California Love
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| California Love | ||
|---|---|---|
| Single de Tupac | ||
| Año: | 1996 | |
| Género | Rap | |
| Duración: | 4:47 | |
| Sello | Death Row Records | |
| Puesto Billboard | # 1 | |
| Certificación: | Doble Platino (Agosto, 1998) | |
| Compuesta por: | Tupac, Woody Cunningham, Dr. Dre, Norman Durham, Roger Troutman | |
| Director del Video: | Hype Williams, Kevin Swain | |
| Cronología de Tupac | ||
| Temptations (1995) |
California Love (1996) |
How Do U Want It (1996) |
California Love es una canción de gangsta rap de Tupac Shakur junto a Dr. Dre, productor del tema. Fue el primer single del álbum All Eyez on Me, en 1996 y también la primera canción en ser publicada desde que Tupac ingresara en prisión en 1995. Póstumamente, fue nominada a los Grammy como Mejor Canción de Rap y por Mejor Canción de Rap por un Dúo o Grupo (junto a Dr. Dre y Roger Troutman) en 1997.
Esta canción apareció por primera vez en un álbum de Tupac en 1998, con la edición del Greatest Hits, ya que el tema que se incluía en All Eyez On Me era un remix del mismo.
El sample de esta canción es de Woman to Woman de Joe Cocker y las líneas "California knows how to party" son cantadas por Roger Troutman en su tema So Ruff, So Tuff. Por otra parte, el "In the City of Compton" del estribillo está adaptado de las canciones West Coast Poplock y Dance Floor, de Ronnie Hudson and the Street People's.
[editar] Letra de la canción
California love!
California...knows how to party
California...knows how to party
In the citaaay of L.A.
In the citaaay of good ol' Watts
In the citaaay, the city of Compton
We keep it rockin! We keep it rockin!
[Verso 1: Dr. Dre]
Now let me welcome everybody to the wild, wild west
A state that's untouchable like Elliot Ness
The track hits ya eardrum like a slug to ya chest
Pack a vest for your Jimmy in the city of sex
We in that sunshine state with a bomb ass hemp beat
the state where ya never find a dance floor empty
And pimps be on a mission for them greens
lean mean money-makin-machines servin fiends
I been in the game for ten years makin rap tunes
ever since honeys was wearin sassoon
Now it's '95 and they clock me and watch me
Diamonds shinin lookin like I robbed Liberace
It's all good, from Diego to tha Bay
Your city is tha bomb if your city makin pay
Throw up a finger if ya feel the same way
Dre puttin it down for
Californ-i-a
California...knows how to party
California...knows how to party
In the citaaay of L.A.
In the citaaay of good ol' Watts
In the citaaay, the city of Compton
We keep it rockin! We keep it rockin!
Shake it shake it baby
Shake it shake it baby
Shake it shake it mama
Shake it Cali
Shake it shake it baby
Shake it shake it shake it shake it...
[Verso 2: 2Pac]
Out on bail fresh outta jail, California dreamin
Soon as I stepped on the scene, I'm hearin hoochies screamin
Fiendin for money and alcohol
the life of a west side playa where cowards die
'Only in Cali where we riot not rally to live and die
In L.A. we wearin Chucks not Ballies (yeah that's right)
Dressed in Locs and khaki suits and ride is what we do
Flossin but have caution we collide with other crews
Famous cause we program worldwide
Let'em recognize from Long Beach to Rose Grands
Bumpin and grindin 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 Sacktown
The Bay Area and back down
Cali is where they put they mack down
Give me love!
California...knows how to party
California...knows how to party
In the citaaay of L.A.
In the citaaay of good ol' Watts
In the citaaay, the city of Compton
We keep it rockin! We keep it rockin!
[Dre] now make it shake...
Shake it shake it baby
Shake it shake it baby
Shake it shake it mama
Shake it Cali
Shake it shake it baby
Shake it shake it shake it shake it...
[Dre & 2Pac]
uh, yeah, uh, Long Beach in tha house, uh yeah
Oaktown, Oakland definately in tha house hahaha
Frisko, Frisko
[Tupac] hey, you know L.A. is up in this
Pasadena, where you at
yeah, Inglewood, Inglewood always up to no good
(Tupac) even Hollywood tryin to get a piece baby
Sacramento, Sacramento where ya at? yeah
Throw it up y'all, throw it up, Throw it up
Let's show these fools how we do this on that west side
Cause you and I know it's tha best side
yeah, That's riight
West Coast, west coast
uh, California Love
California Love
