2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted

Infobox Single
Name = 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted


Artist = 2Pac featuring Snoop Dogg
from Album = All Eyez on Me
B-side =
Released = May 1996
Format = Airplay
Recorded = 1996
Genre = Hip hop
Length = 4:05 Album version 5:31 Music video
Label = Death Row Records
Writer = Tupac Shakur
Calvin Broadus
Delmar Arnaud
Producer = Dat Nigga Daz Tracy Robinson
Certification =
Last single =
This single =
Next single =
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = 2Pac
Type = singles
Last single = "California Love"
(1995)
This single = "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted"
(1996)
Next single = "How Do U Want It"
(1996)Extra chronology
Artist = Snoop Dogg
Type = singles
Last single = "Doggy Dogg World"
(1994)
This single = "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted"
(1996)
Next single = "Snoop's Upside Your Head"
(1996)

"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" is a hip hop song written by 2Pac, Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger for 2Pac's 1996 double album "All Eyez on Me". The song is a duet performed by 2Pac and Snoop Dogg. "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" was released as promotional recording and was the album's second single, after "California Love". The song peaked at number 46 on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. [cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=364&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Airplay&ci=3024002&cdi=7082669&cid=07%2F27%2F1996|title= 2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted - Chart Listing For The Week Of Jul 27 1996|accessdate=2008-08-08|publisher="Billboard"|date=July 27 1996]

"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" was later included on 2Pac's Greatest Hits in 1998. A remix of the song was also featured on the album "Nu-Mixx Klazzics" in 2003.

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, reminiscent of a scene from the movie Scarface. 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.

Credits

*Engineer: Dave Aron
*Assistant engineer: Alvin McGill
*Mixing: David Blake
*Featuring (Rap): Snoop Doggy Dogg
*Video Direction: GobiThe original video director opted out of this job, because he didn't want to share directing credit with Tupac, since Tupac had written the concept and wanted partial directing credit. 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.

References

External links

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