![me against the world album me against the world album](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IPCqA7TnfaI/maxresdefault.jpg)
"Temptations", released in August, was the third and final single from the album. The single would reach the number six spot on the Hot Rap Singles chart, and the 44th on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single, "So Many Tears", was released in June, four months after the first single. The single was certified platinum in July 1995, and later placed at #51 on the year-end charts. "Dear Mama" would be the album's most successful single, topping the Hot Rap Singles chart, and peaking at the ninth spot on the Billboard Hot 100. "Dear Mama" was released as the album's first single in February 1995, along with the track "Old School" as the B-side. Me Against the World won best rap album at the 1996 Soul Train Music Awards. It is his fourth biggest selling album with 2,439,000 units moved to date. It is considered one of the greatest and most influential hip hop albums of all-time. The album was very well received, with many calling it the magnum opus of his career. Rated 52 in the best albums of 1995, and 2426 of all time album. Genres: West Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop. He wrote a screenplay titled Live 2 Tell while incarcerated, a story about an adolescent who becomes a drug baron. Released 14 March 1995 on Interscope (catalog no. While imprisoned, Shakur read many books by Niccolò Machiavelli, Sun Tzu's The Art of War and other works of political philosophy and strategy. Shakur stated he married her "for the wrong reasons". While serving his sentence, he married his long-time girlfriend, Keisha Morris, on Apthe couple divorced in 1996. The album sold 240,000 copies in its first week, setting a record for highest first week sales for a solo male rap artist at the time. Me Against the World made its debut on the Billboard 200 and stayed at the top of the charts for four weeks. Musik-Streaming auf Smartphones, Tablets und PC/Mac mit Amazon Music Unlimited. Shakur became the first artist to have an album at number one on the Billboard 200 while serving a prison sentence. Höre deine Lieblingssongs aus dem Album Me against the world von FDSBLGK feat. Shortly afterward, he released his multi-platinum album Me Against the World. It affected a lot of people.Ĭheck out the liner notes here.Shakur began serving his prison sentence at Clinton Correctional Facility on February 14, 1995. I just wanted to do wanted to something for all mothers. There’s a song on there dedicated to mothers, just a song I wrote just for my mother. It talks about the streets but talks about it in a different light. It’s explaining my lifestyle, who I am, my upbringing and everything. And it took a whole album to get it all out. Everybody thought that I was living so well and doing so good that I wanted to explain it. It was all my fears, all the things I just couldn’t sleep about. So Me Against the World was deep, reflective. And whatever mistakes I make, I make out of ignorance, not out of disrespect to music or the art. Me Against the World was really to show people that this is an art to me. Regarding the album, 2Pac said the following: The album was supported by the singles “So Many Tears,” “Temptations,” the title track, and the Grammy nominated hit “Dear Mama,” the dedication to his mother, Afeni Shakur. The album was also featured on multiple all-time lists, such as The Source’s 100 Best Rap Albums of All-Time and Complex’s 90 Best Albums of the ‘90s. It was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Rap Album category, an award it won at the 1996 Soul Train Awards. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, making him the first artist to have a #1 album while incarcerated. Many critics feel this album was arguably his best due to the introspection he displays throughout the album. This album was created in 1994, the year he was shot outside Quad Recording Studios in New York City (as discussed on the intro) and sent to prison. Me Against the World is 2Pac’s third studio album, released on Mathrough Interscope Records.