Tupac’s rapping was often melodic, and practically preacher-like in cadence and depth something any songwriter can appreciate. I was not surprised at all when Bruce Springsteen quoted and briefly discussed “Dear Mama” in an interview a number of years back, expressing his admiration for the song’s unapologetic yet complicated “mother” theme. So, in 1995, Me Against the World was often seen as another “gangsta” record, despite the intense, spiritually-driven themes Tupac explores on this album.įellow musicians and songwriters got it, however. Not only that, he had “Thug Life” tattooed across his abdomen, a felony conviction on his record, and an infamous attempt on his life still fresh at the time of this release. But alas, it was the mid-’90s, and Tupac was hip-hop through and through. It was a commercial success, and I always say that if Tupac had been a guitar-slinging rocker, critics would have injured themselves thumbing through their thesauruses in their attempts to locate the vocabulary to properly praise the emotional insularity and foreboding themes of this record.
The video also shows snippets of articles relating to the Black Panthers, alluding to her history as a member of this political organization.Me Against the World, the Tupac album on which “Dear Mama” first appeared, is lyrically one of my favorite hip-hop albums of all time. Afeni Shakur was also featured, shown flipping through pages of a photo album containing pictures of a younger Tupac. The “Dear Mama” music video was directed by Lionel C Martin while 2Pac was incarcerated thus, a Tupac look-alike had to be used for certain moments in the video. “Dear Mama” samples the songs “Sadie” (1974) by The Spinners, and “In All My Wildest Dreams” (1978) by Joe Sample It was announced on June 23, 2010, that the Library of Congress was preserving “Dear Mama”, along with 24 other songs, in the National Recording Registry for their cultural significance. The song is considered by critics, fans, and purists as one of the greatest hip hop songs of all-time, and one of 2Pac’s best songs in particular, being ranked number four on ’s “Top 100 Rap Songs” list. The song was written by 2Pac as an ode to his mother, Afeni Shakur. The single was the most successful of all the singles released from the album. “Dear Mama” was released on Februas the first single for the album.
The track was produced by Tony Pizarro for 2Pac’s third solo album, Me Against the World, which was released in 1995. “Dear Mama” is a song by American hip hop artist 2Pac.
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