Trapped (Tupac Shakur song)

1991 single by 2Pac

"Trapped"

Single by 2Pac
from the album  2Pacalypse Now
B-side| "Tha' Lunatic"
Released| September 25, 1991 (1991-09-25)
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
| "Same Song"
(1990)  | "Trapped"
(1991)  | "Brenda's Got a Baby"
(1991)

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"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

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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

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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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

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* 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

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1. ^ a b c 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.

## External links

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

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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"
* "Panther Power"

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

Related articles|

* Outlawz
* Digital Underground
* Afeni Shakur
* Assata Shakur
* Mopreme Shakur
* Mutulu Shakur
* Thug Life
* Death Row Records
* East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry
* Niccolò Machiavelli
* Orlando Anderson
* Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts
* All Eyez on Me (film)
* Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.
* City of Lies
* "Taylor Made Freestyle"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz work
* MusicBrainz release group

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