“California Love [RMX]” Featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman Produced by Dr. Dre Tommy Daugherty: Fuck it, I can say it: Dre really didn’t want nothing to do with that record. He didn’t like it at all that Tupac came to Death Row, which I thought was kind of interesting, ’cause I remember he said, “That’s it, I’m done with Death Row now that Tupac is here.” I was like, “What the fuck!?” I mean, if you look at that album, he didn’t do shit on All Eyez On Me except for “California Love,” which basically was, ugh, that was going to be his single for Aftermath, right? And Suge heard that shit and said, “Fuck it,” and rushed up to Dre’s house and made him put Tupac on there. So basically he lost his first single for Aftermath, and it ended up being the first single for Tupac. Because the original version of that is three verses with Dre rapping on it. The only person who’s got that original version is DJ Jam, Snoop’s DJ. So basically Suge was like, “Fuck it, we’re putting Tupac on that shit, and this is going to be the single off the record.” That shit was dope. Suge ain’t no dummy. - XXL MAG On November 10, 1995, Tupac spends four days (November 10,11, 12 & 13) filming the “California Love” music video in the El Mirage, CA desert, directed by J. Kevin Swain. Date: November 04, 1995 Studio: Can-Am Studios, Tarzana, California Producer: Dr. Dre On November 28, 1995, 2Pac start to filming ”California Love” Remix Video, directed by Hype Williams. Featuring: Roger Troutman & Dr. Dre Produced By: Dr. Dre Written By: 2Pac, Chris Stainton, Ronnie Hudson, Mikel Hooks, Joe Cocker, J-Flexx, Woody Cunningham, Norman Durham, Larry Troutman & Roger Troutman Release Date: December 3, 1995 Video Director: Hype Williams & Jada Pinkett Smith Publisher: Joshua's Dream, Interscope Pearl Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ on but Funkin', Saja Music & Lastrada Entertainment Performance Rights: ASCAP & BMI Copyright © Death Row Records & Interscope Records Phonographic Copyright ℗ Death Row Records & Interscope Records Background Vocals Barbara Wilson, Danette Williams & Dorothy Coleman Talkbox: Roger Troutman Keyboards: Sean "Barney" Thomas Percussion: Carl "Butch" Small Assistant Producer: Larry Chatman Mixing Engineer: Dr. Dre Engineer: Keston Wright Mastering Engineer: Brian Gardner Label: Death Row Records & Interscope Records Recorded At: Can-Am Studios (Tarzana, CA) Samples: Zapp – Dance Floor, Joe Cocker – Woman to Woman, Ronnie Hudson And The Street People – West Coast Poplock Courtesy Of 2PacLegacy & Genius.com #CaliforniaLove #2Pac #DrDre #RogerTroutman #CaliLove #Westcoast #Westside #ThugImmortal #GFunk #InspiredByMadMaxBeyondThunderdome #Tupac #TupacAmaruShakur #MakaveliTheDon #Makaveli #Killuminati #TupacShakur #TonyCox #AllEyezOnMe #California #Cali #THUGLIFE #AE #Souljah #Ridah #Immortal #Untouchable #3D #Rapstars #DeathRowRecords #BossOfAllBosses #2PacalypseNow #TheThugLord #Desert #Barney #ElMirage #CaliforniaLoveRemix #WickedMix #8D #TheDonKilluminati #THUGLIFE #ThuggedOut #OG #ThugAngel #ThugProphet #WestCoastHipHop #GangstaRap #WestcoastGFunk #ZAPP #Icons #Legends #LegendsNeverDie #WestCoastPoplock #JKevinSwain #CarlButchSmall #CanAmStudios #Tarzana #LarryTroutman #JadaPinkettSmith #4K #HypeWilliams #SeanBarneyThomas #DanceFloor #BrianGardner #LarryChatman #JoeCocker #E40 #InterscopeRecords #WomanToWoman #ThaRow #RonnieHudsonAndTheStreetPeople #HighDef #KestonWright #RonnieHudson #BarbaraWilson #DanetteWilliams #DorothyColeman #Boosted #BassBoosted #ExtremeBassBoosted #Bass #3DSurroundSound #3DAudioSurroundSound #HighQuality #HighDefinition #DJReyzor357 #DJReyzor357Remakes #Euthanasia #Euphanasia #SupremeEuthanasia #2PacalypseNow #JFlexx #Strictly4MyNIGGAZ #ChrisStainton #DannyBoy #MeAgainstTheWorld #RonnieHudson #Jodeci #MikelHooks #WoodyCunningham #GeorgeClinton #NormanDurham #EvilTribalChief #ChrisTucker #TalkBox #HouseParty #DJQuik #BigSyke #BLegit #Mussolini #LittlePsycho #TyrussGeraldHimes #AndreYoung #Outlawz #OutlawImmortalz #Demo #ThaOutlawz #TheDonKilluminati #MoKomani #MopremeShakur #DannyBoySteward #Mopreme #DanielSteward #DJYAN #IntroPartyBreaks #Lyrics #BeatFreakz #PartyBreaks #3DAudio #8DAudio #ArenaEffects #Boost #8DSurroundSound #OGMix #8DAudioSurroundSound #Drums #Guitar #Piano #Instrumental #ThugLifestyle #ThugMentality #AmaruPublishing #AmaruEntertainment #Amaru #OriginalVersion #OriginalVibe #OGVibe #Original #OGRawVocal #OriginalRawVocal #DemoVersion #DemoEdit #DJBurleyEdit