“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 number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks (as a Double-A side single with “How Do U Want It”). 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 and #51 on VH1’s countdown of the 100 Greatest songs of the 90s.
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Now this is a true DEATH ROW BOMB right here! Who would it thought that “The King Of Pop” – Michael Jackson will ever team up with the notorious Death Row Records for some Pop/G-Funk crossover.. But IT’S REAL AND IT’S FUNKY! So read the full story below about the making of this dopeness and bump that in your system to the fullest!!!
In 1997 Tommy D Daugherty was hired by Michael Jackson’s team via Worlds End Management to produce a remix for ‘Is It Scary’. Sony gave him the acapella. The goal was for the remix to have the Death Row sound.
While Tommy D was working on the remix, 5 armed people burst into The Enterprise Studio in Burbank, CA. They tied him up along with the other 9 staff members and Carl ‘Butch’ Small, who was a percussionist at Death Row Records and then robbed all the synthesizers, drum machine and bass.
MJ’s team stayed quiet about this event because they didn’t want negative publicity. The next day Tommy D had a session planned with KoRn but didn’t have his equipment anymore. Snoop Dogg heard about the incident and gave Tommy D a $5000 check to help him. The remix was done on July 17, 1997 but was never released…
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Michael Jackson – Is It Scary (Death Row Remix)
Produced by Tommy D Daugherty & Carl ‘Butch’ Small
Recorded 7/17/97 at The Enterprise Studio, Burbank CA
1997 Death Row Records
R.I.P. Michael Jackson 1958-2009
R.I.P. Death Row Records 1991-2006
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Mixed By Wadz ” The Funkfather “.
Producer/Beatmaker : HipHop, Soul, G-Funk, R&B, from France (Paris).
Myspace :
http://www.myspace.com/gfunkfather
His MSN : funkfather@hotmail.fr
Download link:
http://www.zshare.net/download/1581847640b2c18b/
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For more…. Join TupacNation.net! Sick site, 2Pac discussions, exclusive interviews with the likes of Money B of Digital Underground, Mopreme Shakur of Thug Life and Young Noble & Fatal of The Outlawz , Lara Lavi (Former CEO of Death Row Records) + More. Exculsive drops of the best 2Pac mixtapes around including the renowned Tru Mixx series. 2Pac downloads, OG’s , instrumentals, acapellas. Learn about News regarding 2Pacs music. Download the Money B’s new album produced by TupacNation.Net …
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