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| Released | November 26, 2002 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[4] |
| RapReviews | 7.5/10[5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| HipHopDX | [7] |
Better Dayz is the ninth studio album and fourth posthumous album by the late American rapper 2Pac, the third to be released without the artist's creative input and is the last to be a double-album.
It was released on November 26, 2002, debuting at number 5 on the Billboard 200. This album is the second of two albums (the first being Until the End of Time) that consists of a collection of previously unreleased material by way of remixed songs from Tupac's 'Makaveli' period while signed to Death Row Records, and was produced by Johnny 'J', Jazze Pha, Frank Nitty, and E.D.I. of Outlawz. It includes 'Military Minds' which features Boot Camp Clik members Buckshot and Smif-n-Wessun (credited as Cocoa Brovaz) which was supposed to be part of a collaborative album between Shakur and BCC titled One Nation but was never officially released due to Shakur's death. Better Dayz has no censored references to Death Row Records unlike the previous album, Until the End of Time. The only track on the album pre-Death Row era is 'My Block (Remix)', which was recorded in 1994–1995 during Shakur's time with Interscope Records, and which the original version can be found on The Show. The Song ‘’Late Night’’ featuring DJ Quik, has been removed from all digital versions of the album for an unknown reason.
It features unreleased recordings from the 1994–1996 period, the majority of which are remixed Mainly Between Thug Life Volume 1& The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. Others retain their original form or are complete finished mixes, such as 'Fuck 'Em All', 'Late Night', 'Ghetto Star', 'Better Dayz', 'Who Do U Believe In?' and 'They Don't Give a Fuck About Us'. The album features appearances by Outlawz, Ron Isley, Nas, Mýa, Jazze Pha and Tyrese, among others. The hit single, 'Thugz Mansion,' comes in two versions: an acoustic version featuring Nas, on which the music video is based, and a hip hop version featuring Anthony Hamilton.
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Reception[edit]
John Bush from AllMusic wrote: 'Better Dayz shouldn't be overlooked [...] A lengthy two-disc set, it benefits from a raft of still-compelling material by one of the two or three best rappers in history, as well as excellent compiling by executive producers Suge Knight and Afeni Shakur, 2Pac's mother. Organizing the set roughly into one disc of hardcore rap and one of R&B jams makes for an easier listen, and the R&B disc especially has some strong tracks, opening with a remix of 1995's 'My Block' and including quintessentially 2Pac material—reflective, conflicted, occasionally anguished—like 'Never Call U Bitch Again,' 'Better Dayz,' 'Fame,' and 'This Life I Lead.' [...] It's 2Pac's best album since his death.'[8]Kludge magazine included it on their list of best albums of 2002.[9] The track 'Ghetto Star' has appeared on the soundtrack to the video game 25 To Life.
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Commercial performance[edit]
Better Dayz sold 366,000 copies in its first week on the charts.[10][need quotation to verify] It has sold 1,765,597 copies in the United States as of 2011.[11] On January 31, 2003, it was certified Platinum in the U.S., and reached 3x Platinum in July 2014.[12] The album was also certified 3x Platinum in Canada in May 2003.[13]
Track listing[edit]
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | 'Intro' | 7 Aurelius | 0:56 |
| 2. | 'Still Ballin' (featuring Trick Daddy) | Original by Johnny 'J', Remix by Nitty | 2:50 |
| 3. | 'When We Ride on Our Enemies' | Original by Johnny 'J', Remix by BRISS | 2:54 |
| 4. | 'Changed Man' (featuring T.I. & Johntá Austin) | Original by Johnny 'J', Remix by Jazze Pha | 3:52 |
| 5. | 'Fuck Em All' (featuring Outlawz) | Johnny 'J' | 4:26 |
| 6. | 'Never B Peace' (featuring E.D.I. & Kastro of the Outlawz) | Original by Johnny 'J', Remix by Nitty | 4:59 |
| 7. | 'Mama's Just a Little Girl' (featuring Kimmy Hill) | Original by Johnny 'J', Remix by Kip 'KP' Wilson | 4:58 |
| 8. | 'Street Fame' | Original by Daz Dillinger, Remix by BRISS | 4:30 |
| 9. | 'Whatcha Gonna Do' (featuring Kastro & Young Noble of the Outlawz) | Original by Johnny 'J', Remix by E.D.I. | 3:39 |
| 10. | 'Fair Xchange' (featuring Jazze Pha) | Original by Johnny 'J', Remix by Jazze Pha | 3:52 |
| 11. | 'Late Night' (from Chronic 2000 Still Smokin, featuring DJ Quik & Outlawz) | DJ Quik | 4:18 |
| 12. | 'Ghetto Star' (featuring Nutt-So) | Go-Twice | 4:15 |
| 13. | 'Thugz Mansion (Acoustic Version)' (featuring Nas & J. Phoenix) | Original by Johnny 'J', Remix by A. 'Pitboss' Johnson, Aulsondro 'Emcee N.I.C.E.' Hamilton, and Claudio Cueni | 4:13 |
