2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted
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| "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" | ||
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| Song by 2Pac featuring Snoop Dogg | ||
| From the album All Eyez on Me | ||
| Released | May 1996 | |
| Format | Airplay (TV) | |
| Genre | Rap | |
| Length | 4:05 (5:31 video version) | |
| Label | Death Row Records | |
| Writers | Tupac Shakur Calvin Broadus Delmar Arnaud |
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| Producers | Suge Knight / Dat Nigga Daz / Tracy Robinson / Gobi | |
| Director | Gobi | |
| Reviews | SOHH - Talkin' Videos MTV interview on 2Pac fan page |
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| Chart positions | N/A | |
| 2Pac video chronology | ||
| "Hit 'Em Up" feat. Outlawz (1996) |
"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" (1996) |
"How Do U Want It" (1996) |
| Snoop Dogg video chronology | ||
| "Doggy Dogg World - feat. The Dramatics & Tha Dogg Pound" (1994) |
"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" (1996) |
"Snoop's Upside Your Head" (feat. Charlie Wilson) (1996) |
"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" is a rap song by 2Pac with Snoop Dogg from the 1996 album All Eyez on Me and was that album's second single. It features Krayzie Bone on the chorus' background vocals.
Dr. Dre had left Death Row Records and was not included in the writing or producing credits.
Its sample, some of the lyrics and the video concept was integrated into the Wanted Dead Or Live tribute track released on the official music from the motion picture of Gridlock'd.
The song was later included on 2Pac's Greatest Hits in 1998.
[edit] Music video
The original video director was drop back the assignment because of 2Pac's disdainful behaviour towards him. So it was up to Gobi's production company to take charge in the filming process and finish the video.
The video was filmed four months before Tupac's death. The prelude for the video shows a parody of Biggie Smalls and Puff Daddy in discussion with Tupac Shakur while abasing themselves. Many consider this an outrageous moment that had been followed by the "Hit 'em up" diss video and after led to the fatal shooting incident on September, 1996. Although Pac says "I ain't gonna kill you, Piggie" and "Once we're homeboys, we're always homeboys", because of the ironic manner in which he says this, came through as an offense, and remained one of his diss songs. However an uncut (probably uncensored) version of the video shows 2Pac and his guards pulling out pistols from their jackets ready to shoot, while the intro suddenly ends. Apart from that, the song is about Snoop and 2Pac's arraignment, while 2Pac was just out of jail, Snoop's trial was about to come to a head, so a court scene was inserted into the video. There is also a guest appearance by Tha Dogg Pound.
[edit] Credits
- Engineer : Dave Aron
- Assistant engineer : Alvin McGill
- Mixing : David Blake
- Featuring (Rap) : Snoop Doggy Dogg
- Video Direction : Gobi
