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I Get Around (2Pac song)
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| Single by 2Pac featuring Digital Underground from the album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. |
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| Released | June 10, 1993 | ||||
| Format | 12" single | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop | ||||
| Length | 4:19 | ||||
| Label | Interscope | ||||
| Writer | 2Pac Shock-G Larry Troutman Shirley Murdock Rico Brooks |
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| Producer | D-Flow Production Squad | ||||
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"I Get Around" is the second single from Tupac Shakur's second album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., and features the group that introduced him, Digital Underground. In contrast to its follow-up single "Keep Ya Head Up" and the previous "Brenda's Got a Baby", "I Get Around" holds little consideration for women in its celebration of the Casanova lifestyle:
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 latter.
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.
The song did well on the commercial level and became Tupac's first Top 20 single 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.
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".