Trapped (Tupac Shakur song)

"Trapped" is a single by American rapper 2Pac. The song was featured on his debut studio album 2Pacalypse Now. The song also features vocals from Shock G.

"Trapped"
Song by 2Pac featuring Shock G
from 2Pacalypse Now"
B-side"The Lunatic"
ReleasedSeptember 25, 1991
Recorded1991
GenrePolitical hip hop, new jack swing, west coast hip hop
Length4:44
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)Tupac Shakur
2Pac singles chronology
""If My Homie Calls"
(1990)
Trapped ""Holler If Ya Hear Me"
(1991)

The song is about police brutality. Near the time that the music video was debuting, Shakur was assaulted by the Oakland Police Department when he swore at them for degrading his name and extending the issuing of a ticket sustained during a jaywalking incident.[1]

References

  1. "On The Line With.... 2Pac Shakur: The Lost Interview". Davey D's Hip Hop Corner. Retrieved 2014-03-12.