He wanted to display cities across the East and the West.” The conversations began in August and early September. So when I had to meet up with ‘Pac to show him, he really talked to me-he really wanted a road map. I already knew that he wanted to be on the cross, but I never filled in the cross. Maybe about a week later I met up with ‘Pac. told me, ‘Let’s get to work on it.’ I went to work on it. At that same night, we had a meeting which I at Gladstone’s. “That’s actually a crazy story, ’cause when I first found out about doing the Killuminati, I had got a call from Suge tellin’ me what they wanted to put together. Those were the art directors at Tha Row.ĭon Killuminati would be vastly different, according to Riskie. Riskie reported to Hen-Dog and Joe Cool-a relative of Snoop Dogg’s, who designed Doggystyle. “Working with Tupac was a dream come true, ’cause I was already a fan of his before got to Death Row…It was a real crazy experience to sit next to him and talk with him about what he wanted to do for albums.” The two would meet, thanks to Suge Knight at a Compton Swap Meet for the “California Love” video shoot. “Hen Dog” also created the label logo in the early 1990s that would be later turned to gold chains worn by Tupac, Suge, and other artists. Smith was a close friend of Suge Knight’s, who was murdered in his car in late 2002. In the interview, Riskie discusses contributing the centerfold of the inserts to All Eyez On Me with Henry “Hen Dog” Smith. Greg Nice Reveals Details About The East/West Peace Album Tupac Was Recording When He Died (Video) In that discussion, he confirmed that Shakur had approved the artwork a day before he was gunned down at the intersection of Flamingo and Koval. The Compton, California native just published a book this month, From the Streets to the Industry – My Life & Art on Death Row Records as “Riskie Forever.” Promoting the text with the Murder Master Music Show, Riskie expounded on his most memorable piece of art. Ronald “Riskie” Brent designed the cover art for the ’96 Death Row/Makaveli Records release. Moreover, it joined the album title, the artistic name change, and several contents of the audio and video therein that fueled rumors that Shakur was resurrected, thus alive.īokeem Woodbine Reveals Tupac Was Fed Up With Record Labels Profiting On Beef The painted image of Tupac on the cross, a clear homage to Jesus Christ was jarring for many-especially less than two months after his murder. Aside from Guy’s Aaron Hall, and Jodeci’s K-Ci and JoJo, guests were in-house Death Row “inmates.” Besides the LP’s vendetta-like theme, perhaps the 12-track effort is best remembered for its artwork.
Dre, DJ Quik, and Daz Dillinger, this album was crafted by a small, fledgling staff including Hurt-M-Badd, Darryl “Big D” Harper, and QDIII. While All Eyez featured production by the likes of Dr. The effort reportedly took its name from the time needed to record the tracks. Mean, Hussein Fatal, and Napoleon, among others.ĭon Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory would hit store shelves on November 5, 1996. His group, Tha Outlawz, had taken on names of various other real-life figures, including Yaki Kadafi, Kastro, E.D.I.
However, the Death Row Records artist had recently completed an album under the alias of “Makaveli.” This album was reportedly planned for a late 1996 release, a testament to Shakur’s studio work ethic and determination to put out his message. At the time, Shakur had released one of the biggest albums of 1996 care of double LP All Eyez On Me. Twenty years ago this month, Tupac Shakur was confirmed dead seven days after a Las Vegas, Nevada drive-by shooting.
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