The duo paints a perfect picture of the California lifestyle and show why they are two of the best MC’s of all time.Shakur’s impact on people is evident by the immense amount of fans who swarmed the premiere and the various celebrities who came to see the film, including Big Boi, 2 Chainz, E-40, Tyga, Claudia Jordan, Tia Mowry, Floyd Mayweather and many individuals who had a personal relationship with ‘Pac like Leila Steinberg, Shock G and Money B of Digital Underground, as well as members of the Outlawz hip-hop group formed by ‘Pac. Featuring Snoop Dogg, the track has an infectious beat, and some of the best lyrics on the album. “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted” is my personal favorite track on the album. The track also has one of the best and most meaningful choruses on the album, as 2Pac croons: “How many brothas fell victim to tha streetz/Rest in peace young nigga, there's a Heaven for a 'G'/be a lie, If I told ya that I never thought of death/my niggas, we tha last ones left/but life goes on.”
You can hear the truthfulness and sadness as 2Pac raps: “As I bail through tha empty halls/breath stinkin' in my jaws/ring, ring, ring, quiet y'all/incoming call, plus this my homie from high school/he's getting bye/It's time to bury another brotha nobody cry.” Ironically, it also talks about his own death, and his funeral. "Life Goes On" is arguably the most emotional track on the album and is a tribute song to his friend Kato. "So many questions, and they ask me if I'm still down/I moved up out of the ghetto, so I ain't real now?/They got so much to say, but I'm just laughin at cha/You niggaz just don't know, but I ain't mad at cha." On the track 2Pac raps about his younger days, his time in prison and how his life has changed from being in the ghetto to being a celebrity. Most of the tracks on “All Eyez on Me” are unapologetic celebrations of living the thug lifestyle (“California Love”) and while there is the occasional reminiscence about past and present friends ("Heartz of Men"), it moves away from the social and political consciousness of “2Pacalypse Now”. Although 2Pac spent most of 1995 locked up and battling the system, the album makes it obvious that, rather than reducing his artistic abilities, the struggles only elevated his skills.
The album opened at number 1 on the Billboard 200, making 2Pac the first rapper to have two straight albums debut at number one. Sadly, the Grammy nominated album was the last to be released during 2Pac's lifetime. “All Eyez on Me” was released on Februalmost a year after 2Pac began his prison sentence. It only took 2Pac two weeks to record the 27-track epic. ”, the first double-disc album of original material in hip-hop history. Maybe it was his time in prison, or maybe it was simply his signing with Knight's Death Row label, but whatever the case, 2Pac emerged hardened and hungry with “
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