Loyal to the Game

Infobox Album |
Name = Loyal to the Game
Type = Album
Artist = 2Pac


Released = December 14, 2004
Recorded = 1991-1994 (2Pac Vocals)
2004 (Production, Guest Vocals, etc.)
Genre = Hip hop
Length = 64:56
Label = Amaru
Producer = Eminem, Scott Storch, DJ Quik, Red Spyda, Raphael Saadiq
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://wm08.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fpftxqlsldae link]
*"PopMatters" (5/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/t/tupac-loyaltothegame.shtml link]
*RapReviews.com (8/10) [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2004_12F_loyalto.html link]
*Rolling Stone Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tupacshakur/albums/album/6651643/review/6821653/loyal_to_the_game link]
Last album = "2Pac Live"
(2004)
This album = "Loyal to the Game"
(2004)
Next album = "Ready 2 Die"
(2005)
Misc = Singles
Name = Loyal to the Game
Type = studio
Single 1 = Thugs Get Lonely Too
Single 1 date = 2004
Single 2 = Ghetto Gospel
Single 2 date = August 21, 2005
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"Loyal to the Game" is an album containing remixes of previously unreleased music recorded by Tupac Shakur before his death in 1996. Released in the US on December 14 2004 (December 12 in the UK), "Loyal to the Game" was produced by Eminem, and is consequently very reminiscent of Eminem's style. [http://www.alleyezonme.com/lyrics/loyaltothegame.phtml 2Pac (Tupac Shakur) Loyal to the Game Lyrics Sounds and More ] ]

According to an interview with MTV, Eminem was so moved by Tupac's life and work that he wrote a letter to Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, asking her to consider letting him produce the album. and she agreed, and gave the go ahead. [ [http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0448,essay,58824,15.html village voice > nyclife > The Essay: The End of Eminem by Jon Caramanica ] ] The album featured two singles- "Thugs Get Lonely Too" and "Ghetto Gospel". [ [http://www.amazon.com/Loyal-Game-2Pac/dp/B0006IGGLS Amazon.com: Loyal to the Game: 2Pac: Music ] ]

Eminem used various unusual production techniques during the creation of this album, namely modifying the pace and pitch of Tupac's voice to better suit the beats produced. There has also been cutting and pasting of vocals to produce new words now synonymous with current rap culture.

It debuted on the "Billboard" 200 at number one with sales of over 330,000 copies in its first week. It was later certified Platinum in the US and Gold in UK. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000741125 Tupac's 'Game' Haunts Album Chart At No. 1 ] ]

Track listing

Album chart positions

References

succession box
before = "The Red Light District" by Ludacris
title = "Billboard" 200 number-one album
years = December 26 2004 - January 1 2005
after = "Encore" by Eminem