Same Song (Digital Underground song)
| "Same Song" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Digital Underground | ||||
| from the album Nothing but Trouble soundtrack and This Is an EP Release | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Format | Single | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Golden age hip hop, Alternative hip hop, Comedy hip hop, West Coast hip hop, Funk | |||
| Label | Tommy Boy, Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gregory Jacobs, Ron Brooks, Tupac Shakur | |||
| Producer(s) | Shock G | |||
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"Same Song" is a song by the rap group, Digital Underground, from the soundtrack for the movie Nothing But Trouble. The song is also included on their EP album, This Is an EP Release, as well as on the Tupac: Resurrection soundtrack. This song was also used in the Halloween party scene in the 1995 movie Casper.
The video starts off with a hearse driving into a drive-in theater, showing clips from Nothing but Trouble. The Digital Underground crew leaves the hearse. Shock G, portraying an American rock musician, raps the first verse. Shock G's alter ego, Humpty Hump, alternately portraying an Arab, an Asian and an Eskimo, raps the second and fifth verses. Money B, portyraying an orthodox Jew, raps the third verse. Shock G raps the fourth verse portraying a Jamaican rasta and Tupac Shakur raps the final verse portraying an African king.
Dan Aykroyd appears portraying a Scottish bagpipe artist, as well as a Los Angeles gang member while Dr. Dre and Eazy-E also make cameo appearances.