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The video made for the song was shot during September 1–3, 1999, and is the only song from the album to have a music video. The song shows the Outlawz performing and features footage of Keep Ya Head Up .
It contains previously unreleased material from the time period of his albums Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., Thug Life: Volume 1 and Me Against the World. Throughout the album, 2Pac airs his views on life from a time before he became involved in the controversial East Coast–West Coast rivalry. His lyrics foreshadow his death in songs like "Open ...
[5] [1] The song features a rap by American hip hop musician 2Pac; and it was the final rap verse that 2Pac recorded before his death. [6] "Are U Still Down" was produced by Johnny J. [7] In 2004, as a way of honoring Tupac, Jon B. recorded "Are U Still Down, Part 2" with the original producer. Johnny J also had plans to release unreleased ...
[2] Many of the song's lyrics were reused in 2Pac's 1992 single "Changes" . Rapper Nas interpolated "I Wonder if Heaven Got a Ghetto" in the song "Black President" from his untitled 2008 album. The line "And though it seems heaven sent/We ain't ready to have a black president" is used repeatedly as the song's chorus.
It was first released in Shakur's 1993 album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. later appearing after his death in 1998 in his Greatest Hits compilation. A "sequel" to the song, "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" was released on 2Pac's posthumous album Still I Rise in 1999. The song was featured in the Tupac biopic All Eyez on Me.
"Something 2 Die 4" 1993 Strictly 4 My Niggaz — 2Pac, Big D the Impossible "Soon As I Get Home" 2006 Pac's Life: Yaki Kadafi: QDIII "Soulja's Story" 1991 2Pacalypse Now — Big D the Impossible "Souljah's Revenge" 1993 Strictly 4 My Niggaz — Bobcat "Starin' Through My Rear View" 1997 Gang Related: The Soundtrack: Outlawz
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Tupac The post How 2Pac made dichotomy iconic with ‘Strictly 4 ...
Tupac Amaru Shakur (/ ˈ t uː p ɑː k ʃ ə ˈ k ʊər / ⓘ; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time.