Released: May 7, 1996

Featuring: Snoop Dogg

Songwriter: 2Pac Snoop Dogg Daz Dillinger

Producer: Daz Dillinger

[Intro: 2Pac, Daz Dillinger, Snoop Dogg]
Gangsta party
Up outta there, up outta there
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party, party, party
Ayy, light that up Why you actin' like that?
Let me hit that
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party, party, party
(A toast to the coast)
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party, party, party
(A toast to the coast)
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party, party, party
Nothin' but a gangsta party
(A toast to the coast)
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party

[Verse 1: 2Pac]
Picture perfect, I paint a perfect picture
Bombin' suckers with precision, my intention's to get richer
With the S-N double-O-P, Dogg, my closest homie
This so cold, we dispose of our foe

[Verse 2: Snoop Doggy Dogg]
Sure 'nough, uh, it feels good
'Cause they got me on the run
Now I'm back in the courtroom, waitin' on the outcome
"Free 2Pac" it seems that's all that's on my mind
'Cause at the same time, it seems they tryin' to take minе
So I'ma get smart and get defеnsive with this
And put together a Million March with the (party) twist

[Verse 3: 2Pac]
So now they got us laced
Two multi-millionaire young brothers catchin' cases
Bustas get ready for the throwdown, and it's about to go down
Me and Snoop about to clown
I'm losin' my religion, I'm vicious on these stool pigeons
You might be deep in this game, but you got the rules missin'
Suckers be actin' like they savage, I'm out to get the cabbage
I've got nothin' but love for my homies livin' lavish

[Verse 4: Snoop Doggy Dogg]
I've got a pit named Petey, she Nigerina
I've got a house out in the hills right next to Chino
And I think I've got a black Beamer
But my dream is to own a fly casino
Like Bugsy Siegel, and do it all legal
And get scooped up by the little homie in the Regal
Mmm, it feels good to you, baby-bubba
You see, this is for the G's and the keys, young hustler

[Verse 5: 2Pac]
Now follow as we ride
You can check the rest, two of the best from the Westside
And I can make you famous
Brothers been dyin' for years, so how could they blame us?
I live in fear of a felony
I never stop bailin' these West Coast G's (West Coast G's)
If you got it, better flaunt it
Another warrant, two of America's most wanted

[Chorus: Daz Dillinger, 2Pac, Snoop Dogg]
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party
Nothin' but a gangsta party
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party
Nothin' but a gangsta party
It ain't nothin' but a gangsta party
(Boss playas)
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party
Nothin' but a gangsta party
It ain't nothin' but a gangsta party
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party

[Verse 6: 2Pac]
Now give me fifty feet
Defeat is not my destiny, release me to the streets
But keep whatever's left of me
Jealousy is envious, sufferin' is greed
Better be prepared when you cowards bust at me
I bust and flee
You suckers must be crazy, what?
Ain't no mercy jealous bustas who can't fade the thugs
You thought it was, but it wasn't, now disappear
Bow down in the presence of a boss playa

[Verse 7: Snoop Doggy Dogg]
It's like Cuh, Blood, gangbangin'
Everybody in the party doin' dope-slangin'
You gotta have papers in this world
You might get your first snatch before your eyes swirl
You're doin' your job every day
And then you work so hard 'til your hair turns gray
Let me tell you 'bout life and 'bout the way it is
You see, we live by the... (party)

[Verse 8: 2Pac]
So now I got a throw-away
Floatin' in the black Benz, tryin' to do a show a day
They wonder how I live with five shots
Brothers is hard ... on my block
Schemes for currency and dough-related
Affiliated with the hustlers, so we made it
No answers to questions, I'm tryin' to get up on it
My brother Dogg and me, eternally the most wanted

[Chorus: Daz Dillinger & 2Pac]
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party, party, party
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party, party, party
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party, party, party
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party
Nothin' but a gangsta party
It ain't nothin' but a gangsta party
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party
Nothin' but a gangsta party
It ain't nothin' but a gangsta party
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party
Nothin' but a gangsta party
It ain't nothin' but a gangsta party
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party
Nothin' but a gangsta party
It ain't nothin' but a gangsta party
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party, party, party
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party, party, party

[Outro: 2Pac]
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2Pac

Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an actor and a highly influential rapper who is considered by many to be the greatest of all-time due to the revolutionary spirit and thug passion he mixed into his music. During his music career, he made appearances in movies such as his acclaimed debut in Juice (1992), Poetic Justice (1993), and Above the Rim (1994).

Born in Harlem, New York City to Black Panther Party members Billy Garland and Afeni Shakur, Tupac would later move to Baltimore before settling in the Bay Area cities of Oakland and Marin City in the late 1980s. There, he joined his first rap group Strictly Dope with Ray Luv before connecting with Shock G and Digital Underground. He was a roadie and backup dancer for the group before his breakthrough performance on their 1991 song “Same Song.”

2Pac released his debut album 2Pacalypse Now in 1991, which featured intense storytelling on singles such as “Trapped” and “Brenda’s Got a Baby.” His sophomore album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z featured one of his signature songs, the Digital Underground-assisted “I Get Around.” After working on the Thug Life group album in 1994, 2Pac released Me Against the World the following year, which is considered by many to be his best album, peaking at #1 on the Billboard 200 and receiving a Grammy nomination—all while he sat in prison.