I Get Around (2Pac song)

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"I Get Around"
Single by 2Pac featuring Digital Underground
from the album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
Released	June 10, 1993
Format	12" single
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:19
Label	Interscope
Writer(s)	2Pac Shock-G Larry Troutman Shirley Murdock Rico Brooks
Producer(s)	D-Flow Production Squad
Chart positions
#11 (The Billboard Hot 100) #5 (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks) #8 (Hot Rap Singles) #7 (Rhythmic Top 40) #2 (Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales)
2Pac featuring Digital Underground singles chronology
"Trapped" (1992)	"I Get Around" (1993)	"Keep Ya Head Up" (1993)

I Get Around was the second single from Tupac Shakur's second album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.. In contrast to Keep Ya Head Up, I Get Around is a no-holds barred attack to women he had dealt with since his rise to fame:

ehh yo bust it, baby got a problem saying bye bye, just another hazard of a fly guy. You ask why, it don't matter, My pockets got fatter, now everybody's looking for the ladder.

[edit] Criticism

It received negative responses as it was a very sexist song, and many felt it indicated Tupac didn't respect women, despite songs like "Keep Ya Head Up" (and later "Dear Mama") which showed genuine concern and respect for them. Tupac himself stated that he didn't create sexism but rather he showed what the real world was like.

[edit] Commercial Success

The song did well on the commercial level as it peaked #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and it got a gold status.

The song was released on 2Pac's Greatest Hits album in 1998.

[edit] Trivia

The song was originally supposed to appear on Digital Underground's new album; however, leader Shock G gave it to Tupac to put on his CD.

The Music Video made #16 on XXL's and MTV2's "25 Greatest West Coast Videos".