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2Pac’s sixth overall album and second posthumous album, R U Still Down? (Remember Me), was released on November 25, 1997. It was the first to be finished without his creative input. With a large collection of unreleased Tupac songs, this double album was the first release from his mother Afeni Shakur’s imprint, Amaru Entertainment, set up to control 2Pac’s posthumous releases. The album contains previously unreleased material created between 1992-1994, the time period of his albums Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., Thug Life: Volume 1, and Me Against the World.
The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, achieving Gold status in its first week of release and going on to multi-platinum status thanks to the singles “I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto” and “Do For Love.” “Definition of a Thug Nigga” was previously released in 1993 on the Poetic Justice soundtrack, and “I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto” was originally released in 1993 as a B-side to “Keep Ya Head Up” but it was remixed twice for this album.
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| Released | November 25, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1992–1994 (2Pac's vocals) 1997 (Production, guest vocals, and mixing) | |||
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R U Still Down? (Remember Me) is the sixth studio album by American rapper, 2Pac, released in November 25, 1997, and the first to be finished without his creative input. Tupac left a large body of work behind, this was the first release from his mother's imprint, Amaru Entertainment, set up to control 2Pac's posthumous releases. The album contains previously unreleased material from the time period of his albums Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., Thug Life: Volume 1 and Me Against the World.
The first release on Amaru, R U Still Down? (Remember Me) was overseen by 2Pac's mother, Afeni Shakur. This album airs his views on life from a time before he became involved in the controversial East Coast–West Coast rivalry. His lyrics foreshadow his death in songs like 'Open Fire' and 'Thug Style.' 'Definition of a Thug Nigga' also appears on the soundtrack of the 1993 film, Poetic Justice. It spawned two hits, 'Do for Love' and 'I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto', of which 'Do for Love' was certified Gold by the RIAA. R U Still Down? sold 549,000 copies in its first week.[2] The album reached multi-Platinum status (4 million sold) under a month on December 15, 1997, a trend followed by some of his subsequent posthumous albums.[2] It topped the R&B charts in the United States for 3 weeks.[3]
Critical reception[edit]
'As always, there's ample self-destructive bullshit,' noted Spin, 'but as a whole the album's eerie and undeniable.'[4]Matt Diehl of Entertainment Weekly give a mixed review, observing how 'many of the 26 tracks are barely demo-worthy gangsta pap ... Still, 2Pac's raw talent burns through when his voice goes hoarse with rage [and] his blend of charismatic confidence and Travis Bickle paranoia is a bittersweet reminder of a gifted yet contradictory artist lost in the rap wars.'[5]
| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [6] |
| The Daily Vault | B[7] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[5] |
| Spin | 8/10[8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
Track listing[edit]
| Disc 1 | |||
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| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | 'Redemption' | We Got Kidz & Ricky Rouse | 1:48 |
| 2. | 'Open Fire' (featuring Akshun) | Akshun | 2:52 |
| 3. | 'R U Still Down? (Remember Me)' | Tony Pizarro | 4:07 |
| 4. | 'Hellrazor' (featuring Stretch & Val Young) | QDIII | 4:15 |
| 5. | 'Thug Style' | We Got Kidz | 4:16 |
| 6. | 'Where Do We Go from Here (Interlude)' | Tony Pizarro & 2Pac | 4:31 |
| 7. | 'I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto' | Soulshock & Karlin | 4:21 |
| 8. | 'Nothing to Lose' (featuring Y?N-Vee) | 2Pac & Live Squad | 3:39 |
| 9. | 'I'm Gettin' Money' | Mike Mosley | 3:32 |
| 10. | 'Lie to Kick It' (featuring Richie Rich) | Warren G | 3:39 |
| 11. | 'Fuck All Y'all' | We Got Kidz | 4:32 |
| 12. | 'Let Them Thangs Go' | We Got Kidz | 3:33 |
| 13. | 'Definition of a Thug Nigga' | Warren G | 4:09 |
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| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | 'Ready 4 Whatever' (featuring Big Syke) | Johnny 'J' | 4:05 |
| 2. | 'When I Get Free' | We Got Kidz | 4:46 |
| 3. | 'Hold On, Be Strong' (featuring Stretch) | Choo | 4:11 |
| 4. | 'I'm Losin' It' (featuring Big Syke & Spice 1) | Tony Pizarro | 3:55 |
| 5. | 'Fake Ass Bitches' | Johnny 'J' | 3:10 |
| 6. | 'Do for Love' (featuring Eric Williams of Blackstreet) | Soulshock & Karlin | 4:42 |
| 7. | 'Enemies with Me' (featuring Dramacydal) | We Got Kidz | 4:15 |
