Pour Out a Little Liquor

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"Pour Out a Little Liquor" is a 1994 West Coast hip hop track by 2Pac (as part of Thug Life) that pays tribute to fallen friends and has become one of his most recognized early solo-era songs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist 2Pac NERFINISHED
Thug Life NERFINISHED
associatedAct Outlawz NERFINISHED
Thug Life NERFINISHED
chronologyPosition early 2Pac solo era
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
era 1990s hip hop
featuredOnFormat CD
cassette
vinyl
features spoken dedications
genre West Coast hip hop NERFINISHED
gangsta rap
hasChorus melodic
hasHook title phrase "pour out a little liquor"
hasMemorialPractice pouring out liquor for the dead
hasMood melancholic
reflective
hasReputation classic 2Pac deep cut
fan favorite
hasSubject friends killed by violence
loyalty
survivor's guilt
influencedBy street memorial traditions
language English
lyricalTheme death
remembrance
street life
tribute to fallen friends
notableFor being one of 2Pac's recognized early solo-era songs
partOf Above the Rim: The Soundtrack NERFINISHED
Thug Life: Volume 1 NERFINISHED
performer 2Pac NERFINISHED
Thug Life NERFINISHED
producer Johnny "J" NERFINISHED
recordingPeriod 1993
recordLabel Interscope Records
Out Da Gutta Records NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1994
soundtrackFor Above the Rim NERFINISHED
tempo mid-tempo
usesSlangFrom West Coast street culture
vocalStyle narrative
writer Johnny "J" NERFINISHED
Tupac Shakur NERFINISHED

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Thug Life notableSong Pour Out a Little Liquor