Most of the album was produced by Johnny "J" and Daz Dillinger, with help from Dr. The song "Heartz of Men" samples a portion of Richard Pryor's comedy album That Nigger's Crazy.
Dre, Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Nate Dogg, and George Clinton, Rappin' 4-Tay, The Click, Method Man, and Redman among others. The album features guest spots from 2Pac's regulars, such as former- Thug Life members and The Outlawz, as well as Dr. Īll Eyez on Me was originally intended for a Christmas 1995 release but was pushed back as Shakur continued to record music and shoot music videos for the album. Everybody's looking to see what I'mma do now so All Eyez on Me. I got the jealous homeboys and I got the homies that roll with me. I got the females that want to charge me with false charges and sue me and all that. Shakur explained to MTV's Bill Bellamy in December 1995 saying: Įuthanasia was the initial title of the album until it was changed to All Eyez on Me during the recording process. Fulfilling part of Shakur's brand new contract, this double-album served as the first two albums of his three-album contract. All Eyez on Me was released following an agreement between Knight and Shakur which stated Shakur would make three albums under Death Row Records in return for them paying his bail. At the time, Shakur was broke and thus unable to make bail himself.
In October 1995, Suge Knight and Jimmy Iovine paid the $1.4 million bail necessary to get Shakur released from jail on charges of sexual abuse. The album was certified Diamond by the RIAA on July 23, 2014, eighteen years after Shakur's death, with shipments of over 5 million copies (each disc in the double album counted as a separate unit for certification). Shakur also won the Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist at the 24th Annual American Music Awards. The album won the 1997 Soul Train R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year Award posthumously. All Eyez on Me was the second album by 2Pac to chart at number one on both the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, selling 566,000 copies in the first week.
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