Troublesome 21

~ Release by 2Pac (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

The length of track 8 was corrected based on a digital rip of the DAT.

Official publishing history:

01. Intro (unpublished)
02. Holler If You Hear Me (unpublished; rewritten for Strictly 4 My NIGGAZ)
03. Representin’ (published with an extra verse in 1993 on Strictly 4 My NIGGAZ)
04. Troublesome (published in 1997 on How to Be a Player soundtrack)
05. Strictly fo’ My Niggas (published with minor changes in 1993 on Strictly 4 My NIGGAZ)
06. Keep Ya Head Up (published with minor changes in 1993 on Strictly 4 My NIGGAZ)
07. I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto (published in 1993 on Keep Ya Head Up single)
08. Don’t Call Me, Bitch (unpublished)
09. What Goes On (unpublished)
10. I Get Around (published in 1993 on Strictly 4 My NIGGAZ)
11. Papa’s Song (published with minor changes in 1993 on Strictly 4 My NIGGAZ)
12. Crooked Nigga Too (unpublished; remixed in 2004 for Loyal to the Game)
13. Still Don’t Give a Fuck (unpublished)
14. Streets R Death Row (published in 1993 on Strictly 4 My NIGGAZ)
15. Nothing but Love (published in 1993 on I Get Around single)

Tracklist

1▼DAT
#TitleLength
1Intro
spoken vocals:
2Pac
recording of:
Intro
0:49
2Holler If You Hear Me
vocals:
2Pac, Majesty and Stretch
recording of:
Holler If You Hear Me (Holler If Ya Hear Me, original version)
5:11
3Representin’
vocals:
2Pac
recording of:
Representin’
2:39
4Troublesome
recording engineer and mixer:
Deon “Big D” Evans
producer:
J.Z.
vocals:
2Pac
recorded at and mixed at:
Starlight Studios in Richmond, California, United States
recording of:
Troublesome
writer:
Johnny Jackson and Tupac Shakur
3:51
5Strictly fo’ My Niggas
vocals:
2Pac
recording of:
Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z…
lyricist:
T. Shakur
composer:
Laylaw
publisher:
Ghetto Gospel Music, GLG Two Music and Lawhouse Music
5:49
6Keep Ya Head Up
lead vocals:
2Pac
other vocals:
The Black Angel
recording of:
Keep Ya Head Up
lyricist:
Tupac Shakur
writer:
Roger Troutman and Stan Vincent
composer:
Daryl Anderson
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Ghetto Gospel Music, GLG Two Music, Joshua’s Dream, Music Corporation of America, Inc., Rubberband Music, Rubberband Music, Inc., Saja Music Co., Songs of Lastrada and Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
is based on:
Be Alright
4:24
7I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto
producer:
Laylaw
lead vocals:
2Pac
other vocals:
Ice Cube and Spice 1
samples:
Do It Roger by Roger, The Nigga Ya Love to Hate by Ice Cube and Welcome to the Ghetto by Spice 1
recording of:
I Wonda If Heaven’s Got a Ghetto (original version)
lyricist:
O’Shea Jackson and Spice 1
writer:
Larry Goodman, Tupac Shakur, Larry Troutman and Roger Troutman
is based on:
Do It Roger (song by Roger Troutman)
is based on:
The Nigga Ya Love to Hate
is based on:
Welcome to the Ghetto
4:42
8Don’t Call Me, Bitch
vocals:
2Pac
recording of:
Don’t Call Me, Bitch
writer:
Tupac Shakur
5:43
9What Goes On
vocals:
2Pac, Mouse Man and Wycked
recording of:
What Goes On
4:22
10I Get Around
recording engineer:
Bob Morse, Darrin Harris and Mike Calderon
drum machine programming:
D.J. Fuze
executive producer:
Suge Knight
producer:
The D-Flow Production Squad
mixer:
Bob Morse
keyboard [keyboards]:
The Piano Man
additional vocals:
Money‐B and Shockalock
vocals:
2Pac
arranger:
The Piano Man
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (in 1993)
recorded at:
Echo Sound in Los Angeles, California, United States, Starlight Sound in Richmond, California, United States and Unique Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Echo Sound in Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Computer Love by Zapp and Impeach the President by The Honey Drippers
music videos:
I Get Around by 2Pac
recording of:
I Get Around
lyricist:
Tupac Shakur
writer:
Shirley Murdock, Ronald Brooks, Larry Troutman and Roger Troutman
composer:
Shock-G
publisher:
Ghetto Gospel Music, GLG Two Music, Joshua’s Dream, Music Corporation of America, Inc., Pubhowyalike, Pubhowyalike Publishing, Saja Music Co., Songs of Lastrada, Styleetron Music, Troutman’s Music and Zomba Songs Inc.
is based on:
Computer Love
4:19
11Papa’s Song
vocals:
2Pac and Mopreme Shakur
recording of:
Papa’z Song
lyricist:
Tupac Shakur
writer:
Joe Sample and Will Jennings
composer:
Deon Evans
publisher:
Blue Skywriter, Four Knights Music, Ghetto Gospel Music, GLG Two Music, Irving Music, Inc. and MCA Music Publishing
5:25
12Crooked Nigga Too
producer:
Big D Evans
vocals:
2Pac and Stretch
recording of:
Crooked Nigga Too (original version)
writer:
Deon Evans, Randy Walker and Tupac Shakur
4:20
13Still Don’t Give a Fuck
lead vocals:
2Pac
recording of:
Still Don’t Give a Fuck
3:40
14Streets R Death Row
recording engineer:
Bob Morse, Darrin Harris and Mike Calderon
producer:
Stretch of Live Squad
mixer:
Bob Morse
lead vocals:
2Pac
other vocals:
Ice Cube
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (in 1993)
recorded at:
Echo Sound in Los Angeles, California, United States, Starlight Sound in Richmond, California, United States and Unique Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Echo Sound in Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Us by Ice Cube and You’re the One I Need by Barry White
recording of:
The Streetz R Deathrow
lyricist:
T. Shakur
writer:
B. White and S. Hudman
composer:
Live Squad
publisher:
Ba-Oaks Music, Inc., Ghetto Gospel Music, GLG Two Music, Grand Imperial Thug Music and Supersongs Unlimited
3:27
15Nothing but Love
producer:
DJ Daryl
lead vocals:
2Pac
other vocals:
The Black Angel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (in 1993)
samples:
Eveready Man by Lakeside
recording of:
Nothin’ but Love
writer:
Marvin Craig, Daryl Anderson, Tupac Shakur and Mark Adam Wood, Jr.
publisher:
Circle L Publishing, Circle Music, Joshua’s Dream, Music Corporation of America, Inc., New Lake City Music, Portrait/Solar Songs, Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Spectrum VII
is based on:
Eveready Man
5:07