"It was from Me Against the World, which was completed before I went to jail. It's just me against the world Me against the world, baby It was the number one record. Me Against the World was one of those... My career highs. It was a trip in jail. They'd say stuff like, "You're in jail. Won't be any rapping for a long time." I'd be like, "My album is number one in the country. "It just beat Bruce Springsteen." And they'd be like, "Go back to your cell." I used to get Entertainment Weekly and see where my record was and just trip out and be like, "Number one in the whole country." To me, it will always be my favorite, and jail made me wanna dig deeper." 2Pac THE BEGINNING “This album was made before I went to jail before I got shot, and all I’m talking about is going to jail and getting shot. So it was a prophecy. So when the album comes out and then you hear about what’s really going on in my real life, I mean, I don’t have to say I’m keeping it real, you could listen to the music and go, Whoa he said that…” Tupac “No matter what these people say about me, my music does not glorify any image. My music is spiritual if you listen to it. It’s all about emotion. It’s all about life… I tell my inner most darkest secrets, I reveal myself in every one of my records. From “Dear Mama” to “So Many Tears,” I tell my own personal problems and people can relate to that I believe…” Tupac On the titular track to Shakur’s 1995 third studio album, Me Against the World, ‘Pac discusses themes of injustice and unfairness on his lonesome battle against the world. The track features Yaki Kadafi and E.D.I. Mean—members of Shakur’s Outlawz collective. The track is produced by Soulshock & Karlin, who samples Minnie Riperton’s “Inside my Love,” and Isaac Hayes' “Walk On By.” When discussing the album, 2Pac explained that many of the songs were reflective of his own fears: "Me Against the World was deep, reflective. It was like a blues record. It was down-home. It was all my fears, all the things I just couldn’t sleep about. Everybody thought that I was living so well and doing so good that I wanted to explain it. And it took a whole album to get it all out. It’s explaining my lifestyle, who I am, my upbringing and everything. It talks about the streets but talks about it in a different light." Me Against The World - 2Pac, Puff Johnson, Yaki Kadafi, E.D.I. Mean (09.24.1994) Featuring: Outlawz Produced By: Soulshock & Karlin Written By: 2Pac, Yaki Kadafi, E.D.I. Mean, Bacharach & David, Karlin, Soulshock, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Leon Ware, Richard "Dick" Rudolph & Minnie Riperton Release Date: March 14, 1995 Mixed At: Record Plant Recording Studios Publisher: Joshua's Dream, Interscope Pearl Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Dickiebird Music & Publishing Co, Jobete Music, New Hidden Valley Music & Casa David LP Performance Rights: ASCAP & BMI Copyright © Interscope Records Phonographic Copyright ℗ Interscope Records Additional Vocals: Puff Johnson Engineer: Jay Lean Mixing Engineer: Soulshock & Jay Lean Mastering Engineer: Brian Gardner Label: Interscope Records, Atlantic Records & Out Da Gutta Records Recorded At: Soundcastle (Hollywood) & Pure Studios (San Diego) Samples: Minnie Riperton – Inside My Love, Isaac Hayes – Walk on By Courtesy of 2PacLegacy & Genius.com #2Pac #MeAgainstTheWorld #Dramacydal #Bass #Tupac #Outlawz #YoungThugz #ThugLifestyle #TupacShakur #OutlawImmortalz #Ridah #Soul #ThaOutlawz #TheOutlawz #ThaOutlawImmortalz #TupacAmaruShakur #Makaveli #Killuminati #OG #MakaveliTheDon #TheDonKilluminati #Original #TheHateUGaveLittleInfantsFuckEverybody #HD #Realest #THUGLIFE #ThuggedOut #ThugAngel #ThugProphet #TheThugLord #ThugImmortal #4K #AllEyezOnMe #Euthanasia #Euphanasia #GFunk #SupremeEuthanasia #WestCoastHipHop #Boost #WestcoastGFunk #Westside #Westcoast #Pac #Boosted #HighDef #HighDefinition #HighQuality #BassBoosted #ExtremeBassBoosted #EDIDON #BassBoost #SurroundSound #ArenaEffects #3DAudio #Rapstars #Rappers #8DAudio #Piano #EdiMean #FuckTheWorld #InterscopeRecords #Strictly4MyNIGGAZ #Dick #JayLean #StillIRise #2PacalypseNow #Outlaw #WalkOnBy #Guitar #KeepYaHeadUp #Troublesome #Karlin #EdiAmin #MinnieRiperton #IsaacHayes #YakiKadafi #HQ #InsideMyLove #SoundCastleStudios #Khadafi #YafeuAkiyeleFula #PureStudios #PuffJohnson #OutDaGuttaRecords #Soulshock #BurtBacharach #AtlanticRecords #RecordPlantRecordingStudios #RichardRudolph #DickRudolph #LeonWare #AE #HalDavid #KillaKadafi #KillaKhadafi #ThePrince #TupacResurrection #MalcolmGreenidge #Drums #3DSurroundSound #3DAudioSurroundSound #3D #8DAudioSurroundSound #8DSurroundSound #8D #DJReyzor357 #DJReyzor357Remakes #Poetry #OriginalVibe #OGVibe #OGRawVocal #DemoEdit #OriginalRawVocal #OriginalVersion #OGMix #ExtendedOutroMix #Instrumental #Remakes #Remade #Acapella #Vocals #NoDrumSplit #NoElectricGuitarSplit #NoAcousticGuitarSplit #NoSynthesizerSplit #NoPianoSplit #NoBassSplit #NoVocalsSplit #NERVEDJS