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''All Eyez On Me'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper 2Pac, released February 13, 1996 under Death Row Records and distributed by Interscope Records. The album is frequently recognized as one of the crowning achievements of 1990s rap music.〔XXLMagazine October 2004, Page 104〕 The album featured the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one singles "How Do U Want It" and "California Love". It featured five singles in all, the most of any of Shakur's albums. Moreover, ''All Eyez On Me'' (which was the only Death Row release to be distributed through PolyGram by way of Island Records) made history as the first double-full-length hip-hop solo studio album released for mass consumption. It was issued on two compact discs and four LPs. Chart-wise, ''All Eyez On Me'' was the second album from 2Pac to hit number-one on both the ''Billboard'' 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. The album won the 1997 Soul Train R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year Award.〔(【引用サイトリンク】website=YouTube )〕 Shakur also won the Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist at the 24th Annual American Music Awards and is also commonly referred to as one of the greatest hip hop/rap albums of all time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】website=DJ Booth )〕 The album was certified Diamond by the RIAA on July 23, 2014.〔http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database〕〔http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database〕 ==Recording== In October 1995, Suge Knight and Jimmy Iovine paid the $1.4 million bail necessary to get Shakur released from jail on charges of sexual abuse. At the time, Shakur was broke and thus unable to make bail himself. ''All Eyez On Me'' was released following an agreement between Knight and Shakur which stated Shakur would make three albums under Death Row Records in return for them paying his bail. Fulfilling part of Shakur's brand new contract, this double-album served as the first two albums of his three album contract. The songs on ''All Eyez On Me'' are, in general, unapologetic celebrations of living the "Thug Lifestyle". Though there is the occasional reminiscence about past and present friends, it is a definite move away from the social and political consciousness of ''2Pacalypse Now'' and ''Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.''. The album features occasional guest spots from 2Pac's regulars, such as former-Thug Life members and The Outlawz, as well as Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Nate Dogg, and George Clinton, Rappin' 4-Tay, The Click, Method Man, and Redman among others. The song "Heartz of Men" samples a portion of Richard Pryor's comedy album ''That Nigger's Crazy''. Most of the album was produced by Johnny "J" and Daz Dillinger, with help from Dr. Dre on the songs "California Love", which he himself appeared in also as an album guest spot, and "Can't C Me", which was Clinton's appearance. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「All Eyez on Me」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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