Saul Williams - 2Pac's “California Love” lyrics

[Hook: Roger Troutman] California knows how to party California knows how to party In the city of L.A In the city of good ol' Watts In the city, the city of Compton We keep it rockin' [Verse 1: Dr. Dre] Now let me welcome everybody to the wild, wild West A state that's untouchable like Elliot Ness The track hits your eardrum like a slug to your chest Pack a vest for your Jimmy in the city of s** We in that sunshine state where the bomb-a** hemp be The state where you never find a dance floor empty And pimps be on a mission for them greens Lean mean money-making-machines serving fiends I been in the game for 10 years making rap tunes Ever since honeys was wearing Sa**oons Now it's '95 and they clock me and watch me Diamonds shining, looking like I robbed Liberace It's all good, from Diego to the Bay Your city is the bomb if your city making pay Throw up a finger if you feel the same way Dre putting it down for Californ-i-aye [Hook] [Bridge: Roger Troutman] Shake, shake it, baby Shake, shake it [Verse 2: 2Pac] Out on bail, fresh out of jail, California dreaming Soon as I step on the scene, I'm hearing hoochies screaming Fiending for money and alcohol The life of a Westside player where cowards die and the strong ball Only in Cali where we riot not rally to live and die In L.A. we wearing Chucks not Ballys (yeah, that's right) Dressed in Locs and Khaki suits, and ride is what we do Flossing, but have caution: we collide with other crews Famous because we throw grands Worldwide, let them recognize from Long Beach to Rosecrans Bumping and grinding like a slow jam, it's Westside 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 Sac-town, the Bay Area and back down Cali is where they put their mack down Give me love! [Hook] [Ad-Libs] [Dr. Dre] South Central [2Pac] Uh, that's right [Dr. Dre] Now make it shake [Bridge] [Ad-Libs: Dr. Dre] Shake it Cali Uh, uh, West Coast Uh, yeah, uh, uh, Long Beach in the house Uh, yeah, Oaktown, Oakland definitely in the house Frisco, Frisco [2Pac] And you know L.A. up in here [Dr. Dre] Pasadena where you at? Yeah, Inglewood Inglewood always up to no good [2Pac] Even Hollywood trying to get a piece, baby [Dr. Dre] Sacramento, Sacramento where you at? [2Pac] Throw it up ya'll, throw it up, throw it up! I can't see ya Let's show these fools how we do it over on this West Side