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| Studio album by 2Pac | ||||
| Released | February 16, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | June 1992 - January 1993 Starlight Sound Studio (Richmond, California) Echo Sound Studio (Los Angeles, California) Unique Recording Studio (New York City, New York) |
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| Genre | Hip hop, West Coast hip hop, political hip hop | |||
| Length | 63:55 | |||
| Label | Amaru, TNT, Interscope, Priority | |||
| Producer | Atron Gregory (exec.), Akshun, D'Flow Production Squad, DJ Daryl, Bobby Ervin, Laylaw, Special K, 2Pac, Underground Railroad | |||
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| Rolling Stone | 2004 |
Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. is the second studio album by West Coast rapper 2Pac, released by Interscope Records on February 16, 1993. The rights now belong to Amaru Entertainment.
Similar to his debut, 2Pacalypse Now, the album contains many tracks emphasizing 2Pac's political and social views. The album was going to be named "Troublesome 21", the 21 referring to Shakur's age at the time. Debuting at number twenty-four on the Billboard 200, this album saw more commercial success than its predecessor, and there are many noticeable differences in production. While Tupac's first effort included a more underground or indie-rap oriented sound, this album was considered his "breakout" album. It spawned the hits "Keep Ya Head Up" and "I Get Around" and reached platinum status.
On vinyl, Side A (tracks 1-8) was labeled the "Black Side" and Side B (tracks 9-16) the "Dark Side."
It's also known as his tenth biggest selling album with 1,366,000 units moved as of 2004.[1]
Contents |
All lyrics by 2Pac, music compositions listed
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Holler If Ya Hear Me" | Stretch | 4:38 |
| 2. | "Pac's Theme" (Interlude) | The Underground Railroad | 1:56 |
| 3. | "Point the Finga" | Big D The Impossible | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Something 2 Die 4" (Interlude) | 2Pac & Big D The Impossible | 2:43 |
| 5. | "Last Wordz" (featuring Ice Cube & Ice-T) | Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Souljah's Revenge" | Bobcat | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Peep Game" (featuring Deadly Threat) | Bobcat | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Strugglin'" (featuring Live Squad) | Live Squad (Stretch, Majesty & K-Lowe) | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Guess Who's Back" | Edward "Special Ed" Archer | 3:06 |
| 10. | "Representin' 93" | Truman Jefferson | 3:34 |
| 11. | "Keep Ya Head Up" | Daryl "DJ Daryl" Anderson | 4:22 |
| 12. | "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z." | Larry "Lay Law" Goodman | 5:55 |
| 13. | "The Streetz R Deathrow" | Stretch | 3:26 |
| 14. | "I Get Around" (featuring Shock G & Money-B) | The D-Flow Production Squad | 4:19 |
| 15. | "Papa'z Song" (featuring Wycked & Poppi) | Big D The Impossible | 5:25 |
| 16. | "5 Deadly Venomz" (featuring Treach, Apache & Live Squad) | Stretch | 5:13 |
| Single information |
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"Holler If Ya Hear Me"
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"I Get Around"
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"Keep Ya Head Up"
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"Papa'z Song"
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| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | ||
| 1993 | Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. | #24 | #4 |
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| The Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Rhythmic Top 40 | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | ||
| 1993 | "I Get Around" | #11 | #5 | #8 | #7 | #2 |
| 1993 | "Keep Ya Head Up" | #12 | #7 | #2 | #3 | #2 |
| 1994 | "Papa'z Song" | #87 | #82 | #24 | - | - |