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"Runnin'" | |
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Song by 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Dramacydal, Stretch and Buju Banton | |
from the album One Million Strong | |
Released | 1995 |
Recorded | November 1993 |
Genre | Hardcore hip hop, gangsta rap |
Length | 5:01 |
Label | Mergela Records |
Songwriter(s) | Tupac Shakur, Christopher Wallace, Dramacydal, Randy Walker, Buju Banton |
Producer(s) | Easy Mo Bee |
"Runnin'" (commonly referred to as "Runnin' from tha Police") is a 1995 song written and performed by rappers 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Stretch, Dramacydal and reggae superstar Buju Banton. Recorded in 1993, the song holds significance as the only song 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G. officially recorded together prior to hostility arising between the two rappers. The song, originally slated to appear on 2Pac's 1993-1994 shelved solo album that later turned to be Me Against The World, then on Thug Life's 1994 debut album, Thug Life, Volume I, was scrapped both times due to varying controversies. It was later featured on the 1995 One Million Strong compilation album. It charted at #81, #57 and #13 on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks & Hot Rap Singles charts, respectively.
The first verse is performed by three of the four members of the rap group Dramacydal (referred to in the song as the Thoro Headz) who would go on to join 2Pac's Outlawz group (Young Hollywood, K-Dog, and Big Malcolm, in that order), the second by Stretch and the Notorious B.I.G., and the third and last by 2Pac, with the hook sung by Buju Banton.
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