As part of its 30th birthday celebrations, Death Row Records has reissued the soundtrack for Above The Rim on cassette.
Directed by Jeff Pollack, the 1994 film stars 2Pac and Marlon Wayans, among others, and is the story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with a drug dealer and a former basketball star. The soundtrack features the likes of Warren G and Nate Dogg s classic Regulate , as well as tracks by artists including Jonny J , DeVante Swing and Dr. Dre featuring Daz Dillinger. The soundtrack also features 2Pac and Stretch s rare fan favourite, Pain , which you can hear below.
Death Row Records will reissue classic albums from the likes of 2Pac and Snoop Dogg on cassette this year.
LA-based label Death Row Records, founded by Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, The D.O.C. and the late Dick Griffey, catapulted West Coast hip-hop in the spotlight throughout the early 90s, releasing some of the most iconic rap albums of all time.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Death Row Records, the label will reissue four classic albums via cassette from the imprint s back catalogue, including 2Pac s 1996 LP All Eyez On Me and The Don Killuminati (7 Day Theory)’, recorded under 2Pac s Makaveli alias one month before his death.
In July 2019, Burna Boy flew into Lagos for a listening party. The subject was African Giant, his seventh studio project. He was all smiles, calm and collected. Whenever he smiled, it was full and with teeth.
The smiles were of contentment and genuine happiness. Dressed in all-black, he was even joined by his grandmother. Word was that a night before, he had just performed a stop on his African Giant Tour.
He was not only winning professionally, his personal life was popping - his girlfriend is British rapper,
Stefflon Don. She wasn’t there on the night, but her spirit hovered above the room, whispering his lovely tunes.
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Rapper KXNG Crooked has shared his thoughts on 2Pacâs âAll Eyez On Meâ to marks the album’s 25th anniversary today (February 13), as well as revealing to
NME that he has an unreleased track that has a special connection to the legendary rapper.
Crooked, who has worked with the likes of Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Snoop Dogg, called the Death Row Records album a “multilayered” project “packed full of all the messages we love hip-hop for”.
“‘All Eyez On Me’ allows listeners to experience hip-hop on a number of different levels,” Crooked told
NME of the album, which features the hits âCalifornia Loveâ, âHow Do U Want Itâ and â2 Of Amerikaz Most Wantedâ. “From an underground level, to a mainstream level, to a cultural level, itâs such a multilayered album.