How Do U Want It
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| "How Do U Want It featuring K-Ci and Jojo" | ||
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| Single by 2Pac | ||
| from the album All Eyez on Me | ||
| Released | June 4, 1996 | |
| Format | 12-inch single | |
| Recorded | 1996 | |
| Genre | Gangsta rap | |
| Length | 4:47 | |
| Label | Death Row | |
| Writer(s) | T. Shakur | |
| Producer(s) | Johnny "J" | |
| Certification | Gold | |
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For further chart performance and certifications see California Love |
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| 2Pac singles chronology | ||
"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" (1996) |
"How Do U Want It" (1996) |
"I Ain't Mad at Cha" (1996) |
| K-Ci and Jojo chronology | ||
| "If You Think You're Lonely Now" (1994) |
"How Do You Want It" (1996) |
"How Could You" (1996) |
How Do U Want It is a song of 2Pac featuring K-Ci and JoJo and was the third single from his album All Eyez on Me and just as "California Love" it was a big success. It was on the B-side of the single "California Love/How Do You Want It"
It samples Quincy Jones's "Body Heat" from his album Body Heat, 1974.
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[edit] The Music Video
There were two videos filmed in the same set for the single in April 1996 directed by Ron Hightower and produced by Tracy D. Robinson. The main thing they differentiate on is the MPAA rating (one is certified adult material). The video portrays a wild sex party with jacuzzi, mechanical bull riding, cage dancing and pole stripping. All actors and actresses are dressed in renaissance-age costumes, though all clothes are removed for the nude clip. The limousine segment seen in the clean version is replaced with some Live at the House Of Blues 2Pac concert footage insert in the x-rated one. There's cameo appearances by K-Ci and Jojo both in the concert and studio segments. The video also features numerous porn stars like Nina Hartley, Heather Hunter, and Angel Kelly and many more.
[edit] Trivia
- Heather Hunter refers to the bullride with 2Pac photoshoot in her cameo rapping in Esham's song with Kool Keith, "All Night Everyday".
- Originally Tupac sang the vocals, which was later changed to K-Ci & Jojo with Tupac while the final version doesn't feature him on the chorus.[1]
- Nina Hartley has stated in her own fan forum, as well as various interviews, about her one night stand with Tupac Shakur, which supposedly occured during the private party held after completing the music video for how do U want it. Upon question regarding Tupac's endowment, Nina replied 'Tupac had what it took to be a porn stud, no problem!'[2]
[edit] Number one positions
| Chart | #2 weeks |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. US R&B / Hip-Hop | 1 |
[edit] Albums with the song
| Preceded by: "Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thugs N Harmony |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single July 13, 1996 |
Succeeded by: "You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow" by Toni Braxton |
| Preceded by: "Hey Girl" by CdB |
RIANZ (New Zealand) number one single 26 April 1996 |
Succeeded by: "Killing Me Softly" by Fugees |
| Preceded by: "You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow" by Toni Braxton |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number one single July 6, 1996 |
Succeeded by: "I Can't Sleep Baby (If I) " by R. Kelly |
[edit] See also
Hot 100 number-one hits of 1996 (USA)
[edit] Notes
- ^ "XXL", The making of the album All Eyez On Me / interview with Tommy Daugherty, Harris Publications, October, 2004. Retrieved on June 11, 2006.
- ^ "nina", Nina Hartley's Sex Forums, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd, january, 2004. Retrieved on november 7, 2006.
[edit] References
- interview with Heather Hunter
- MVDBase entry
- Official Nina Hartley website
- Heather Hunter MySpace with photos with Tupac
