Upon its release, Me Against the World was already record-breaking, famous for making Shakur the first artist ever to have an album debut at number one on the. Fans can now grab the joint on classic 180-gram 2LP vinyl.Ĭonsidered by many as his definitive album, Rolling Stone’s Cheo Coker claimed in 1998, “ Me Against the World - by and large a work of pain, anger and burning desperation - is the first time 2Pac has taken the conflicting forces tugging at his psyche head-on…love him or hate him, 2Pac remains one of the most compelling characters in black popular culture.” Me Against the World is the third studio album by American rapper Tupac Shakur, released in 1995 on Interscope Records. Today marks the 20th anniversary of 2Pacs seminal album Me Against the World, which was released while 2Pac was. As for hip-hop, the late Tupac Shakur's 1995 masterpiece, Me Against the World, can truly serve as not only the epitome of 90s rap, but is also the greatest hip-hop album of all time. The double-platinum, fifteen-track release originally dropped on March 14, 1995, debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 charts, and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 1996 Grammy Awards, with the single “Dear Mama” being nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance.
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the late great 2Pac’s groundbreaking third studio recording, Me Against the World, Interscope Records and Amaru Entertainment are reissuing the album on vinyl.