mo Bee5:04
13."Rebel of the Underground" (from 2Pacalypse Now, 1991)
  • Shakur
  • Jacobs
Shock G3:17
14."The Realist Killaz" (feat. 50 Cent) (previously unreleased)
Red Spyda2:59
Total length:54:59
Sample credits

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[30] Platinum 1,666,335[29]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ RapReviews review
  4. ^ Rolling Stone review
  5. ^ Uncut review
  6. ^ Billboard Staff (2003-11-19). "Back In 'Black': Jay-Z Swan Song Bows On Top". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
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  27. ^ "2004 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. December 25, 2004. p. YE-72. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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  30. ^ "American album certifications – 2 Pac – Resurrection". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 13 February 2019.


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