Loyal to the Game

Production

• Eminem ( Executive Producer)
• Afeni Shakur ( Executive Producer)
• Luis Resto
• Scott Storch
• Raphael Saadiq
• DJ Quik

Loyal to the Game ( ger the game faithful ) is the tenth studio album by American rapper Tupac Shakur. It is the sixth posthumously released album of the artist and was released on 12 December 2004 on the label Interscope and Amaru.

Production and samples

With 13 songs ( Soldier Like Me, The Uppercut, Out On Bail Ghetto Gospel, Black Cotton Loyal to the Game, Thugs Get Lonely Too, NIGGA, Who Do You Love? , Crooked Nigga Too, Do not You Trust Me? Hennessey, Thug 4 Life ), a majority of the songs from the American rapper Eminem, Tupac's mother Afeni who acted alongside Shakur as executive producer, in collaboration with Luis Resto, produces. Only the remixes of the tracks Po Nigga Blues ( Scott Storch ) Hennessey ( Red Spyda ) Crooked Nigga Too ( Raphael Saadiq ) and Loyal to the Game ( DJ Quik ) come from other producers.

Three songs on the album contain samples of songs by other artists. Thus, in the piece Ghetto Gospel Indian Sunset by Elton John is sampled. Do not You Trust Me? contains elements of the song Do You Have a Little Time by Dido and the track NIGGA is sampling ( Do not Worry ) If There 's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go by Curtis Mayfield.

Cover design

The album cover shows Tupac Shakur with glasses and dressed in white, her gaze to the side. In the left part of a cross and the lettering 2Pac is in brown. The title Loyal to the Game is in the middle of the picture and is also brown. The background is decorated entirely in white.

Guest Posts

Besides Tupac Shakur occur numerous other artists on the album in appearance. To be heard in the songs Soldier Like Me Black Cotton and the main producer of Eminem. In the latter, the rapper Kastro and Young Noble are also represented the group Outlawz. Also supports Young Noble Tupac next to EDI Mean while song uppercut. The latter has in addition Sleepy Brown another guest appearance in Hennessey ( Red Spyda Remix). In the choruses of songs Thugs Get Lonely Too and Do not You Trust Me? is heard Nate Dogg or the British singer Dido. The British Künstle Elton John Ghetto Gospel occurs in appearance, while the rap group G-Unit has a guest post in the song Loyal to the Game. The rapper Jadakiss is the piece N.I.G.G.A. to hear and Obie Trice supports Tupac track in Hennessey. In addition, Po Nigga Blues ( Scott Storch Remix) includes a guest appearance by Ron Isley and Loyal to the Game ( DJ Quik Remix) is a collaboration with Big Syke and DJ Quik.

Title list

Chart hits and singles

Loyal to the Game reached # 50 on the German album charts and remained in the top 100 twelve weeks. In the U.S., the album debuted at the top position and remained in the charts for 23 weeks.

As singles the songs Thugs Get Lonely Too Ghetto Gospel and were (DE # 3, 21 wk. ) Decoupled.

Sales figures and awards

For more than one million copies sold Loyal to the Game Award in the U.S. with platinum. In addition, the album received a gold record for more than 100,000 units sold in the UK.