California Love
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| Song by Tupac featuring Dr. Dre | ||||
| from the album All Eyez on Me (UK Version) | ||||
| A-side | "How Do U Want It" | |||
| Released | December 3, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | October 1995 | |||
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"California Love" is a hip hop song by American rapper 2Pac. The song also features vocals from Dr. Dre. The song was Shakur's first single as an artist for Death Row Records and was also his comeback single after he was released from prison in 1995. A popular remixed version of the song was featured on the UK version of All Eyez on Me. California Love was nominated for a posthumous Grammy Award as a Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Dre and Troutman) in 1997.[6]
The song was ranked #355 of the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time[7] and was ranked #51 on VH1's countdown of the 100 Greatest songs of the 90s.[8]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Smith, Troy L. (August 13, 2015). "25 best West Coast rap songs since N.W.A.'s 'Straight Outta Compton'". cleveland.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ↑ Campbell, Michael (2019). "Chapter 76: Mainstream Rap". Popular Music in America: The Beat Goes On (5th ed.). Cengage. pp. 327–328. ISBN 978-1-337-56037-5.
- ↑ Bell, Max; MacAdams, Torii (July 26, 2016). "The 30 best G-Funk tracks of all time". Fact. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ↑ Interscope Records (December 3, 2007). "California Love - Original Version". Spotify. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ↑ "HipHop-Elements.Com - Rap, R&B, Neo Soul, Pop, Rock, Latin, Reggae, Celebrity News and Gossip - HipHop-Elements.com". hiphop-elements.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012.
- ↑ "39th Grammy Awards - 1997". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- ↑ "Dr. Dre and 2Pac, 'California Love'". Rolling Stone. 11 December 2003. Archived from the original on 2014-01-22. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- ↑ "VH1's '100 Greatest Songs of the 90s' Grunges Up as Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' Takes the #1 Spot". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
