



However, elements of the writings were later included in the Death Row Records CD, cassette, and LP. Unlike many Shakur writings, these notes on lined composition paper do not contain a date. Memorabilia auction company Gotta Have Rock And Roll is auctioning a draft of Tupac’s handwritten liner notes for the album that was released seven weeks after his death. Dre.Ĭoolio Explains Why His Tupac Collaboration Was Deliberately Erased (Video) He continuously called out Biggie Smalls, Puff Daddy, Junior M.A.F.I.A., Mobb Deep, Nas, JAY-Z, De La Soul, and a man he had made hits with just months prior, Dr. After the video single “Hit ‘Em Up” released in early June, Pac’s temper flared with the summer. The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory is remembered for hits like “Hail Mary” and “To Live & Die In L.A.,” as well as themes of betrayal, anger, and isolation. In Tupac’s case, he assumed the moniker of Italian Renaissance author and politician, Niccolò Machiavelli. Like other members of Tha Outlawz, the move aligned with a historical/political figure. Notably, the period signaled a name change for Pac, who had begun referring to himself as Makaveli and planned to launch a record label of the same name. Fresh off the success of double-album, All Eyez On Me, Tupac wrote and rapped in a stream of consciousness during one of the busiest, and most controversial periods of his life and music. However, he was promoting and working on the LP at the time of his Septemdeath. Tupac was not alive for the release of his fifth solo album, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory.
