About this song
The piano and chorus are sampled from "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range. The text also notes that the cast and author of the Broadway musical Holler If Ya Hear Me have annotated the song.
What it's about
The song is a timely reflection on race, class and politics.
Fun facts
- Samples “Set It Off by Strafe” and “The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby & The Range”.
- Sampled in 42 other songs, like “Smooth Criminal/Changes by 21endeR”.
- Covered 5 times, including “Changes by Jon Batiste”.
- Written by 2Pac, Big D The Impossible and Bruce Hornsby.
- Produced by Big D The Impossible.
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