How Do U Want It


"How Do U Want It" is a song by American hip hop artist 2Pac. It was released in June 1996 as the third single from his album All Eyez on Me. This was his final single, along with "Hit 'Em Up", to be released during his lifetime. The song features R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo, who at the time were best known as the lead singers of Jodeci. It was a double A-side single to "California Love" in the United States, and reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 in the UK in 1996.
The track samples Quincy Jones's "Body Heat", and includes a diss of noted gangsta rap critic C. Delores Tucker.
The concert/clean version's third verse completely differs to the version found on the album. The song appeared in the 1997 film Gang Related and the 2002 film Friday After Next.
"How Do U Want It" was nominated at the 1997 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.

Music videos

There were three videos filmed for this song: two in the same set for the single in April 1996 directed by Ron Hightower and produced by Tracy D. Robinson. These two are distinguished by music ratings. The video portrays a wild sex party with jacuzzi, mechanical bull riding, cage dancing and pole stripping. All actors and actresses are dressed in renaissance-age costumes, though all clothes are removed for the nude clip. The adult-material video also features numerous porn stars, including Nina Hartley, Heather Hunter, and Angel Kelly.
The limousine segment seen in the clean version is the same except without nudity. The third one is the concert version, mostly them performing on stage. There are cameo appearances by K-Ci & JoJo, and fellow group member of Digital Underground Shock G both in the concert and studio segments.

Track listing

  1. "How Do U Want It"
  2. "California Love"
  3. "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted"
  4. "Hit 'Em Up"

    Charts

Weekly charts

Chart Position
Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales 14

End of year charts

Certifications

Albums with the song