"'I Ain't Mad at Cha'" is a song by American rapper 2Pac from Shakur's fourth studio album, All Eyez on Me (1996). It was released on September 15, 1996 two days after Shakur's death as the album's fourth and final single. The song features contemporary soul singer Danny Boy providing vocals for its hook and was written by Shakur, Danny Boy and Daz Dillinger, who produced the song using a sample from DeBarge's "A Dream". The lyrics focus on Shakur reminiscing about past friends, love interests and associates he has lost touch with. The song is widely considered one of Shakur's best with Cheo Hodari Coker calling it "possibly the best song 2Pac has ever recorded". In 1998, The Source ranked the song's three verses second in its category of "dopest verses" in the history of hip-hop.
The single release differs from the version on the album with re-recorded vocals, alternative lyrics and a live band playing the beat. "I Ain't Mad at Cha" charted well internationally reaching number 13 on the UK Singles chart and number 58 on the BillboardHot 100 Airplay. It also charted in the Top 30 on New Zealand, Netherlands, Ireland and Germany. It was not released as a single in the United States making it ineligible to chart on the Billboard singles charts. A small portion of the instrumental was used in the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on February 13, 2022.
The track was produced by Daz Dillinger and samples the song "A Dream" by DeBarge. The album version of the song was recorded the same day Tupac was released from prison, and was the second song he recorded that day, "Ambitionz Az a Ridah" being the first.[1] As the song was not released as a single in the US, Toss It Up, the lead single for Tupac's next album, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, was released in the US the following week, and countries that received "I Ain't Mad At Cha" as a single release had to wait until the following month (October) for the release of his next album's single. Writing credits are given to Tupac, Dillinger, Bunny DeBarge and Danny Boy.[2]
Composition and recording
The day Tupac was released from prison, he went to the studio and recorded "I Ain't Mad at Cha" and "Ambitionz Az a Ridah".[1] When he entered the studio, the beat was already complete, and he wrote the lyrics and recorded the song all in a few hours. Shortly thereafter, Blackstreet released "Don't Leave Me" to the radio, which also interpolates the melody of "A Dream". According to Dave Aron, Tupac had a lot of energy from going into the studio. Kurupt was also in the studio at the time of recording and said that when Tupac heard the beat, he "flipped out" from excitement.[1] He wanted to finish the song quickly and was cursing at the engineers for moving too slow.[1]
Music video
Music video screenshots
For the video, the whole song was re-recorded with a live band. Featuring horns and strings, Kevyn Lewis commissioned a band featuring Cornelius Mims, Warryn Campbell, Priest, Ricky Rouse, and Darryl Crooks to replay the track. The new track was recorded at Can-am Studio by Conley Abrams and was mixed at Larrabee North by Abrams. It was also shot weeks before Tupac's death.
The music video begins with Tupac and a friend of his (Bokeem Woodbine) leaving a hotel party at night. While waiting for someone to arrive a hooded man comes up, pulls out a handgun, and starts shooting in their direction. As Tupac pushes them out of the way, he gets hit by at least one bullet. In the ambulance his body gives in and he passes away. Upon entering Heaven, Tupac is told that they have been waiting for him to come for a long time, yet he still has to earn his way in. As a spirit, he then returns to Earth to watch over and guide his friend as he struggles through the next few days. While this is going on Tupac is shown rapping to his friend, (who can't see or hear him) trying to offer guidance. Finally, the video concludes with Tupac's friend gaining the courage to give condolences personally to Tupac's widow and daughter.
In the censored version, the third verse of the song is completely replaced with new lyrics that talk about the struggles of living, God, and life after death. The video ends with the words "Dedicated to Mutulu Shakur and Geronimo Pratt" appearing on the screen. These individuals are Tupac's stepfather and godfather, respectively. The music video was voted #33 on the "MTV Top 100 of 1996" ranking music videos.[3]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
In popular culture
Rich Juzwiak of Gawker in an article expressed his disappointment in a 2014 musical about Shakur's life, the article titled, "We're Kind of Mad at Cha: The 2Pac Musical Holler If Ya Hear Me".[21]
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder referenced the song in December 2014, when protestors interrupted him while he was giving a speech in Atlanta, Georgia at Ebenezer Baptist Church. In response, Holder stated to the protestors, "I’m not mad at cha".[22]
^"2Pac Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
^"End of Year Charts 1997". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
^"New Zealand single certifications – 2Pac – I Ain't Mad at Cha". Recorded Music NZ.
^"British single certifications – 2Pac ft Danny Boy – I Ain't Mad at Cha". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
^Juzwiak, Rich (June 25, 2014). . Gawker. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015.
