Dear Mama

About Dear Mama

"Dear Mama" is a song by rapper Pac, released on February 21, 1995 as the lead single from his third album, Me Against the World. The song was released in some editions as a double A-side with album track "Old School". Dear Mama is a tribute to his mother, Afeni Shakur. In the song, 2 Pac details his childhood poverty and his mother's addiction to crack cocaine, but argues that his love and deep respect for his mother supersede bad memories. The song .

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About this song

Credited to

2Pac

Album

Greatest Hits · Track 10 of 25

Released

January 1, 1998

Duration

4:38

Ranking

#7 most played 2Pac track on Foxsoundi

On Last.fm

753,949 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Greatest Hits