Although the album was originally released on Interscope, Amaru Entertainment, the label owned by Shakur's mother Afeni Shakur, has since released the album twice. That's a shame-if they were more in-your-face, the lackluster beats might be less noticeable.' The album's recording sessions took place at ten different studios, while it was mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering. James Bernard at Entertainment Weekly was not quite as enthusiastic about the album's production, remarking that Shakur's 'vocals are buried deep in the mix. Dre's G-funk style, stating that 'while 2Pac doesn't sing, other voices do, providing smooth melody'. He compared the album's production and synthesized hooks to that of Dr. Jon Pareles of the New York Times remarked that the production had a 'fatalistic calm, in a commercial mold'. Steve 'Flash' Juon at RapReviews gave the production on the album a perfect 10 of 10 rating, particularly praising tracks like 'So Many Tears' and 'Temptations'. The musical production on the album was considered by several music critics to be the best on any of Shakur's albums up to that point in his career. Many people attributed this personal change to Tupac's growing maturity and seriousness as a young adult and an attempt to justify and make-up for his young turbulent childhood and his apparent humbling on becoming a new growing star within the Music business, despite his previous life of crime. Lyrically, Shakur intentionally tried to make the album more personal and reflective than his previous efforts. According to Shakur, the album was made to show the hip hop audience his respect for the art form. He was sentenced to 1.5 to 4.5 years' incarceration, time which was spent both in Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, and Rikers Island in New York City.
In November, Shakur and two members of his entourage were charged with sexually assaulting a female fan, for which, 2Pac was the main person who was found guilty of sexual assault charges, including 'illegal touching of the buttocks'. Later, in October 1993, Shakur was charged with shooting two off-duty police officers in Atlanta, though the charges were dropped due to the officers instigating the confrontation using a gun they illegally confiscated from a police evidence room. In the summer of 1993, Shakur was charged for assaulting director Allen Hughes while filming Menace II Society Shakur was later sentenced to fifteen days in jail.
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However, the 22-year-old artist had a series of incidents and charges of breaking the law. In 1993, Tupac Shakur was already a success in the hip hop industry, with two gold-certified singles that reached the top fifteen on the on billboard hot 100 ('I Get Around', 'Keep Ya Head Up'), and a platinum-selling sophomore album that would peak just inside the top twenty-five of the Billboard 200 ( Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.).