The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory was recorded at Can-Am Studios in Tarzana in the summer of 1996 under the name Makaveli. Twenty-one songs were completed and twelve made the final album. Its working title was The 3-Day Theory. Death Row, Makaveli Records and Interscope released it on 5 November 1996, almost two months after his death. Most of the guest verses came from the Outlawz, and the producers included QDIII, Hurt-M-Badd and Darryl Harper.

It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 664,000 copies in its first week and was certified four times platinum by 1999. The singles were Toss It Up, To Live & Die in L.A. and Hail Mary.