He went in the booth without telling anyone what the track was about he just laid it in one take—over about three tracks. Then he told Val Young what the concept was, and she went in and laid her chorus vocal in one take, too. After the vocals were done, 'Pac had Ricky Rouse [Makaveli musician] replace my keyboard bass and guitar parts with live bass and guitar parts, and the song was done—less than two hours total.
He recorded three tracks without revealing the track's subject, then explained the concept to Val Young who recorded her chorus in one take. After the vocals were done, 'Pac had Ricky Rouse replace his keyboard bass and guitar parts with live instruments, completing the song within two hours.