Trapped (Tupac Shakur song)

"Trapped" is the solo debut single by 2Pac from his debut album 2Pacalypse Now (1991). 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]

"Trapped"
Single by 2Pac
from the album 2Pacalypse Now
B-side"Tha' Lunatic"
ReleasedSeptember 25, 1991
Recorded1991
StudioStarlight Sound (Richmond, California)
GenrePolitical hip hop
Length4:44
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Underground Railroad
2Pac singles chronology
"Same Song"
(1990)		 "Trapped"
(1991)		 "Brenda's Got a Baby"
(1991)
Audio sample
"Trapped"
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Music video
"Trapped" on YouTube

The song samples "Holy Ghost" by Bar-Kays and "The Spank" by James Brown. "Trapped" was featured on 2Pac's Greatest Hits album in 1998.

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
  1. A1 "Trapped" (LP version) (4:50)
  • Backing vocals – Dank, Shock G, Wiz
  • Producer – Pee-Wee
  1. A2 "Trapped" (instrumental mix) (5:26)
  • Producer – Pee-Wee
  1. B1 "The Lunatic" (LP version) (3:31)
  1. B2 "The Lunatic" (instrumental mix) (3:31)

References
  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 (1996-09-14). "Tupac Shakur, 25, Rap Performer Who Personified Violence, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
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