Question about "Changes" by 2Pac...

[sweetdudejim]

So its over 10 years since this song became a huge hit. And theres always been something that bothered me about this song.

Given that this and "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" share a good deal of lyrics I was wondering about the relationship between to the two songs.

But most importantly, when was this song recorded? Pre-Death Row or during the DR era? And did it really have the "The Way It Is" chorus or not? Because to be quite honest, I couldn't see 'Pac using it. I might totally be wrong, as he's even used "Pop Life" by Prince before.

Alright any info on this song would be appreciated...

[OG Hack Wilson]

changes was made in 1991, a  cut from 2pacalypse along with Criminal and Tears of a Clown.  and probably a few others i can't remember.

i wonder if heaven... was made in 1993, a cut from Strictly 4 my niggaz that was able to make the B-side of the I Get Around single






so Changes comes first for the record

[OG Hack Wilson]

btw the original verseion has leaked

same sample but the beat is different....no "thats just the way it is" chorus if my memory serves me right

[dubsmith_nz]

Damn from 91? They shoulda dropped it while he was alive

[OG Hack Wilson]

Damn from 91? They shoulda dropped it while he was alive

according to EDI pac didnt like it


and it worked out best that it got remixed and put out in 1998, that song really helped him blow the fuck up posthumously


kept his name alive and had Greatest Hits sellin like 9 or 10 mil

[sweetdudejim]

not that i don't believe it came from '91, but where did that info come from? i never heard that before. his voice doesn't sound like '91 it sounds more mature than that. buut it could be. also on wikipedia it says it was rerecorded in 95 and 96, so possibly on death row for a possible release? hmm. anybody else got info?

[OG Hack Wilson]

not that i don't believe it came from '91, but where did that info come from? i never heard that before. his voice doesn't sound like '91 it sounds more mature than that. buut it could be. also on wikipedia it says it was rerecorded in 95 and 96, so possibly on death row for a possible release? hmm. anybody else got info?

an EDI interview from like 10 years ago



listen to the original acapella....Pac asys "in 92 its time to start making some changes..."



wikipedia = bullshit

[dubsmith_nz]

Damn from 91? They shoulda dropped it while he was alive

according to EDI pac didnt like it


and it worked out best that it got remixed and put out in 1998, that song really helped him blow the fuck up posthumously


kept his name alive and had Greatest Hits sellin like 9 or 10 mil

No doubt prob his biggest commercial single ever

[MoodMuzik]

btw the original verseion has leaked

same sample but the beat is different....no "thats just the way it is" chorus if my memory serves me right

can u hookup the original?

[krzieg]

btw the original verseion has leaked

same sample but the beat is different....no "thats just the way it is" chorus if my memory serves me right

can u hookup the original?

http://rapidshare.com/files/258596520/Changes__OG__1.mp3


 

[ttpac]

This was recorded in 1992 as Pac confirms it around 2:35 I believe.  The og is good and I have to admit that Amaru did a great job with the remix as well.

[OG Hack Wilson]

This was recorded in 1992 as Pac confirms it around 2:35 I believe.  The og is good and I have to admit that Amaru did a great job with the remix as well.

was made '91, was planned to be released in late 91/early '92

[StevenQBosell]

GREAT INFO +1 ALL AROUND

[sweetdudejim]

So it's for sure that Tupac had NO input on the final version of the song? It for sure wasn't finished/remixed/etc until 1998? Or did he remix/rerecord it before he died? And he didn't like it? Do we have a source from EDI saying that? That would interesting to read/hear.

[OG Hack Wilson]

So it's for sure that Tupac had NO input on the final version of the song? It for sure wasn't finished/remixed/etc until 1998? Or did he remix/rerecord it before he died? And he didn't like it? Do we have a source from EDI saying that? That would interesting to read/hear.

2pac redid the song in 1998 from his hut in Cuba