was the album received well?
Yes, the "Los Angeles Times" praised the tune, writing, "The song attests to Shakur's gift at crystallizing complex emotions in simple stark images."
Dear Mama
The "Los Angeles Times" praised the tune, writing, "The song attests to Shakur's gift at crystallizing complex emotions in simple stark images." "Rolling Stone" called the song "a heartfelt, sometimes harsh dedication of love for his mother that deals with the trials and tribulations each has put the other through." In his dean's list for the Pazz & Jop critics poll, Robert Christgau named "Dear Mama" the eighth best single of 1995.
who sings me against the world with 2pac UNANSWERABLE when was the song released? The album was released on March 14, 1995. who produced it? Interscope what theme does it deal with? Often depicting the travails of male survival in the ghetto, prominent sentiments include anguish, despair, hopelessness, paranoia, and self-loathing was there any of it's singles released? Yes, "Dear Mama" and "Old School" who wrote the former? 2Pac did it convey any message? Yes, it was a tribute to his mother, Afeni Shakur - his childhood poverty and his mother's addiction to crack cocaine, but also that his love and deep respect for his mother supersede bad memories. who sang it? 2Pac
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Dear Mama [SEP] Release and reception
"Dear Mama" entered "Billboard"s Hot R&B Singles chart on March 11, 1995, rose to number 2 the next week, then to number 1 during the week of March 25. The song topped the "Billboard" Hot Rap Singles chart for five weeks and peaked at number nine on the Hot 100. It also topped the Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles sales chart for four weeks. The single was certified platinum by the RIAA on July 13, 1995, and sold 700,000 copies domestically. The "Los Angeles Times" praised the tune, writing, "The song attests to Shakur's gift at crystallizing complex emotions in simple stark images." "Rolling Stone" called the song "a heartfelt, sometimes harsh dedication of love for his mother that deals with the trials and tribulations each has put the other through." In his dean's list for the Pazz & Jop critics poll, Robert Christgau named "Dear Mama" the eighth best single of 1995.