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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 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 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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  • ARUFC_Christoph

    watch the video! it´s great too!

    Sunday evening

  • AsylumLeeches

    I don't listen to rap, but this has such an addicting beat!

    19 days ago

  • bobo9390

    classic [2]

    March 2012

  • tob34all

    One of the greatest and coolest party songs ever!

    December 2011

  • Foggster

    when history was written...

    November 2011

  • jmj540

    Much better than the remix. Thank God for Dr. Dre and 2Pac.

    October 2011

  • Pezrawr

    Super cool for the homeless!

    October 2011

  • matkomodric

    lost timez

    August 2011

  • ryotego

    One of the greatest beats of all time. [2]

    July 2011

  • macewan

    Takes me back to the day. Life was so different back then. Not as much bullshit.

    May 2011

  • Trapped-x

    Crymetyme2, why would you wish death upon someone just because they don't make the kind of music you like? Smh

    April 2011

  • Crymetyme2

    God take bieber instead of 2pac ..

    March 2011

  • akmomma2010

    love 2 pac one of the few rap and hip hop artist i like

    December 2010

  • Neon_Spadezzz

    this is the most addicting song. i'm adding this to my favorites.

    December 2010

  • CureVaNiNawl

    fucking classic. i prefer the version from all eyez on me though

    December 2010

  • Lukefication

    2 pac rest in peace :/

    November 2010

  • IxCLuTcH

    roll down the windows and drive to this all summmmmer every summmmer. never gets old.

    November 2010

  • msketa

    what can i say CALIFORNIA LOVE.....tUpAC

    November 2010

  • Sickflip

    This version has a nice funky beat

    October 2010

  • OrganicSoundbal

    One of the greatest beats of all time

    September 2010
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