Tupac Shakur
ListenBrenda’s Got a Baby · 1991
2Pac — “Brenda’s Got a Baby,” official music video for a track from 2Pacalypse Now.
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1991 · Interscope Records
2Pacalypse Now
Tupac Shakur’s first solo album set stories of family, friendship and police violence alongside one another. This 1991 promotional LP represents its original U.S. vinyl circulation, long before the later commercial editions. [1] [2] [3]
| Accession | OMMA-0012 |
|---|---|
| Artist | 2Pac |
| Release | 1991 · United States |
| Label | Interscope Records · PR 4403 |
| Format | 12-inch vinyl LP · 33⅓ rpm |
| Issue | Original U.S. promotional pressing |
| Runouts | A and B: SRC stamp |
| Recorded grade | VG++ |
Release history and significance
Recorded in Richmond, California, between March and August 1991, 2Pacalypse Now was produced by the Underground Railroad. Shakur’s contemporaneous account describes “Young Black Male” as a single burst of performance, while “Brenda’s Got a Baby” grew from his distress at a newspaper report about a twelve-year-old mother. [2]
The album was released on 12 November 1991, following “Trapped.” Its thirteen tracks include “If My Homie Calls,” “Words of Wisdom” and “Soulja’s Story.” Together they show a writer moving between loyalty to friends, social argument and the consequences of violence within families. [1] [4]
Interscope’s PR 4403 places the full album on one promotional disc. The first U.S. commercial vinyl release followed for the twenty-fifth anniversary, on a double LP. That later edition makes the format of this early single-disc pressing particularly distinctive. [1] [3]
Market context
Discogs sales for PR 4403 range from US$49.99 to US$375, with a median of US$143.88, as listed on 13 September 2026. The latest recorded sale was 23 September 2025. [1]
Physical Description
Black vinyl with pale yellow patterned Interscope labels, black printing and the 2Pac logo. The A-side label reads PR 4403, identifies stereo playback at 33⅓ rpm, and marks the disc as a promotional copy not for sale.
Housed in a generic sleeve, without a picture cover or inserts.
Condition
The disc is graded VG++ (Excellent), with strong original gloss and minor hairlines. Labels are clean, without writing or stickers.
Provenance
Acquired through Discogs from Amoeba Records, San Francisco, on 13 May 2025.
Sources
- Discogs, 2Pac — 2Pacalypse Now, release 2620908. PR 4403 promotional LP, track sequence, SRC mark and sales history.
- 2Pac, original 1991 biography, part three. Recording dates and Shakur’s account of the songs, reproduced on the official website.
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum Store, 2Pacalypse Now. Twenty-fifth-anniversary edition identified as the first U.S. commercial vinyl release.
- Interscope/UMe, Classic 2Pac Albums Make Digital Debuts, 15 June 2011. Original 12 November 1991 album release date.
Catalogue text reviewed 13 September 2026.