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Until the End of Time (2001)
Where the lyrics of Until the End of Time take you, and where it was really made.
A posthumous album that debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 426,870 copies in its first week.
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Can-Am Recorders, Tarzana (2001)
Recording site Can-Am Studios — Listed as a recording location for this album. The source places it in Tarzana, California. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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O'Henry Sound Studios, Burbank (2001)
Recording site O'Henry Sound Studios — Listed as a recording location for this album. The source places it in Burbank, California. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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QD3 Soundlab, Los Angeles (2001)
Recording site Motown Recording Studios — Listed as a recording location for this album. The point is placed at the city centre of Los Angeles, not at the exact building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Pacifique Recording Studios, Hollywood (2001)
Recording site Pacifique Recording Studios — Listed as a recording location for this album. The source places it in Hollywood. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Album story
Overview
- Until the End of Time: seventh studio album and third posthumous album by American rapper 2Pac
- Follows the posthumous albums R U Still Down? (Remember Me) and Still I Rise
- Consists of material recorded while the rapper was on Death Row Records from 1995 to 1996
- Debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart
Background
- Result of a collaboration between Afeni Shakur's Amaru Records and Suge Knight's Death Row Records
- Features previously unreleased works by Shakur
- Majority of the music compositions were remixed from their original state
- Highly anticipated; ultimately one of the best selling hip hop albums of 2001
Recording
- Core vocal tracks and some instrumentation recorded during and after the All Eyez On Me and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory sessions
- Recording locations listed: Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana), O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank), QD3 Soundlab (Los Angeles), Pacifique Recording Studios (Hollywood)
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
Disc 1
| 1 | Ballad of a Dead Soulja | 4:16 |
| 2 | Fuck Friendz | 5:20 |
| 3 | Lil’ Homies | 3:44 |
| 4 | Let ’Em Have It | 4:53 |
| 5 | Good Life | 4:17 |
| 6 | Letter 2 My Unborn | 3:55 |
| 7 | Breathin’ | 4:05 |
| 8 | Happy Home | 3:57 |
| 9 | All Out | 5:33 |
| 10 | Fuckin’ Wit’ the Wrong Nigga | 3:38 |
| 11 | Thug N U Thug N Me (remix) | 4:12 |
| 12 | Everything They Owe | 3:08 |
| 13 | Until the End of Time | 4:27 |
| 14 | M.O.B. | 5:01 |
| 15 | World Wide Mob Figgaz | 4:38 |
Disc 2
| 1 | Big Syke Interlude | 1:46 |
| 2 | My Closest Roaddogz | 4:05 |
| 3 | Niggaz Nature (remix) | 5:04 |
| 4 | When Thugz Cry | 4:23 |
| 5 | U Don’t Have 2 Worry | 5:08 |
| 6 | This Ain’t Livin’ | 3:42 |
| 7 | Why U Turn on Me | 3:32 |
| 8 | Lastonesleft | 4:00 |
| 9 | Thug N U Thug N Me | 4:29 |
| 10 | Words 2 My First Born | 4:07 |
| 11 | Let ’Em Have It (remix) | 4:25 |
| 12 | Runnin’ on E | 5:38 |
| 13 | When I Get Free | 4:30 |
| 14 | Until the End of Time (RP remix) | 4:28 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Early life
- Born June 16, 1971 in East Harlem, New York City, to Black Panther Party members Afeni Shakur and Billy Garland.
- Raised by his mother; moved to Baltimore in 1984 and attended the Baltimore School for the Arts.
- Moved to Marin City, California in 1988.
Career
- Debuted as 2Pac on Digital Underground's 1991 single "Same Song" under Interscope Records.
- Debut album 2Pacalypse Now (1991) established him as a central figure in West Coast hip-hop.
- Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... (1993) and Me Against the World (1995) brought critical and commercial success.
- All Eyez on Me (1996), the first hip-hop double album, produced two Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, "California Love" and "How Do U Want It".
- Also acted in films including Juice (1992), Poetic Justice (1993), and Above the Rim (1994).
- Died September 13, 1996, after a drive-by shooting in Paradise, Nevada; the 2026 trial convicted Duane Davis of orchestrating the murder.
Legacy
- Record sales exceed 75 million worldwide.
- Inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame (2002) and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2017).
- Awarded a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- Debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 426,870 copies in its first week
- Recorded as the last number one album released by Death Row Records
Reappraisal
- BET placed the album at number 3 on its list of the '25 Best Posthumous Albums of All Time'
- Highly anticipated before release; ultimately one of the best selling hip hop albums of 2001
Records
- Certified 4× platinum by the RIAA on June 10, 2014, for sales of over four million copies in the United States
- Certified Gold by the BPI on June 22, 2001, for sales of over 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom
- Certified double platinum in Canada on May 24, 2001, for sales of over 200,000 copies
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- Highly anticipated before release; ultimately one of the best selling hip hop albums of 2001
- Only three references to Death Row Records were left uncensored, on 'Until the End of Time' (both versions), 'U Don't Have 2 Worry', and 'All Out'
- Majority of the music compositions were remixed from their original state
- Production credits include Johnny J, QDIII and L.T. Hutton
- 'Fuck Friendz' has background vocals by Tiffany Villarreal
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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