February 13, 1996 (as part of All Eyez on Me ).
Produced by Johnny "J" , who stated the song was intended to capture the mindset of the youth and their aspirations toward a street-hardened identity. shorty_wanna_be_a_thug
The track serves as a sociological report on the cyclical nature of poverty and crime in urban America: February 13, 1996 (as part of All Eyez on Me )