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

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

Studio album by Tupac Shakur
Released	February 16, 1993
Recorded	1992 - 1993
Genre	Rap
Length	64:25
Label	Interscope Records
Producer(s)	Live Squad
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Tupac Shakur chronology
2Pacalypse Now (1991)	Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. (1993)	Thug Life: Volume 1 (1994)

Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. is a 1993 album released by rapper Tupac Shakur. Similar to his debut, the album contains many tracks emphasizing 2Pac's political and social views. Debuting at #24 on the Billboard 200, this album saw more commercial success than 2Pacalypse Now, and there are many noticeable differences in production. It spawned the hits "Keep Ya Head Up" and "I Get Around" and reached platinum status. Although the album was originally released on Interscope, Amaru Entertainment, the label owned by the mother of Tupac Shakur, has since gained the rights to it.

1 Track listing
2 Samples
3 Album singles
4 Album Chart Positions
5 Singles Chart Positions
6 See also

[edit] Track listing

"Holler If Ya Hear Me" (Produced by Stretch) – 4:38
"Pac's Theme" (Produced by The Underground Railroad) – 1:56
"Point the Finga" (Produced by Big D the Impossible) – 4:25
"Something 2 Die 4" (Produced by 2Pac & Big D The Impossible) – 2:43
"Last Wordz" (Featuring Ice Cube & Ice-T) (Produced by Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin) – 3:36
"Souljahs Revenge" (Produced by Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin) – 3:16
"Peep Game" (Featuring Deadly Threat) (Produced by Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin) – 4:28
"Strugglin'" (Featuring Live Squad) (Produced by Live Squad) – 3:33
"Guess Who's Back" (Produced by Akshun & Special Ed)– 3:06
"Representin' 93" (Produced by Truman Jefferson) – 3:34
"Keep Ya Head Up" (Featuring Dave Hollister) (Produced by DJ Daryl) – 4:22
"Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z." (Produced by Lay Law) – 5:55
"The Streetz R Death Row" (Produced by Stretch) – 3:26
"I Get Around" (Featuring Digital Underground) (Produced by D-Flow Production Squad) – 4:18
"Papa'z Song" (Featuring Wycked & Big Syke) (Produced by Big D The Impossible) – 5:26
"5 Deadly Venomz" (Featuring Treach, Apache & Live Squad) (Produced by Stretch) – 5:13

[edit] Samples

Holler If Ya Hear Me

"Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
"Get Off Your Ass And Jam" by Funkadelic
"Do It Any Way You Wanna" by People's Choice
"I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Roger Troutman
"Rebel Without a Pause" by Public Enemy

Pac's Theme

"Don't Worry If There's A Hell Below (We're All Gonna Go)" by Curtis Mayfield
"Snatch It" by Buddy Guy

Last Wordz

"Holy Ghost" by Bar-Kays

Souljahs Revenge

"The Payback" by James Brown
"Sing A Simple Song" by Sly & The Family Stone

Peep Game

"Don't Change" by Curtis Mayfield
"Sing A Simple Song" by Sly & The Family Stone

Keep Ya Head Up

"Ooh Child" by Five Stairsteps
"How Do We Keep The Music Playing" by James Ingram
"Be Alright" by Zapp

The Streetz R Death Row

"Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
"You're The One I Need" by Barry White
"Us" by Ice Cube

I Get Around

"The Ladder" by Prince
Bumpin' Bus Stop" by Thunder & Lightning
"I Can Make You Dance" by Zapp
"Computer Love" by Zapp

Papa'z Song

"Soul Shadows" by Bill Withers

[edit] Album singles

Single cover	Single information
	"Holler If Ya Hear Me" Released: February 4, 1993 B-side:
	"I Get Around" Released: June 10, 1993 B-side:
	"Keep Ya Head Up" Released: October 28, 1993 B-side: "Rebel Of The Underground", "I Wonda If Heaven's Got A Ghetto"
	"Papa'z Song" Released: March 10, 1994 B-side: "Peep Game", "Cradle To The Grave"

The A-Side of "I Get Around" features the song "Nothing But Love".

[edit] Album Chart Positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1993	Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.	#24	#4

[edit] Singles Chart Positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
Year	Song	The Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles	Rhythmic Top 40	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1993	"I Get Around"	#11	#5	#8	#7	#2
1993	"Keep Ya Head Up"	#12	#7	#2	#3	#2
1994	"Papa'z Song"	#87	#82	#24	-	-

[edit] See also

Tupac Shakur

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Discography

Studio albums: 2Pacalypse Now · Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. · Thug Life: Volume 1 · Me Against the World · All Eyez on Me · The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

Posthumously created studio albums: R U Still Down? (Remember Me) · Still I Rise · Until the End of Time · Better Dayz · Loyal to the Game · Pac's Life

Other albums: Greatest Hits · The Rose that Grew from Concrete · Nu-Mixx Klazzics · Tupac: Resurrection (Original Soundtrack) · 2Pac Live · The Rose, Vol. 2 · Tupac: Live at the House of Blues

Singles: "Brenda's Got a Baby" · "If My Homie Calls" · "Trapped" · "I Get Around" · "Keep Ya Head Up" · "Papa'z Song" · "Holla If Ya Hear Me" · "How Long Will They Mourn Me?" · "Pour Out A Little Liquor" · "Cradle to the Grave" · "Dear Mama" · "Old School" · "So Many Tears" · "Temptations" · "California Love" · "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" · "How Do U Want It" · "Hit 'Em Up" · "All Bout U" · "I Ain't Mad at Cha" · "Life Goes On" · "Toss It Up" · "To Live & Die in LA" · "Hail Mary" · "Wanted Dead or Alive" · "Made Niggaz" · "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" · "Do For Love" · "Changes" · "Runnin'" · "Happy Home" · "Unconditional Love" · "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" · "Until the End of Time" · "Letter 2 My Unborn" · "Thugz Mansion" · "Still Ballin" · "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" · "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" · "Thugs Get Lonely Too" · "Ghetto Gospel" · "Untouchable" · "Pac's Life"

Other

Filmography: Nothing But Trouble · Juice · Poetic Justice · Above the Rim · Bullet · Gridlock'd · Gang Related · Tupac: Resurrection · Live 2 Tell

Documentaries: Tupac Shakur: Thug Immortal · Tupac Shakur: Words Never Die (TV) · Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake... · Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel: The Life of an Outlaw · Biggie & Tupac · 2Pac 4 Ever · Tupac: Resurrection · Tupac vs. · Tupac: The Hip Hop Genius (TV) · So Many Years, So Many Tears · Notorious (TV)