Unconditional Love (2Pac song)

Infobox Single
Name = Unconditional Love


Artist = 2Pac
from Album = Greatest Hits & Family Affair (MC Hammer album) by MC Hammer
Released = 1998
Format = CD
Recorded =
Genre = Hip hop
Length =
Label = Interscope/Amaru/Death Row
Writer = Tupac Shakur
Producer =
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "Happy Home"
This single = "Unconditional Love"
Next single = "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)"

Cleanup|date=September 2008Inappropriate tone|date=September 2008Unreferenced|date=September 2008"Unconditional Love" is a song by Tupac Shakur, released as the second posthumous single from his "Greatest Hits" album. Changes being the first, "Changes" and "Unconditional Love" were both made into videos.The CD single is very rare and, as many other Tupac Shakur CD and Vinyl singles, it is known as a collection item among fans. It was never officially released in an uncensored version.

The song was originally written for MC Hammer by 2Pac (who were both friends) to revitalise his image when he signed to Death Row. However, 2Pac ended up recording it himself before giving the song to MC Hammer to record. Hammer's version was first released on "Family Affair (MC Hammer album)" in 1998. According to the "Family Affair" album insert, "Unconditional Love" lyrics were written and arranged by Tupac Shakur (and Johnny Jackson on MC Hammer's version). MC 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. More details in time. Maybe a chat about it. 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.

There is also a video for this song featuring a look-a-like 2Pac recording this song in the studio [http://youtube.com/watch?v=EiiLrL5H2dI] .