| 8. | 'Nothin' but Love' (featuring Dave Hollister) | 2Pac & DJ Daryl | 4:28 |
| 9. | '16 on Death Row' | 2Pac | 5:42 |
| 10. | 'I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto (Hip Hop Version)' (featuring Maxee) | Soulshock & Karlin | 4:40 |
| 11. | 'When I Get Free II' (featuring Yaki Kadafi) | Chris Rosser | 3:22 |
| 12. | 'Black Starry Night (Interlude)' | DJ Daryl | 0:48 |
| 13. | 'Only Fear of Death' | Live Squad | 5:09 |
Samples[edit]
Definition of a Thug Nigga
- 'Brother's Gonna Work It Out' by Willie Hutch
- 'Ashley's Roachclip' by The Soul Searchers
- 'Wind Parade' by Donald Byrd
- ' Nuthin but a G' Thang (freestyle Remix) by Snoop Doggy Dogg and Dr. Dre
Ready 4 Whatever
- '1980' by Gil Scott-Heron
R U Still Down (Remember Me)
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- 'He's a Fly Guy' by Curtis Mayfield
Hellrazor
- 'Free 'Em All' by J-Flexx
Do for Love
- 'What You Won't Do for Love' by Bobby Caldwell
F*** All Y'all
- 'Street Life' by Geto Boys
I Wonder if Heaven Got a Ghetto
- 'Two of Us' by Cameo
Let Them Thangs Go
- 'Flash Light' by Parliament
Nothin' but Love
- 'Something About That Woman' by Lakeside
Nothing to Lose
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- 'The Grand Finale' by The D.O.C.
- 'Us' by Ice Cube
- 'I Wanna Hold On to You' by Mica Paris
When I Get Free II
- 'Synthetic Substitution' by Melvin Bliss
- 'Concerto for Jazz/Rock Orchestra, Part I' by Stanley Clarke
Where Do We Go From Here
- 'May the Force Be With You' by Bootsy's Rubber Band
Black Starry Night (Interlude)
- 'Do It Roger' by Roger
I Wonder if Heaven Got a Ghetto (Original Version)
- 'Do It Roger' by Roger
Lie to Kick It
- 'Funky President' by James Brown
- 'Haboglabotribin' by Bernard Wright
Only Fear of Death
- 'Hihache' by Lafayette Afro Rock Band
Cultural references[edit]
On his 2008 album, Untitled, Nas sampled 'I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto' on his song, 'Black President'.
Chart positions[edit]
| (1997–98) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Charts[10] | 50 |
| Austrian Charts[11] | 23 |
| Canadian Charts[12] | 12 |
| German Charts[13] | 25 |
| Dutch Charts[14] | 29 |
| French Charts[15] | 52 |
| New Zealand Charts[16] | 20 |
| Swedish Chart[17] | 41 |
| UK R&B Albums Charts[18] | 6 |
| UK Albums Chart[19][20] | 44 |
| US Billboard 200[12] | 2 |
| US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums[12] | 1 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[22] | 4x Platinum | 4,100,000[21] |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[23] | Gold | 100,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^https://www.allmusic.com/album/r-u-still-down-remember-me-mw0000031481
- ^ abhttp://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%222+Pac%22
- ^List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)
- ^Spin May 1998
- ^ abhttp://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,63484,00.html
- ^https://www.allmusic.com/album/r329284
- ^http://dailyvault.com/toc.php5?review=697
- ^Spin (3/98, pp. 130-131) - 8 (out of 10) - '... As always, there's ample self-destructive bullshit, but as a whole, the album's eerie and undeniable.... Even after death, 2Pac isn't going gentle into that good night; if this album is any gauge, he's not letting us go either, at least not anytime soon.'
- ^https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/r-u-still-down-remember-me-19980122
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- ^ abc'2Pac'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^'Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche'. musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^Steffen Hung. '2 Pac - R U Still Down? (Remember Me)'. dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^Steffen Hung (1997-12-13). '2 Pac - R U Still Down? (Remember Me)'. lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^Steffen Hung. '2 Pac - R U Still Down? (Remember Me)'. charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^Steffen Hung. '2 Pac - R U Still Down? (Remember Me)'. swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/r-and-b-albums-chart/19971130/115/
- ^'2Pac - R U still down remember me'. Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^'2PAC | Artist'. Official Charts. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^Caulfield, Keith (March 13, 2015). 'Billboard 200 Chart Moves: 'Hozier' Has Sold a Half-Million'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ^'American certifications – 2 Pac – R U Still Down? (Remember Me)'. Recording Industry Association of America. June 23, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- ^'British album certifications – 2Pac – R U Still Down? (Remember Me)'. British Phonographic Industry. 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2011.Select albums in the Format field.Select Gold in the Certification field.Type R U Still Down? (Remember Me) in the 'Search BPI Awards' field and then press Enter.