2Pac ft. Dr. Dre's "California Love"

One Song

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Music Interviews, Comedy, Music, Music Commentary

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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How did “California Love” crystallize Tupac Shakur at his peak? LUXXURY and Diallo dive into the West Coast anthem, untangle its stacked list of collaborators, and examine how Pac’s charisma and contradictions collide to create a lasting cultural moment. Songs Discussed: “California Love” - 2Pac feat. Dr. Dre (0:00) “Same Song” - Digital Underground feat. 2Pac (9:38) “Keep Ya Head Up” - 2Pac (10:39) “Dear Mama” - 2Pac (10:46) “Changes” - 2Pac (10:53) “What’z Ya Phone #” - 2Pac (13:12) “777-9311” - The Time (13:24) “Pain” - 2Pac feat. Stretch (13:47) “Ambitionz Az a Ridah” - 2Pac (14:41) “Hail Mary” - 2Pac (14:50) “Thug Luv” - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony feat. 2Pac (15:06) “Paper Planes” - M.I.A. (15:28) “Ill Street Blues” - Kool G Rap & DJ Polo (23:53) “Woman To Woman” - Joe Cocker (24:44) “With A Little Help From My Friends” - Joe Cocker (25:09) “Knick Knack Patty Wack” - EPMD (26:29) “West Coast Poplock” - Ronnie Hudson (38:25) “So Ruff, so Tuff” - Zapp (39:18) “Magic’s Rap” - Magic Fraga (41:23) “ROCKIN” - Shoreline Mafia (52:54) “Funky Little Beat” - Connie (53:51) “Love” - Lambrini Girls (54:35) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Shake, shake it, baby.
0:02.0	Shake, shaking, baby.
0:05.0	Shake, shaking, mama.
0:07.0	Shake it, cowie.
0:09.0	Imagine Zooms through a talk box.
0:12.0	Like, imagine like, I don't have the report.
0:15.0	Like, you can do all kinds of harmonizing.
0:17.0	Oh, hell yeah.
0:18.0	Lectury, I'm hype for today's show.
0:20.0	We're talking about a rapper who's not only one of the greatest of all time, but arguably one of the most complicated. It's honestly, what I loved about him so much was that he could be an activist and a playboy and a self-proclaimed thug, yet to even apply these labels feels wrong and reductive. That's right, Zialala. His shifting personas combined with his untimely death have made him one of the most
0:41.4	endlessly debated figures in hip-hop, not to mention one of the best-selling artists ever.
0:46.4	Yes.
0:46.8	He's sold more than 75 million records worldwide.
0:49.8	And today we're talking about a song that cemented his status as a global icon.
0:53.6	That's right, luxury. When this track comes on, it never finds a dance floor empty.
0:58.0	We're talking one song, and that song is California Love by Tupac featuring Dr. Dre.
1:03.0	Out of a rail, fresh out of jail, California dreaming, soon as I stepped on a scene, I'm hearing hoochie screaming, fainting for money and alcohol for life of a west side player with California. Why do you're growing in Why do you're growing businesses love
1:22.6	Running things in Slack saves me so much time
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1:29.5	What say you?
1:30.4	Rocks from Gosney.
1:31.4	Slack helps us build community.
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