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 entered the booth without disclosing the track's subject, simply laying down three tracks in one take. He then informed Val Young of the concept and she recorded her chorus vocals in a single take as well. After the vocals were completed, 'Pac had Ricky Rouse [Makaveli musician] replace his keyboard bass and guitar parts with live bass and guitar parts, and the song was finished—under two hours total.