2Pac - I Get Around

What this video is

Released June 10, 1993, 'I Get Around' appeared at a pivotal moment in 2Pac's career — following his debut 2Pacalypse Now and coinciding with his rising film profile (Poetic Justice with Janet Jackson). The video visually consolidates his ties to Digital Underground, the Bay Area collective that incubated his career, while projecting a new aspirational West Coast solo identity. Filmed in Malibu on March 19, 1993,…

Why it matters

A landmark early crossover hip-hop video bridging the Digital Underground collective era and 2Pac's solo superstardom. The video's party-rap aesthetic, Malibu production design, and rapid editorial pace typify early-90s Interscope hip-hop visual production. It also marks an early major directing…

The director

David Dobkin (born June 23, 1969, Washington D.C.) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter. He graduated with honors from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in Film & Television in 1991. He launched his career directing music videos, with 2Pac's…