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California Love (feat. Roger Troutman & Dr. Dre)

2Pac

Hip-Hop/Rap

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2Pac ft. Dr. Dre - California Love (Official Video) [Full Length Version]

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

2Pac

Vocals

Barbara & Wilson

Barbara & Wilson

Background Vocals

Carl Small

Percussion

Danette Williams

Danette Williams

Background Vocals

Dr. Dre

Vocals

Roger Troutman

Vocals

Sean "Barney" Thomas

Sean "Barney" Thomas

Keyboards

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Dr. Dre

Songwriter

Mikel Hooks

Songwriter

Ronnie Hudson

Songwriter

Larry Troutman

Songwriter

Andre Romell Young

Andre Romell Young

Songwriter

Chris Stainton

Songwriter

J. Flexx

Songwriter

James Anderson

Songwriter

Joe Cocker

Songwriter

Tupac Amaru Shakur

Tupac Amaru Shakur

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Dr. Dre

Producer

Keston E. Wright

Keston E. Wright

Engineer

Lyrics

California love

California knows how to party

California knows how to party

In the city of L.A.

In the city of good old Watts

In the city, city of Compton

We keep it rocking, we keep it rocking

Now let me welcome everybody to the Wild, Wild West

A state that's untouchable like Elliot Ness

The track hits your eardrum like a slug to your chest

Pack a vest for your Jimmy in the city of sex

We in that Sunshine State where the bomb ass hemp be

The state where you'll never find the dance floor empty

And pimps be on a mission for them greens

Lean, mean money making machine serving fiends

I been in the game for ten years making rap tunes

Ever since honeys was wearing Sassoon

Now it's '95 and they clock me and watch me

Diamonds shining, looking like I robbed Liberace

It's all good from Diego to The Bay

Your city is the bomb if your city making pay

Throw up a finger if you feel the same way

Dre putting it down for Californ-I-A

California (California)

Knows how to party (Knows how to party)

California (West Coast)

Knows how to party (Yes, they do, that's right)

In the city of L.A. (City of L.A.)

In the city of good old Watts (Good old Watts)

In the city, city of Compton (City of Compton)

We keep it rocking, we keep it rocking

Yeah, now make it shake, c’mon

Shake, shake it, baby

Shake, shake it

Shake, shake it, mama

Shake it, Cali

Shake it, Cali

Shake, shake it, baby (That's right)

Shake, shake it

Shake, shake it, mama

Shake it, Cali

Out on bail, fresh outta jail, California dreaming

Soon as I step on a scene, I'm hearing hoochies screaming

Fiending for money and alcohol

The life of the West Side playa where cowards die and the strong ball

Only in Cali will we riot, not rally to live and die

In L.A., we wear Chucks not Ballys (Yeah, that’s right)

Dressed in Locs and khaki suits and ride is what we do

Flossing, but have caution, we collide with other crews

Famous because we programmed worldwide

Let 'em recognize from Long Beach to Rosecrans

Bumping and grinding like a slow jam

It's West Side, so you know the Row won't bow down to no man

Say what you say, but give me that bomb beat from Dre

Let me serenade the streets of L.A.

From Oakland to Sactown

The Bay Area and back down

Cali is where they put they mack down, give me love

California knows how to party (California)

California knows how to party

In the city of L.A. (South Central)

In the city of good old Watts (That’s right)

In the city, city of Compton

We keep it rocking, we keep it rocking

Yeah, yeah, now make it shake, uh

Shake, shake it, baby (Uh)

Shake, shake it (Yeah)

Shake, shake it, mama

Shake it, Cali (Shake it, Cali)

Shake, shake it, baby (Shake it, Cali)

Shake, shake it

Shake, shake it, mama (West Coast)

Shake it, Cali

Uh, yeah, uh

Uh, Long Beach in the house, uh

Yeah, Oaktown

Oakland definitely in the house

Frisco, yeah, Frisco

Hey, you know L.A. up in this

Pasadena, where you at?

Yeah, Inglewood, Inglewood always up to no good

Even Hollywood tryna get a piece, baby

Sacramento, Sacramento, where you at?

Yeah

Throw it up, y'all, throw it up, throw it up

I can't see ya

California love

Let’s show these fools how we do it over in this West Side

Written by: 2Pac, Dr. Dre, J. Flexx, Larry Troutman, Mikel Hooks, Norman Durham, Roger Troutman, Ronnie Hudson, Woody Cunningham

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