Tupac Back

"Tupac Back" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Meek Mill, released as his debut single and the lead single from the Maybach Music Group compilation album, Self Made Vol. 1. The song features MMG label boss and fellow rapper Rick Ross, and peaked at #31 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Meek Mill and Rick Ross made the song to, according to them: “Pay homage to the fallen icon. Just showing love man and shout out to all the G’s, Greg Street, and everybody else who showed love and embraced the video and embraced the homies as we paid homage to the legend.”^[1]

Music video

The official music video was released on June 17, 2011. makes an appearance in the video and is directed by Mr. Boomtown. The video was shot on Grape Street in Watts, Los Angeles. It features Rick Ross sitting in the back of his Maybach and Meek Mill "Stranded On Death Row" in a prison.

Remixes

Numerous unofficial remixes have been released including "Tunechi's Back" by Lil Wayne on his Sorry 4 the Wait mixtape, "Big Pun Back" by Joell Ortiz, "Snapbacks Back" by Tyga with Chris Brown on his mixtape Well Done 2, "Biggie Back" by Maino, and UK-based rappers Giggs and Lethal Bizzle released Westwood's back. Lil Wyte also did his own version called "Elvis Back". Fat Joe also released his own freestyle over the beat titled "Dirty Diana." Tupac's protégé's The Outlawz also recorded a remix which had an official video shot with archive footage of Tupac.^[2]

Swizz Beatz released the official remix for his series #MonsterMondays on his website, called "Reebok Back". It features the producer/rapper himself, along with the two original artists on the record. Only the clean version was released.

Chart positions

The song peaked on 31 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and 22 on the Hot Rap Songs. As of August 2013, the song has sold 176,000 copies in the United States.^[3]

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	31
US Rap Songs	22

References

↑ "Rick Ross, C Murda Drop ‘Tupac Back’ Video". Rapfix.mtv.com. 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFb1wVhpWvQ
↑ Peisner, David (2013-08-09). "Mike Will Made It: The Billboard Cover Story". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-08-11.

Maybach Music Group

Discography

Founder

William Leonard Roberts II

Artists

Current	French Montana Gunplay Masspike Miles Meek Mill Omarion Rick Ross Rockie Fresh Stalley Teedra Moses Torch Triple C's Wale

Former	Pill

Producers

Current	Aone Beats

Former	The Olympicks

Compilations

Singles

Atlantic Records

v t e Rick Ross

Discography

Studio albums	Port of Miami (2006) Trilla (2008) Deeper Than Rap (2009) Teflon Don (2010) God Forgives, I Don't (2012) Mastermind (2014)

Compilations	Rise to Power (2007) Self Made Vol. 1 (with MMG) (2011) Self Made Vol. 2 (with MMG) (2012) Self Made Vol. 3 (with MMG) (2013)

Mixtapes	Ashes to Ashes (2010) Rich Forever (2012) The Black Bar Mitzvah (2012)

Singles	"Hustlin' " "Push It" "Speedin' " "The Boss" "Here I Am" "Magnificent" "Maybach Music 2" "Super High" "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)" "Aston Martin Music" "You the Boss" "Stay Schemin'" "Touch'N You" "So Sophisticated" "Diced Pineapples" "100 Black Coffins" "No Games" "The Devil Is a Lie"

Featured singles	"Holla at Me" "Born-N-Raised" "We Takin' Over" "I'm So Hood" "100 Million" "Cash Flow" "Out Here Grindin" "You're Everything" "Welcome to the World" "Til da Sun Come Up" "Champion" "Fed Up" "Put Your Hands Up" "All I Do Is Win" "Monster" "Rap Song" "Welcome to My Hood" "Swagger Right" "Can a Drummer Get Some?" "Hustle Hard (Remix)" "John" "Tupac Back" "Ima Boss" "I'm on One" "Anything (To Find You)" "Fly Together" "Think Like a Man" "Take It to the Head" "Why" "Lemme See" "Born Stunna" "Pop That" "I Wish You Would" "Beautiful Onyinye" "Triumphant (Get 'Em)" "Dope" "Bugatti" "Millions" "Believe It" "U.O.E.N.O." "Pour It Up (Remix)" "No New Friends" "Poor Decisions" "I Wanna Be With You"

Other songs	"Make It Rain (Remix)" "Devil in a New Dress" "Deuces (Remix)" "The Way You Love Me" "I Am Your Leader" "Ali Bomaye" "FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt"

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v t e Meek Mill

Discography

Studio albums	Dreams & Nightmares

Collaborative albums	Self Made Vol. 1 Self Made Vol. 2 Self Made Vol. 3

Mixtapes	Dreamchasers Dreamchasers 2 Dreamchasers 3

Singles	"Tupac Back" "House Party" "Ima Boss" "Amen" "Burn" "Young & Gettin' It" "Believe It" "Levels"

Featured singles	"So Sophisticated" "My Moment" "Triumphant (Get 'Em)" "Bad Ass"

Related articles	Maybach Music Group Dream Chasers Records Rick Ross Lil Snupe

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