Toss It Up
| "Toss It Up" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Makaveli featuring Danny Boy and K-ci & Jojo | ||||||||||
| from the album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory | ||||||||||
| Released | September 26, 1996 | |||||||||
| Recorded | August 1996 | |||||||||
| Genre | Dirty Rap, g-funk | |||||||||
| Length | 5:06 | |||||||||
| Label | Death Row Records/Makaveli/Interscope | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Tupac Shakur, Aaron Hall, Danny Boy, Demetrius Meech Shipp, Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey, Joel "JoJo" Hailey | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Demetrius Meech Shipp | |||||||||
| Makaveli (2Pac) singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"Toss It Up" is a song by rapper Tupac Shakur under the new stage name, Makaveli, hence making it the first song released under this name. It released as the lead single from the album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. It was released just under 2 weeks after his death.There are 3 versions of this song (Album version, Radio cut, and video versions). The song contains a diss to Dr. Dre questioning his sexuality and calling him gay. The phrase “Toss it up” (used to refer to sex in verse 1 and violence in verse 2) represents the love/death nexus. The song features vocals and singing from Aaron Hall, Danny Boy, K-Ci & JoJo. The song contains samples from No Diggity which both came out close to each other. The single only peaked in the RnB singles chart at number 34.
The song was also included in Greatest Hits with a new mix and some altered lyrics.[1]
Controversy
After hearing No Diggity (which features Dr.Dre) for the first time, several of Dr. Dre's former Death Row colleagues, including Makaveli, recorded and attempted to release the song, containing numerous insults aimed at Dr. Dre and using a deliberately similar instrumental to "No Diggity", but were forced to replace the production after Blackstreet issued the label with a cease and desist order stopping them from distributing the song .[2] He also made an indirect reference to the song Straight Outta Compton of Dr. Dre's former rap group N.W.A On the outro of the song, Puff Daddy and Lil Kim were dissed. 2Pac also responds to what Puff Daddy said about him in an interview.
Music video
The music video features both features Shakur, Danny Boy, K-Ci & JoJo; and was directed by Lionel C. Martin.[3] According to Death Row Records, this is the last music video Shakur filmed.[4]
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[5] | 24 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 3 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] | 15 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 34 |
Certification
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[9] | Gold | 7,500 |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ Greatest Hits (Tupac Shakur album)
- ↑ Arnold, Paul W. (May 27, 2010). "Danny Boy Tells All About Death Row Years, Part Two". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Lionel C Martin on Twitter: "2Pac-"Toss It Up" - Feat. Danny Boy, KC & JoJo - directed by @vidjunkie #stilldope http://t.co/f5aihBkq0b via @youtube"". Twitter. January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owdl9BnxHV4
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – 2 Pac – Toss It Up". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – 2 Pac – Toss It Up". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 1997-09-08" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ↑ "MAKAVELI – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for MAKAVELI. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – MAKAVELI – Toss It Up". Recorded Music NZ.