

In a press release, the organisation 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". Paroles de la chanson Dear Mama interprte par 2 Pac. In 2010, the song was added to the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress, who deemed it as a work that is "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States". "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 in July 1995. "Dear Mama" topped the Billboard Hot Rap Singles for five weeks and peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. Produced by Tony Pizarro with co-production by Moses and DF Master Tee, the song incorporates samples from the songs "Sadie" by The Spinners and "In All My Wildest Dreams" by Joe Sample. The song is a tribute to his mother Afeni Shakur, in which he details his childhood poverty and his mother's addiction to crack cocaine but argues that his love for his mother supersede bad memories. It was released as a single in 1995 as the lead single from his third studio album Me Against the World. " Dear Mama" is a song by American rapper Tupac Shakur.

Single by 2Pac from the album Me Against the World'
