Loyal to the Game is the fourth posthumous album of American rap artist Tupac Shakur , released December 12, 2004 in Europe and December 14 in North America . The album was almost completely produced (with the exception of 4 bonus tracks ) by Eminem , which makes it so similar to Eminem's style.
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| Date of issue | December 12, 2004 | ||||||
| Recorded by | 1991-1994 (vocals 2Pac ) 2003-2004 (modern processing) | ||||||
| Genre | West Coast Hip Hop , Gangsta Rap | ||||||
| Duration | 64:56 | ||||||
| Producers | Afeni Shakur (Spanish), Eminem (Spanish) | ||||||
| Labels | Amaru Interscope | ||||||
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Content
About the album
In an interview with MTV, Eminem replied that he had sent a letter to Tupak’s mother, Afeni Shakur , asking him to consider his candidacy for producing the album and received consent [1] .
In creating the album, Eminem used an unusual technique of beats , namely, he changed the tempo and pitch of Tupac's voice for better comprehension by the listeners, which was required at that time. DJ Quik , one of the producers of the album, when recording a remix of the song “Loyal to the Game” suggested Afeni Shakur to name the album as Loyal to the Game .
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart with 330,000 copies sold in its first week of sales. [2] Later, the album won the status of platinum in North America and gold in Europe [3] .
List of Songs
| # | Title | Producer (s) | Guests | Time |
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| one | “Soldier Like Me (Return of the Soulja)” | Eminem | Eminem | 3:50 |
| 2 | "The Uppercut" | Eminem | EDI and Young Noble from Outlawz | 3:50 |
| 3 | "Out on Bail" | Eminem | 3:54 | |
| four | Ghetto Gospel | Eminem | 3:58 | |
| five | "Black Cotton" | Eminem | Eminem, Kastro, and Young Noble from Outlawz | 5:03 |
| 6 | " Loyal to the Game " | Eminem | G-unit | 3:23 |
| 7 | Thugs Get Lonely Too | Eminem | Nate dogg | 4:48 |
| eight | "NIGGA" | Eminem | Jadakiss | 3:02 |
| 9 | "Who Do You Love?" | Eminem | 3:28 | |
| ten | Crooked Nigga Too | Eminem | 2:55 | |
| eleven | "Don't You Trust Me" | Eminem | 4:55 | |
| 12 | "Hennessey" | Eminem | Obie trice | 3:27 |
| 13 | "Thug 4 Life" | Eminem | 2:54 | |
| 14 | "Po Nigga Blues (Scott Storch remix)" (bonus track) | Scott Storch | Ron isley | 3:39 |
| 15 | “Hennessey (Red Spyda remix)” (bonus track) | Red spyda | EDI and Sleepy Brown | 3:18 |
| sixteen | "Crooked Nigga Too (Raphael Saadiq remix)" (bonus track) | Raphael saadiq | 4:02 | |
| 17 | “Loyal to the Game (DJ Quik remix)” (bonus track) | DJ Quik | Big syke | 4:21 |
Chart Positions
| Year | Position | |||
| Billboard 200 | Top R & B / Hip-Hop Albums | Top rap albums | Canadian Albums Chart | |
| 2004 | #one | #one | #one | # 7 |
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Notes
- ↑ village voice> nyclife> The Essay: The End of Eminem by Jon Caramanica
- ↑ Tupac's 'Game' Haunts Album Chart At No. one
- ↑ Album Sales Certificate . Date of treatment June 2, 2010. Archived March 2, 2012.