Hail Mary (2Pac song)

Infobox Single
Name = Hail Mary


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Artist = 2Pac featuring Makaveli, Kastro, Young Noble & Prince Ital Joe
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Released = 1997
Format = 12-inch single
Recorded = August 1996
Genre = Hip hop
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Label = Death Row Records
Writer = Tupac Shakur
Producer = Makaveli, Big D
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Last single = To Live & Die in LA
This single = Hail Mary
Next single = Wanted Dead or Alive
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"Hail Mary" is a single by 2Pac featuring Outlawz, taken from the album "". 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, , , Nu-Mixx Klazzics. Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2.

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.