Music video I Ain't Mad at Cha



music video screenshots


for video whole song re-recorded live band. featuring horns , strings kevyn lewis commissioned band featuring cornelius mims, warryn campbell, priest, ricky rouse, , darryl crooks replay track. new track recorded @ can-am studio conley abrams, mixed @ larrabee north abrams. shot weeks before 2pac s death.


the music video begins 2pac , friend of (bokeem woodbine) leaving hotel party @ night. while waiting arrive hooded man comes up, pulls out handgun, , starts shooting in direction. 2pac pushes them out of way, gets hit @ least 1 bullet. in ambulance body gives in , passes away. upon entering heaven, 2pac told have been waiting him come long time, yet still has earn way in. spirit, returns earth watch on , guide friend struggles through next few days. while going on 2pac shown rapping friend, (who can t see or hear him) trying offer guidance. finally, video concludes 2pac s friend gaining courage give condolences 2pac s widow , daughter.


look-alikes of many deceased entertainers revealed playing beat in party, featuring (among others), redd foxx, jimi hendrix, bob marley, nat king cole, miles davis, sachmo, marvin gaye, billie holiday, florence ballard, sammy davis jr., , louis armstrong. danny boy present in heaven angel.


in censored version, third verse of song replaced new lyrics talk struggles of living, god, , life after death. video ends words dedicated mutulu shakur , geronimo pratt appearing on screen. these individuals 2pac s stepfather , godfather, respectively. music video voted #33 on mtv top 100 of 1996 ranking music videos. concept of video (showing 2pac s death , him being on earth angel) used evidence many believed in 7 day theory tupac still alive. music video available on edition of tupac: live @ house of blues


personnel

filming crew



first aired: september 18, 1996
filmed: may 1996
production company: been there
director(s): tupac shakur & kevin swain
producer(s): taj lewis
photography: patrick loungeway (cinematographer)

additional crew



1st assistant director: joe oz




^ mtv top 100 of 1996 -- reviews #40-31 . emptyv.multimedia.cx. retrieved september 27, 2006. 
^ mvdbase.com - 2 pac - ain t mad @ cha . mvdbase.com. 1996-02-13. retrieved september 27, 2006. 






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