{"product_id":"still_i_rise","title":"Still I Rise","description":"\u003cp\u003eStill I Rise is a collaboration album credited to 2Pac and the Outlawz, released on December 21, 1999 via Interscope and Death Row Records, and built entirely from previously unreleased but remixed material recorded during 2Pac’s Death Row period in 1995–1996. It is the only full‑length project that presents Pac primarily in a group context with the Outlawz—minus original member Hussein Fatal, who refused to sign to Death Row—positioning his voice among a younger collective he had mentored and envisioned as heirs to the “Thug Life” banner. The album debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 with about 408,000 first‑week sales and was certified platinum by the RIAA in early 2000, later also earning gold certifications in Canada and the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross 15 tracks and roughly 72 minutes, Still I Rise stitches together verses, hooks, and song ideas from 2Pac—often fragments—into complete group performances, with Outlawz members filling in gaps and carrying much of the narrative weight. Production comes mostly from close collaborators Tony Pizarro, Johnny “J,” and QD3, plus guest spots from Big Syke and Nate Dogg, keeping the sound rooted in late‑’90s West Coast funk and post‑G‑funk textures rather than radically updating it. Standout cuts include “Letter to the President,” a politically charged track that later appeared in the film Training Day; “Still I Rise,” a defiant, reflective song featuring Ta’He; “Secretz of War” and “As the World Turns,” which mix street narratives with broader systemic frustration; and “Baby Don’t Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II),” the album’s only single, which reworks the empathetic spirit of “Keep Ya Head Up” into a late‑’90s R\u0026amp;B‑backed ballad.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Store","offers":[{"title":"CD \/ Album","offer_id":53666885337402,"sku":"38751","price":16.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2041\/0682\/files\/Screenshot_2026-06-30_at_6.22.34_PM.jpeg?v=1782858238","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.ca\/products\/still_i_rise","provider":"Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}