Better Dayz

~ Release by 2Pac (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1Intro
assistant engineer:
Andrew Chavez (engineer)
engineer:
Asif Ali
producer:
7 Aurelius
mixer:
Dexter Simmons
recorded at and mixed at:
Marvin’s Room in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Intro
writer:
Seven Aurelius and Tupac Shakur (2Pac’s personal identity)
2Pac30:56
2Still Ballin2Pac4.52:50
3When We Ride on Our Enemies
engineer and mixer:
Claudio Cueni
producer:
Briss and Johnny “J” (US rap/hip-hop)
instruments:
Briss
recorded at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
When We Ride on Our Enemies (Briss remix)
writer:
Johnny Jackson (US rap/hip-hop) and T. Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
publisher:
Black/Hispanic Music, BMG Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2Pac3.652:54
4Changed Man
assistant engineer:
Bill Bennett (engineer), Steve Fisher (engineer) and Corey Williams
engineer:
Leslie Brathwaite and Keston Wright (engineer)
producer:
Jazze Pha and Johnny “J” (US rap/hip-hop)
mixer:
Leslie Brathwaite
guitar:
Michael “Fish” Herring
background vocals:
Courtney Copeland
recorded at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States, Patchwerk Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Patchwerk Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Changed Man (Jazze Pha remix)
writer:
Johnny Jackson (US rap/hip-hop), Phalon Alexander and T. Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
publisher:
Black/Hispanic Music, BMG Music, Bubba Gee Music, Noontime Tunes, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
is based on:
Changed Man (original version)
2Pac4.253:52
5The Fuck Em All
assistant engineer:
Warren Bletcher (engineer)
engineer:
Ian Boxill
producer:
Johnny “J” (US rap/hip-hop)
mixer:
Claudio Cueni and E.D.I.
electric guitar:
Michael “Fish” Herring
guitar:
G‐Mack (US rapper)
keyboard:
Ronnie King (bass guitarist)
additional vocals:
Henry “Hen Dog” Fayson
guest performer:
The Outlawz (Outlawz, rap group founded by 2Pac)
arranger:
Johnny “J” (US rap/hip-hop)
recorded at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States and Stankonia Recording in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Stankonia Recording in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Fuck ’Em All
writer:
Johnny Jackson (US rap/hip-hop), Katari Cox (of the Outlawz), Malcolm Greenidge, Mutah Beale (of the Outlawz), Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper), Yafeu Fula (Yaki Kadafi, of the Outlawz) and Young Noble
publisher:
Thug Nation Music, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
2Pac3.54:26
6Never B Peace
assistant engineer:
Bill Bennett (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Claudio Cueni
co-producer:
Luis (Rambo) Pimentel (Spanish poet)
producer:
Frank Nitty Pimentel and Johnny “J” (US rap/hip-hop)
guitar:
Ryan Stuber
guest performer:
E.D.I. and Kastro of the Outlawz (of the Outlawz)
recorded at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States, Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Stankonia Recording in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Never B Peace (Nitty remix)
writer:
E.D.I., Francisco Pimentel, Johnny Jackson (US rap/hip-hop), Kastro (of the Outlawz) and Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
publisher:
Black/Hispanic Music, BMG Music, Pimentel International, Thug Nation Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2Pac4.254:59
7Mama’s Just a Little Girl2Pac4.54:58
8Street Fame
engineer and mixer:
Claudio Cueni
producer:
Briss
instruments:
Briss
recorded at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States and Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Street Fame (Briss remix)
writer:
Delmar Arnaud (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud) and T. Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
publisher:
Delmar Arnaud Music Inc. and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2Pac4.754:30
9Whatcha Gonna Do
assistant engineer:
Ian Blanch
engineer:
Claudio Cueni
mixer:
Claudio Cueni and E.D.I.
guitar:
Michael “Fish” Herring
remixer:
E.D.I.
guest performer:
Kastro (of the Outlawz) and Young Noble
recorded at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States and Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
What’cha Gonna Do
writer:
Donna Hunter (female rapper, Outlawz member Donna Hunter), E.D.I., Kastro (of the Outlawz), Duane Nettlesbey, T. Shakur (2Pac, US rapper) and Young Noble
publisher:
Big Simon Says Publishing, DTNT Publishing, Thug Angel Music, Thug Nation Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2Pac3.753:39
10Fair Xchange
assistant engineer:
Bill Bennett (engineer), Steve Fisher (engineer) and Corey Williams
engineer:
Leslie Brathwaite and Keston Wright (engineer)
producer:
Jazze Pha and Johnny “J” (US rap/hip-hop)
mixer:
Leslie Brathwaite
guitar:
Michael “Fish” Herring
guest performer:
Jazze Pha
recorded at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States, Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Patchwerk Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Fair Xchange (Jazze Pha remix)
writer:
Johnny Jackson (US rap/hip-hop), Phalon Alexander and T. Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
publisher:
Black/Hispanic Music, BMG Music, Bubba Gee Music, Noontime Tunes, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
2Pac3.653:52
11The Late Night
engineer and producer:
DJ Quik (West Coast US rapper & producer)
guest performer:
DJ Quik (West Coast US rapper & producer) and The Outlawz (Outlawz, rap group founded by 2Pac)
samples:
Wind Parade (remix) by Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter)
recording of:
Late Night
writer:
Fatal (Hussein Fatal), Larry Mizell, DJ Quik (West Coast US rapper & producer), Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper) and Yafeu Fula (Yaki Kadafi, of the Outlawz)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Alruby Music Inc., Amaru Publishing, Gimme Minz Publishing, Songs of Universal (SOCAN), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Yaki Kadafi Music
2Pac44:17
12Ghetto Star
producer:
GO Twice
mixer:
E.D.I.
