Live at the House of Blues (Tupac Shakur album)

Tupac: Live at the House of Blues
Live album by
2Pac
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2005
RecordedJuly 4, 1996
VenueHouse of Blues (Sunset Strip, West Hollywood)
Genre
Length1:58:00
Label
2Pac chronology
Loyal to the Game
(2004) 		Tupac: Live at the House of Blues
(2005) 		Pac's Life
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
RapReviews.com[2]

Tupac: Live at the House of Blues is a live album and the final concert by American rapper 2Pac. The performance was recorded at the House of Blues, Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, California, on July 4, 1996[3] and released on both CD and DVD on September 5, 2005.[4]

Background

Although the album is credited solely to 2Pac, the concert was in fact a joint show with Snoop Dogg and tha Dogg Pound. Throughout the first half of the show, 2Pac, backed by his hip-hop-clique, the Outlawz, performs and features the R&B duo, K-Ci & JoJo, while in the second half, Snoop Dogg goes back and forth with tha Dogg Pound and features West Coast singer, Nate Dogg. For the show's climax, 2Pac rejoins the stage and performs his then-recent hit, "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" alongside Snoop Dogg.[5][6]

Of the songs performed by 2Pac, three, at that time, were unreleased and would not see an official release until years after his death. The unreleased songs performed were "Troublesome", "Tattoo Tears" and "Never Call U Bitch Again."[7] Tha Dogg Pound also performed an unreleased song, "Me in Your World", which would see a release later the same year on Death Row Greatest Hits.[8][9] Since its release Tupac: Live at the House of Blues has sold over a million copies and is certified Platinum.[10]

The DVD and Blu-ray edition contains the entire uncut concert and includes five full-length music videos; "California Love (Remix)", "To Live & Die in L.A.", "Hit 'Em Up", "How Do You Want It" and "I Ain't Mad at Cha."[11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Ambitionz Az a Ridah" (featuring Outlawz)2:13
2."So Many Tears" (featuring Outlawz)1:54
3."Troublesome" (featuring Outlawz)2:40
4."Hit 'Em Up" (featuring Outlawz)4:25
5."Tattoo Tears" (featuring Outlawz)2:23
6."All Bout U" (featuring Outlawz)2:59
7."Never Call U B***h Again" (featuring Outlawz)2:26
8."Freek'n You" (featuring K-Ci & JoJo, Outlawz)1:03
9."How Do U Want It" (featuring K-Ci & JoJo, Outlawz)4:42
10."What Would U Do" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound)4:20
11."Murder Was the Case" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound)3:45
12."Tha Shiznit" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound)2:29
13."If We All Gone Fuck" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound)2:31
14."Some Bomb Azz (Pussy)" (featuring Nate Dogg Tha Dogg Pound)3:05
15."Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)" (featuring Nate Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound)3:20
16."New York" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound)4:44
17."Big Pimpin'" (featuring Nate Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound)2:30
18."Do What I Feel" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound)3:58
19."G'z and Hustlas" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound)2:43
20."Who Am I? (What's My Name?)" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound)2:57
21."Me in Your World" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound)3:12
22."For My Niggaz and Bitches" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound)2:23
23."Doggfather" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound)2:50
24."Gin and Juice" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound)6:00
25."2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" (featuring Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg, K-Ci & JoJo, Outlawz, Tha Dogg Pound)4:04

Charts

Album
Chart positions Peak
position
French Charts[12] 179
U.S. Billboard 200[13] 159
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums[14] 48
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums[15] 11

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] Gold 7,500^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[17] Gold 2,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Gold 25,000^
United States (RIAA)[19] Platinum 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ RapReviews.com review
  3. ^ "Exclusive | Tupac's Last Concert, the House of Blues, & the 22-Year-Old Who Made it Happen". 30 June 2021.
  4. ^ "2Pac - Live at the House of Blues Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  5. ^ https://www.youtube.com/. {cite web}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Watch Tupac - Live at the House of Blues | Prime Video". Amazon.
  7. ^ "2Pac Albums and Discography". AllMusic.
  8. ^ "Tha Dogg Pound Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
  9. ^ "Various Artists - Death Row Greatest Hits Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  10. ^ "Undefined on Projektor".
  11. ^ "Tupac: Live at the House of Blues". Amazon. 25 May 2010.
  12. ^ Steffen Hung. "Tupac - Live At The House Of Blues". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  13. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  14. ^ "Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  15. ^ "Top Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  16. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  17. ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum DVDs". Radioscope. 3 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  18. ^ "British video certifications – 2Pac – Live At The House Of Blues". British Phonographic Industry.
  19. ^ "American video certifications – 2 Pac – Live At The House Of Blues". Recording Industry Association of America.