song /

California Love

by Tupac Shakur feat. Dr. Dre, roger-troutman

Coastal Era on All Eyez on Me

Producers

Samples

What this samples (1)

  • "Woman to Woman" — Joe Cocker (1972) · piano riff · WhoSampled ↗

Sample identification: WhoSampled (treated as Tier A-equivalent for sample IDs per methodology).

Charts & certifications

Billboard Hot 100 peak
#1

Certifications

  • RIAA2x-platinum · Jul 30, 2021

Linked moments 2

Lyrics: https://genius.com/2pac-california-love-lyrics (external — we don't host lyrics; see methodology)

External

Citations 2

  1. B
    Wikipedia — California Love Retrieved 2026-05-24.
  2. A
    RIAA — RIAA Gold/Platinum — 'California Love' Retrieved 2026-05-24.

Per methodology: Tier A = scholarly / institutional / primary; Tier B = trade press + paper of record + Wikipedia; Tier C = fan / community / specialist (with corroboration).

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