2Pac Featuring Dr. Dre – California Love
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“California Love” is a hip hop song by 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman. The song was released as 2Pac’s comeback single upon his release from prison in 1995. A popular remix version of the song appeared on his 1996 double album All Eyez on Me. This is perhaps 2Pac’s best-known song and his most successful, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. The song was nominated for a posthumous Grammy Award as a Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) in 1997. The song was actually written and performed by Roger Troutman in the Original Version of California Love, Tupac and Dr. Dre made a modern day version of the song.
The original version of the track was not available on any of Shakur’s studio albums, but it can now be found on Shakur’s compilation of Greatest Hits.
The tune was adapted from Joe Cocker’s song “Woman to Woman”, and “California knows how to party” lines listing Los Angeles County neighborhoods are sung by Roger Troutman. The vocals “In the City of Compton” and the other cities and “California knows how to party” is adapted from Ronnie Hudson and the Street People’s “West Coast Poplock”. The remix features sample from the song “Intimate Connection” by Kleeer written by Norman Durham and Woody Cunningham.
“California Love” was Shakur’s only entry on Rolling Stone’s 2004 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, ranked #346.
Two versions of music video exist. The first video (directed by Hype Williams) was inspired by the film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, and takes place in a desert in the year 2095. The casting includes singer George Clinton as the evil tribal chief, actor Chris Tucker[3] (then-known only for his role in the film Friday) playing the evil tribal chief’s yes-man, Tony Cox as the dwarf soldier and Roger Troutman (formerly with the band Zapp) carrying a talk box. The shooting took place in the Thunderdome set[3] known from the movie. It ends with a cliffhanger cut by a To Be Continued closing. An alternative version, featuring the remix song re-cut, removes the final caption and features 2Pac and Dre naming West Coast towns.
The second video is based on a remix version of the song from the album All Eyez On Me, and is a continuation of the video’s story. The premise is that the desert scenes of the previous videos were merely a nightmare 2Pac was having. When he wakes up, he finds himself in his bed beside a woman. Dr. Dre calls him and tells him to get over to his summer house because he’s throwing a party. The rest of the music video takes place as if it were a home video and features several cameos, notably Roger Troutman who is now playing the piano, and guest appearances from DJ Quik, Big Syke, Danny Boy, Jodeci, Deion Sanders, B-Legit, and E-40. The video was made for the remix of the song.
The first video was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video in 1996. It achieved #9 of the top 10 on MTV’s 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made list in 1999. In April, 2005 it reached the Bronze medal spot on MTV2 and XXL’s 25 Greatest West Coast Videos. It also achieved #1 on the French MTV’s 100 Greatest Rap Music Videos in 2006 (featured from 23 till 30 of July).
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th ny LA bitch.
Rest in Peace big …
Rest in Peace big gangStar….! I will ever hears your great songs…..ever!
2pac is not dead he …
2pac is not dead he has an album coming out in a couple of months!
0:48 Chris Tucker …
0:48 Chris Tucker ROFL
Chris Tucker XD
Chris Tucker XD
RIP Tupac
I can’t …
RIP Tupac
I can’t wait for Dr. Dre’s Detox to come out
same too lol
same too lol
new yorkkkkkkk …
new yorkkkkkkk love <33
when i hear this …
when i hear this its reminds me of southpark night of the living homeles :DD
Legendary
Legendary
WESTCOAST ISSS DA …
WESTCOAST ISSS DA FINEEESSSSTTT
Face the truth: …
Face the truth: midget Tupac was a homosexual pervert who advocated the destruction of Negroes by strife, through the abomination of sodomy & by the spreading of diseases.
Jep Thats Chris …
Jep Thats Chris Tucker In the Beginning
yea that is chris …
yea that is chris tucker in the beggining
LOL CHRIS TUCKER
LOL CHRIS TUCKER
I love it
I love it
LOVE this song! ;D
LOVE this song! ;D
Is that chris …
Is that chris tucker in the beggining??? It sure looks like him and sounds like him
we keep it rocking …
we keep it rocking east side LAWL
2pac the legend! …
2pac the legend! respect!i love that man!
black and white …
black and white power
I had no idea that …
I had no idea that the man singing the hook, Roger Troutman, was killed by his brother in a murder suicide. That is crazy.
white power
white power
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dr. dre a best mean …
dr. dre a best mean pice