2Pac feat. Dr. Dre California Love --- Single Mix --- Lyrics

[Tupac "2Pac" Shakur/Andre "Dr. Dre" Young/Woody Cunningham/Norman Durham/Roger Troutman/Larry Troutman/Joe c___er/Chris Stainton]
Originals by Roger (1981) as "So Ruff, So Tuff" & Joe c___er (1972) as "Woman To Woman"

California Love ...
California ... knows how to party.
California ... knows how to party.
In the citaaay of L.A.
In the citaaay of good ol' Watts
In the citaaay, the city of Compton.
We keep it rockin! We keep it rockin!

Now let me welcome everybody to the wild, wild west
A state that's untouchable like Elliot Ness
the track hits ya eardrum, like a slug to ya chest
Pack a vest for your Jimmy in the city of s__
We in that sunshine state with a bomb a__ hemp beat
the state where ya never find a dance floor empty.
And pimps be on a mission for them greens
lean mean money-makin'-machines servin' fiends.
I been in the game for ten years makin' rap tunes
ever since honeys was wearin' sassoon.
Now it's '95
and they clock me and watch me
diamonds shinin'
lookin' like I robbed Liberace.
It's all good, from Diego to tha Bay
Your city is tha bomb if your city makin' pay
Throw up a finger if ya' feel the same way
Dre puttin' it down for
Californ-i-a.

California .... knows how to party.
California .... knows how to party.
In tha citaaay of L.A.
In tha citaaay of good ol' Watts
In the citaaay, the city of Compton.
We Keep it Rockin'
We Keep it Rockin'
(Dre) Yeah, now make it shake! come on!

Shake Shake it baby
Shake Shake it, Shake it baby
Shake Shake it mama, Shake it Cali
(Shake it Cali)
Shake Shake it baby
Shake Shake it
Shake Shake it mama
Shake it Cali

Out on bail
fresh outta jail
California dreamin'
Soon as I stepped on the scene
I'm hearin' hoochies screamin'.
Fiendin' for money and alcohol
the life of a west side playa'
where cowards die, it's our ball
Only in Cali where we riot now rallies are live and die.
In L.A. we wearin' chucks not Ballies. (yea, that's right)
Dressed in Locs and khaki suits
and ride is what we do.
Flossin' but have caution
we can lie with other crews.
Famous cause we program
worldwide
let'em recognize from Longbeach to Rose Grands
b__pin' and Grindin' like a slow jam
it's west side
so you know the Row won't bow down to no man.
Say what you say
but give me that bomb beat from Dre
let me serenade the streets of L.A.
From Oakland to Sacktown
The Bay area in bag down
Cali is where they put they mack down
Give me love!

California ..... knows how to party.
California ..... knows how to party.
In tha Citaaay of L.A.
In tha Citaaay of good ol' Watts
In the citaaay, the city of Compton.
We keep it Rockin'
We Keep it Rockin'
(Dre) yeah, yeah now make it shake...uuhhh

Shake Shake it baby
Shake Shake it
Shake Shake it mama, Shake it Cali
(Shake it Cali)
Shake Shake it baby
(Shake it Cali)
Shake Shake it
Shake Shake it mama
(West Coast)
Shake it Cali
uh, yeah, uh, uh