Picture Me Rollin'

Picture Me Rollin'

Infobox song
Name = Picture Me Rollin'
Artist = 2Pac featuring Big Syke, C.P.O. & Danny Boy
Album = All Eyez on Me
Released = start date|1996
Format =
Recorded = 1995
Genre = Hip hop
Length = 5:14
Label = Death Row Records
Writer = Tupac Shakur
Producer = Johnny "J"
track_no = 7
prev = "Thug Passion"
prev_no = 6
next = "Check Out Time"
next_no = 8

Picture Me Rollin' is a song composed by V. Edwards, T. Himes, J. Jackson and 2Pac (Tupac Shakur). The song appeared on "All Eyez on Me" in 1996, and later on 2Pac's Greatest Hits in 1998. Though not a single it became very popular upon the release of "All Eyez on Me". The song samples "Winter Sadness" by Kool & The Gang.

According to the lyrics themselves, the song was written and recorded soon after Tupac was released from prison.

Trivia

*It is comedian Ricky Gervais' favourite 2Pac song.
*In the 1998 film Can't Hardly Wait, Kenny Fisher (played by Seth Green) lists "Picture me rollin'" as his favorite quote in the yearbook.
* Texas rapper Chamillionaire used the instrumental in his 2006 mixtape Mixtape Messiah 2.
* Nas references the song on his 1999 single "Hate Me Now".
* Pro wrestler, X-pac, used to say "picture me rollin" as a catchphrase while in WCW. He also got his name X-Pac from 2Pac.

External links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:0xd0yzm1xpsb All Music]


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