Editing 2Pacalypse Now (section)

{{Infobox album
| name         = 2Pacalypse Now
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]]
| cover        = 2pacalypse now.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = {{Start date|1991|11|12}}
| recorded     = September 1990 – October 1991<ref>{{cite web|url=https://2paclegacy.net/thug-life-volume-1-september-26-1994-official-album/|title=THUG LIFE: VOLUME 1 [OFFICIAL ALBUM], OCTOBER 11, 1994|publisher=2PacLegacy|date=November 28, 2015|accessdate=February 4, 2022}}</ref>
| studio       = Starlight Sound ([[Richmond, California|Richmond, CA]])
| genre        = [[Political hip-hop]]
| length       = {{Duration|m=55|s=07}}
| label        =
* TNT
* [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| producer     =
* Atron Gregory ([[Executive producer#Music|exec.]])
* Big D the Impossible
* J-Z
* [[Live Squad]]
* [[Pee-Wee (rapper)|Pee-Wee]]
* [[Raw Fusion]]
* [[Shock G]]
| prev_title   = 
| prev_year    = 
| next_title   = [[Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...]]
| next_year    = 1993
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name = 2Pacalypse Now
 | type = studio
 | single1 = [[Trapped (Tupac Shakur song)|Trapped]]
 | single1date = September 25, 1991
 | single2 = [[Brenda's Got a Baby]]
 | single2date = October 20, 1991
 | single3 = [[If My Homie Calls]]
 | single3date = December 20, 1991
}}
}}
'''''2Pacalypse Now''''' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]]. It was released on November 12, 1991, through TNT Recordings and [[Interscope Records]], while EastWest Records America, a division of Atlantic distributed the album.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=McAdams |first1=Janine |date=November 30, 1991 |title=2Pac Files Claim Against Oakland |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-11-30.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121005730/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-11-30.pdf |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |access-date=February 16, 2023 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=BPI Communications, Inc. |location=New York, NY, USA |page=20 |language=English |volume=103 |issue=48 |issn=0006-2510 |quote=Details were revealed at a Nov. 12 press conference..."2Pacalypse Now," was released the same day as his press conference.}}</ref> The recording sessions took place at Starlight Sound Studio in [[Richmond, California]]. The album was produced by the [[Digital Underground]] production team the Underground Railroad, made up of Big D the Impossible, [[Shock G]], [[Pee-Wee (rapper)|Pee-Wee]], DJ J-Z, [[Raw Fusion]], and [[Live Squad]]. It features contributions from [[Stretch (rapper)|Stretch]], Angelique, [[Dave Hollister]], Pogo, Poppi, [[Ray Luv]] and Shock G among others. The album's title is a reference to the 1979 [[war film]] ''[[Apocalypse Now]]''.

In the United States, the album reached number 64 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], number 13 on the US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and number three on both the [[Heatseekers Albums]] and [[Catalog Albums]] charts. On April 19, 1995, it was certified Gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] for selling 500,000 copies. In commemoration of its twenty-fifth anniversary, it was re-released on [[Phonograph record|vinyl]] and [[Cassette tape|cassette]] on November 11, 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Angus |date=November 13, 2016 |title=Tupac's "2Pacalypse Now" Released On Vinyl For The First Time |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/53612-tupacs-2pacalypse-now-released-on-vinyl-for-the-first-time-news |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |language=en}}</ref> which peaked at number 21 on the ''Billboard'' [[Vinyl Albums]] chart.

The album produced three singles with accompanying music videos: "[[Trapped (Tupac Shakur song)|Trapped]]", "[[Brenda's Got a Baby]]" and "[[If My Homie Calls]]". The second single off of the album, "Brenda's Got a Baby", made it to number 23 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]], number three on the [[Hot Rap Songs]] and number 55 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales]]. The song "[[I Don't Give a Fuck]]" from the album was included in 2004 video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' in-game radio station ''Radio Los Santos''.