We finally get to hear the full value of the background singers as we get to hear their voice fluctuation naturally instead of the electronic sampling we heard previously. At 4:00 as we approach the final chorus the beat becomes distinctly more prominent as it almost takes center stage. At 2:42 the beat drops out again as we come to the end of the second verse and returns as we drop into the chorus’ familiar background singers and vocalist. The guitar voice returns around 1:48 and climbs back to prominence as our main melodic voice. This is accentuated by the removal of the guitar voice and a return to the soundscape we found ourselves in at the beginning of the first verse. At 1:38 we drop into the second verse after a pause in the beat with a slight decrescendo across the board. This continues until about 1:20 when we break into the chorus for the first time and we are introduced to background singers which sound as though they are electronically adjusted to take the harmony lines as a lone singer comes over the top with the melody line and sings the chorus as Tupac enters occasionally with spoken rhythmic interjections. At around 43 seconds the beat drops out as Tupac comes to a poignant moment in the lyrics with “It was hell/huggin on my momma from jail cell” and then at 45 seconds the beat returns with a snap and drops back in to its familiar rhythm. The guitar takes over the melodic center as the song slowly builds. This is in allusion to the song “Sadie” which is not only sampled in this song but is also in a lot of ways the template for this piece. At 23 seconds the introduction of guitar to the melodic layers with a very blues/funk timbre. The beat is slightly swung as it hangs near the back of the beat, however it sounds very tight on the beat by comparison to Tupac’s sense of syncopation and backbeat delay. A bright cymbal crash brings in the beat consisting of not only the snaps (now more prevalent) but also ride cymbal, snare, and bass in a standard 2-4 accent pattern with an eighth note pattern on the cymbals. We hear some hints at the rhythm through reverberated snaps as she finishes her monologue the melody crescendos as Tupac enters with lyrics. She talks about being in jail pregnant and getting released just before Tupac’s birth.
A spoken intro from Tupac’s mother comes over the top. The introduction opens with subtle harmonic tones with an almost ghostly resonance fading in from the background as an electronic organ plays a simple rhythmic melody.
These things combine with Tupac’s lyrics to form not only a tribute song to his mother, but also a song she could be proud of and feel comfortable listening to. This is reinforced with 70’s sounding backup singers filling in the background of the chorus as well as the light male tenor voice characterized in the chorus.
The choice of a 70’s sounding blues/funk guitar and an electronic organ speaks to a time gone by and the classic sound of music that his mother would have listened to, possibly this sound represents memories of songs from Tupac’s youth, and his mother’s musical influences on him. The subtle harmonies and melodies and delicate rhythmic choices allude to the softer touch Tupac is trying to present in this, one of his lighter, more delicate works. In 2009, the song was added to the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress, who deemed it a work that is "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States." In a press release, the organization called the song "a moving and eloquent homage to both the murdered rapper's own mother and all mothers struggling to maintain a family in the face of addiction, poverty and societal indifference.This song is a tribute song to Tupac’s mother, and in a lot of ways to women and mothers coming up in difficult neighborhoods everywhere. "Dear Mama" has been consistently ranked among the best of its genre, appearing on numerous "greatest" lists. The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA on July 13, 1995. The song topped the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart for five weeks and also peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100.
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In the song, Shakur details his childhood poverty and his mother's addiction to crack cocaine, but argues that his love and deep respect for his mother supersede bad memories. The song is a tribute to his mother, Afeni Shakur. "Dear Mama" is a song by American hip hop recording artist 2Pac, released on February 9, 1995, as the lead single from his third studio album, Me Against the World.
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