The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

Makaveli也就是嘻哈饶舌界的传奇人物2Pac(吐派克),因受到义大利哲学家Niccolo Machiaveilli之哲学理论影响而化名於1996年发行此专辑,却也成了他被枪杀後8周所发行的真正"绝响"辑!"The 7 Day Theory"不仅於美甫推出即攻上排行冠军王位,销售量远突破4百万的佳绩,还被Muzik赞誉 "年度最重要的专辑之一"!首支排行佳作"Toss It Up"除了展现当时西岸Hip-Hop界最ㄏㄤ的音乐风潮G-Funk外,另外请来帮腔的R&B二人组合KC &Jo Jo与走红80年末的R&B三人组Guy之团员Aaron Hall以及Death Row旗下R&B新秀Danny Boy齐声助唱下,增添此曲流畅滑顺感;"To Live & Die In L.A"则弥漫出慵懒且动人之旋律;带领2Pac子弟兵"Outlawz"共同合作交锋於"Life Of An Outlaw";还有透露着种族呛辣议题的"White Man’s World"...曾有好一段时日因版权问题购买不到此张专辑,对於苦收不到2Pac完整作品的乐迷来说,The 7 Day Theory现在正式出土亮相,别再错失收藏精采之作的机会!!

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Everything about The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory smacks of exploitation. Released only eight weeks after Tupac Shakur died from gunshot wounds, Death Row released this posthumous album under the name of Makaveli, a pseudonym derived from the Italian politician Niccolo Machiavelli, who faked his own death and reappeared seven days later to take revenge on his enemies. Naturally, the appearance of Don Killuminati so shortly after Tupac's death led many conspiracy theorists to surmise the rapper was still alive, but it was all part of a calculated marketing strategy by Death Row -- the label needed something to sustain interest in the album, since the music here is so shoddy. All Eyez on Me proved that Tupac was continuing to grow as a musician and a human being, but Don Killuminati erases that image by concentrating on nothing but tired G-funk beats and back-biting East Coast/West Coast rivalries. Tupac himself sounds uninterested in the music, which makes the conventional, unimaginative music all the more listless. If he had survived to complete Don Killuminati, it is possible that the record could have become something worthwhile, but the overall quality of the material suggests that the album would have been a disappointment no matter what circumstances it appeared under.