guest performer:
Nutso (US rapper Sean Cole)
recorded at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Stankonia Recording in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Ghetto Star
writer:
Gregory Banks, Sean Cole (US rapper Sean Cole) and Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
publisher:
A Gee in tha Bank Publishing, Nuttso Publishing and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2Pac3.754:15
13Thugz Mansion (Nas acoustic)
assistant engineer:
Mark Vinten
engineer:
Kevin Crouse and Claudio Cueni
producer:
Claudio Cueni, Michael Herring and Johnny “J” (US rap/hip-hop)
guitar:
Michael “Fish” Herring
guest performer:
J. Phoenix (vocals on "Thugz Mansion (N.Y.)" by Nas) and Nas (US rapper)
recorded at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States, Circle Sound Studios in Hollywood, Florida, United States and Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Thugz Mansion (acoustic) by 2Pac (US rapper) feat. Nas (US rapper) & J. Phoenix (vocals on "Thugz Mansion (N.Y.)" by Nas)
recording of:
Thugz Mansion (Nas acoustic)
writer:
Claudio Cueni, Michael Herring, Johnny Jackson (US rap/hip-hop), Larry Loftin (songwriter & vocalist), Nas (US rapper) and T. Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
publisher:
Black/Hispanic Music, BMG Music, Colorblind Fish Music, Cueni Publishing, Ill Will Music, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Zomba Music Publishing (music publisher – add no releases here!)
2Pac44:12
14Intro / Bomb First (My Second Reply)
producer:
Darryl “Big D” Harper (US hip hop producer) and Makaveli (Tupac Shakur)
lead vocals:
Makaveli (Tupac Shakur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The New and “Untouchable” Death Row Records (in 1996)
compilation of:
Intro (explicit) by Makaveli (Tupac Shakur) and Bomb First (My Second Reply) (explicit) by Makaveli (Tupac Shakur) featuring E.D.I. & Young Noble
samples:
Uptown Anthem (explicit) by Naughty by Nature
recording of:
Bomb First (My Second Reply)
writer:
Malcolm Greenidge, Rufus Cooper III and Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
recording of:
Intro
Makaveli4.54:55
15Happy Home
recording of:
Happy Home
writer:
Big Simon (aka Simon), Johnny Jackson (US rap/hip-hop) and Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
dedicated to:
Sekyiwa Kai
publisher:
Amaru Publishing, Big Simon Says Publishing, Black Hispanic Music, BMG Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2Pac22:39
16Initiated
recording of:
Initiated
2Pac4:53
17California Love (remix)
partial recording of:
California Love (remix)
lyricist:
James Anderson (US rapper, Death Row Records artist)
writer:
Woody Cunningham, Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Norman Durham, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp) and Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
publisher:
Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On but F****n’ Music (aka Ain’t Nothin’ but F****n’ and other variations), Interscope Pearl Music, Joshua’s Dream, Saja Music Co. (publisher), Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated), Stonseee Music (ASCAP) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
California Love (original version)
2Pac4:06
18If You Really Want It
2Pac3:55
19’Cause I Had To
2Pac4:08
20Dear Mama
additional engineer:
Jeff Griffin (American engineer)
engineer and producer:
Tony Pizarro
co-producer:
DF Master Tee (producer Terrence Thomas) and Moses (California hip-hop vocalist)
executive producer:
Afeni Shakur
mixer:
Paul Arnold (engineer)
background vocals:
“Sweet Franklin” and Reggie Green
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
samples:
In All My Wildest Dreams by Joe Sample and Sadie by Spinners (The Detroit Spinners, US R&B/soul group, aka The Detroit Spinners)
music videos:
Dear Mama by 2Pac (US rapper)
recording of:
Dear Mama
lyricist:
Tony Pizarro and Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
additional writer:
Terrence Thomas (producer Terrence Thomas)
composer:
Bruce Hawes, Joseph Jefferson (70s soul/funk), Tony Pizarro, Joe Sample, Charles Simmons (70s soul/funk) and Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Four Knights Music, Interscope Pearl Music, Joshua’s Dream, Master Lab Publishing, Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), The Underground Connection, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
revision of:
Dear Mama (original version)
2Pac44:42
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