| "Ghetto Gospel" | ||||
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| Single by 2Pac featuring Elton John | ||||
| from the album Loyal to the Game | ||||
| B-side | "Thugs Get Lonely Too" | |||
| Released | April 25, 2005[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
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| Length | 3:58 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Eminem | |||
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"Ghetto Gospel" is a song by American rapper Tupac Shakur, which was released as the lead single from his 2004 posthumous album Loyal to the Game. The song was produced by American rapper Eminem and features a sample from Elton John's 1971 song "Indian Sunset".
The single topped the charts in the UK (for 3 weeks),[2] Australia, Czech Republic, and Ireland. In New Zealand it peaked at number 3. The song was written by Tupac as an outcry to "end the war on the streets", addressing the futility of racial difference and dissidence, particularly under the unifying banner of poverty. He also pays tribute to murdered black activists Malcolm X and Bobby Hutton in the song.
In response to Eminem's remix, Elton John said: "how he's managed to meld [Indian Sunset] with Tupac, I'll never know. It's just genius."[3]
- ^ "Ghetto Gospel - 2Pac | Release Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London. pp. 713–4. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Petridis, Alexis (February 4, 2005). "Mylo: Would you ever play Glastonbury? Elton: Oh no - I'm too like the Queen Mother". The Guardian. Retrieved October 9, 2020.