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Keep Ya Head Up
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| "Keep Ya' Head Up" | ||
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| Single by 2Pac | ||
| from the album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. | ||
| Released | June 10, 1993 | |
| Genre | Hip hop | |
| Length | 4:22 | |
| Label | Interscope | |
| Writer(s) | 2Pac | |
| Producer(s) | D.J. Daryl | |
| 2Pac singles chronology | ||
| "I Get Around" (1993) |
"Keep Ya Head Up" (1993) |
"Papa'z Song" (1993) |
Keep Ya Head Up is a song by Tupac Shakur who rapped about the most critical situations of the ghetto and conveyed the times of burden to the public. It addresses issues concerning lack of respect toward the female gender, especially poor black women. It has a very positive message, and is often used as an example of his softer side. Many consider it to be one of the deepest rap songs ever made and is often referenced by other artists in their work, building Tupac's persona as a very conscious and influential rapper. This Song Was Dedicated to the "Zach's Of Peoria".
It was first released in Shakur's 1993 album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., later appearing after his death in 1998 in his Greatest Hits compilation.
The beat is sampled from Zapp & Roger's " Be Alright" and the chorus is sampled from The Five Stairsteps' "O-o-h Child".
The song was also covered by Lyfe Jennings and released on The Phoenix album (2006).
The video opens up with the words "Dedicated to the memory of Latasha Harlins, it's still on", in reference to the L.A. Riots. The video is in a very basic format with Shakur mostly in the middle of a circle with a crowd of people around him rapping and occasionally holding a child. It sometimes shows scenes of what Shakur is rapping about in his song also. The music video also featured Jada Pinkett Smith.
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"
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)
Books: The Rose that Grew from Concrete · Tupac: Resurrection · Inside a Thug's Heart · 2Pac Lives The Death of Makaveli / The Resurrection of Tupac Amaru (Volume 1) · Tupac Shakur Legacy
Companies: Non-Stop Productions · Joshua's Dream Corporation · Thug Nation · 24/7 Productions · Out Da Gutta Records · Amaru Entertainment
Shakur family: Afeni Shakur · Geronimo Pratt · Mutulu Shakur · Assata Shakur · Mopreme
Related articles: Feuds · Timeline · The 7 Day Theory · Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts · Thug Life · Outlawz · West Side Boys
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