Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...

Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...
Studio album by 2Pac
Released	February 16, 1993[1]
Recorded	1992–93[2]
Genre	Hip hop conscious hip hop[3] political rap[3]
Length	63:55
Label	Interscope TNT Atlantic
Producer	Atron Gregory (exec.) Akshun Big D the Impossible DJ Bobcat Laylaw Special Ed Stretch The D-Flow Production Squad The Underground Railroad Truman Jefferson 2Pac
2Pac chronology
2Pacalypse Now (1991) Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... (1993) Thug Life, Volume I (1994)
Singles from Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...
"Holler If Ya Hear Me" Released: February 4, 1993 "I Get Around" Released: June 10, 1993 "Keep Ya Head Up" Released: October 28, 1993 "Papa'z Song" Released: January 17, 1994

Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... is the second studio album by American rapper 2Pac, released on February 16, 1993, by Interscope Records and TNT Recordings and distributed by Atlantic Records.^[1] N.I.G.G.A. in the title is punctuated to refer to 2Pac's backronym "Never Ignorant in Getting Goals Accomplished".^[4] The album features guest appearances from the group Live Squad, 2Pac's stepbrother the Wycked (later known as "Mopreme", later a member of 2Pac's groups Thug Life and the Outlawz), Ice-T, Ice Cube, Treach, Apache, Poppi, Deadly Threat, R&B singer Dave Hollister and Digital Underground.

Similar to his debut, 2Pacalypse Now, the album contains many tracks emphasizing 2Pac's political and social views. The original album was going to be named "Troublesome 21" and released in September 1992, but it was scrapped due to being rejected by Time Warner. Many of these tracks still remained unreleased while "Keep Ya Head Up", "I Get Around", "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.", "The Streetz R Deathrow" and "Souljah's Revenge" were utilized for the new track listing.^[5][6]

Debuting at number 24 on the Billboard 200, this album saw more commercial success than its predecessor, and there are many noticeable differences in production. While 2Pac's first effort included a more underground or indie rap-oriented sound, this album was considered his breakout. It spawned the hits "Keep Ya Head Up" and "I Get Around". As of 2011, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... had sold 1,639,584 units in the United States.^[7] In commemoration of its twenty-fifth anniversary, it was released on 180 gram double vinyl on February 16, 2018.