0_Wizard
California Love is one of my favourite songs. It is by Tupac. It makes me kind of sad though that the grammy award that the song won had to be awarded posthumously as Tupac lost his life far too young. 
The song was nominated for a posthumous Grammy Award as a Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) in 1997.
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Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ) (born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper, poet and actor. Shakur sold over 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. His double disc albums "All Eyez on Me" (1996) and his "Greatest Hits" (1998) are among the best-selling albums in the United States. Shakur is consistently ranked as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time and he has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of any genre by many publications, including "Rolling Stone", which ranked him 86th on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
All Eyez on Me (film)
All Eyez on Me is a 2017 American biographical drama film about hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur, directed by Benny Boom and written by Jeremy Haft, Eddie Gonzalez and Steven Bagatourian. Titled after Shakur's 1996 fourth studio album of the same title, the film stars Demetrius Shipp Jr. as Shakur with Kat Graham, Lauren Cohan, Hill Harper and Danai Gurira in supporting roles. Principal photography began in mid-December 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. "All Eyez on Me" premiered on June 14, 2017, in Los Angeles and was released in the United States on June 16, 2017, on what would have been Shakur's 46th birthday.
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Raised in Compton, California, Lamar embarked on his musical career as a teenager under the stage name K-Dot, releasing a mixtape that garnered local attention and led to his signing with indie record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). He began to gain recognition in 2010, after his first retail release, "Overly Dedicated". The following year, he independently released his first studio album, "Section.80", which included his debut single, "HiiiPoWeR". By that time, he had amassed a large online following and collaborated with several prominent artists in the hip hop industry, including The Game, Busta Rhymes, and Snoop Dogg.
All Eyez on Me
All Eyez on Me is the fourth and final studio album by American rapper 2Pac It was released on February 13, 1996, by Death Row Records and Interscope Records. The album featured the "Billboard" Hot 100 #1 singles "How Do U Want It" and "California Love". It featured five singles in all, the most of any of Shakur's albums. Moreover, "All Eyez on Me" (which was the only Death Row Records release to be distributed through PolyGram by way of Island Records) made history as the second double-full-length hip-hop solo studio album released for mass consumption (the first one being IAM's 1993 "Ombre est lumière" album")".
The Documentary
The Documentary is the debut studio album by American rapper The Game. It was released on January 18, 2005, by Aftermath Entertainment, G-Unit Records and Interscope Records. The record serves as his major-label debut that was preceded by the release of his independently-released debut of "Untold Story" (2004). In 2001, after The Game was recovering from a shooting, he embarked his rap career. He later was discovered by Dr. Dre, who Dre signed The Game to his Aftermath Entertainment label. The album includes production from high-profile producers such as Dr. Dre, Kanye West, Scott Storch and Timbaland, among others.
Stretch (rapper)
Randy Walker (April 8, 1968 – November 30, 1995), better known by his stage name Stretch, was an American hardcore hip hop rapper and producer and close friend and collaborator of Tupac Shakur. A member of the Live Squad with his brother Majesty, the group was notable for their early recordings with Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. until the 1994 attack on Shakur at Quad Recording Studios resulted in a highly publicised falling out. On 30 November 1995, Stretch was the first of the three former friends to be murdered. Randy Walker was born in 1968 Springfield Gardens, Queens to an American father and a newly-immigrated Jamaican mother.
Live Squad
Live Squad is an American hip hop group and production team from Hollis, Queens, New York consisting of brothers Stretch (Randy Walker) and Majesty (Christopher Walker) and DJ K-Low, best known for their early collaborations with Tupac Shakur. Live Squad debuted in 1988 with the self-produced tracks "Troopin It" and "We Ain't Havin' It" on "BQ In Full Effect", a limited 12" EP featuring Percee P and Top Priority. In 1990, Stretch and Majesty met Shock G of Bay Area hip-hop group Digital Underground, with Stretch making a guest appearance on "Family of the Underground" from their 1991 album "Sons Of The P" and a Live Squad produced remix for their single "No Nose Job" that same year.
1_Apprentice
I love that song also, and I agree that he died way too young. Such a talent Tupac was!