2Pac’s part was recorded in 1992 and was supposed to be featured on A Very Special Christmas 2 (check out the original version here)— however, due to legal trouble later in the year his song was dropped from the compilation and was never released. It was then finally put out on his posthumous album Loyal to the Game.

With Eminem’s production skills, it was tweaked and a hook was added which samples from Elton John’s 1971 hit “Indian Sunset”.