The track “Runnin’ (Dying To Live),” which featured a verse from fellow late rapper Notorious B.I.G., reached No. Shakur’s mother Afeni served as executive producer in tandem with Eminem.Įminem previously raided Tupac’s vault for the 2003 soundtrack to “Tupac Resurrection,” for which he produced three songs. The four tracks Eminem did not produce were helmed by Raphael Saadiq, Scott Storch and Red Spyda.
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