^"Holder Spits Tupac At Protester, 'I Ain't Mad At Cha' [VIDEO]". News One. December 2, 2014.
December 28, 2022
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I Ain t Mad at Cha is a song by American rapper 2Pac from Shakur s fourth studio album All Eyez on Me 1996 It was released on September 15 1996 two days after Shakur s death as the album s fourth and final single The song features contemporary soul singer Danny Boy providing vocals for its hook and was written by Shakur Danny Boy and Daz Dillinger who produced the song using a sample from DeBarge s A Dream The lyrics focus on Shakur reminiscing about past friends love interests and associates he has lost touch with The song is widely considered one of Shakur s best with Cheo Hodari Coker calling it possibly the best song 2Pac has ever recorded In 1998 The Source ranked the song s three verses second in its category of dopest verses in the history of hip hop I Ain t Mad at Cha Single by 2Pac featuring Danny Boyfrom the album All Eyez on MeReleasedSeptember 15 1996RecordedOctober 13 1995StudioCan Am Studios Los Angeles California GenreHip hop R amp BLength4 53LabelDeath Row InterscopeSongwriter s Tupac Shakur Delmar Arnaud Etterlene Jordan Daniel StewardProducer s Daz Dillinger2Pac singles chronology How Do U Want It 1996 I Ain t Mad at Cha 1996 Toss It Up 1996 Danny Boy singles chronology I Ain t Mad at Cha 1996 Toss It Up 1996 Music video I Ain t Mad at Cha on YouTubeThe single release differs from the version on the album with re recorded vocals alternative lyrics and a live band playing the beat I Ain t Mad at Cha charted well internationally reaching number 13 on the UK Singles chart and number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay It also charted in the Top 30 on New Zealand Netherlands Ireland and Germany It was not released as a single in the United States making it ineligible to chart on the Billboard singles charts A small portion of the instrumental was used in the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on February 13 2022 Contents 1 Background 2 Composition and recording 3 Music video 3 1 Personnel 4 Track listing 4 1 CD single 4 2 12 maxi single 4 3 Cassette single 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 5 3 Certifications 6 In popular culture 7 ReferencesBackground EditThe track was produced by Daz Dillinger and samples the song A Dream by DeBarge The album version of the song was recorded the same day Tupac was released from prison and was the second song he recorded that day Ambitionz Az a Ridah being the first 1 As the song was not released as a single in the US Toss It Up the lead single for Tupac s next album The Don Killuminati The 7 Day Theory was released in the US the following week and countries that received I Ain t Mad At Cha as a single release had to wait until the following month October for the release of his next album s single Writing credits are given to Tupac Dillinger Bunny DeBarge and Danny Boy 2 Composition and recording EditThe day Tupac was released from prison he went to the studio and recorded I Ain t Mad at Cha and Ambitionz Az a Ridah 1 When he entered the studio the beat was already complete and he wrote the lyrics and recorded the song all in a few hours Shortly thereafter Blackstreet released Don t Leave Me to the radio which also interpolates the melody of A Dream According to Dave Aron Tupac had a lot of energy from going into the studio Kurupt was also in the studio at the time of recording and said that when Tupac heard the beat he flipped out from excitement 1 He wanted to finish the song quickly and was cursing at the engineers for moving too slow 1 Music video Edit Music video screenshots For the video the whole song was re recorded with a live band Featuring horns and strings Kevyn Lewis commissioned a band featuring Cornelius Mims Warryn Campbell Priest Ricky Rouse and Darryl Crooks to replay the track The new track was recorded at Can am Studio by Conley Abrams and was mixed at Larrabee North by Abrams It was also shot weeks before Tupac s death The music video begins with Tupac and a friend of his Bokeem Woodbine leaving a hotel party at night While waiting for someone to arrive a hooded man comes up pulls out a handgun and starts shooting in their direction As Tupac pushes them out of the way he gets hit by at least one bullet In the ambulance his body gives in and he passes away Upon entering Heaven Tupac is told that they have been waiting for him to come for a long time yet he still has to earn his way in As a spirit he then returns to Earth to watch over and guide his friend as he struggles through the next few days While this is going on Tupac is shown rapping to his friend who can t see or hear him trying to offer guidance Finally the video concludes with Tupac s friend gaining the courage to give condolences