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Studio album by 2Pac
Released November 12, 1991
Recorded 1991
Studio Starlight Sound (Richmond, CA)
Genre
West Coast hip hoppolitical hip hop
Length 55:07
Label
TNTInterscope
Producer
Atron Gregory (exec.)Big D the ImpossibleJ-ZLive SquadPee-WeeRaw FusionShock G
2Pac chronology
2Pacalypse Now
(1991) Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...
(1993)

2Pacalypse Now is the debut solo studio album by American rapper 2Pac. It was released on November 12, 1991 through TNT Recordings and Interscope Records.[1] The recording sessions took place at Starlight Sound Studio in Richmond, California. The album was produced by the Digital Underground production team the Underground Railroad, made up of Big D the Impossible, Shock G, Pee-Wee, DJ Jay-Z, Raw Fusion, and Live Squad. It features contributions from Stretch, Angelique, Dave Hollister, Pogo, Poppi, Ray Luv and Shock G among others. The album`s title is a reference to the 1979 war film Apocalypse Now.

In the United States, the album reached number 64 on the US Billboard 200, number 13 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 3 on both the Heatseekers Albums and Catalog Albums charts. On April 19, 1995, it was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 500,000 copies. In commemoration of its twenty-fifth anniversary, it was re-released on vinyl and cassette on November 11, 2016,[2] which peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Vinyl Albums chart.

The album produced three singles with accompanying music videos: `Trapped`, `Brenda`s Got a Baby` and `If My Homie Calls`. The second single off of the album, `Brenda`s Got a Baby`, made it to No. 23 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 3 on the Hot Rap Songs and number 55 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales. The song `I Don`t Give a Fuck` from the album was included in 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in-game radio station Radio Los Santos.

Content
2Pacalypse Now is a socially conscious hip hop album. It serves as the artist`s commentary on contemporary social issues facing American society, such as racism, police brutality, poverty, gang violence. teenage pregnancy and drug abuse. The album poetically addresses black urban concerns relevant to the present day. Although a relatively tame album compared to Shakur`s later works, 2Pacalypse Now was known for its violent lyrics aimed at police officers and the government in the songs `Trapped`, `I Don`t Give a Fuck` and `Soulja`s Story`.[3][4]

1. `Young Black Male`
Tupac ShakurDeon EvansGeorge Clinton Jr.Sylvester AllenHarold BrownMorris DickersonLonnie JordanCharles MillerLee OskarHoward E. Scott
Big D the Impossible 2:35
2. `Trapped`
ShakurRamone GoodenRaymond Tyson
Pee-Wee 4:44
3. `Soulja`s Story`
ShakurEvansIsaac Hayes
Big D the Impossible 5:05
4. `I Don`t Give a Fuck`
ShakurGooden
Pee-Wee 4:20
5. `Violent`
ShakurRonald BrooksDavid ElliottMaceo Parker
Raw Fusion 6:25
6. `Words of Wisdom`
ShakurGregory JacobsHerbie Hancock
Shock G 4:54
7. `Something Wicked`
ShakurJeremy Jackson
J-Z 2:28
8. `Crooked Ass Nigga` (featuring Stretch)
ShakurRandy Walker
Live Squad 4:17
9. `If My Homie Calls`
ShakurEvansArlester ChristianHancock
Big D the Impossible 4:18
10. `Brenda`s Got a Baby`
ShakurEvans
Big D the Impossible 3:53
11. `Tha` Lunatic` (featuring Stretch)
ShakurJacobsClinton Jr.Ron Banks
Shock G 3:29
12. `Rebel of the Underground`
ShakurEvans
Big D the Impossible 3:17
13. `Part Time Mutha` (featuring Poppi)
ShakurEvansStevie Wonder
Big D the Impossible 5:13
Total length: 55:07
Personnel
Tupac `2Pac` Shakur – lyrics, vocals, co-producer
Gregory `Shock G` Jacobs – background vocals (tracks: 2, 12), keyboards (track 8), producer
Playa-Playa – outro vocals (track 2)
Dank – outro vocals (track 2)
Wiz – outro vocals (track 2)
Mickey Cooley – telephone voice (track 4)
Rodney Cooley – telephone voice (track 4)
Pogo – telephone voice (track 4)
Ronald `Money-B` Brooks – background vocals (track 5), producer
David `DJ Fuze` Elliot – background vocals (track 5), producer
Descaro `Mac Mone` Moore – background vocals (track 5)
Ramon `Pee-Wee` Gooden – background vocals (track 7), producer
Randy `Stretch` Walker – rap vocals (tracks: 8, 11)
Dave Hollister – vocals (track 10)
Roniece Levias – vocals (track 10)
Raymond `Ray Luv` Tyson – background vocals (track 12)
Yonni – background vocals (track 12)
Di-Di – background vocals (track 12)
Poppi – vocals (track 13)
Angelique – background vocals (track 13)
Deon `Big D the Impossible` Evans – producer
Jeremy `Jay-Z` Jackson – producer
Live Squad – producers
Darrin Harris – engineering
Steve Counter – engineering
Marc Senasac – engineering
Matt Kelley – engineering
Kenneth K. Lee Jr. – mastering
Atron Gregory – executive producer
Kevin Hosmann – art direction
Victor Hall – photography
David Provost – photographic prints
Tom Whalley – A&R
Leslie Gerard-Smith – coordinator