How much did Makaveli The 7 Day Theory sell?

Fifteen years ago yesterday, Makaveli’s debut album hit stores. Released just two months after Tupac Shakur’s murder, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory sold over 600,000 copies in its first week, knocking The Beatles out of the No. 1 spot on the Billboard albums chart.

Did Makaveli go platinum?

By 1999, it was certified four times platinum by the RIAA….

The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
Label Death Row Interscope
Producer Simon (exec.) Makaveli Darryl “Big D” Harper Hurt-M-Badd Reggie Moore Demetrius Ship QDIII

How many copies did Makaveli sell?

According to Recording Industry Association of America, he has sold 36.5 million albums and an additional 4 million under his alias Makaveli with “The Don Killuminati”, making him the second best-selling hip-hop artist in history (behind Eminem)….

Tupac Shakur discography
Posthumous albums 7
Remix albums 2

Is Tupac Shakur Makaveli?

Rapper Tupac Shakur adopted the moniker “Makaveli”, a nod to the philosopher and made the album Don Killuminati: 7 Day Theory (DKSDT). The album was released approximately two months later after Shakur was murdered in 1996.

What does Makaveli stand for?

Makaveli Origin and Meaning The name Makaveli is boy’s name meaning “bad nail; king of light”. Makaveli was an alias of Tupac Shakur — his posthumous album, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, was released under the pseudonym.

Who owns Makaveli Records?

Amaru has released 11 posthumous albums by 2Pac, as well as a documentary, titled Tupac: Resurrection….

Amaru Entertainment
Parent company Universal Music Group
Founded 1997
Founder Afeni Shakur
Distributor(s) Interscope

How many #1 songs did Tupac have?

13, 1996 — 14 of his 21 entries debuted after his passing. Tupac also earned five No. 1s on the Billboard 200 albums chart, starting with Me Against the World, which ruled for four weeks in 1995. The MC returned to the perch once more during his lifetime, with All Eyez On Me (two weeks, 1996).