''Still I Rise'' is a collaboration album by

2Pac Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the b ...

and the

Outlawz Outlawz (formerly known as Outlaw Immortalz) are an American hip hop group founded by rapper Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after Shakur's release from prison. Collectively, they were best known for their association with Shakur. Most of the group m ...

. The album excludes some of the original line up of the Outlawz, including

Hussein Fatal Bruce Edward Washington Jr. (April 3, 1973July 10, 2015), better known by his stage name Hussein Fatal or sometimes as Fatal Hussein, was an American rapper, best known for his collaborative work with Tupac Shakur as a member of the rap group Ou ...

, who had left the group as he had refused to sign with Death Row. The album contains all previously unreleased, albeit remixed material. It was released on December 21, 1999, by

Death Row Records Death Row Records is an American record label that was founded in 1991 by The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, and Dick Griffey. The label became a sensation by releasing multi-platinum hip-hop albums by West Coast-based artists such as Dr. Dre ('' ...

and

Interscope Records Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Mus ...

. The album features production from 2Pac's close producers

Tony Pizarro Tony Pizarro is an American entertainment executive and record producer, listed as one of the "Top 50 Hip Hop Producers" of all time. Contributing to selling over 75 million records as Tupac Shakur's producer, songwriter, recording engineer, and ...

Johnny "J" Johnny Lee Jackson (August 28, 1969 – October 3, 2008) was a Mexican-American multi-platinum songwriter, music producer and rapper best known for his early career with Death Row Records, and for his work with 2Pac on ''Me Against the Wor ...

and

QDIII Quincy Delight Jones III (born 23 December 1968), better known as QDIII, QD3 and Snoopy, is an English-born Swedish-American music producer and film producer. Family Jones was born in Wimbledon, London, the son of Swedish model Ulla Andersson ...

, and appearances from

Big Syke Tyruss Gerald Himes (November 22, 1968 – December 5, 2016), better known by his stage names Big Syke and Mussolini, was an American rapper best known for his work with the American hip-hop groups Thug Life and Outlawz. His stage name "Big Syk ...

and Nate Dogg. The album features mostly tracks from Shakur while he was on Death Row. The album debuted at number seven on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 408,000 in the first week. The album was certified

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by the

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(RIAA).

Singles

"Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya' Head Up II)" which features female group H.E.A.T. was the only single from the album. The song "Letter to the President" is featured in the film ''

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'' (2001).

Commercial performance

''Still I Rise'' debuted at number seven on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 408,000 in the first week. On February 2, 2000, the album was certified

by the

(RIAA) for sales of over one million copies. As of September 2011, the album has sold a total of 1,692,316 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan. On February 10, 2000, the album was certified gold by

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(MC) for sales of over 50,000 units in Canada. On March 14, 2014, the album was certified gold by

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(BPI) for 100,000 units sold in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

Leftovers

*"Secretz of War" (Original Remake) *"Tattoo Tears" (Original Remake) *"U Can Be Touched" (Original Remake)

Samples

*"As the World Turns" **"Sounds Like a Love Song" by Bobby Glenn *"Still I Rise" **"Tenderness" by

Walter Beasley Walter Beasley is an American saxophonist, a professor of music at the Berklee College of Music, and founder of Affable Publishing and Affable Records. Biography Beasley grew up in El Centro, California. By the age of 13 he was singing in Span ...

*"Teardrops and Closed Caskets" **"Love Ballad" by L.T.D. *"U Can Be Touched" **"

Piano in the Dark "Piano in the Dark" is a song by American singer-songwriter Brenda Russell (featuring backing vocals by Joe Esposito). It was the first single to be taken from Russell's 1988 album, '' Get Here''. Song information Russell, believing "that in ev ...

" by Brenda Russell *"High Speed" **"

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" by

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1999 albums Tupac Shakur albums Outlawz albums Albums published posthumously Albums produced by Daz Dillinger Albums produced by Johnny "J" Death Row Records albums Gangsta rap albums by American artists Interscope Records albums Interscope Geffen A&M Records albums