Changes (2Pac song)

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Changes is a rap song by Tupac Shakur, first released posthumously on his album Greatest Hits. The song addresses issues close to Shakur's realm of influence, notably racism, police brutality, drugs and gang violence. It is often noted as one of the deepest and most heartfelt songs in Tupac's vast list of poetic works. Tupac's major influence was a young writer named Kevin Sheridan. Sheridan was influential in creating Tupac's posthumous albums.

Sampling the melody and chorus of Bruce Hornsby and The Range's "The Way It Is", Changes nevertheless took a sharply different direction in mood and content from its base. It also has a sample from Tupac's "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto", also a posthumous release, on the album "R U Still Down?".

The music video is a compilation of a number of previous music videos Shakur released while he was still alive in addition to home videos and never-before-seen pictures. Upon release, the song went straight to #1 in many countries in Europe and around the world, and gained Shakur a broader audience. It was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing in 1999, but lost to the clip for the song "Freak On A Leash".

"Changes" was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance at the Grammy Awards of 2000, but lost to Eminem's song "My Name Is". It remains the only posthumous song to be nominated in this category.

[edit] See also

• Got Rice? - a popular Asian American rap song set to the tune of "Changes"

2Pac

Discography

Studio albums: 2Pacalypse Now – Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. – Thug Life Vol. 1 – Me Against the World – All Eyez on Me – The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

Posthumously released studio albums: R U Still Down? (Remember Me) – Still I Rise - Until the End of Time – Better Dayz – Loyal to the Game – Pac's Life

Other albums: 2Pac's Greatest Hits – The Rose that Grew from Concrete- Nu-Mixx Klazzics – Tupac: Resurrection (OST)- 2Pac Live – The Rose, Vol. 2 – Tupac: Live at the House of Blues

Singles: "Brenda's Got a Baby" "If My Homie Calls" - "Trapped" – "I Get Around" – "Keep Ya Head Up"- "Papa'z Song – "Holla If Ya Hear Me" – "Cradle to the Grave" – "Pour Out A Little Liquor" – "Dear Mama"- "Old School" – "So Many Tears" – "Temptations – "California Love" – "Hit 'Em Up" – "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted"- "How Do U Want It" – "I Ain't Mad at Cha" – "Life Goes On – "Toss It Up" – "To Live & Die in LA" – "Hail Mary" – "Wanted Dead or Alive" – "Made Niggaz"- "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" – "Do For Love" – "Changes – "Happy Home" – "Unconditional Love" – "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" – "Until the End of Time" – "Letter 2 My Unborn" – "Thugz Mansion (7 Remix)" – "Still Ballin (Nitty Remix)" – "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" – "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" – "Thugs Get Lonely Too"- "Ghetto Gospel"- "Untouchable" - "Pac's Life"