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"Hail Mary" is a song by American rapper Tupac Shakur from his fifth studio album, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996). It was released after his September 1996 murder under the Makaveli stage name as the album's third single. Hail Mary features rap verses by Kastro, Young Noble and Yaki Kadafi of the Outlawz rap group and vocals from reggae musician Prince Ital Joe. A music video was shot for the song and can be found on the DualDisc of The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory.

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"Hail Mary"
Single by 2Pac featuring Outlawz
from the album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
B-side	"Life of an Outlaw"
Released	February 1997[1]
Recorded	July 8, 1996
Studio	Can-Am Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Horrorcore
Length	5:09
Label	Death Row Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Tupac Shakur Young Noble Kastro
Producer(s)	Hurt-M-Badd
Makaveli singles chronology
"To Live & Die in L.A." (1996) "Hail Mary" (1997) "Wanted Dead or Alive" (1997)
Music video
"Hail Mary" on YouTube

The song captures Tupac zoning out the violence and negativity surrounding him praying to God, and making biblical references. "Hail Mary" appeared on Shakur's Greatest Hits in 1998. A remix of the song was also featured on the album Nu-Mixx Klazzics in 2003. The song debuted on the Billboard charts on January 4, 1997 and peaked at number twelve on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart on March 8, 1997.

Production

"Hail Mary" took under one hour to complete. It took about 15 minutes to write and about five minutes to lay. Hurt-M-Badd made the beat in 20 to 30 minutes. "Outlawz on a paper chase, can you relate?..." was originally going to be the hook, but then Shakur suggested putting it in the end.[2]

Music video

The music video was released on March 16, 1997.

Live performances

This song was played as a tribute to Shakur during the Up in Smoke Tour in 2000. Rappers Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg rapped this song as one of three songs they performed as a tribute to 2Pac with the crowd singing the chorus.

On April 15, 2012, "Hail Mary" was performed as the opening of the Shakur's hologram performance alongside live performers Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The track moved 13,000 downloads that week for a 1,530% sales increase.[3]

In popular culture

The song was played in the film Baby Boy, in which Shakur himself was supposed to play the lead. The film was released in 2001 by John Singleton, but because Shakur was no longer alive, Singleton had him replaced by Tyrese Gibson. The song was played when Jody, the lead, had a dream about being gunned down by the police or being locked up in prison with his girlfriend and son visiting him. While the song is playing, 2Pac's picture is seen in Jody's room.

The 2015 film Straight Outta Compton shows Shakur recording the song in a scene which takes place in 1995, one year before it was released.[4] However, this never happened in real life, as Dr. Dre left Death Row Records before the actual song itself was recorded.

It was played in the 2015 boxing film Creed, as the entrance music to Donnie Creed (Michael B. Jordan), Apollo Creed's son, during his final match within the film.

It was played in 2Pac's biopic, All Eyez on Me (2017) where he performs the song at The House of Blues in July 1996. However, this scene never happened in real life.

Cover versions and remixes

In 2001, rapper Ja Rule remade 2Pac's song "Pain" from the Above the Rim sessions, retitled the song "So Much Pain", and left in 2Pac's second verse as it was in the original song. Numerous others, especially his rivals, took offense to Ja Rule trying to emulate 2Pac. As a result, 50 Cent, Eminem, and Busta Rhymes did a remix of "Hail Mary" in 2003. The lyrics were reworked to feature numerous shots at Ja Rule, including several lines aimed at his "imitation" of 2Pac.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997–1998)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)[6]	81
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[7]	13
UK Singles (OCC)[8]	43
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[9]	12

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Silver	200,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

External links

• Lyrics of this song at Genius

На других языках

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- [en] Hail Mary (2Pac song)

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[es] Hail Mary

«Hail Mary» es el tercer sencillo del álbum The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory de Makaveli, seudónimo del rapero 2Pac. La canción cuenta con la colaboración de Kastro, Young Noble & Yaki Kadafi y fue escrita y grabada en 30 minutos por 2pac. Las campanas y los sonidos oscuros eran típicos del periodo "Makaveli" de 2Pac. Los críticos también remarcan que esta canción contiene sus versos más profundos y demuestra su capacidad para escribir letras enérgicas. El sencillo alcanzó el puesto #43 en el Reino Unido.[1] El tema aparece en cinco álbumes de 2Pac: Greatest Hits, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, Best of 2Pac Part 1: Thug, Nu-Mixx Klazzics y Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2.

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[ru] Hail Mary

«Hail Mary»[1] (лат. Ave Maria — «Радуйся, Мария») — третий сингл с альбома «The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory». Композиция записана совместно с участниками группы Outlawz — Kastro и Young Noble. В этом же году на трек был снят клип, в котором не было замечено ни одного из участвующих исполнителей.

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