Runnin' from tha Police

For the remix by Eminem, see Runnin' (Dying to Live).

"Runnin' From tha Police"
Song by 2Pac featuring The Notorious B.I.G., Dramacydal, Buju Banton, Stretch
Released	1995 (1995)
Length	5:01
Label	Black Jam
Writer	Tupac Shakur, Christopher Wallace, Dramacydal, Randy Walker
Producer	Easy Mo Bee

"Runnin' From tha Police" is a 1995 song by rapper Tupac Shakur, featuring The Notorious B.I.G., Stretch, Buju Banton, and Dramacydal. The song is significant, being one of very few compositions 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. created together, as later hostility arose between the two rappers, ending all possible collaborations and inciting the East-West Coast Rivalry.

The first verse is performed by three of the four members of the rap group Dramacydal who would go on to join 2Pac's Outlawz group (Young Hollywood, K-Dog, and Big Malcolm, in that order), the second by Stretch and the Notorious B.I.G., and the third and last by 2Pac.

Four of the artists on the song have since been murdered, 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G., Yaki Kadafi and Stretch.

Song meaning

Runnin' From tha Police deals with the authors' troubles with the police. The lyrics contain verbal abuse toward police officers, and even allusion the possibility of killing them (two cops is on the milk box, missing, or let's serve these motherfuckers slugs [bullets] as a fuckin' meal),^[1] albeit in possible self-defense.

Releases

Runnin' From tha Police was supposed to be featured on Shakur's album Thug Life, but it was cut due to heavy criticism of gangsta rap at the time. Subsequently it was intended to be featured on Shakur's album Me Against The World, with a different 2Pac verse, in 1995, but was cut due to the shooting in '94 that would lead to his bitter rivalry with Notorious B.I.G.

Instead, it was released a year later, as a part of compilation album of original hip-hop entitled One Million Strong, which also featured songs by Mobb Deep, Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Sunz of Man, among others.

Remixes and legacy

In 1994, the Hip-Hop duo Ill Al Skratch used this sample for their song "This is for My Homiez" on their album Creep Wit' Me

In 2003, Runnin' (Dying to Live), a remix of this song produced by Eminem, was made a single from the Tupac Resurrection soundtrack. This version vastly differs from the original, using the 2Pac verse from the Thug Life version, different melody, and not including the performances by Dramacydal or Stretch at all, instead having a sample of Edgar Winter's Dying to Live as the chorus. The remix charted at #19 on The Billboard Hot 100, and arguably is now more known than the original.

In 2006, Ludacris used a sample of Notorious' first words in his verse (I grew up a fucking screw up / Got introduced to the game / Got an ounce and fucking blew up) as a hook on his single Grew Up a Screw Up.

Chart positions & Certifications

Peak positions

Charts (1997)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	12 ^[2]
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	47 ^[3]
New Zealand (RIANZ)	8 ^[4]
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	37 ^[5]
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	15
US Billboard Hot 100	81
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)	57
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)	13

Certifications

Country	Provider	Certification
Australia	ARIA	Gold^[6]

Track listing

"Runnin' From tha Police" (Stone's Radio RMX)
"Runnin' From tha Police" (Stone's RMX Full Length)
"Runnin' From tha Police" (Stone's Original Vibe Mix)
"Runnin' From tha Police" (RMX Full TV track)
"Runnin' From tha Police" (RMX Full Instrumental)

References

Tupac Shakur

Studio albums	2Pacalypse Now Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... Thug Life: Volume 1 Me Against the World All Eyez on Me The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

Posthumous albums	R U Still Down? (Remember Me) Still I Rise Until the End of Time Better Dayz Loyal to the Game Pac's Life

Live albums	2Pac Live Live at the House of Blues

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits The Rose That Grew from Concrete The Prophet: The Best of the Works Nu-Mixx Klazzics Tupac: Resurrection The Rose, Vol. 2 The Prophet Returns Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991 Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2 Best of 2Pac

Related albums	Nothing but Trouble (soundtrack) Sons of the P Juice (soundtrack) Poetic Justice (soundtrack) Above the Rim (soundtrack) Gridlock'd (soundtrack) Gang Related (soundtrack) A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle

Extended plays	Makaveli & Dillinger Don't Go 2 Sleep

Singles	"Brenda's Got a Baby" "If My Homie Calls" "Trapped" "Holler If Ya Hear Me" "I Get Around" "Keep Ya Head Up" "Papa'z Song" "Cradle to the Grave" "Dear Mama" "So Many Tears" "Temptations" "California Love" "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" "How Do U Want It" "All Bout U" "I Ain't Mad at Cha" "Life Goes On" "Toss It Up" "To Live & Die in LA" "Hail Mary" * "Wanted Dead or Alive" "Made Niggaz"

Posthumous singles	"I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" "Do for Love" "Changes" "Unconditional Love" "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" "Who Do U Believe In" "Until the End of Time" "Letter 2 My Unborn" "Thugz Mansion" "Still Ballin'" "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" "Thugs Get Lonely Too" "Ghetto Gospel" "Untouchable" "Pac's Life" "Playa Cardz Right"

Other songs	"I Don't Give a Fuck" "Runnin' (From tha Police)" "Hit 'Em Up" "Are U Still Down" "Panther Power"

Featured singles	"Smile" "Playa Cardz Right"

Books	The Rose That Grew from Concrete

Stage	Holler If Ya Hear Me

Filmography	Nothing but Trouble Juice Poetic Justice Above the Rim Bullet Gridlock'd Gang Related

Documentaries	Biggie & Tupac Tupac: Resurrection Tupac: Assassination

Outlawz	Yaki Kadafi Kastro Napoleon E.D.I. Mean Hussein Fatal Mussolini Komani Young Noble

Related articles	Discography List of songs Outlawz Digital Underground Afeni Shakur Assata Shakur Mopreme Shakur Mutulu Shakur East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry Makaveli Branded Clothing Niccolò Machiavelli Orlando Anderson Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts Billy Garland Kadafi List of awards and nominations received by Tupac Shakur Murder of Tupac Shakur

The Notorious B.I.G.

Discography Awards and nominations Death

Studio albums	Ready to Die Life After Death

Posthumous albums	Born Again Duets: The Final Chapter

Compilations	Greatest Hits Notorious: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Singles	"Party and Bullshit" "Juicy" "Big Poppa" / "Who Shot Ya?" "One More Chance" "Hypnotize" "Mo Money Mo Problems" "Sky's the Limit" "Notorious B.I.G." "Dead Wrong" "Nasty Girl" "Spit Your Game"

Featured singles	"Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)" "Can't You See" "The Points" "Runnin' (From tha Police)" "This Time Around" "It's All About the Benjamins" "Victory" "Runnin' (Dying to Live)"

Other songs	"Suicidal Thoughts" "Going Back to Cali" "Old Thing Back (Matoma Remix)"

Related articles	Sean Combs Faith Evans Junior M.A.F.I.A. Conspiracy "Player's Anthem" "I Need You Tonight" "Get Money" Lil' Cease Lil' Kim East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry "I'll Be Missing You" Biggie & Tupac Notorious

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