Runnin' From tha Police deals with the authors' troubles with the police. The first verse is performed by three of the four members of the rap group Dramacydal (referred to in the song as the Thoro Headz) who would go on to join 2Pac's Outlawz group ( Young Hollywood, K-Dog, and Big Malcolm, in that order), the second by Stretch and the Notorious B.I.G., and the third and last by 2Pac. It charted at #81, #57 and #13 on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks & Hot Rap Singles charts, respectively. The song was released by Black Jam as an unofficial single in 1997 after the death of the two rappers. It was later featured on the 1995 One Million Strong compilation album.
The song, originally slated to appear on Thug Life's 1994 debut album, Thug Life: Volume 1, and 2Pac's 1995 album, Me Against The World, was scrapped both times due to varying controversies. created together, as later hostility arose between the two rappers, ending all possible collaborations and inciting the East-West Coast Rivalry. The song is significant, being one of very few compositions 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Stretch, Dramacydal (later known as Outlawz) and Buju Banton. " Runnin '" (commonly referred to as " Runnin' from tha Police") is a 1995 song by rappers 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. Tupac Shakur, Christopher Wallace, Dramacydal, Randy Walker featuring Dramacydal, Stretch and Buju Banton featuring Dramacydal, Stretch and Buju Banton "Runnin '" 1995 song by 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G.