Nu Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2 - Evolution: Duets & Remixes is a posthumously released remix album

Remix album

A remix album is an album consisting mostly of remixes or re-recorded versions of a music artists' earlier released material.One of the earliest remix albums was 1971's Aerial Pandemonium Ballet by Harry Nilsson, which was released by Nilsson after the successes of Everybody's Talkin and The Point!...

 from the late hip hop icon Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur

Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...

. The album was released through Koch

Koch Records

E1 Music , the primary subsidiary of E1 Entertainment LP, is the largest independent record label in the United States. It is also distributed by the Universal Music Group in Europe under the name E1 Universal...

. It is the follow-up to Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur

Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...

's Nu-Mixx Klazzics

Nu-Mixx Klazzics

Nu-Mixx Klazzics is a remix album by 2Pac, released in 2003 by Death Row Records. The album includes several songs from All Eyez on Me, with new backing tracks and new guest vocals from artists such as Aaron Hall, K-Ci and JoJo, and Tha Outlawz. Nu Mixx Klazzics was generally panned by critics...

, released previously on October 7, 2003. Its original title was Evolution: Duets & Remixes, and was released on August 14, 2007.

This release contains mostly remixes of recordings from two of his biggest selling albums, All Eyez on Me

All Eyez on Me

All Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album by American rapper 2Pac, released February 13, 1996 on Death Row Records and Interscope Records....

and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory is the fifth and final studio album by Tupac Shakur, under the new stage name Makaveli, finished before his death and his first studio album to be posthumously released...

. Hip-hop producer and rapper Daz Dillinger

Daz Dillinger

Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an American hip hop producer and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records.-The Chronic, Tha Dogg Pound and Dogg Food:Daz began his career on Death Row...

, Sha Money XL

Sha Money XL

-Dream Big Ventures:With Distribution from The Orchard, Sha Money founded a new record label, Dream Big Ventures. Quickly upon its creation, Sha Money signed close Shady/Aftermath/G-Unit affiliates DJ Whoo Kid and Stat Quo, as well as former Young Money artist, Kidd Kidd. Sha is currently trying to...

, and Street Radio were part of the record production. The album debuted at #45 on the billboard 200 with nearly 15,000 sales on its first week on the charts.

