Trapped (Tupac Shakur song)

"Trapped"
"Trapped"
Single by 2Pac
from the album 2Pacalypse Now
B-side	"Tha' Lunatic"
Released	September 25, 1991
Recorded	1991
Studio	Starlight Sound Studio (Richmond, California)
Genre	Political hip hop
Length	4:44
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Tupac Shakur; Ramone Gooden; Ray Tyson;
Lyricist(s)	Tupac Shakur
Producer(s)	Pee-Wee
2Pac singles chronology
Audio sample
	"Trapped" file; help;
Music video
	"Trapped" on YouTube

"Trapped" is the political hip hop song written and performed by American rapper 2Pac. It was released on September 25, 1991, through Interscope Records as the lead single from his debut solo studio album 2Pacalypse Now. Recording sessions took place at Starlight Sound Studio in Richmond, California. Production was handled by Ramone "Pee-Wee" Gooden, who utilised samples from the Bar-Kays's "Holy Ghost" and James Brown's "The Spank".

It deals with police brutality.^[1]^[2] The first verse tells a story of 2Pac being harassed by the police with one even shooting at him.^[1] He then fires back and says he did it because he was tired of constantly being profiled and abused by police officers.^[1]

The song was featured on 2Pac's 1998 posthumous Greatest Hits album.

Music video

The music video features Shock G singing part of the song's chorus and depicts Shakur in jail.^[3] It features cameos by J-Dee of Da Lench Mob and Stretch. It was filmed on August 11, 1991.^[4]

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.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)
1.	"Trapped" (LP Version)	Tupac Shakur Ramone Gooden Ray Tyson	Pee-Wee
2.	"Trapped" (Instrumental Mix)
3.	"The Lunatic" (LP Version)	Shakur Gregory Jacobs	Shock G
4.	"The Lunatic" (Instrumental Mix)

Personnel

Tupac "2Pac" Shakur — lyrics, vocals
Ramone "Pee-Wee" Gooden — producer, songwriter
Raymond "Ray Luv" Tyson — songwriter
Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs — backing vocals
Dank — backing vocals
Wiz — backing vocals
Atron Gregory — executive producer
Kevin Hosmann — art direction
Victor Hall — photography
Tom Whalley — A&R

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 2Pac (Ft. Shock G) – Trapped, retrieved 2021-04-15
^ "Tupac Shakur - Trapped Lyrics Meaning". Lyric Interpretations. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
^ 2Pac - Trapped, retrieved 2021-04-15
^ "2Pac "Trapped" BTS Footage (Dear Mama FX)". YouTube. April 23, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
^ Pareles, Jon (September 14, 1996). "Tupac Shakur, 25, Rap Performer Who Personified Violence, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

External links

"Trapped" at AllMusic
2Pac – Trapped at Discogs (list of releases)

[:0-1] 2Pac (Ft. Shock G) – Trapped, retrieved 2021-04-15

[2] "Tupac Shakur - Trapped Lyrics Meaning". Lyric Interpretations. Retrieved 2021-04-15.

[3] 2Pac - Trapped, retrieved 2021-04-15

[4] "2Pac "Trapped" BTS Footage (Dear Mama FX)". YouTube. April 23, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

[5] Pareles, Jon (September 14, 1996). "Tupac Shakur, 25, Rap Performer Who Personified Violence, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

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v t e Tupac Shakur
Discography Songs Awards and nominations Death
Studio albums	2Pacalypse Now Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... Me Against the World All Eyez on Me
Posthumous albums	The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory R U Still Down? (Remember Me) Still I Rise Until the End of Time Better Dayz Loyal to the Game Pac's Life
Live albums	2Pac Live Live at the House of Blues
Remix albums	Nu-Mixx Klazzics Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991 The Prophet: The Best of the Works Tupac: Resurrection The Prophet Returns Best of 2Pac
Related albums	Nothing but Trouble (soundtrack) Sons of the P Juice (soundtrack) Poetic Justice (soundtrack) Above the Rim (soundtrack) Gridlock'd (soundtrack) Gang Related (soundtrack) A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle The Rose That Grew from Concrete The Rose, Vol. 2
Extended plays	Don't Go 2 Sleep
Singles	"Brenda's Got a Baby" "If My Homie Calls" "Trapped" "Holler If Ya Hear Me" "I Get Around" "Keep Ya Head Up" "Papa'z Song" "Cradle to the Grave" "Dear Mama" "So Many Tears" "Temptations" "California Love" "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" "How Do U Want It" "I Ain't Mad at Cha" "Toss It Up" "To Live & Die in LA" "Hail Mary" "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Posthumous singles	"I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" "Do for Love" "Changes" "Unconditional Love" "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" "Until the End of Time" "Letter 2 My Unborn" "Thugz Mansion" "Still Ballin'" "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" "Thugs Get Lonely Too" "Ghetto Gospel" "Untouchable" "Pac's Life" "Playa Cardz Right"
Other songs	"I Don't Give a Fuck" "Runnin' from tha Police" "Ambitionz az a Ridah" "All Eyez on Me" "Hit 'Em Up" "Are U Still Down"
Featured singles	"Gotta Get Mine" "Smile" "Playa Cardz Right"
Books	The Rose That Grew from Concrete
Stage	Holler If Ya Hear Me
Documentaries	Biggie & Tupac Tupac: Resurrection Tupac: Assassination Dear Mama
Outlawz	Yaki Kadafi Kastro Napoleon E.D.I. Mean Hussein Fatal Mussolini Komani Young Noble
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