Pac's Life

{{more citations needed|date=April 2012}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox album | name = Pac's Life | type = studio | artist = 2Pac | cover = 2pac-Pac's_Life.jpg | border = yes | alt = | released = {{start date|2006|11|21}} | recorded = * 1995–1996 (vocals: 2Pac & Yaki Kadafi) (production: "Soon As I Get Home") * 2005–2006 (production, guest vocals) | studio = Can-Am Studios (Tarzana, Los Angeles) | genre = {{hlist|West Coast hip-hop|gangsta rap|R&B}} | length = {{Duration|m=55|s=6}} | label = {{hlist|Amaru|Interscope}} | producer = {{hlist|Swizz Beatz|Canei Finch|E.D.I.|Karma Productions|L.T. Hutton|QDIII|Salih|Sha Money XL|Tom Whalley}} | prev_title = The Prophet Returns | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991 | next_year = 2007 | misc = {{Singles | name = Pac's Life | type = studio | single1 = Untouchable | single1date = February 27, 2006 | single2 = Pac's Life | single2date = October 21, 2006 | single3 = Playa Cardz Right | single3date = October 21, 2008 }} }}

'''''Pac's Life''''' is the tenth and final studio album, and sixth posthumous album by American rapper 2Pac, released on November 21, 2006 on Amaru Entertainment. The album debuted at number nine on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart.<ref name="BB200"/>

==Background== Shakur's vocals were recorded during his time spent on Death Row Records, excluding the two bonus tracks found on the UK and JP editions of the album. Of all the songs featured on the album, including the bonus tracks, only one song—"Soon As I Get Home"—is in its original, un-altered form, all others being remixes with updated beats and features. A broad range of artists contributed to the album, including Outlawz, Krayzie Bone, Snoop Dogg, Chamillionaire, Ludacris, A-3, Big Syke, Papoose, Keyshia Cole, Jay Rock, Young Buck, Ashanti, T.I., Lil Scrappy, Nipsey Hussle, three posthumous appearances by Kadafi, and Jamal Woolard, who became famous for portraying The Notorious B.I.G. in the 2009 biopic ''Notorious'' and in the 2017 biopic ''All Eyez on Me''.

The album's title track and lead single features singer Ashanti and fellow rapper T.I. The two featured artists also participated in the filming of the song's music video, 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 22. The video was also featured on BET's behind-the-scenes filming of "Pac's Life".

==Promotion== The album was recorded in Van Nuys, California. A week of events was conducted for the celebration of the release. 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 7:00pm – 10:00pm. 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.

==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pacs-life-mw0000567769 |title=2Pac - Pac's Life |website=AllMusic |access-date=December 7, 2017 |last=Brown |first=Marisa}}</ref> | rev2 = ''About.com'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="about.com">{{cite web |url=http://rap.about.com/od/albumreviews/fr/2PacPacsLife.htm |title=2Pac - Pac's Life (Amaru / Interscope) - 2Pac - Pac's Life Review |publisher=About.com |access-date=December 7, 2017 |last=Rott |first=Ivan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171736/http://rap.about.com/od/albumreviews/fr/2PacPacsLife.htm |archive-date=March 3, 2016 }}</ref> | rev3 = ''Drowned in Sound'' | rev3score = 3/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://drownedinsound.com/releases/9315/reviews/1565917-|title=2Pac - Pac's Life|website=Drowned in Sound|last=Diver|first=Mike|date=31 January 2007|access-date=5 April 2025|archive-date=June 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620192259/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/9315/reviews/1565917-|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev4 = ''HipHopDX'' | rev4score = 3.5/5<ref name="hiphopdx">{{cite magazine |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.723/title.2pac-pacs-life |title=2Pac - Pac's Life |magazine=HipHopDX |access-date=December 7, 2017}}</ref> | rev5 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev5Score = 4.1/10<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9663-pacs-life/ |title=2Pac - Pac's Life |website=Pitchfork |access-date=December 7, 2017 |last=Breihan |first=Tom}}</ref> | rev6 = ''PopMatters'' | rev6Score = 8/10<ref name="popmatters">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.popmatters.com/2pac-pacs-life-2495756765.html |title=2pac: Pacs Life |magazine=PopMatters |access-date=December 7, 2017 |last=Huff|first=Quentin B.}}</ref> | rev7 = ''RapReviews'' | rev7Score = 6.5/10<ref name="rapreviews">{{cite web |url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2006_11_pacslife.html |title=2Pac :: Pac's Life |publisher=RapReviews |access-date=December 7, 2017 |last=Juon |first=Steve 'Flash'}}</ref> | rev8 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/pacs-life-20061127 |title=Tupac Shakur: Pac's Life |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=December 7, 2017 |last=Serpick |first=Evan}}</ref> | rev9 = ''Slant Magazine'' | rev9score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/2pac-pacs-life/|title=Review: 2Pac, Pac's Life|website=Slant Magazine|last=Sousa|first=Len|date=27 January 2006|access-date=5 April 2025}}</ref> }} Reviews from critics and fans were mixed, with the general consensus being that while 2Pac's vocals were undoubtedly strong, the modern production sounded commercialized. AllMusic wrote: "This isn't to say that there is not some great material on Pac's Life, because there is ..., but the power of 2Pac's words is often lost behind the modern production ... and new verses from artists like Ludacris, Lil Scrappy, Ashanti, and Young Buck."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pacs-life-mw0000567769|title=Pac's Life - 2Pac|website=AllMusic|access-date=December 2, 2018}}</ref>