Tracklist

#	Track	Featured Guest(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1	"Picture Me Rollin"	Kurupt Kurupt Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records... , Butch Cassidy Butch Cassidy (singer) Danny Elliott Means II or better known by his stage name, Butch Cassidy, is an R&B singer, cousin of the deceased rapper, Nate Dogg, who started to sing in the church choir with him...	Street Radio, Bob Perry, Arnold Mischkulnig	3:39
2	"Keep Goin'[Nu-Mixx]"	Hussein Fatal Hussein Fatal Bruce Washington , better known by his stage name, Hussein Fatal, is an American rapper and a member of Outlawz.-Murder of Tupac Shakur:...	Street Radio	3:16
3	"What'z Ya Phone # [Nu Mixx]"	Candy Hill	Illmind Illmind Illmind is a Filipino American hip hop producer from Bloomfield, New Jersey. He participated in Beat Society, competing against well-known acts like Kanye West and Just Blaze. Illmind has created music for underground artists such as Little Brother, Boot Camp Clik, Akrobatik, Supastition, and El...	3:51
4	"Staring Through My Rear View"	Dwele Dwele Andwele Gardner , better known by his stage name Dwele is a soul singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:...	Street Radio, Bob Perry, Arnold Mischkulnig	4:15
5	"Hail Mary Hail Mary (2Pac song) "Hail Mary" is Makaveli 's last single from his final album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory featuring Kastro, Young Noble and Yaki Kadafi of The Outlawz & Prince Ital Joe. A music video was shot for the song....  (Rock Remix)"	The Outlawz	Ill Will Fulton	4:20
6	"Got My Mind Made Up [Nu-Mixx]"	The Outlawz, Kurupt Kurupt Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...	Street Radio, Bob Perry, Arnold Mischkulnig	5:12
7	"Pain [Nu Mixx]"	Styles P Styles P David Styles better known by his stage name, Styles P, is an American rapper, author, and entrepreneur. He is prominently known as a member of Hip Hop group The LOX and is also a part of the Ruff Ryders hip-hop group, and in addition has released multiple albums and mixtapes as a solo... , Butch Cassidy	Black Jeruz	4:53
8	"Lost Souls [Nu-Mixx]"	The Outlawz	Street Radio, Bob Perry, Arnold Mischkulnig	4:37
9	"Wanted Dead or Alive Wanted Dead or Alive (2Pac song) "Wanted Dead or Alive" is a collaboration song by Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, & Dazdillinger Arnaud released as a single from the Gridlock'd . It was made into a video. The video showed the police trying to catch Snoop Dogg and clips of the deceased rapper Tupac Shakur. The storyline is similar to "2... "	Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...	Jiggolo Jiggolo Jiggolo is a rapper/songwriter and producer from Thomasville, Georgia. He is currently signed to The Legendary Suave House Record Label imprint...	3:03
10	"Initiated [Nu-Mixx]"	Boot Camp Clik Boot Camp Clik Boot Camp Clik is an American hip hop supergroup from Brooklyn, New York, which is composed of Buckshot , Smif-N-Wessun, also known as Cocoa Brovaz , Heltah Skeltah and O.G.C....	Jake One Jake One Jacob Dutton, better known as Jake One, is an American hip hop record producer from Seattle, Washington.-Biography:Dutton grew up in Capitol Hill and moved to the North End of Seattle when he was 15. He started making music on a Casio keyboard in 1992. He attended the University of Washington and...	3:46
11	"How Do U Want It How Do U Want It "How Do U Want It" is a hip-hop song performed by Tupac Shakur. It features K-Ci and JoJo and was the third single from his album All Eyez on Me. It was a Double A-side single to "California Love", and the song reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1996. In the UK, the song peaked at #17.It...  [Nu Mixx]"		BIGG E.D.I. E.D.I. Mean Malcolm Greenridge , better known as E.D.I. Mean, is an American rap artist and a member of the Outlawz. While in the third grade, Malcolm became friends with Katari "Kastro" Cox who later introduced his cousin, Tupac Shakur, to E.D.I. Mean.-Dramacydal:In 1992, Kastro, Greenridge, and Tupac's...	4:08
12	"Picture Me Rollin'"	The Outlawz	Claudio Cueni	5:10
13	"Lost Souls'" (Best Buy Bonus track)	Daz Dillinger Daz Dillinger Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an American hip hop producer and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records.-The Chronic, Tha Dogg Pound and Dogg Food:Daz began his career on Death Row...  & M-1 M-1 (rapper) Mutulu Olugbala also known by his stage name M-1 is a rapper, activist and author known for his work as one half of the political hip hop duo Dead Prez along with his friend stic.man...  of dead prez Dead Prez Dead Prez stylized as dead prez is a hip hop duo from the United States, composed of stic.man and M-1, formed in 1996 in New York City, New York. They are known for their confrontational style, combined with socialist lyrics focused on both militant social justice and Pan-Africanism...	Street Radio, Bob Perry, Arnold Mischkulnig	4:57
14	"Initiated [Nu Mixx] (Best Buy Bonus Track)"	Boot Camp Clik Boot Camp Clik Boot Camp Clik is an American hip hop supergroup from Brooklyn, New York, which is composed of Buckshot , Smif-N-Wessun, also known as Cocoa Brovaz , Heltah Skeltah and O.G.C....	Jake One Jake One Jacob Dutton, better known as Jake One, is an American hip hop record producer from Seattle, Washington.-Biography:Dutton grew up in Capitol Hill and moved to the North End of Seattle when he was 15. He started making music on a Casio keyboard in 1992. He attended the University of Washington and... , Street Radio	4:33
15	"Pain (alternate remix)" (iTunes bonus track)	Styles P Styles P David Styles better known by his stage name, Styles P, is an American rapper, author, and entrepreneur. He is prominently known as a member of Hip Hop group The LOX and is also a part of the Ruff Ryders hip-hop group, and in addition has released multiple albums and mixtapes as a solo... , Butch Cassidy	Street Radio	4:34

Chart history

Album

Chart Positions	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	45
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	8
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums	2

External links

• 2Pac Legacy (Official website)
• WIDEawake Death Row Records LLC (Producer of the album)
• Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation for the Arts