To Live & Die in L.A. (Makaveli song)
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| Studio album by Makaveli | ||||
| Released | November 5, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | August 1–7, 1996 | |||
| Studio | Can-Am Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
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| Length | 59:05 | |||
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| AllMusic |    |
| Entertainment Weekly | D |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| MVRemixReview | 9/10 |
| RapReviews | 7.5/10 |
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The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (commonly shortened to The 7 Day Theory or Makaveli) is the fifth and final studio album by late American rapper Tupac Shakur. It was released on November 5, 1996, almost two months after his murder. Published under his new stage name Makaveli, on Death Row Records and Interscope Records, it was his first studio album to be posthumously released. The album was completely finished in a total of seven days during the first week of August 1996. These are the last songs Shakur recorded before his fatal shooting on September 7, 1996. The album was originally scheduled for release in March 1997, but as a result of his death, producer Suge Knight released it four months earlier.
The album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 664,000 within its first week. By 1999, it was certified 4× platinum. The album was supported by three singles: "Toss It Up", "To Live & Die in L.A" and "Hail Mary" .
The album was completely finished in seven days during the first week of August 1996. The lyrics were written and recorded in only three days and mixing took an additional four days. These are the last songs Shakur recorded before his fatal shooting on September 7, 1996. The album's preliminary title was "The 3 Day Theory", (originally consisted of around 14 tracks). E.D.I. Mean of The Outlawz & Ronald "Riskie" Brent revealed in an August 2014 interview that the official name of the album was mixed up in the rush to release the album following Tupac's death. Tupac wanted the album to be called; "Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory," with Makaveli the Don referenced as the artist name and Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory as the main title. Death Row's tumultuous staff at the time would incorrectly label the title as "The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory." Ronald "Riskie" Brent is the creator of The 7 Day Theory cover painting. The album cover, which features Shakur on the cross in an attempt to convey his crucifixion by the media, is intended to imply an artistic resurrection.
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