The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
	The text on the album cover reads, "In no way is this portrait an expression of disrespect for Jesus Christ". – Makaveli
Studio album by Makaveli
Released	November 5, 1996
Recorded	July 8 – August 12, 1996
Studio	Can-Am Studios (Tarzana, Los Angeles); Ameraycan (North Hollywood);
Genre	Conscious hip hop; horrorcore; hardcore hip hop;
Length	59:05
Label	Death Row; Makaveli; Interscope;
Producer	Simon (exec.); Darryl "Big D" Harper; Hurt-M-Badd; Reggie Moore; Demetrius Ship; QDIII;
Makaveli chronology
Singles from Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
	"Toss It Up"; Released: September 26, 1996; "To Live & Die in L.A."; Released: November 16, 1996; "Hail Mary"; Released: February 11, 1997;

The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (commonly shortened to Makaveli or The 7 Day Theory) is the fifth studio album by American rapper Tupac Shakur, his first posthumous album and the last released with his creative input. Recorded in July and August 1996, it was released on November 5, 1996, almost two months after his death, under the stage name of Makaveli, through Death Row Records, Makaveli Records (subsidiary of Death Row) and Interscope Records.

It is his only album released under the new alternative stage name and features guest appearances from his rap group Outlawz and rapper Bad Azz, as well as R&B singers Aaron Hall, Danny Boy, K-Ci and JoJo, Val Young and Tyrone Wrice, along with uncredited vocal contributions from reggae musician Prince Ital Joe. Originally intended as a mixtape and preceded by the release of "Toss It Up" as the lead single, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and sold 664,000 copies within its first week of release.

By 1999, it was certified four times platinum by the RIAA. "To Live & Die in L.A." and "Hail Mary" were released later as singles and both garnered praise as standout tracks from the album. None of its singles charted within the Billboard Hot 100, but all charted within the top twenty of UK Singles chart. The album was originally set to be released in 1997. The album received critical acclaim, with praise for the emotion displayed by Shakur. It has been ranked by critics as one of the greatest hip hop albums, as well as one of the greatest albums of all time. ^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

^ Juon, Steve "Flash" (2002-05-14). "2Pac/Makaveli : The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory : Death Row Records/Interscope". Rapreviews.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
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^ "Top 10 posthumous albums". Time. October 26, 2009.
^ "Best Rap Albums of the 90s". Complex.
^ McKrell, Aaron (November 5, 2018). "Why 2Pac's "The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory" Is Rap's Greatest Album". HipHopDX.
^ "Best Posthumous Hip-Hop Albums ranked". XXL. April 23, 2020.

[rapreviews-1] Juon, Steve "Flash" (2002-05-14). "2Pac/Makaveli : The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory : Death Row Records/Interscope". Rapreviews.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.

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[3] "MTV.com: The Greatest MCs Of All Time". MTV. Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2012-01-07.

[4] "Top 10 posthumous albums". Time. October 26, 2009.

[5] "Best Rap Albums of the 90s". Complex.

[6] McKrell, Aaron (November 5, 2018). "Why 2Pac's "The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory" Is Rap's Greatest Album". HipHopDX.

[7] "Best Posthumous Hip-Hop Albums ranked". XXL. April 23, 2020.

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