Other albums really did not amount to 85 million. At that time ABBA Gold was 'only' on 15 million. Many socially conscious songs (Keep Ya Head Up Changes), and heartfelt songs on Me Against the World are some of the best pieces in hip-hop history. The double album All Eyez on Me features some of 2Pac's best-known songs, among them: 'California Love' and 'I Ain't Mad at Cha. Nor did they sell 100 million from 1992 to 1999. Aside from Eminem, no other rapper has sold more records than Tupac Shakur. Sales are exaggerated by over 100 million. Dre's 'The Chronic' and Snoop Dogg's debut album, as well as 2Pac's 'All Eyez on Me'.Įarlier this month, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Death Row Records, the label announced it would be reissuing classic albums from the likes of 2Pac and Snoop Dogg on cassette. No way did ABBA sell as much in 1983-92 as they did from 1974 to 1982. Dre, Suge Knight, The D.O.C. and the late Dick Griffey, Death Row Records catapulted West Coast hip-hop in the spotlight throughout the early '90s, releasing some of the most iconic rap albums of all time, including Dr. As much as I disagree with 2pacs music being released after his death, I. The album 'The Final Countdown' was 3 X Platinum in the US, achieved a Gold in Germany and (in the lists we have access to) was not classified in the UK or France. Sales of 8 million wouldnt be enough to get listed. Four were released before Shakurs death on September 13, 1996. The albums in this list are all estimated to have had sales of at least 10 million. The reports of a $600million sale come less than two years since Hasbro acquired eOne, which also includes Dualtone Records, Last Gang Records and V2.įounded by Dr. One day I hope we get the albums how the originally were planned in high quality. The discography of Tupac Shakur, an American rapper, consists of eleven studio albums. In 2008, after the label initially folded following the incarceration of founder Suge Knight, entertainment development company WIDEawake bought Death Row Records for $18million, before Hasbro announced a $4 billion purchase of umbrella company Entertainment One (eOne), making them the owners of Death Row Records. Death Row Records is reportedly being sold as part of a $600million deal.Īccording to a report from Digital Music News, LA-based label Death Row Records, which is owned by Hasbro, may be sold as part of the sale of the label's umbrella company, Entertainment One (eOne).