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Pac's Life is the sixth posthumously released studio album from the late hip hop icon Tupac Shakur, commemorating the 10 year anniversary of the death of the late poet, activist, actor, and hip-hop icon. It was released on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 in the United States and Monday, November 20, 2006 in Europe. The album features guest appearances from Ashanti and T.I., who appear on the title track "Pac's Life", and Krayzie Bone, who appears on the album's first single "Untouchable".

A broad range of artists contributed to the album, including Ashanti, T.I., Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Papoose, Keyshia Cole, Chamillionaire, Lil' Scrappy, Outlawz, Big Syke, Young Buck and more.

T.I. and Ashanti were involved in the single "Pac's Life," which was filmed at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts. The World Premiere of "Pac's Life" was on at 7:30 PM on BET's Access Granted on Wednesday, November 22nd. The video featured on BET's behind the scenes of the filming of "Pac's Life". The album debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200 charts with about 159,000 units sold.

This was Shakur's sixth posthumous created album, but not the last, another studio album is planned for release in 2008.

Album promotion

A contest has also been underway to celebrate "Pac's Life," at http://www.tupaccontests.com/, which allows Tupac fans to submit homemade videos and artwork. The prizes range from being involved in working on Tupac's next video, to also be published in an upcoming book for a 2007 release. Videos, Artwork, Poetry, and Essays are the different types of submissions for the "Pac's Life" contest, with the winners receiving exclusive prizes

A week of events was introduced for the celebration of the release of Pac's Life. It kicked off on Saturday (November 11) at the Vaknin Gallery with "All Eyez On Me: Hip Hop's Legendary Performers And Photographers," where photographers displayed their material.

On Tuesday (November 14), at the same venue, a VIP party previewing Pac's Life took place from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM.

The events were then shifted to the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts (TASCA) where coat drives were held on Wednesday, November 15 and Friday, November 17. Everyone who brought a winter coat received two admission tickets to the Pac's Life album release party.

On Monday (November 20), a "Pac's Life Teen Art" competition took place from 6-8 PM, where children ages 13-17 competed in an art exhibit contest. All art from the exhibit will be posted in TASCA for the month of December. Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.

The events concluded on November 21 with Pac's Life album release party from 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM.

Recording

All of the vocals for the tracks on Pac's Life were recorded during 2Pac's Makaveli period including "Untouchable" which was recorded only 3 days before his death; exceptions to this would be the songs "Soon As I get Home" and the UK and Japan Bonus tracks "Dear Mama Remix" and "Scared Straight". On the original of "Untouchable" you notice that 2Pac is heavily intoxicated and performing in freestyle. Scared Straight was recorded in 1991.

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Time
1	"Untouchable (Swizz Beatz Remix)" (Feat: Krayzie Bone)	Swizz Beatz	4:16
2	"Pac's Life" (Feat: T.I. & Ashanti)	L. T. Hutton	3:38
3	"Dumpin" (Feat: Hussein Fatal, Papoose, & Carl Thomas)	Sha Money XL & Canei Finch	4:27
4	"Playa Cardz Right (Female)" (Feat: Keyshia Cole)	Karma Productions	4:33
5	"Whatz Next" (Feat: A3 & Jay Rock)	Salih	3:37
6	"Sleep" (Feat: Young Buck & Chamillionaire)	Sha Money XL	4:10
7	"International" (Feat: Nipsey Hussle & Young Dre The Truth)	L. T. Hutton & Capital L.S	4:01
8	"Don't Sleep" (Feat: Lil Scrappy, Nutt-So, Yaki Kadafi, & Stormey)	E.D.I.	3:36
9	"Soon As I Get Home" (Feat: Yaki Kadafi)	QD3	3:40
10	"Playa Cardz Right (Male)" (Feat: Ludacris & Keon Bryce)	Sha Money XL	4:54
11	"Don't Stop" (Feat: Big Syke, Yaki Kadafi, Hussein Fatal, E.D.I., Young Noble, & Stormey)	L. T. Hutton	5:25
12	"Pac's Life (Remix)" (Feat: Snoop Dogg, T.I. & Chris Starr)	L. T. Hutton	3:39
13	"Untouchable" (Feat: Yaki Kadafi, Hussein Fatal & Gravy)	Sha Money XL	4:25
14	"Dear Mama (Frank Nitty Remix)" (Feat: Anthony Hamilton) (UK bonus track, iTunes Bonus)^[2]	Frank Nitty	5:42
15	"Scared Straight" (JP bonus track)^[1]	Karma Productions	3:28

Charting

U.S. Billboard 200
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Position	9	30	53	76	83	68	75	100	99	117	135	142	159	155	143
Sales Per Week	159,580	52,300	34,983	33,037	43,682	21,844	11,993	8,042	7,621	6,849	7,000	6,340	6,224	5,602	4,317
Total	159,580	211,880	246,863	279,900	323,582	345,426	357,419	365,461	10,000	379,667	386,667	392,959	399,183	404,785	409,102

References

^ ^a ^b http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/1213183 Album Listing (JP)
^ http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=575594 Album Listing (UK)

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v t e Tupac Shakur
Discography Songs Awards and nominations Death
Studio albums	2Pacalypse Now Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... Me Against the World All Eyez on Me
Posthumous albums	The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory R U Still Down? (Remember Me) Still I Rise Until the End of Time Better Dayz Loyal to the Game Pac's Life
Live albums	2Pac Live Live at the House of Blues
Remix albums	Nu-Mixx Klazzics Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991 The Prophet: The Best of the Works Tupac: Resurrection The Prophet Returns Best of 2Pac
Related albums	Nothing but Trouble (soundtrack) Sons of the P Juice (soundtrack) Poetic Justice (soundtrack) Above the Rim (soundtrack) Gridlock'd (soundtrack) Gang Related (soundtrack) A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle The Rose That Grew from Concrete The Rose, Vol. 2
Extended plays	Don't Go 2 Sleep
Singles	"Brenda's Got a Baby" "If My Homie Calls" "Trapped" "Holler If Ya Hear Me" "I Get Around" "Keep Ya Head Up" "Papa'z Song" "Cradle to the Grave" "Dear Mama" "So Many Tears" "Temptations" "California Love" "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" "How Do U Want It" "I Ain't Mad at Cha" "Toss It Up" "To Live & Die in LA" "Hail Mary" "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Posthumous singles	"I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" "Do for Love" "Changes" "Unconditional Love" "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" "Until the End of Time" "Letter 2 My Unborn" "Thugz Mansion" "Still Ballin'" "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" "Thugs Get Lonely Too" "Ghetto Gospel" "Untouchable" "Pac's Life" "Playa Cardz Right"
Other songs	"I Don't Give a Fuck" "Runnin' from tha Police" "Ambitionz az a Ridah" "All Eyez on Me" "Hit 'Em Up" "Are U Still Down" "Panther Power"
Featured singles	"Gotta Get Mine" "Smile" "Playa Cardz Right"
Books	The Rose That Grew from Concrete
Stage	Holler If Ya Hear Me
Documentaries	Biggie & Tupac Tupac: Resurrection Tupac: Assassination Dear Mama
Outlawz	Yaki Kadafi Kastro Napoleon E.D.I. Mean Hussein Fatal Mussolini Komani Young Noble
Related articles	Outlawz Digital Underground Afeni Shakur Assata Shakur Mopreme Shakur Mutulu Shakur Thug Life Death Row Records East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry Niccolò Machiavelli Orlando Anderson Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts All Eyez on Me (film) Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. City of Lies "Taylor Made Freestyle"