If My Homie Calls

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"If My Homie Calls" is a socially conscious hip-hop track by 2Pac that blends loyalty-themed lyrics with early 1990s West Coast rap production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
albumSequence 2Pacalypse Now NERFINISHED
artist 2Pac NERFINISHED
associatedAct Digital Underground NERFINISHED
chronologyArtist 2Pac NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1990s
era Golden age hip hop
followedBySingle I Get Around NERFINISHED
followsSingle Brenda's Got a Baby NERFINISHED
format 12-inch single
CD single
cassette single
genre West Coast hip hop
hip hop
hasBeatType sample-based beat
hasISRC unknown
hasMusicVideo true
hasStyle West Coast rap production
early 1990s hip hop production
includedInAlbum 2Pacalypse Now NERFINISHED
isTitleTrack false
language English
lyricTheme friendship
loyalty
social consciousness
mainVocalist 2Pac NERFINISHED
medium recorded music
musicVideoPerformer 2Pac NERFINISHED
notableFor early example of 2Pac's socially conscious themes
emphasis on loyalty over fame
partOf 2Pacalypse Now NERFINISHED
performer 2Pac NERFINISHED
performerType solo recording
precededBySingle Brenda's Got a Baby NERFINISHED
producer Big D The Impossible NERFINISHED
Derrick McElroy NERFINISHED
recordLabel Interscope Records
Jive Records
releaseYear 1991
subjectMatter remaining loyal to homies
supporting friends despite success
tempo mid-tempo
vocalDelivery rap
writer Derrick McElroy NERFINISHED
Tupac Shakur NERFINISHED

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Brenda's Got a Baby bSideOf If My Homie Calls
2Pacalypse Now hasPart If My Homie Calls