When he entered the studio, the beat was already complete, and he wrote the lyrics and recorded the song all in a few hours. The day Tupac was released from prison, he went to the studio and recorded "I Ain't Mad at Cha" and "Ambitionz Az a Ridah". Writing credits are given to Tupac, Dillinger, Bunny DeBarge and Danny Boy. As the song was not released as a single in the US, Toss It Up, the lead single for Tupac's next album, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, was released in the US the following week, and countries that received "I Ain't Mad At Cha" as a single release had to wait until the following month (October) for the release of his next album's single. The album version of the song was recorded the same day Tupac was released from prison, and was the second song he recorded that day, " Ambitionz Az a Ridah" being the first. The track was produced by Daz Dillinger and samples the song "A Dream" by DeBarge. A small portion of the instrumental was used in the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on February 13, 2022. It was not released as a single in the United States making it ineligible to chart on the Billboard singles charts. It also charted in the Top 30 on New Zealand, Netherlands, Ireland and Germany. "I Ain't Mad at Cha" charted well internationally reaching number 13 on the UK Singles chart and number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay. The single release differs from the version on the album with re-recorded vocals, alternative lyrics and a live band playing the beat. In 1998, The Source ranked the song's three verses second in its category of "dopest verses" in the history of hip-hop. The song is widely considered one of Shakur's best with Cheo Hodari Coker calling it "possibly the best song 2Pac has ever recorded". The lyrics focus on Shakur reminiscing about past friends, love interests and associates he has lost touch with. The song features contemporary soul singer Danny Boy providing vocals for its hook and was written by Shakur, Danny Boy and Daz Dillinger, who produced the song using a sample from DeBarge's " A Dream". It was released on Septemtwo days after Shakur's death as the album's fourth and final single. " I Ain't Mad at Cha" is a song by American rapper 2Pac from Shakur's fourth studio album, All Eyez on Me (1996). 1996 single by 2Pac featuring Danny Boy "I Ain't Mad at Cha"
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