Unconditional Love (Tupac Shakur song)
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"Unconditional Love" | ||||
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Greatest Hits and Family Affair | ||||
Released | January 26, 1999 | |||
Recorded | February 1, 1996 (2Pac's vocals and basic tracks)[1] 1998 (overdubs and Mixing) | |||
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Length | 3:58 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Tupac Shakur | |||
Producer(s) | Johnny "J" | |||
2Pac singles chronology | ||||
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"Unconditional Love" on YouTube |
"Unconditional Love" is a song by
Overview
The song was written by 2Pac for fellow
According to the Family Affair album insert, "Unconditional Love" lyrics were written and arranged by 2Pac and the songs producer, Johnny "J".[5] Johnny "J" was credited for producing both versions of the song.
Hammer wrote this about the song: "This song was given to me as a gift from the late Tupac Shakur. He told me this was a song about how true love is unconditional. He wanted me to rap it because it reflected what I stand for. The secret is this is also what he stood for. We know that our Bible says that God's love is unconditional. Thank you Tupac for this beautiful, spiritual song." Hammer would later go on to mention his friendship with Tupac and the gift of this song to him in a TBN interview.
Music video
A video for "Unconditional Love" was filmed between January 11–12, 1999. It features Tha Realest (looking and sounding like 2Pac) recording this song in the studio.
Track listing
- "Unconditional Love" featuring Nanci Fletcher (Clean Version)
- "Unconditional Love" featuring Nanci Fletcher (LP Version)
References
- ^ a b Michael Rothman and Karu Daniels (24 May 2016). "Meet the Real MC Hammer: Businessman, Friend to Tupac, Prince". ABC News.
- ^ "New MC Hammer Album to Feature Unreleased Tupac Collaborations". MTV.
- ^ "Dallasblack.com: MC Hammer To Perform Hip Hop Honors". Dallasblack.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08.
- ^ "VH1 Hip Hop Honors - Season 1, Episode 1: Hip Hop Honors : 2004 - TV.com". TV.com. CBS Interactive.
- ^ "MC Hammer - Starpulse.com". Starpulse.