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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
Producer	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.

The original vinyl names:

Side A (tracks 1-8) the "Black Side" and Side B (tracks 9-16) the "Dark Side".

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

#	Title	Producer	Featured Guest(s)	Time
1	"Holla If Ya Hear Me"	Stretch		4:38
2	"Pac's Theme (Interlude)"	The Underground Railroad		1:56
3	"Point the Finga"	Big D The Impossible		4:25
4	"Something 2 Die 4 (Interlude)"	2Pac; Big D The Impossible"		2:43
5	"Last Wordz"	Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin	Ice Cube; Ice-T	3:36
6	"Souljah's Revenge"	Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin		3:16
7	"Peep Game"	Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin	Deadly Threat	4:28
8	"Strugglin'"	Live Squad	Live Squad	3:33
9	"Guess Who's Back"	Hobitch; Special Ed		3:06
10	"Representin' 93"	Truman Jefferson		3:34
11	"Keep Ya Head Up"	DJ Daryl	Dave Hollister	4:22
12	"Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z..."	Blinky Billz		5:55
13	"The Streetz R Death Row"	Sniper Tipper		3:26
14	"I Get Around"	Chocolate Clown	Digital Underground	4:18
15	"Papa'z Song"	Big D The Impossible	Wycked; Poppi	5:26
16	"5 Deadly Venomz"	Stretch	Treach, Apache & Live Squad	5:13

Holla 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

Point The Finga

• "Warm It Up" by Kris Kross

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
• "Better off Dead" by Ice Cube

Souljahs Revenge

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

Peep Game

• "Don't Change" by Curtis Mayfield
• "JD's Gaffilin', Pt. 2" by Ice Cube
• "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

Guess Whos back

• "Murder Rap" by Above The Law

Single information
"Holla 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".

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

Year	Song	Chart positions
		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	-	-

• 1993 in music
• List of albums

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v • d • e Tupac Shakur
Studio albums	2Pacalypse Now · Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. · Thug Life · Me Against the World · All Eyez on Me · The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
Posthumous albums	R U Still Down? (Remember Me) · Still I Rise · Until the End of Time · Better Dayz · Loyal to the Game · Pac's Life
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" · "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" · "Toss It Up" · "Life Goes On" · "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" · "Until the End of Time" · "Letter 2 My Unborn"
Films	Nothing but Trouble · Juice · Poetic Justice · Above the Rim · Bullet · Gridlock'd · Gang Related · Tupac: Resurrection · Live 2 Tell
Related articles	Discography · Outlawz · Afeni Shakur