Hail Mary (2Pac song)

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“Hail Mary”
Single by 2Pac featuring Makaveli, Kastro, Young Noble & Prince Ital Joe from the album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
Released	1997
Format	12-inch single
Recorded	August 1996
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Death Row Records
Writer(s)	Tupac Shakur
Producer	Makaveli, Big D
2Pac featuring Makaveli, Kastro, Young Noble & Prince Ital Joe singles chronology
To Live & Die in LA Hail Mary Wanted Dead or Alive

"Hail Mary" is a single by 2Pac featuring Outlawz, taken from the album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. It was written and recorded in only 30 minutes and is considered by many to be a classic. The bells and dark sounds were typical features for Shakur's music during his "Makaveli" period. Some remark that this song contains his deepest verses and proved his ability to write powerful lyrics. The song peaked at #43 on the UK Singles chart. "Hail Mary" also appeared on Shakur's Greatest Hits in 1998. In all it has been on a total of 5 2Pac CDs (2Pac's Greatest Hits, 7 Day Theory, Best of 2Pac, Pt. 1: Thug, Nu-Mixx Klazzics. Nu-Mixx Vol. 2.

[edit] Music Video

The video depicts Tupac rising from the grave to kill three young men, presumably responsible for his death. The deaths are made to look like accidents. The final scene of the video shows two grave diggers struggling to pronounce the name on Tupac's shattered tombstone: Makaveli.

[edit] Remixes

• A remix of the song was also featured on the album Nu-Mixx Klazzics in 2003.
• The song was also recreated by Eminem, 50 Cent, and Busta Rhymes, called Hail Mary 2003, which is a diss track to Ja Rule and Irv Gotti following the fall of Irv Gotti and Murder Inc. Records.
• Recently it was remixed in a rock version on Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2 in 2007. It featured the Outlawz and Kurupt.

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