Tupac: Resurrection (soundtrack)

Tupac: Resurrection was released by Amaru Entertainment as the soundtrack for the Academy Award-nominated 2003 documentary, Tupac: Resurrection.

Tupac: Resurrection
Soundtrack album by 2Pac
Released	November 11, 2003 (US)
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap hardcore hip hop G-funk[1]
Length	54:59
Label	Amaru Entertainment
Producer	Afeni Shakur (exec.) Easy Mo Bee Eminem Johnny "J" Red Spyda Shock G Stretch
2Pac chronology
Nu-Mixx Klazzics (2003) Tupac: Resurrection (2003) 2Pac Live (2004)
Singles from Tupac: Resurrection
"Runnin' (Dying to Live)" Released: September 6, 2003 "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" Released: March 22, 2004

Background

It includes several previously released 2Pac recordings, including "Death Around the Corner" from Me Against the World, "Secretz of War" from Still I Rise, "Holler If Ya Hear Me" from Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. and "Rebel of the Underground" from 2Pacalypse Now; and unreleased 2Pac verses re-constructed into new tracks such as "Ghost", "One Day at a Time", and "Runnin (Dying to Live)".

Singles

Single information
"One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" Released: 2003 B-side:
"Runnin' (Dying to Live)" Released: 2003 B-side: "Still Ballin"

Production

Afeni Shakur executively produced the album.

The album features The Notorious B.I.G., Eminem, 50 Cent, Outlawz, and Digital Underground.

"Intro", "Ghost", "Death Around The Corner", "Bury Me A G" and "Str8 Ballin'" do not actually feature in the movie, but appear on the album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
RapReviews.com	8/10[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
Uncut	[5]

The album received positive to neutral reviews.

Commercial performance

The album sold more than 420,000 copies in its first week.

It has sold 1,666,335 copies in the United States as of 2011.[6]

It went platinum in the United States[7] and gold in the United Kingdom.[8]

Awards and nominations

The song "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" won the Top Soundtrack Song of the Year award at the 2005 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer	Length
1.	"Intro" (previously unreleased)		0:05
2.	"Ghost" (previously unreleased)	Eminem	4:17
3.	"One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" (with Eminem feat. Outlawz) (previously unreleased)	Eminem	3:44
4.	"Death Around the Corner" (from Me Against The World, 1995)	Johnny "J"	4:07
5.	"Secretz of War" (feat. Outlawz) (from Still I Rise, 1999)	Johnny "J"	4:13
6.	"Runnin' (Dying to Live)" (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.) (released in 2002)	Eminem	3:51
7.	"Holler If Ya Hear Me" (from Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z, 1993)	Stretch	4:38
8.	"Starin' Through My Rear View" (feat. Outlawz) (from Gang Related soundtrack, 1997)	Makaveli Johnny "J"	5:11
9.	"Bury Me a G" (feat. Thug Life) (from Thug Life Volume 1, 1994)	Thug Music	5:00
10.	"Same Song" (feat. Digital Underground, from This Is an EP Release, 1991)	Shock G	3:57
11.	"Panther Power" (feat. Tyson) (from Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991, 2000)	Chopmaster J and Strictly Dope	4:36
12.	"Str8 Ballin'" (from Thug Life Volume 1, 1994)	Easy Mo Bee	5:04
13.	"Rebel of the Underground" (from 2Pacalypse Now, 1991)	Shock G	3:17
14.	"The Realist Killaz" (feat. 50 Cent) (previously unreleased)	Red Spyda	2:59
Total length:			54:59

Sample credits

• "Runnin' (Dying to Live)"
  • "Dying to Live" by Edgar Winter
• "The Realist Killaz"
  • "Hail Mary" by Makaveli
• "Starin' Through My Rear View"
  • "In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins

Chart positions

Weekly Charts

Chart	Peak positions
Belgium Charts (Flanders)	#41[9]
Billboard 200	#2[10]
Canadian Charts	#3[10]
Dutch Charts	#36[11]
Deutsch Charts	#76[12]
French Charts	#57[13]
Irish Charts	#25[14]
Switzerland Charts	#68[15]
Top R&B/Rap Albums	#3[10]
UK Charts	#62[16]

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[17]	#57

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[18]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[19]	Platinum	1,666,335[20]^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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2. Allmusic review
3. RapReviews review
4. Rolling Stone review
5. Uncut review
6. "Tupac Month: 2Pac's Discography". Retrieved 27 May 2013.
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8. "Award - bpi". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
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14. GfK Chart-Track "
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17. "Year-end Charts: The Billboard 200". Billboard. 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
18. "Award - bpi". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
19. "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
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