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| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | 'My Block' (featuring Jessica 'Betty Jo' Santos) | Original by Easy Mo Bee, Remix by Nitty | 5:22 |
| 2. | 'Thugz Mansion' (featuring Anthony Hamilton) | Original by Johnny J, Remix by 7 Aurelius | 4:07 |
| 3. | 'Never Call U Bitch Again' (featuring Tyrese) | Johnny J | 4:38 |
| 4. | 'Better Dayz' (featuring Ron Isley) | Johnny J | 4:17 |
| 5. | 'U Can Call' (featuring Jazze Pha) | Original by Johnny J, Remix by Jazze Pha | 3:49 |
| 6. | 'Military Minds' (from The 'One Nation' album, featuring Cocoa Brovaz & Buckshot) | Original by Darryl “Big D” Harper, Remix by E.D.I. Mean | 5:29 |
| 7. | 'Fame' (featuring Yaki Kadafi, Kastro, Napoleon & Young Noble from the Outlawz) | Hurt M Badd | 4:50 |
| 8. | 'Fair Xchange (Remix)' (featuring Mýa) | Original by Johnny J, Remix by Troy Johnson | 3:56 |
| 9. | 'Catchin Feelins' (featuring Mussamull, E.D.I., Napoleon & Young Noble from the Outlawz) | E.D.I. Mean | 4:54 |
| 10. | 'There U Go' (featuring Yaki Kadafi, E.D.I., Kastro, Napoleon of the Outlawz, Big Syke & Jazze Pha) | Johnny J | 5:30 |
| 11. | 'This Life I Lead' (featuring Outlawz) | Johnny J | 5:21 |
| 12. | 'Who Do U Believe In' (from Chronic 2000 Still Smokin, featuring Yaki Kadafi from the Outlawz) | Johnny J | 5:30 |
| 13. | 'They Don't Give a Fuck About Us' (featuring Outlawz) | Johnny J | 5:08 |
| 14. | 'Outro' | 0:13 | |
Samples[edit]
- 'Better Dayz'
- 'Let's Fall in Love (Parts 1 & 2)' by The Isley Brothers
- 'Catchin' Feelins'
- 'Peter Piper' by Run-DMC
- 'Late Night'
- 'Have Your Ass Home by 11:00' by Richard Pryor
- 'Wind Parade' by Donald Byrd
- 'Last Night Changed It All (I Really Had a Ball)' by Esther Williams
- 'This Life I Lead'
- 'Naturally Mine' by Al B. Sure!
- 'Who Do U Believe In'
- 'Manifest Destiny' by Jamiroquai
Personnel[edit]
- 2Pac – vocals
- Johnta Austin – featured artist
- Rob 'Fonksta' Bacon – guest artist, guitar
- Bill Bennett – assistant engineer
- Big Syke – featured artist
- Ian Blanch – assistant engineer, engineer
- Warren Bletcher – assistant engineer
- Ian Boxill – engineer, mixing
- Leslie Brathwaite – engineer, mixing
- Briss – instrumentation, producer
- Buckshot – featured artist
- Coco Brothers – featured artist
- Courtney Copeland – background vocals
- Kevin Crouse – engineer
- Claudio Cueni – digital editing, engineer, mixing, producer
- Chris DeLaPena – assistant engineer
- DJ Quik – engineer, producer
- E.D.I. – featured artist, mixing, Music Supervisor, remixing
- Steve Fisher – assistant engineer
- G Mack – guitar
- Brian 'Big bass' Gardner – mastering
- A. Gobi – photography
- Anthony Hamilton – featured artist
- Darryl Harper – producer
- Kimmy Hill – featured artist
- Ronald Isley – guest artist
- Jazze Pha – featured artist, producer
- Johnny J – arranger, mixing, producer
- Troy Johnson – instrumentation, producer
- Kadafi – featured artist
- Kastro – performer
- Ronnie King – keyboards
- Suge Knight – executive producer
- Mr. Biggs – featured artist
- Chicu Modu – photography
- Molly Monjauze – project director
- Mussamill – featured artist
- James Musshorn – assistant engineer
- Mya – featured artist
- Napoleon – featured artist
- Nas – featured artist
- Duane Nettlesbey –
- Nutso – featured artist
- Outlawz – featured artist
- J. Phoenix – featured artist,
- Frank Nitty Pimentel – drum programming, Keyboards, producer
- Will Pyon – digital editing
- Chuck Reed – digital editing
- R.J. – bass, guitar
- 7 Aurelius – instrumentation, producer
- Afeni Shakur – executive producer
- Shorty B. – bass, guitar
- Dexter Simmons – mixing
- Alex Stiff – bass, guitar
- T.I. – featured artist
- Ellis Taylor – background vocals
- Trick Daddy – featured artist
- Tyrese – featured artist
- Mark Vinten – assistant engineer
- Corey Williams – assistant engineer
- Jasmine Wilson – background vocals
- Keston Wright – engineer
- Young Noble – featured artist
Chart positions[edit]
Album[edit]
| Chart | Peak positions |
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| Billboard 200 | #5[14] |
| Canadian Charts | #7[14] |
| Deutsche Charts | #45[15] |
| Dutch Charts | #36[16] |
| French Charts | #52[17] |
| Irish Charts | #40[18] |
| New Zealand Charts | #20[19] |
| Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | #1[14] |
| Switzerland Chart | #60[20] |
| UK Chart | #68[21][22] |
| UK R&B chart | #7[23] |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[24] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[25] | 3× Platinum | 1,500,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[26] | Gold | 100,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
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