I Ain't Mad at Cha
2Pac, Danny Boy
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Change, shit I guess change is good for any of us Whatever it take for any of y'all niggas to get up out the hood Shit, I'm wit cha, I ain't mad at cha Got nuttin but love for ya, do your thing boy Yeah, all the homies that I ain't talk to in a while I'ma send this one out for y'all, kna' mean? 'Cause I ain't mad at cha Heard y'all tearin' up shit out there, kickin' up dust Givin' a motherfucker, Yeah, niggas, mad at cha 'Cause I ain't mad at cha Now we was once two niggas of the same kind Quick to holla at a hoochie with the same line You was just a little smaller but you still rolled Got stretched to Y.A. and hit the hood swoll Member when you had a jheri curl didn't quite learn On the block, witcha glock, trippin off sherm Collect calls to the till, sayin' how ya changed Oh you a Muslim now, no more dope game Heard you might be comin' home, just got bail Wanna go to the Mosque, don't wanna chase tail I seems I lost my little homie he's a changed man Hit the pen and now no sinnin' is the game plan When I talk about money all you see is the struggle When I tell you I'm livin' large you tell me it's trouble Congratulation on the weddin', I hope your wife know She got a playa for life, and that's no bullshittin' I know we grew apart, you probably don't remember I used to fiend for your sister, but never went up in her And I can see us after school, we'd bomb! On the first motherfucker with the wrong shit on Now the whole shit's changed, and we don't even kick it Got a big money scheme, and you ain't even with it Hmm, knew in my heart you was the same motherfucker bad Go toe to toe when it's time for roll you got a brother's back And I can't even trip, 'cause I'm just laughin' at cha You tryin' hard to maintain, then go head 'Cause I ain't mad at cha (Hmm) (I ain't mad at cha) I ain't, mad, at cha (I ain't mad at cha) I ain't, mad, at cha We used to be like distant cousins, fightin', playin' dozens Whole neighborhood buzzin', knowin', that we wasn't Used to catch us on the roof or behind the stairs I'm gettin' blitzed and I reminisce on all the times we shared Besides bumpin' n grindin' wasn't nothin' on our mind In time we learned to live a life of crime Rewind us back, to a time was much too young to know I caught a felony lovin the way the guns blow And even though we separated, you said that you'd wait Don't give nobody no coochie while I be locked up state I kiss my Mama goodbye, and wipe the tears from her lonely eyes Said I'll return but I gotta fight the fate's arrived Don't shed a tear, 'cause Mama I ain't happy here I'm through trial, no more smiles, for a couple years They got me goin' mad, I'm knockin' busters on they backs In my cell, thinkin, "Hell, I know one day I'll be back" As soon as I touch down I told my girl I'll be there, so prepare, to get fucked down The homies wanna kick it, but I'm just laughin' at cha 'Cause youse a down ass bitch, and I ain't mad at cha I ain't, mad, at cha (I ain't mad at cha) I ain't, mad, at cha (A true down ass bitch, afund I ain't mad at cha) Well guess who's movin up, this nigga's ballin' now Bitches be callin' to get it, hookers keep fallin' down He went from nothin' to lots, ten carots to rock Went from a nobody nigga to the big, man on the block He's Mister local celebrity, addicted to move a key Most hated by enemy, escape in the luxury See, first you was our nigga but you made it, so the choice is made Now we gotta slay you why you faded, in the younger days So full of pain while the weapons blaze Gettin' so high off that bomb hopin' we make it, to the better days 'Cause crime pays, and in time, You'll find a rhyme'll blaze you'll feel the fire from the niggas in my younger days So many changed on me, so many tried to plot That I keep a glock beside my head, when will it stop? Til God return me to my essence 'Cause even as a adolescents, I refuse to be a convalescent So many questions, and they ask me if I'm still down I moved up out of the ghetto, so I ain't real now? They got so much to say, but I'm just laughin' at cha You niggas just don't know, but I ain't mad at cha I ain't, mad at cha (and I ain't mad at cha) I ain't mad (hell nah I ain't mad at cha) at cha I ain't, mad at cha (and I ain't mad at cha) I ain't, mad at cha (I ain't mad at cha) I ain't, mad at cha, no I ain't mad at cha
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Written by: Delmar Arnaud, Danny Steward, Tupac Shakur, Etterlene Jordan
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, ENTERTAINMENT ONE U.S. LP, OLE MEDIA MANAGEMENT LP, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
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10 facts about this song
Singer and Genre Classification"I Ain't Mad at Cha" is a song by American rapper 2Pac, also known as Tupac Shakur. The song falls under the genre of West Coast hip hop and R&B.
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Album DetailsIt was released in 1996 as the fourth single from his album "All Eyez on Me."
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CollaborationsThe song features vocal contributions from contemporary soul singer Danny Boy who was signed to Death Row Records at that time.
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Posthumous ReleaseThe song came out just six days after 2Pac’s death, marking it as one of the first posthumous single releases in his career.
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Chart Performance"I Ain't Mad at Cha" peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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Musical InfluencesThe song samples "A Dream" by DeBarge, highlighting 2Pac's ability to combine soulful melodies with his hard-hitting rap lyrics.
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Themes2Pac addresses his friends who disapproved of his move to Death Row Records, saying that he is not mad at their criticisms, hence the title of the song.
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Music VideoThe music video, directed by Tupac himself and Kevin Swain, features 2Pac in heaven after being gunned down; an eerie reflection of his real-life murder.
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Cover versionAmerican rapper Kendrick Lamar did a cover version of "I Ain't Mad at Cha" during his set at the 2017 Coachella Music Festival, acknowledging 2Pac's influence on his career.
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Cultural ImpactThe song is widely recognized as one of 2Pac's greatest hits and has maintained its popularity over the years, often being cited in popular culture references to the late rapper.
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