Until the End of Time | ||||
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Released | March 27, 2001 | |||
Recorded | October 14, 1995 – September 6, 1996 (2Pac's vocals) 1999–2001 (Production, guest vocals, and mixing) | |||
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Length | 2:04:05 | |||
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2Pac chronology | ||||
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Singles from Until the End of Time | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 51/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B [3] |
RapReviews | 8.0/10 [4] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
HipHopDX | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Until the End of Time is the seventh studio album and third posthumous album by American rapper 2Pac.
It follows his previous posthumous albums R U Still Down? (Remember Me) and Still I Rise. The album consists of material recorded while the rapper was on Death Row Records from 1995 to 1996. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 426,870 copies in its first week. [7] The album was certified quadruple platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [8]
The album is the result of a collaboration between Afeni Shakur's Amaru Records and Suge Knight's Death Row Records, and features previously unreleased works by Shakur. [5] The majority of the music compositions were remixed from their original state. Highly anticipated, Until the End of Time was ultimately one of the best selling hip hop albums of 2001. There were only three times references to Death Row Records were not censored. ("Until the End of Time" (both versions), "U Don't Have 2 Worry", and "All Out"). [9] The core vocal tracks and some instrumentation was recorded during and after the All Eyez On Me and Makaveli: The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory sessions.
BET placed the album number 3 on their list of the '25 Best Posthumous Albums of All Time'. [10]
Until the End of Time debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 426,870 copies in its first week, which will be the last number one album released by Death Row Records. [7] On June 10, 2014, the album was certified 4× platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over four million copies in the United States. [8]
On June 22, 2001, the album was certified Gold by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom. [11] On May 24, 2001, the album was certified double platinum for sales of over 200,000 copies in Canada. [12]
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [13]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ballad of a Dead Soulja" | 4:15 | ||
2. | "Fuck Friendz" |
| QDIII | 5:19 |
3. | "Lil' Homies" |
| Johnny "J" | 3:43 |
4. | "Let 'Em Have It" (featuring SKG) |
| L.T. Hutton | 4:53 |
5. | "Good Life" (featuring Big Syke & E.D.I. of the Outlawz) |
| Mike Mosley | 4:17 |
6. | " Letter 2 My Unborn" |
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| 3:55 |
7. | "Breathin'" (featuring Young Noble, Napoleon, Kastro & E.D.I.—credited to Outlawz) |
| Johnny "J" | 4:04 |
8. | "Happy Home" |
| 3:56 | |
9. | "All Out" (featuring Napoleon, Kastro & E.D.I.—credited to Outlawz) |
| Big Simon Says | 5:32 |
10. | "Fuckin' wit the Wrong Nigga" |
| Tyrone Wrice | 3:37 |
11. | "Thug N U Thug N Me" (Remix) (featuring K-Ci & JoJo) |
|
| 4:11 |
12. | "Everything They Owe" |
| Johnny "J" | 3:07 |
13. | " Until the End of Time" (featuring R.L. Huggar of Next) |
| 4:26 | |
14. | "M.O.B." (featuring Big Syke, Mopreme, Hussein Fatal & Yaki Kadafi—credited to Thug Life & Outlawz) |
| 5:01 | |
15. | "World Wide Mob Figgaz" (featuring E.D.I., Young Noble & Napoleon—credited to Outlawz) |
| Johnny "J" | 4:37 |
Total length: | 60:00 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Big Syke Interlude" (featuring Big Syke) |
| Cold 187um | 1:45 |
2. | "My Closest Roaddogz" |
| Johnny "J" | 4:04 |
3. | "Niggaz Nature" (Remix) (featuring Lil' Mo) |
| QDIII | 5:04 |
4. | "When Thugz Cry" |
| Johnny "J" | 4:22 |
5. | "U Don't Have 2 Worry" (featuring Young Noble, E.D.I., Napoleon, Kastro & Yaki Kadafi—credited to Outlawz) |
| QDIII | 5:07 |
6. | "This Ain't Livin'" |
| Johnny "J" | 3:41 |
7. | "Why U Turn on Me" |
| 3:32 | |
8. | "LastOnesLeft" (featuring Napoleon & Kastro—credited to Outlawz) |
| Johnny "J" | 3:59 |
9. | "Thug N U Thug N Me" (featuring K-Ci & JoJo) |
| Johnny "J" | 4:29 |
10. | "Words 2 My First Born" (featuring Above the Law) |
| DJ Quik | 4:07 |
11. | "Let 'Em Have It" (Remix) (featuring Left Eye) |
| 4:25 | |
12. | "Runnin' on E" (featuring Hussein Fatal, Yaki Kadafi, Young Noble & Nutt-So—credited to Outlawz) |
| 2Pac | 5:37 |
13. | "When I Get Free" (featuring J. Valentine) |
| 4:30 | |
14. | "Until the End of Time" (RP Remix) (featuring Richard Page) |
| 4:27 | |
Total length: | 58:59 |
Notes
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
Vocals
Instrumentation
Guitars
Bass
Keyboards
Arrangement
Technical
Production
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada ( Music Canada) [40] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [41] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States ( RIAA) [42] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Until the End of Time | ||||
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![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 27, 2001 | |||
Recorded | October 14, 1995 – September 6, 1996 (2Pac's vocals) 1999–2001 (Production, guest vocals, and mixing) | |||
Studio |
| |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:04:05 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer |
| |||
2Pac chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Until the End of Time | ||||
|
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 51/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B [3] |
RapReviews | 8.0/10 [4] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
HipHopDX | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Until the End of Time is the seventh studio album and third posthumous album by American rapper 2Pac.