personally to Tupac s widow and daughter Look alikes of many deceased African American entertainers are revealed to be playing the beat in the party featuring among others Redd Foxx Jimi Hendrix Bob Marley Nat King Cole Miles Davis Marvin Gaye Billie Holiday Florence Ballard Sammy Davis Jr and Louis Armstrong Danny Boy is also present in Heaven as an angel In the censored version the third verse of the song is completely replaced with new lyrics that talk about the struggles of living God and life after death The video ends with the words Dedicated to Mutulu Shakur and Geronimo Pratt appearing on the screen These individuals are Tupac s stepfather and godfather respectively The music video was voted 33 on the MTV Top 100 of 1996 ranking music videos 3 Personnel Edit Filming crew 4 First aired September 18 1996 Filmed May 15 1996 5 Production company Been There Director s Tupac Shakur amp Kevin Swain Producer s Taj Lewis Photography Patrick Loungeway cinematographer Additional crew 1st assistant director Joe OzTrack listing EditCD single Edit DRWCD5 854 843 2 I Ain t Mad at Cha Edit I Ain t Mad at Cha LP Version Skandalouz Heartz of Men 12 maxi single Edit 12 DRW5 854 843 1 I Ain t Mad at Cha Edit I Ain t Mad at Cha LP Version Skandalouz Heartz of Men Cassette single Edit DRWMC5 854 842 4 I Ain t Mad At Cha Edit Skandalouz Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1996 1997 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 6 47Germany Media Control AG 7 26Ireland IRMA 8 19Netherlands Dutch Top 40 9 16Netherlands Single Top 100 10 15New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 11 2Scotland OCC 12 33Sweden Sverigetopplistan 13 35UK R amp B Official Charts Company 14 3UK Singles OCC 15 13US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 16 58US R amp B Hip Hop Airplay Billboard 17 18 Year end charts Edit Chart 1997 PositionNew Zealand Recorded Music NZ 18 23Certifications Edit Region Certification Certified units salesNew Zealand RMNZ 19 Gold 5 000 United Kingdom BPI 20 Silver 200 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone In popular culture EditRich Juzwiak of Gawker in an article expressed his disappointment in a 2014 musical about Shakur s life the article titled We re Kind of Mad at Cha The 2Pac Musical Holler If Ya Hear Me 21 U S Attorney General Eric Holder referenced the song in December 2014 when protestors interrupted him while he was giving a speech in Atlanta Georgia at Ebenezer Baptist Church In response Holder stated to the protestors I m not mad at cha 22 On February 13 2022 Dr Dre played the first few notes of I Ain t Mad At Cha on the piano at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show References Edit a b c d News Archives HitEmUp com September 2004 Hitemup com 2007 10 13 Archived from the original on 2007 10 13 Retrieved September 27 2006 ACE Repertory I Ain t Mad at Cha ASCAP Retrieved 9 December 2021 MTV Top 100 of 1996 Reviews 40 31 Emptyv multimedia cx Retrieved September 27 2006 Mvdbase com 2 Pac I ain t mad at cha Mvdbase com 1996 02 13 Retrieved September 27 2006 1996 05 15 TUPAC FILMING THE I AIN T MAD AT CHA VIDEO 2PacLegacy September 23 2016 Retrieved December 22 2021 2 Pac feat Danny Boy I Ain t Mad at Cha ARIA Top 50 Singles Die ganze Musik im Internet Charts News Neuerscheinungen Tickets Genres Genresuche Genrelexikon Kunstler Suche Musik Suche Track Suche Ticket Suche musicline de Archived from the original on 2012 09 24 Retrieved 2012 02 23 The Irish Charts Search Results I Ain t Mad At Cha Irish Singles Chart Nederlandse Top 40 week 3 1997 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 2 Pac feat Danny Boy I Ain t Mad at Cha in Dutch Single Top 100 2 Pac feat Danny Boy I Ain t Mad at Cha Top 40 Singles Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company 2 Pac feat Danny Boy I Ain t Mad at Cha Singles Top 100 Official Hip Hop and R amp B Singles Chart Top 40 Official Charts Company Official Charts Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company 2Pac Album amp Song Chart History Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Prometheus Global Media 2Pac Chart History Hot R amp B Hip Hop Airplay Billboard Retrieved April 10 2019 End of Year Charts 1997 Recorded Music NZ Retrieved December 4 2017 New Zealand single certifications 2Pac I Ain t Mad at Cha Recorded Music NZ British single certifications 2Pac ft Danny Boy I Ain t Mad at Cha British Phonographic Industry Retrieved September 2 2022 Juzwiak Rich June 25 2014 We re Kind of Mad at Cha The 2Pac Musical Holler If Ya Hear Me Gawker Archived from the original on July 8 2015 Holder Spits Tupac At Protester I Ain t Mad At Cha VIDEO News One December 2 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title I Ain 27t Mad at Cha amp oldid 1125864045, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
