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Personnel includes: 2Pac (rap vocals); Poppi, Treach, Apache, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Deadly Threat, The Black Angels, Live Squad, Wycked (vocals); Stan Franks (guitar); The Piano Man (keyboards); D.J. Fuze (programming); Pacific Heights, Shockalock, Money-B (background vocals). Producers include: Tupac Shakur, Stretch, The Underground Railroad, Big D The Impossible, Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin. Engineers: Darrin Harris, Mike Calderon, Bob Morse. Recorded at Starlight Sound, Richmond, California, Echo Sound Studio, Los Angeles, California and Unique Recording Studio, New York. Personnel: 2Pac (vocals); Black Angel, Live Squad, Shockalock, Money-B (vocals); Stanley Franks (guitar); The Piano-Man (keyboards); DJ Fuze (drums); Pacific Heights (background vocals). Audio Remixer: Lea Reis. Recording information: Echo Sound Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Starlight Sound Studio, Richmond, CA; Starlight Sound, Richmond, CA; Unique Recording Studio, New York, NY; Unique Recording Studiom, New York, NY. Photographer: Jeffery Newbury. Although Tupac Shakur had already released one solo album after leaving Digital Underground, it was 1993's STRICTLY 4 MY N.I.G.G.A.Z. that cemented his place in the hip-hop universe. A more musically diverse and lyrically heavy album than 2PACALYPSE NOW, this set included some of Tupac's sharpest writing yet. In particular, the singles "Papa'z Song" and "Keep Ya Head Up" were early proof of the rapper's more sensitive and thoughtful side, while "Souljah's Revenge" and "Point The Finga" addressed the state of the hip-hop nation in the wake of the anti-gangsta controversies of the previous three years. Musically, the album is of a piece with the stripped-down retro-funk style that Dr. Dre was turning into the dominant sound of West Coast hip-hop, although there's one throwback to Digital Underground's loopy playfulness on the party track "I Get Around."

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Label: Jive – 01241-41634-2, Amaru Records (2) – 01241-41634-2

Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Repress

Country: US

Released:

Genre: Hip Hop

Style: Conscious, Gangsta, Hardcore Hip-Hop

1                          Holler If Ya Hear Me

Guest [Vocals] – Live Squad

Producer – Stretch (4)

Written-By – Live Squad, T. Shakur*, N. Whitfield / B. Strong*

4:38

2                          Pac's Theme (Interlude)

Producer – The Underground Railroad

Written-By – B. Guy*, J. Wells*

1:56

3                          Point The Finga

Producer – Big D The Impossible

Written-By – D. Evans*, T. Shakur*

4:26

4                          Something 2 Die 4

Producer – 2Pac, Big D The Impossible

2:43

5                          Last Wordz

Featuring – Ice Cube, Ice-T

Producer – Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin

Written-By – Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin, E. Marion*, H. Thigpen*, Ice Cube, Ice-T, H. Banks*, T. Shakur*

3:37

6                          Souljah's Revenge

Producer – Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin

Written-By – Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin, T. Shakur*

3:17

7                          Peep Game

Featuring – Deadly Threat

Producer – Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin

Written-By – Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin, C. Mayfield*, Deadly Threat, T. Shakur*

4:28

8                          Strugglin'

Featuring – Live Squad

Producer – Live Squad

Written-By – Maj*, Stretch (4), T. Shakur*

3:34

9                          Guess Who's Back

Producer – Akshun, Special Ed

Written-By – Akshun, Special Ed, T. Shakur*

3:06

10                        Representin' 93

Producer – Truman Jefferson

Written-By – Byrd*, Wyatt*, Carter*, Brown*, Sayles*, Scott*, Lenhoff*, T. Jefferson*, T. Shakur*

3:35

11                        Keep Ya Head Up

Producer – D.J. Daryl*

Vocals – The Black Angel

Written-By – D. Anderson*, R. Troutman*, T. Shakur*

4:22

12                        Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.

Backing Vocals – Pacific Heights (3)

Producer – Laylaw*

Written-By – Laylaw*, T. Shakur*

5:56

13                        The Streetz R Deathrow

Producer – Stretch (4)

Written-By – B. White*, Live Squad, S. Hudman*, T. Shakur*

3:27

14                        I Get Around

Arranged By [Rhythm] – The Piano Man (2)

Drum [Sounds] – DJ Fuze (2)

Featuring – Digital Underground

Keyboards – The Piano Man (2)

Producer – D-Flow Production Squad

Vocals [Additional] – Money B, Shockalock

Written-By – L. Troutman*, R. Troutman*, R. Brooks*, S. Murdock*, Shock-G*, T. Shakur*

4:19

15                        Papa'z Song

Featuring – Wycked

Guitar – Stan Franks

Producer – Big D The Impossible

Vocals – Poppi

Written-By – D. Evans*, J. Sample*, T. Shakur*, W. Jennings*

5:26

16                        5 Deadly Venomz

Featuring – Apache, Live Squad, Treach

Producer – Stretch (4)

Written-By – Apache, Majesty, Stretch (4), Treach, T. Shakur*

5:14

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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Interscope Records

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Manufactured By – Zomba Recording Corporation

Distributed By – BMG Music Canada

Mastered At – A&M Mastering Studios

Recorded At – Starlight Sound

Recorded At – Echo Sound

Recorded At – Unique Recording

Mixed At – Echo Sound

Published By – GLG Two Music

Published By – Ghetto Gospel Music

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Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.

Published By – EMI Music

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Published By – MCA Music Publishing

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Licensed From – Warner Special Products

Licensed From – Chrysalis Records

Licensed From – Fantasy, Inc.

Licensed From – PolyGram Special Products

Licensed From – Curtom Records

Licensed From – Sony Music Entertainment

Produced For – Bobcat Music, Inc.

Produced For – Lawhouse Productions

Produced For – Stayin' Busy Productions

A&R [Direction] – Tom Whalley

Art Direction, Design – Eric Altenburger

Co-producer – 2Pac

Coordinator – Leslie Gerard-Smith, Lisa Smith-Putnam

Engineer – Darrin Harris, Mike Calderon

Executive-Producer – Atron Gregory

Mixed By, Engineer – Bob Morse

Photography By – Jeffrey Newbury

Originally released in 1993

Manufactured & Printed in the United States

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• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format Detail: CD
• Format: CD
• Genre: HIP HOP
• Released: 7/08/2011