It follows his previous posthumous albums R U Still Down? (Remember Me) and Still I Rise. The album consists of material recorded while the rapper was on Death Row Records from 1995 to 1996. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 426,870 copies in its first week. [7] The album was certified quadruple platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [8]
The album is the result of a collaboration between Afeni Shakur's Amaru Records and Suge Knight's Death Row Records, and features previously unreleased works by Shakur. [5] The majority of the music compositions were remixed from their original state. Highly anticipated, Until the End of Time was ultimately one of the best selling hip hop albums of 2001. There were only three times references to Death Row Records were not censored. ("Until the End of Time" (both versions), "U Don't Have 2 Worry", and "All Out"). [9] The core vocal tracks and some instrumentation was recorded during and after the All Eyez On Me and Makaveli: The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory sessions.
BET placed the album number 3 on their list of the '25 Best Posthumous Albums of All Time'. [10]
Until the End of Time debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 426,870 copies in its first week, which will be the last number one album released by Death Row Records. [7] On June 10, 2014, the album was certified 4× platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over four million copies in the United States. [8]
On June 22, 2001, the album was certified Gold by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom. [11] On May 24, 2001, the album was certified double platinum for sales of over 200,000 copies in Canada. [12]
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [13]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Ballad of a Dead Soulja" | 4:15 | ||
2. | "Fuck Friendz" |
| QDIII | 5:19 |
3. | "Lil' Homies" |
| Johnny "J" | 3:43 |
4. | "Let 'Em Have It" (featuring SKG) |
| L.T. Hutton | 4:53 |
5. | "Good Life" (featuring Big Syke & E.D.I. of the Outlawz) |
| Mike Mosley | 4:17 |
6. | " Letter 2 My Unborn" |
|
| 3:55 |
7. | "Breathin'" (featuring Young Noble, Napoleon, Kastro & E.D.I.—credited to Outlawz) |
| Johnny "J" | 4:04 |
8. | "Happy Home" |
| 3:56 | |
9. | "All Out" (featuring Napoleon, Kastro & E.D.I.—credited to Outlawz) |
| Big Simon Says | 5:32 |
10. | "Fuckin' wit the Wrong Nigga" |
| Tyrone Wrice | 3:37 |
11. | "Thug N U Thug N Me" (Remix) (featuring K-Ci & JoJo) |
|
| 4:11 |
12. | "Everything They Owe" |
| Johnny "J" | 3:07 |
13. | " Until the End of Time" (featuring R.L. Huggar of Next) |
| 4:26 | |
14. | "M.O.B." (featuring Big Syke, Mopreme, Hussein Fatal & Yaki Kadafi—credited to Thug Life & Outlawz) |
| 5:01 | |
15. | "World Wide Mob Figgaz" (featuring E.D.I., Young Noble & Napoleon—credited to Outlawz) |
| Johnny "J" | 4:37 |
Total length: | 60:00 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Big Syke Interlude" (featuring Big Syke) |
| Cold 187um | 1:45 |
2. | "My Closest Roaddogz" |
| Johnny "J" | 4:04 |
3. | "Niggaz Nature" (Remix) (featuring Lil' Mo) |
| QDIII | 5:04 |
4. | "When Thugz Cry" |
| Johnny "J" | 4:22 |
5. | "U Don't Have 2 Worry" (featuring Young Noble, E.D.I., Napoleon, Kastro & Yaki Kadafi—credited to Outlawz) |
| QDIII | 5:07 |
6. | "This Ain't Livin'" |
| Johnny "J" | 3:41 |
7. | "Why U Turn on Me" |
| 3:32 | |
8. | "LastOnesLeft" (featuring Napoleon & Kastro—credited to Outlawz) |
| Johnny "J" | 3:59 |
9. | "Thug N U Thug N Me" (featuring K-Ci & JoJo) |
| Johnny "J" | 4:29 |
10. | "Words 2 My First Born" (featuring Above the Law) |
| DJ Quik | 4:07 |
11. | "Let 'Em Have It" (Remix) (featuring Left Eye) |
| 4:25 | |
12. | "Runnin' on E" (featuring Hussein Fatal, Yaki Kadafi, Young Noble & Nutt-So—credited to Outlawz) |
| 2Pac | 5:37 |
13. | "When I Get Free" (featuring J. Valentine) |
| 4:30 | |
14. | "Until the End of Time" (RP Remix) (featuring Richard Page) |
| 4:27 | |
Total length: | 58:59 |
Notes
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
Vocals
Instrumentation
Guitars
Bass
Keyboards
Arrangement
Technical
Production
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Canada ( Music Canada) [40] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [41] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States ( RIAA) [42] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |