# 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre — California Love

2Pac featuring Dr. Dre’s California Love (1995) is No. 5 in our G-Funk ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1995
- **Label:** Death Row
- **On one list:** G-Funk
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Artist:** [2Pac featuring Dr. Dre](https://waxonia.com/artist/2pac-featuring-dr-dre/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/2pac-featuring-dr-dre--california-love/

## What we say

### No. 5 in [G-Funk](https://waxonia.com/genre/g-funk/)

A Joe Cocker interpolation, a talkbox and Shakur newly out of prison. The genre at maximum scale, and the last moment before the whole enterprise turned tragic.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/2Pac%20featuring%20Dr.%20Dre%20California%20Love) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=J7_bMdYfSws)

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