Product Details

• Actors: Tupac Shakur
• Format: Color
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
• DVD Release Date: November 1, 2005
• Run Time: 118 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000AQKZ8G
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #246,272 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Any fan of true art knows that an artist is most alive when he is on stage. Tupac Live At The House of Blues is Tupac’s final recorded performance—eternalized on July 4, 1996 at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip—and a celebration of his vital musical genius. One of the most respected aspects of Tupac’s grand personality was his absolute sincerity, and Tupac Live... stays true to that legacy: it is a completely honest performance sans censors and retakes. Unlike other Tupac Shakur DVDs that center on the tumultuous facets of his biography, Tupac Live is simply the portrait of an artist in his element: the stage. The performance, the energy and the artistry speak for themselves and further present Tupac as one of the most brilliant entertainers in the history of popular music and a master craftsman of the stage. The supplemental features of Tupac Live expand this representation of his talent: a remix music video version of "How Do You Want It" including concert performance at the Palace Theater in Hollywood and a documentary titled "G-Funk—Just The Music, No Drama," about the sonic backdrop that inspired and accompanied many of Tupac Shakur’s poetic verses. Tupac Live is a fitting coda to Tupac’s legacy of brilliant performance before he moved on to immortality.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Death Row's Finest Rock The House of Blues, November 1, 2005

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Dorrie Wheeler - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tupac Shakur: Live at the House of Blues (DVD)

Tupac Live At The House of Blues is now available in both DVD and CD format. Although the cover art for the CD and DVD are adorned with Tupac's image, the set really needs to pay more homage to Snoop Dogg and the Dogg Pound as they carry the bulk of the concert.

The DVD opens up with a dark screen. Female voices can be heard talking about how fine and sexy Tupac is. Soon the concert begins. Tupac is rocking an all white outfit and he has a strong stage presence. The lighting is good for his performances and he is shown at several camera angles. This is a very good production, not some bootleg like concert. He rocks the stage with his partners The Outlawz. Tupac only performs a handful of songs, and some of the songs are cut short as Pac spits a few verses and launches into another song. He is joined by KC and JoJo from Jodeci for the song "How Do You Want It." Tupac offers some banter with the DJ as he goes back and forth about the track for "How Do You Want It" not being available. The DJ finds the track (whether this was a joke or a true situation isn't clear) and the trio pump "How Do You Want It." Pac does a lot of talking about Biggie A.K.A. "Fat Boy," and the East Coast beef. Towards the end of the DVD he speaks about his alleged sexual romp with Faith Evans. Pac doesn't perform any of his pre-1995 hit songs. It's great to see Pac perform but his performance is so short it's almost like he was the opening act.

The true stars of this DVD are Snoop Dogg, The Dogg Pound and Nate Dogg. Snoop opens up with "Murder Was The Case." They have quite a stage presence and really engage the audience. They rock a long set that includes all of their major hits. At the close of the show Tupac and Snoop perform their hit single "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted."

This is a really great concert DVD. The producers leave in all of the banter and talking and the audience feels like they are actually at the show. The DVD also includes five of Tupac's music videos from his double CD "All Eyez On Me."

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome dvd from 2pac better then jay-z's live, October 4, 2005

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christopher s "chris" (new york,centereach usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tupac Shakur: Live at the House of Blues (DVD)

Wow i've never seen anything as good as this
finally we get to see hit em up live.you gotta love the speeches
by tupac shakur and its even extended for some of them.
the dvd has some tupac music videos because he's not in the whole concert, only for 30 minutes total from begining to end out of 1h:30min plus you get to see his music video's. I think they should have switched pac's videos with his other live appearances like pain live, i ain't mad at cha live/snl stuff.
the DVD features snoop dogg and the Dog Pound Gangstas
and never seen before camera shots from different angles of the concert and great quality too.
ps Enjoy

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars timeless, classic!, October 17, 2005

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A Pac Fan "A Pac Fan" (Westcoast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tupac Shakur: Live at the House of Blues (DVD)

anybody who grew up in the death row era and lived with their music from the mid nineties, you have to get this DVD!

It should be part of any westcoast rap, death row, pac, snoop, dogg pound fan DVD collection.

Dont sleep on this! It's worth the money big time!

Just pop it in your DVD player on a big screen TV, while having friends over and party! Worked for us, we had a blast.... so bang this, get your drink on, and have fun with this classic footage of westcoast's peak in rap!