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Trapped (Tupac Shakur song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Trapped
| cover = TrappedCover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = 2Pac featuring Shock G
| album = 2Pacalypse Now
| B-side = Tha' Lunatic
| released = September 25, 1991
| recorded = 1991
| studio = Starlight Sound (Richmond, California)
| genre = Political hip hop
| length = 4:44
| label =
* Interscope
* Jive
| writer =
* Tupac Shakur
* Ray Tyson
* LaQuincy McCarty
* Ramone "Pee-Wee" Gooden
| producer = The Underground Railroad
| prev_title = Same Song
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Brenda's Got a Baby
| next_year = 1991
| misc =
}}
"'Trapped'" is the solo debut single by 2Pac from his debut album '2Pacalypse Now' (1991). It deals with police brutality. The first verse tells a story of 2Pac being harassed by the police with one even shooting at him. He then fires back and says he did it because he was tired of constantly being profiled and abused by police officers.
The song samples "Holy Ghost" by Bar-Kays and "The Spank" by James Brown.
"Trapped" was featured on 2Pac's 'Greatest Hits' album in 1998.
Music video
The music video features Shock G singing part of the song's chorus and depicts Shakur in jail. It features a cameo by J-Dee of Da Lench Mob. It appeared as a bonus on the DVD for 'Tupac: Resurrection'. Around the time the music video was debuting, Tupac was assaulted by the Oakland Police Department after he cursed at them for demeaning his name and prolonging the issuing of a ticket sustained during a jaywalking incident.
Track listing
#A1 "Trapped" (LP version) (4:50)
*Backing vocals Dank, Shock G, Wiz
*Producer Pee-Wee
#A2 "Trapped" (instrumental mix) (5:26)
*Producer Pee-Wee
#B1 "The Lunatic" (LP version) (3:31)
*Producer Shock G
#B2 "The Lunatic" (instrumental mix) (3:31)
*Producer Shock G
References
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