''Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...'' is the second studio album by American rapper

2Pac Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the b ...

, released on February 16, 1993, by

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and

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. N.I.G.G.A. in the title is punctuated to refer to 2Pac's

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"Never Ignorant in Getting Goals Accomplished". The album features guest appearances from the group

Live Squad Live Squad was an American hip hop group and production team from Hollis, Queens, New York consisting of brothers Stretch (Randy Walker) and Majesty (Christopher Walker) and DJ K-Low, best known for their early collaborations with Tupac Shaku ...

, 2Pac's stepbrother the Wycked (later known as "

Mopreme Maurice Harding (born August 16, 1967), better known by his stage name Mopreme Shakur, originally known as Wycked, is an American rapper. He was a member of the hip-hop group Thug Life and is the stepbrother of Tupac Shakur. He was also a member o ...

", later a member of 2Pac's groups

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and

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), Ice-T,

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Treach Anthony Criss (born December 2, 1970), better known by his stage name Treach, is an American rapper and actor. He is perhaps best known as the lead rapper of the hip hop group Naughty by Nature. Career With Naughty by Nature, Treach worked ...

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, Poppi, Deadly Threat, R&B singer

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and

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. Similar to his debut, ''

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'', the album contains many tracks emphasizing 2Pac's political and social views. The original album was going to be named "Troublesome 21" and released in September 1992, but it was scrapped due to being rejected by

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. Many of these tracks still remained unreleased while "Keep Ya Head Up", "I Get Around", "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.", "The Streetz R Deathrow" and "Souljah's Revenge" were utilized for the new track listing. Debuting at number 24 on the ''Billboard'' 200, this album saw more commercial success than its predecessor, and there are many noticeable differences in production. While 2Pac's first effort included a more

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or indie rap-oriented sound, this album was considered his "breakout" album. It spawned the hits "

Keep Ya Head Up "Keep Ya Head Up" is a song by American rapper 2Pac from his second studio album, '' Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...''(1993). It was released on October 28, 1993 as the album's third single. The song features R&B singer Dave Hollister and is dedicate ...

" and "

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". As of 2011, ''Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...'' has sold 1,639,584 units in the United States. In commemoration of its twenty-fifth anniversary, it was released on vinyl on February 16, 2018.

Critical reception

''Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...'' received generally positive reviews from critics. ''

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'' called the album "an adventure into life on the streets of America", delivered through raps that "drip with the sweat of hardcore funk". ''

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'' said: "A combination of '60s black political thought and '90s urban reality, 2Pac is not afraid to speak his mind ... alancingthe gangsta tendencies of street life with insightful revelations". ''Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...'', wrote Ian McCann in '' Q'', "found 2Pac feted by

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and

no longer an influence but a guest. Bitter, more distant, it offers the legendary 5 Deadly Venomz, Keep Ya Head Up and, ominously, Something 2 Die 4, on which 2Pac's ma warns him if he can't find something to live for, he should find something worth dying for. Gulp." In a less enthusiastic review for the ''

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'',

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found the production accomplished and 2Pac's raps "sort of entertaining" but regarded him as "a gifted mimic" with "no discernible style of his own" and "not an especially deep thinker".

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singled out "Keep Ya Head Up" as the record's only worthy track.

Commercial performance

''Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.'' debuted at number 24 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number four on the US

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, selling 38,000 units in its first week. On April 19, 1995, the album was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) for sales of over one million copies in the United States. As of September 2011, the album has sold 1,639,584 copies in the United States.

Track listing

All tracks co-produced by

. Notes *"Holler If Ya Hear Me" features vocals by

*"Keep Ya Head Up" features vocals by

credited as "The Black Angel" *Background vocals on "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z..." performed by Pacific Heights *Digital Underground members present on "I Get Around" are

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and

Shock G Gregory Edward Jacobs (August 25, 1963 – April 22, 2021), known professionally as Shock G and by his alter ego Humpty Hump, was an American rapper and musician who was best known as the lead vocalist of the hip hop group Digital Underground. ...

Samples

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Get Off Your Ass and Jam "Get Off Your Ass and Jam" is a song by Funkadelic, track number 6 to their 1975 album '' Let's Take It to the Stage''. It was written by George Clinton, although the lyrics are made up entirely of repetitions of the phrase, " Shit! Goddamn! Get o ...

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*"Snatch It Back and Hold It" by

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