Old heads.... When Pac dropped HOW DO U WANT IT.... what was it like?

[Kyle C. Barker]

Yep.

I'll add Smoothe The Hustler, O.G.C., Jeru, Ghostface, Poor Righteous Teachers, M.O.P., Nine, Ras Kass, Bush Babees, The Fugees, Keith Murray, Shyheim, Xzibit, and Al-Tariq to that list of albums I copped or bumped that year.

I was still in high school, but I do remember that Pac song getting plenty of video play. But '96 was a smorgasbord of dope shyt to choose from just about every other week, so a crossover radio song wasn't really on our radar like that in my circle.

Nice additions. Very nice actually . Ironman was actually a crew favorite. But yeah there was just too much piff that year. Everybody was on their A game.

 

[Brolic Scholar]

Please do

Those last few posts are from one artist. I haven’t even touched Parliament samples yet. But that’s enough. I need to be productive today.

 

[Mordith]

I like how people keep ignoring the cold hard fact this song went to number 1 on the Billboard charts lol. But they claim no one was checking for it that makes no sense.

1. "How Do U Want It/California Love"
2Pac feat. K-Ci & JoJo
Peak Position: 1 (eight weeks)
Peak Date: 6/22/96

"How do you want it's" chart position in Billboard is based on the fact that it charted in combination with California Love. Anyone who was old enough to remember knows that California Love was the bigger of the 2 songs...

 

[Elim Garak]

1. "How Do U Want It/California Love"
2Pac feat. K-Ci & JoJo
Peak Position: 1 (eight weeks)
Peak Date: 6/22/96

"How do you want it's" chart position in Billboard is based on the fact that it charted in combination with California Love. Anyone who was old enough to remember knows that California Love was the bigger of the 2 songs...

I wasn't aware of that ok I was wrong.

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

I like how people keep ignoring the cold hard fact this song went to number 1 on the Billboard charts lol. But they claim no one was checking for it that makes no sense.

It had the same appeal as an LL cool J song. It crossed over into the female market. 90s brehettes weren't listening to rap the same way women do now. Back then there was this little genre called RnB and they usually gravitated towards that.

And don't forget tupac had a strong caccette fanbase as well.




That scene is cringeworthy but pretty accurate.

 

[BmoreGorilla]

This song was always wakk as hell to me,I hated this shyt.

That’s how I felt too. I was in hs when this dropped and it was wack as hell. Best thing about the song was K Ci and Jo Jo. I appreciate it a little more now that I’m older

 

[Elim Garak]

It had the same appeal as an LL cool J song. It crossed over into the female market. 90s brehettes weren't listening to rap the same way women do now. Back then there was this little genre called RnB and they usually gravitated towards that.

And don't forget tupac had a strong caccette fanbase as well.




That scene is cringeworthy but pretty accurate.

I knew this scene would get posted I was wrong though did not realize the singles how do you want it and California love was sold together. Still I remember it being popular.

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

I knew this scene would get posted I was wrong though did not realize the singles how do you want it and California love was sold together. Still I remember it being popular.

So basically you set me up?

 

[Deflatedhoopdreams]

It was a hot track on the radio I know that. I remember my dad loved the song. He bought the single tape.

I was 9 when it dropped. 97.9 Detroit "Where hiphop lives"

 

[TEH]

Please do

Ok I get it - point taken

But De La was pre G Funk hip hop

I guess I was too pro East to even see it at the time - that East Coast rap incorporated G Funk... never considered myself pro East though ...and still prefer that aggressive spitting to the laid back chill flow

 

[Techniec]

Loved the song then, loved it now

It wasn't a monster hit, California love was. I ain't mad at ha was bigger. Even hit Em up was bigger

Still a classic

Only wierdos don't like this song

 

[KingsOfKings]

 

[Detroit Wave]

Many people wasn’t feeling the West Coast on many songs I was a boom bap head but every had to acknowledge Hit Em Up cause it sounded different

Nah you just got that east coast bias. This song was a banger here in Detroit. I remember hearing that shyt everywhere.

Actually detroit fukked wit the west coast heavy thru the 90s. My pops got a home video of a house party with Dollaz + Sense slappin in the background

 

[Swirv]

I was 13 and my breh and me used to bump this when girls were at his pool parties throughout that summer. The girls would always dance on us in our swimsuits in or out the pool so I have fond memories of this song lol

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

11 and was like . I was more blown away by California Love because I swore MTV had a marathon playing that video.