Tupac Shakur was born in Harlem in 1971 to two members of the Black Panther Party. Taking the name MC New York when he first began rapping, Shakur spent a few of his formative years in Baltimore ...

3. “California Love” – 2Pac, feat. Dr. Dre An ode to the state, 2Pac’s “California Love” details the splendors of California.

Dropped as a single on 3 December 1995, 2Pac's first release on Death Row Records spent two weeks at No.1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. California Love was a perfect example of the lavish, feelgood ...

Patti LaBelle learned how to Crip Walk after hearing ‘California Love’ by Tupac Shakur LaBelle reflected on her first immersion into the world of hip-hop in a 2022 interview on Drink Champs.

From their Sunnyvale studios, the Orange Peels created some incredibly memorable music. Yet, the number that has always been ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — There are many songs that mention California, especially some of the state’s bigger cities such as Los Angeles or San Francisco. But there’s no shortage of Sacrame… ...

It’s one of Tupac’s most known and successful songs, reaching number one on Billboard Hot 100. Dr. Dre wrote the song and intended it for himself. But, Tupac heard the track and wanted in on it.

I was literally auditioning for the ‘California Love’ video with Tupac and 20 of his closest friends,” Union said. But eventually, Union decided to do acting when her music video career wasn ...

Or Tupac Shakur’s ode to the West Coast, the quintessential “California Love.” What songs best define California, this vast confounding wonderland, and the millions of us who live here?