- Old School (2Pac song)
Infobox Single
Name = Old School
Caption =
Artist = 2Pac
from Album =Me Against the World
Released =1995
Format =CD single ,Cassette single
Recorded = 1995
Genre = Rap
Length =
Label = Interscope
Writer =
Producer =
Peak Chart positions = #9 U.S.Billboard Hot 100
* #1 U.S.Hot Rap Tracks
Last single = "Dear Mama "
(1995)
This single = "Old School"
(1995)
Next single = "So Many Tears "
(1995)"Old School" is a song by rapper Tupac Shakur from his hit album "Me Against the World ". The song features Tupac reminiscing about the "good old times" of rap, and rap artists. No music video was ever made, although it was made for radio, and was featured on theDear Mama CD single. In the song, 2Pac describes his respect for artists such asBig Daddy Kane andLL Cool J , a rapper who he feuded with a year after the song's release. The song peaked at #1 on the U.S. Rap chart and #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song's chorus is a scratched sample fromBrand Nubian 's song "Dedication."References
*Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde
*Mr. Magic
*Big Daddy Kane and his song Raw
*LL Cool J
*Queen Latifah
*MC Lyte
*KRS-One (Boogie Down Productions )
*Scott La Rock (Boogie Down Productions ) and the song "Super-Hoe"
*Eric B. &Rakim
*Doug E. Fresh
*MC Ricky D (Currently Slick Rick)
*Whodini
*Kurtis Blow
*Slick Rick and his songLa-Di-Da-Di
*Melle Mel
*Chuck D. (Public Enemy)
*De La Soul
*Grandmaster Flash
*Mantronix
*Stetsasonic
*DJ Red Alert
*Treach (Naughty By Nature )
*T La Rock
*Salt n Pepa
*Grandmaster Caz
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