"One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" is a song by American rappers

2Pac Tupac Amaru Shakur (; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor, regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all tim ...

and

Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time, he is credited with popula ...

from the 2003 soundtrack album '' Tupac: Resurrection: The Original Soundtrack''. The track is Eminem's remix of the unreleased original, recorded in 1996, which features both Shakur and American rapper

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. Eminem's version replaces Spice 1's vocals with newly recorded vocals from himself and the

Outlawz Outlawz was an American hip-hop group founded by Tupac Shakur and Yafeu Fula in 1995. Originally known as Thoro Headz and Young Thugs, the group attracted attention with their appearance on Tupac's song "Flex", which was the B-side of his singl ...

. The song was released as a 12"

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in 2004, no official

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was ever created. It charted at #80 on

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, number 55 in the RNB chart and 22 in rap singles. It also peaked at 134 in the UK.

Critical reception

Allmusic wrote positively: "For one, she (Afeni Shakur) outsources the new productions to a trustworthy producer on a hot streak, Eminem, who works his magic on a trio of tracks: "Ghost," the powerful album opener; "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)," a thoughtful posse track with Em and the Outlawz." Rapreviews was also proud: "Eminem takes a far more direct role on his revision of the Outlawz song "One Day at a Time," adding a verse of his own to the song."

Track listing

Charts

References

Tupac Shakur songs Songs released posthumously 2004 singles Eminem songs Songs written by Eminem Song recordings produced by Eminem Gangsta rap songs 2003 songs Songs written by Tupac Shakur Interscope Records singles {{2000s-hiphop-single-stub