The other two producers were Hurt-M-Badd and Darryl “Big D” Harper. Shakur also co-produces three tracks on the album. The only producer with whom Shakur had worked prior to this album was QD3, the son of Quincy Jones and brother of Shakur’s girlfriend Kidada Jones. ” Recording and productionĪlthough many of Shakur’s usual producers were not involved in the project, the producers still managed to come through for the project. George “Papa G” Pryce, Former Head of Publicity for Death Row, claimed that “Makaveli which we did was a sort of tongue-in-cheek, and it was not ready to come out, after Tupac was murdered, it did come out… Before that, it was going to be a sort of an underground. The album cover, which features Shakur on the cross in an attempt to convey his crucifixion by the media, is intended to imply an artistic resurrection. Death Row’s tumultuous staff at the time would incorrectly label the title as “The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory.“ Ronald “Riskie” Brent is the creator of The 7 Day Theory cover painting. Tupac wanted the album to be called “Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory,” with Makaveli the Don referenced as the artist name and Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory as the main title. Mean of The Outlawz & Ronald “Riskie” Brent revealed in an August 2014 interview that the official name of the album was mixed up in the rush to release the album following Tupac’s death. The album’s preliminary title was “The 3 Day Theory”, (originally consisted of around 14 tracks). These are the last songs Shakur recorded before his fatal shooting on September 7, 1996.

The lyrics were written and recorded in only three days and mixing took an additional four days. The album was completely finished in seven days during the first week of August 1996. The album was supported by three singles: “ Toss It Up“, “ To Live & Die in L.A” and “ Hail Mary“. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 664,000 within its first week. The album was originally scheduled for release in March 1997, but as a result of his death, producer Suge Knight released it four months earlier. These are some of the last songs Shakur recorded before his fatal shooting on September 7, 1996. The album was completed in a total of Three days during the first week of August 1996. Published under his new stage name Makaveli, on Death Row Records, Makaveli Records, and Interscope Records, it was his first studio album to be posthumously released. It was released on November 5, 1996, almost two months after his murder. The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (commonly shortened to The 7 Day Theory or Makaveli) is the fifth and final studio album by late American rapper Tupac Shakur.

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