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"California Love" is a song by American rapper 2Pac featuring fellow American rapper and producer Dr. Dre. The song was released December 3, 1995 as 2Pac's comeback single after his release from prison in 1995 and was his first single as the newest artist of Death Row Records.
A few of these songs in particular serve as strong denunciations of social injustice. Tupac has been an influence to hip hop artists since his death as both a musical artist and as an icon of social justice. Artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Tory Lanez, J. Cole, and Eminem have all cited Shakur as an influence on their music and their message ...
As the investigation into the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur ramped up, prosecutors dug into the past and took the grand jury back to some of the most pivotal moments in the East-West Coast rap rivalry.
Hip hop music and hip hop culture is widely considered to have originated on the East Coast of the United States in New York City. [4] [5] [6] As a result, New York rappers were often perceived as feeling their hip hop scene was superior to other regional hip hop cultures whereas those on the West Coast of the United States had developed an inferiority complex.
On the song, the AI-Tupac vocals rap: “Kendrick, we need ya, the West Coast savior / Engraving your name in some hip-hop history / If you deal with this viciously / You seem a little nervous ...
[274] Tupac is regarded as one of the most influential artists in music and popular culture in general and an icon of activism. [ 3 ] Palestinian rapper Tamer Nafar , leader and a founding member of DAM , became passionate about hip-hop by listening to Tupac, saying, "The imagery in Shakur's videos was similar to our reality in Lod ."
The song is widely regarded as one of Shakur's greatest songs, as well as one of the greatest rap songs of all time. In 2017, Consequence ranked the song number two on their list of the 20 greatest Tupac Shakur songs, and in 2020, Far Out ranked it number six on their list of the 10 greatest Tupac Shakur songs.
After appearing on Tupac’s 1993 song “Papa’z Song” under the rapper name Wycked, Mopreme and Tupac formed the group Thug Life — along with rappers Big Syke, Macadoshis and Rated R.