Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... | |
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Studio album by 2Pac | |
Released |
16 February 1993 |
Recorded |
June 1992 - January 1993 at Starlight Sound Studio (Richmond, California), Echo Sound Studio (Los Angeles, California) and Unique Recording Studios (New York City, New York) |
Genre |
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Length |
63:55 |
Label |
Interscope, Atlantic Records |
Producer |
2Pac, Akshun, Big D the Impossible, The D-Flow Production Squad, DJ Daryl, Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin, Atron Gregory (exec.), Truman Jefferson, Laylaw, Live Squad, Special Ed, Stretch |
2Pac chronology | |
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Previous |
2Pacalypse Now (1991) |
Next |
Thug Life: Volume 1 (1994) |
Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... is the second studio album by American rapper Tupac Shakur, released in 1993 by Interscope Records. The rights of the album now belong to Amaru Entertainment. The original title for the album was Troublesome 21; the 21 referring to Shakur's age at the time. Similar to his debut album, 2Pacalypse Now, the album contains many tracks emphasising Shakur's political and social views.
Debuting at number twenty-four on the Billboard 200, the album achieved more commercial success than its predecessor, and is noted as his "breakout" album. It spawned the hits "Keep Ya Head Up" and "I Get Around", and it has since reached double platinum status. The album has sold 2,600,000 units worldwide as of 2019.
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Holler If Ya Hear Me" | 2Pac | Shakur, Strong, Walker, Whitfield | Stretch | 4:38 |
2. | "Pac's Theme" (Interlude) | 2Pac | - | The Underground Railroad | 1:56 |
3. | "Point the Finga" | 2Pac | Evans, Shakur | Big D the Impossible | 4:25 |
4. | "Something 2 Die 4" (Interlude) | 2Pac | - | Big D the Impossible, 2Pac | 2:43 |
5. | "Last Wordz" | 2Pac, Ice Cube, Ice-T | Ervin, Jackson, Marrow, Shakur | Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin | 3:36 |
6. | "Souljah's Revenge" | 2Pac | Ervin, Shakur | Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin | 3:16 |
7. | "Peep Game" | 2Pac, Deadly Threat | Ervin, Lloyd, Shakur | Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin | 4:28 |
8. | "Strugglin'" | 2Pac, Live Squad | Shakur, Walker, Walker | Live Squad | 3:33 |
9. | "Guess Who's Back" | 2Pac | Archer, Shakur, Williams | Special Ed, Akshun | 3:06 |
10. | "Representin' 93" | 2Pac | Brown, Byrd, Carter, Jefferson, Lenhoff, Sayles, Scott, Shakur, Wyatt | Truman Jefferson | 3:34 |
11. | "Keep Ya Head Up" | 2Pac | Anderson, Shakur, Troutman | DJ Daryl | 4:22 |
12. | "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z." | 2Pac | Goodman, Shakur | Laylaw | 5:55 |
13. | "The Streetz R Deathrow" | 2Pac | Hudman, Shakur, Walker, White | Stretch | 3:26 |
14. | "I Get Around" | 2Pac, Digital Underground | Brooks, Jacobs, Murdock, Shakur, Troutman, Troutman | The D-Flow Production Squad | 4:19 |
15. | "Papa'z Song" | 2Pac, Wycked | Evans, Jennings, Sample, Shakur | Big D the Impossible | 5:13 |
16. | "5 Deadly Venomz" | 2Pac, Treach, Apache, Live Squad | Criss, Peaks, Shakur, Walker, Walker | Stretch | 5:13 |
Notes
- Track 1 features guest vocals performed by Live Squad.
- Track 11 features vocals performed by The Black Angel.
- Track 12 features background vocals performed by Pacific Heights.
- Track 14 features additional vocals performed by Shockalock and Money-B, keyboard and rhythm arrangements by The Piano Man, and drum sounds tailored by DJ Fuze.
- Track 15 features vocals performed by Poppi, and guitar performed by Stan Franks.
Credits[]
- Engineer (recording): Darrin Harris, Mike Calderon, Bob Morse
- A&R Direction: Tom Whalley
- Project Coordinator: Leslie Gerard-Smith
- TNT Album Coordinator: Lisa Smith-Putnam
- Photography: Jeffery Newbury
- Art Direction + Design: Eric Altenburger
Album liner notes[]
Thank yous: Thanx 2 all the true motherfukaz - Thanx 4 being down 4 my come up no namez needed - I got nothing but love 4 u - Fuck uz all the crooked niggaz copz and bitchez! - It ain't over 2 Dan Quayle, that punk nigga that pull a gun on me, that 4 eyed bitch Batty, 5150, and any other jealous 2nd hand bitch ass snitch breeding rapper from my past crewz. Fuck u! Officers Boyavich and Rogers and any other black motherfucka who would dare 2 tear down any young nigga living legit! - Peace 2 all the crewz of hip hop from New York 2 Oakland from L.A. 2 China. Keep it real - Fuck the media! Fuck Quayle! Thank the lord! I finally made it out of the ghetto, who's next! Thanx 2 Interscope 4 having the nutz 2 stick with me.
Tupac Shakur | |
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Studio albums | 2Pacalypse Now • Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... • Me Against the World • All Eyez on Me • The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory |
Posthumous albums | R U Still Down? (Remember Me) • Still I Rise • Until the End of Time • Better Dayz • Loyal to the Game • Pac's Life |
Collaborative albums | Thug Life: Volume 1 |
Live albums | 2Pac Live • Live at the House of Blues |
Compilation albums | Greatest Hits • The Rose That Grew from Concrete • The Prophet: The Best of the Works • Nu-Mixx Klazzics • Tupac: Resurrection • The Rose, Vol. 2 • The Prophet Returns • Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988-1991 • Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2 • Best of 2Pac |
Singles | "Trapped" • "Brenda's Got a Baby" • "If My Homie Calls" • "Holler If Ya Hear Me" • "I Get Around" • "Keep Ya Head Up" • "Papa'z Song" • "Dear Mama" • "So Many Tears" • "Temptations" • "California Love" • "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" • "How Do U Want It" • "All Bout U" • "I Ain't Mad at Cha" • "Life Goes On" • "Toss It Up" • "To Live & Die in L.A." • "Hail Mary" • "Wanted Dead or Alive" • "Made N*ggaz" |
Posthumous singles | "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" • "Do for Love" • "Changes" • "Unconditional Love" • "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" • "Who Do U Believe In" • "Until the End of Time" • "Letter 2 My Unborn" • "Thugz Mansion" • "Still Ballin'" • "Runnin' (Dying to Love)" • "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" • "Thugs Get Lonely Too" • "Ghetto Gospel" • "Untouchable" • "Pac's Life" • "Playa Cardz Right" |
Featured singles | "Call It What U Want" • "Gotta Get Mine" • "Slippin' Into Darkness" • "Be the Realist" • "Smile" • "World Don't Take Me Personally" |
Other songs | "Same Song" • "I Don't Give a Fuck" • "Cradle to the Grave" • "Pour Out a Little Liquor" • "Runnin' (From tha Police)" • "Hit 'Em Up" |
Books | The Rose That Grew from Concrete |
Stage | Holler If Ya Hear Me |
Documentaries | Biggie & Tupac • Tupac: Resurrection • Tupac: Assassination |
Related articles | Death of Tupac Shakur • Digital Underground • Discography • East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry • Outlawz • Thug Life |