2pac 2 of amerikaz most wanted album single cover

Fresh out of the slammer and eager to prove himself on Suge Knight’s Death Row Records, 2Pac created the most ambitious album in rap history up to that point. The song was played on 2Pac's biopic, All Eyez On Me (2017), with 2Pac and Snoop in the studio recording the song.LP vinyl 2001 reissue. The song featured in the first episode of the TV series Gang Related. On April 15, 2012, the song was played at the Coachella Festival with Snoop Dogg performing with a hologram of 2Pac. The performance included a sample of the 2Pac verse. Dre & Snoop Dogg as tribute to 2Pac on the 2000 Up In Smoke Tour. The concert was released on the Live at the House of Blues album in 2005. It was the final song performed live by both Snoop Dogg & 2Pac (in his last recorded performance) at the House of Blues on July 4, 1996. The song was included on numerous 2Pac compilations, including his Greatest Hits and Best of: Thug album.

The music video was released for the week ending on April 28, 1996. The beginning of the scene where Tupac is speaking to Biggie is in reference to the movie Scarface where Tony speaks to his alleged killer before shooting him. The prelude for the song shows a parody of Biggie Smalls ('Piggy') and Puff Daddy in discussion with Shakur about the November 1994 shooting.

The video was directed by one of 2Pac's production partners, Tracy Robinson. The version of the song used for the music video differs to the version found on the album, with clean alternate lyrics, delay on the word 'Party' within the chorus, and an arpeggio added to the beat. Though the song was limited to a promo release, a music video was created for the song. The song contains an interpolations of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five's song ' The Message' and 'Radio Activity Rap (Let's Jam)' by MC Frosty and Lovin' C. The song peaked at number 46 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. The song served as a promotional single for the album and later as the B-side to the album's second major single, How Do U Want It.

The song features fellow West Coast rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg and was produced by Daz Dillinger. ' 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted' is a song by American hip hop artist 2Pac from his 1996 album All Eyez on Me. 1996 single by 2Pac and Snoop Doggy Dogg '2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted'Ĭan-Am Studios ( Los Angeles, California)

2pac 2 of amerikaz most wanted album single cover