Before Tupac was out on bail and California Dreaming in the Summer of ’95, his closest friends held him down when he was locked up, for the music video “Temptations.” From the opening intro with Ice-T and Coolio singing classic Keith Sweat and the “video 2pac” snatching the hotel room key, it set the tone for the romantic-comedy music visuals.
With Treach, Warren G, and of course Bill Bellamy all seen getting into the mood with their ladies, the video had a wire-array of cameos also from Shock-G, Salt-N-Pepa, Jasmine Guy, Isaac Hayes, and Jada Pinkett Smith. This music video was even a preview to Bill Bellamy’s “Def Jam’s How to Be a Player” film that released 2 years later, centered around those same temptations we see in this clip. While All Eyez on Me may be considered Pac’s best album by the masses, some of us were always Me Against the World listeners, especially with gems like this flashback.
Pac’s music will never leave us no matter how many years pass by, as it always deals with issues we have going on personally. If we ever do a throwback “Summer BBQ Tracks” playlist in the future, you can rest assure this will be at the top of that list.
“You’re lonely and depressed; you need a Thug in your life”!
OS Flashback: Young Jeezy – My President (feat. Nas)
OS Flashback: Above The Law – Black Superman