Still I Rise is an album by 2Pac + Outlawz which is released as the third posthumous studio album of 2Pac, and the first album by the Outlawz as a group (not to be confused with their debut Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us). The album excludes some of the original line up of the Outlawz and Hussein Fatal, who had left the group as he had refused to sign to Death Row The album contains all previously unreleased, albeit remixed material. It was released on December 21, 1999, by Interscope Records, under the Death Row label. It was certified Double platinum by the RIAA. And eventually sold 1,617,000 by 2006, according to Nielsen Soundscan. The album debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold 408,000 on the first week. The album features production from 2Pac's close producers Johnny "J" and QDIII and appearances from Big Syke and Nate Dogg. The song "Letter to the President" featured in the film "Training Day" (2001). The album includes the single "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)". Still I Rise is an album by 2Pac + Outlawz which is released as the third posthumous studio album of 2Pac, and the first album by the Outlawz as a group (not to be confused with their debut Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us). The album excludes some of the original line up of the Outlawz and Hussein Fatal, who had left the group as he had refused to sign to Death Row The album contains all previously unreleased, albeit remixed material. It was released on December 21, 1999, by Interscope Records, under the Death Row label. It was certified Double platinum by the RIAA. And eventually sold 1,617,000 by 2006, according to Nielsen Soundscan. The album debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold 408,000 on the first week. The album features production from 2Pac's close producers Johnny "J" and QDIII and appearances from Big Syke and Nate Dogg. The song "Letter to the President" featured in the film "Training Day" (2001). The album includes the single "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)". false 2025-11-07 21:59:09 1999 1999-12-21 1999-12-21 35 Blues G-Funk Gangsta Rap Hardcore Hip Hop Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop 111318 2110828 c1bdf62f-f624-4508-9b01-dc1a21165edd 382f1005-e9ab-4684-afd4-0bdae4ee37f2 2861b904-2bbd-39a5-9961-adf294d24bc2 /media/data/media5/Music/2Pac/Still I Rise (1999)/folder.jpg 2Pac 2Pac 1 9 06:00 1 10 05:42 1 11 04:02 1 12 05:05 1 13 05:02 1 14 04:23 1 15 04:55 Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time. Academics regard him as one of the most influential music artists of the 20th century and a prominent political activist for Black America. In addition to his music career, Shakur also wrote poetry and starred in films. He is among the best-selling music artists, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide. His lyrical content has been noted for addressing social injustice, political issues, and the marginalization of other African-Americans, but he was also synonymous with gangsta rap and violent lyrics. Shakur was born in New York City to parents who were both political activists and Black Panther Party members. Raised by his mother, Afeni Shakur, he relocated to Baltimore in 1984 and to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1988. With the release of his debut album 2Pacalypse Now in 1991, he became a central figure in West Coast hip-hop for his conscious rap and political rap lyrics. Shakur achieved further critical and commercial multi-platinum success with his follow-up albums Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... (1993) and Me Against the World (1995). His Diamond certified album All Eyez on Me (1996), the first double-length album in hip-hop history, abandoned his introspective lyrics for volatile gangsta rap. In addition to his music career, Shakur starred roles in Juice (1992), Poetic Justice (1993), Above the Rim (1994), Bullet (1996), Gridlock'd (1997), and Gang Related (1997). Shakur's most notable songs include "California Love", "Changes", "Dear Mama", "Hail Mary", "Keep Ya Head Up", "Hit 'Em Up", "Ambitionz az a Ridah", "All Eyez on Me", "Ghetto Gospel", "Do for Love", "So Many Tears", "To Live & Die in L.A.", "How Do U Want It", "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted", "Brenda's Got a Baby" and "I Get Around". Alongside his solo career, Shakur was part of the group Thug Life and collaborated with artists like Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and Outlawz. During the later part of his career, Shakur was shot five times in the lobby of a New York recording studio and experienced legal troubles, including incarceration. He served eight months in prison on sexual abuse charges, but was released pending an appeal of his conviction in 1995. Following his release, he signed to Marion "Suge" Knight's label Death Row Records and became heavily involved in the growing East Coast–West Coast hip-hop rivalry. On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot four times by an unidentified assailant in a drive-by shooting in Paradise, Nevada; he died six days later. Following his murder, the Notorious B.I.G. was at first considered a suspect due to their public feud; he was also murdered in another drive-by shooting six months later in March 1997, while visiting Los Angeles. On September 22, 1996, a peace summit was convened at Mosque Maryam by Louis Farrakhan in response to his assassination. Shakur's double-length posthumous album Greatest Hits (1998) is one of his two releases—and one of only nine hip-hop albums—to have been certified Diamond in the United States. Five more albums have been released since Shakur's death, including his critically acclaimed posthumous album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996) under his stage name Makaveli, all of which have been certified multi-platinum in the United States. In 2002, Shakur was inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame. In 2017, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Rolling Stone ranked Shakur among the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. In 2023, he was awarded a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His influence in music, activism, songwriting, and other areas of culture has been the subject of academic studies. Death Row RecordsInterscope Records