Keep Ya Head Up

This article is about 2Pac's song. For other uses, see Keep Your Head Up.

"Keep Ya Head Up"
Single by 2Pac
from the album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...
B-side	"I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" "Rebel of the Underground"
Released	October 28, 1993
Recorded	1992 [1]
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	4:23
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Tupac Shakur Daryl Anderson Roger Troutman Stan Vincent
Producer(s)	DJ Daryl
2Pac singles chronology
"I Get Around" (1993) "Keep Ya Head Up" (1993) "Papa'z Song" (1994)
Audio sample
"Keep Ya Head Up" file help

Weekly charts Chart (1993–1994) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 12 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 7 US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 2 US Cash Box Top 100 [10] 13

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position US Billboard Hot 100 [11] 61 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [12] 53

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [13]	2× Platinum	60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [14]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [15]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Credits

• Engineer – Bob Tucker (tracks: A2, B2), Norman "Slam" Whitfield, Jr.* (tracks: A2, B2)
• Engineer [Remix] – Eric Flickinger (tracks: B1), Franklin Purrell (tracks: B1)
• Mixed By – D. Nettlesbey* (tracks: A2), Norman "Slam" Whitfield, Jr.* (tracks: A2)
• Producer – D-Flow Production Squad, The* (tracks: B2), D.J. Daryl* (tracks: A1, B1)
• Remix [Additional] – Norman "Slam" Whitfield, Jr.* (tracks: B2)

Remix,

• Producer [Additional Production] – Bryant "Moe Doe" Johnson* (tracks: B1), Battlecat* (tracks: B2), Howard Johnson (2) (tracks: B2), Kris Kellow* (tracks: B2), Lea Reis (tracks: B1), Paul Arnold (tracks: B2), Vibe Tribe (10) (tracks: A2)
• Vocals – Black Angel, The (tracks: A1, B1), Money B (2) (tracks: B2), Shockalock (tracks: B2)

References

1. Sal Manna. "Official Biography" . Retrieved November 4, 2019.
2. "The story behind Tupac Shakur's 'Keep Ya Head Up'". hiphophero.com. 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
3. "2Pac, Salt's Daughter And The Story of Keep Ya Head Up". 2PacLegacy.net. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
4. Pough, Gwendolyn D. (2015-12-01). Check It While I Wreck It: Black Womanhood, Hip-Hop Culture, and the Public Sphere. Northeastern University Press. p. 134. ISBN   978-1-55553-854-5.
5. "5 songs politicians should listen to before they're allowed to talk about hip-hop". Brisbane Times. April 9, 2015.
6. "2Pac - 2Pac - Keep Ya Head up 7" Vinyl".
7. "2Pac Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
8. "2Pac Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
9. "2Pac Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
10. "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box . Vol. LVII, no. 15. December 4, 1993. p. 10. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
11. "Billboard Top 100 – 1994". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
12. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
13. "New Zealand single certifications – 2Pac feat. Dave Hollister – Keep Ya Head Up". Radioscope. Retrieved January 7, 2025.Type Keep Ya Head Up in the "Search:" field.
14. "British single certifications – 2Pac – Keep Ya Head Up". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved November 11, 2022.
15. "American single certifications – 2 Pac – Keep Ya Head Up". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 28, 2020.

External links

• "Keep Ya Head Up" music video