2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted
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| “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted” | ||
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| Single by 2Pac featuring Snoop Dogg from the album All Eyez on Me |
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| Released | May 1996 | |
| Format | Airplay (TV) | |
| Recorded | 1996 | |
| Genre | West Coast Hip Hop Gangsta rap | |
| Length | 4:05 (5:31 video version) | |
| Label | Death Row Records | |
| Writer(s) | Tupac Shakur Calvin Broadus Delmar Arnaud |
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| Producer | Suge Knight / Dat Nigga Daz / Tracy Robinson / Gobi | |
| 2Pac singles chronology | ||
| "California Love" feat. Dr. Dre (1995) |
"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" (1996) |
"How Do U Want It" (1996) |
| Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur singles chronology | ||
| "Doggy Dogg World - feat. The Dramatics & Tha Dogg Pound" (1994) |
"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" (1996) |
"Snoop's Upside Your Head" (feat. Charlie Wilson) (1996) |
"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" also referred as "Gangsta Party" by fans, is a rap song by 2Pac featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg from the 1996 album All Eyez on Me and was that album's second single. The song went uncharted.
Its sample, some of the lyrics and the video concept was integrated into the Wanted Dead Or Live tribute track released on the official music from the motion picture of Gridlock'd.
The song was later included on 2Pac's Greatest Hits in 1998. A remix of the song was also featured on the album Nu-Mixx Klazzics in 2003.
[edit] Music video
The original video director was drop back the assignment because of 2Pac's disdainful behaviour towards him. So it was up to Gobi's production company to take charge in the filming process and finish the video.
The video was filmed four months before Tupac's death. The prelude for the video shows a parody of Biggie Smalls and Puff Daddy in discussion with Tupac Shakur while abasing themselves. Many consider this an outrageous moment that had been followed by the "Hit 'em up" diss video and after led to the fatal shooting incident on September, 1996. Although Pac says "I ain't gonna kill you, Piggie" and "Once we're homeboys, we're always homeboys", because of the ironic manner in which he says this, came through as an offense, and remained one of his diss songs. However an uncut (probably uncensored) version of the video shows 2Pac and his guards pulling out pistols from their jackets ready to shoot, while the intro suddenly ends, reminiscent of a scene from the movie Scarface. Apart from that, the song is about Snoop and 2Pac's arraignment, while 2Pac was just out of jail, Snoop's trial was about to come to a head, so a court scene was inserted into the video. There is also a guest appearance by Tha Dogg Pound.
[edit] Credits
- Engineer: Dave Aron
- Assistant engineer: Alvin McGill
- Mixing: David Blake
- Featuring (Rap): Snoop Doggy Dogg
- Video Direction: Gobi
The original video director opted out of this job, because he didn't want to share directing credit with Tupac, since Tupac had written the concept and wanted partial directing credit. It was up to Gobi's production company to take charge in the filming process and finish the video. The video was filmed four months before Tupac's death.
[edit] External links
- (German) Hitparade Switzerland
- Gobi interview on Thug Life Army
- 2Pac Planet
- MTV interview on 2Pac fan page
- Google video: 2Pac, Snoop Dogg - 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted (Uncensored)
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