==Commercial performance== ''Pac's Life'' debuted at number nine on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 159,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="BB200">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56552/jay-z-reclaims-his-kingdom-with-no-1-debut|title=Jay-Z Reclaims His 'Kingdom' With No. 1 Debut|magazine=Billboard|date=November 29, 2006|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> This became 2Pac's tenth US top-ten album and his seventh posthumous album to reach the top-ten.<ref name="BB200"/>

== Track listing == {{track listing | total_length = | extra_column = Producer(s)

| title3 = Dumpin{{'-}} | note3 = featuring Hussein Fatal, Papoose & Carl Thomas | writer3 = | extra3 = Sha Money XL | length3 = 4:27

| title13 = Untouchable | note13 = featuring Yaki Kadafi, Hussein Fatal & Gravy | writer13 = | extra13 = Sha Money XL | length13 = 4:25 }}

{{track listing | headline = UK Edition/iTunes Bonus Track | extra_column = Producer(s)

| title14 = Dear Mama | note14 = Remix) (featuring Anthony Hamilton | writer14 = | extra14 = Frank Nitty | length14 = 5:42 }}

{{track listing | headline = Japanese Edition Bonus Track | extra_column = Producer(s)

| title15 = Scared Straight | note15 = | writer15 = | extra15 = Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins | length15 = 3:29 }}

==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" !Chart (2006–2007) !Peak<br />position |- !scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=287}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|76 |- !scope="row"|French Albums (SNEP)<ref name="Charts">{{cite web |url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=2+Pac&titel=Pac%27s+Life&cat=a |title=2 Pac - Pac's Life |publisher=lescharts.com |access-date=March 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908014607/http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=2+Pac&titel=Pac%27s+Life&cat=a |archive-date=September 8, 2011 }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|83 |- !scope="row"|German Albums (GfK)<ref name="Charts"/> | style="text-align:center;"|71 |- !scope="row"|Irish Albums (IRMA)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2007&year=2007&week=6 |title=GFK Chart-Track |publisher=Chart-track.co.uk |access-date=March 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607004132/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2007&year=2007&week=6 |archive-date=June 7, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|71 |- !scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/521/products/687254/1/ |title=2Pac – 'Pac's Life' Ranking |publisher=Oricon |language=ja |date=January 1, 2007 |accessdate=March 3, 2021}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|75 |- !scope="row"|Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=2+Pac&titel=Pac%27s+Life&cat=a |title=2 Pac - Pac's Life |publisher=hitparade.ch |date=September 28, 2007 |access-date=March 4, 2012}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|62 |- {{album chart|UK2|90|date=20061126|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2022}} |- {{album chart|UKR&B|11|date=20061126|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2022}} |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="AMG">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r936325/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} ((( Pac's Life > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))]. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on January 30, 2010.</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|9 |- !scope="row"|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="AMG"/> | style="text-align:center;"|3 |- !scope="row"|US Top Rap Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="AMG"/> | style="text-align:center;"|3 |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2007) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 5, 2018}}</ref> | 124 |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/rap-albums|title=YEAR-END CHARTS RAP ALBUMS 2007|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 30, 2019}}</ref> | 43 |- ! scope="row"| US Top Rap Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/rap-albums|title=YEAR-END CHARTS RAP ALBUMS 2007|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 30, 2019}}</ref> | 21 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Pac's Life''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=2Pac|title=Pac's Life|award=Silver|type=album|relyear=2006|certyear=2025|id=21574-1284-2|access-date=November 8, 2025}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true|nosales=true}}

==Release history== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Country ! Release date |- | Australia | November 18, 2006 |- | Europe | November 20, 2006 |- | United States | November 21, 2006 |- | Japan<ref name="Album Listing (JP)">{{cite web|url=http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/1213183|title=Pac's Life}}</ref> | December 13, 2006 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:2006 albums Category:Albums produced by E.D.I. Category:Albums produced by Swizz Beatz Category:Interscope Records albums Category:Albums published posthumously Category:Tupac Shakur albums Category:Albums produced by L.T. Hutton