2Pac - I Get Around (1993)
***1/2 (of four)
2Pac came up in the Digital Underground posse, but Shock "Humpty Hump" G and the boys barely gave him any mic time. Instead, Shock gave 2Pac the best beat of his career for "I Get Around," a super-smooth, organ and bass-heavy loop that practically shouts "summer jam." A baker's dozen years later, the song and video both hold up as quintessential party hip-hop with two guest verses that ensure that Shock G and Money B will be remembered for more than just the songs on Sex Packets. And, of course, "Kiss U Back." That ass-dumb song.
Well, shit, what do we have here anyway? The camera roams a pool party out back of someone's mansion. 2Pac - who I honestly think wears nothing but boxers and golds the entire time - and the D.U. guys are surrounded by hotties in various stages of undress. There's barecue, chips and booze. A few people jump in the pool, but Pac is more concerned with showing off his six-pound cordless phone and running from the pair of big nasties that chase him through the entire video without ever huffing and puffing. No small feat.
Small budget? Yeah. Unoriginal concept? Yeah. Hell of a lot of fun? Oh yeah. And I'll love this song until the day I die.
2Pac came up in the Digital Underground posse, but Shock "Humpty Hump" G and the boys barely gave him any mic time. Instead, Shock gave 2Pac the best beat of his career for "I Get Around," a super-smooth, organ and bass-heavy loop that practically shouts "summer jam." A baker's dozen years later, the song and video both hold up as quintessential party hip-hop with two guest verses that ensure that Shock G and Money B will be remembered for more than just the songs on Sex Packets. And, of course, "Kiss U Back." That ass-dumb song.
Well, shit, what do we have here anyway? The camera roams a pool party out back of someone's mansion. 2Pac - who I honestly think wears nothing but boxers and golds the entire time - and the D.U. guys are surrounded by hotties in various stages of undress. There's barecue, chips and booze. A few people jump in the pool, but Pac is more concerned with showing off his six-pound cordless phone and running from the pair of big nasties that chase him through the entire video without ever huffing and puffing. No small feat.
Small budget? Yeah. Unoriginal concept? Yeah. Hell of a lot of fun? Oh yeah. And I'll love this song until the day I die.
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