Williams even included the Thunderdome itself, replacingВ the barbaric battles in the film for shots of Tupac and Dre dancing and rapping in the center of the structure. Famed music video director, Hype Williams, was tasked with creating the visual component of the single, and instead of retreading theВ glossy, shiny suit mise-en-scГЁne used routinely by Death RowвЂ™s rival, Bad Boy Records, Williams delivered a dystopian nightmare landscape - set in 2095 - that recalled Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. вЂњCalifornia LoveвЂќ was released in December of 1995, and immediately, it became a hit. At the same time I have a long relationship with Dre, so instead of just saying, вЂTake the song completely and just make it PacвЂ™s song,вЂ™ I did the right thing. When wrote it forВ Dre, we already did The Chronic, we already did Doggystyle, we already pretty much didВ Tha Dogg Pound, so now it was All Eyez on MeВ time.В When I heard it, the first thing I thought about вЂCalifornia LoveвЂ™В -В Pac fresh out of prisonВ -В isВ Tupac. Suge Knight has a different story, telling BET in 2014 that he orchestrated the amalgamation of Tupac and Dre: A short while went by and I went back in to the studio to see what was going on, and I saw Tupac in the booth recording a verse to the beat we had just made.В The entire process was about 20 minutes all-together and it was just amazing. We said hello and shook hands and then he left to enjoy the party - or so I thought. Taylor told LA Weekly that:ДЄs the party went on at the house, Tupac ended up coming through and he kind of snuck up behind me, because he was stealth like that. Dre was finishing up the beat for вЂњCalifornia LoveвЂќ when Tupac jumped in DreвЂ™s backyard studio and recorded his portion of the track in just 20 minutes. Hip-hop producer and DJ,В Chris вЂњThe GloveвЂќ Taylor, tells one story where Tupac appeared at a barbecue at DreвЂ™s home in Calabasas shortly after he was released from prison. There are several stories about the songвЂ™s creation, and likely, the truth in somewhere in the middle. The first single off of the album, вЂњCalifornia Love,вЂќ was not one intended for Tupac, but for its producer and TupacвЂ™s label mate, Dr. Known for his spirited work ethic, Tupac immediately went back to recording, with his gaze set upon his first release for Death Row, All Eyez on Me. The CaliforniaВ rapper spent most of 1995 in prison due to charges stemming from a sexual assault conviction, but was released towards the tail end of the year with a new lease on life, and a new recording contract with the West Coast-based Death Row Records, headed by infamous record executive Suge Knight. With Tupac, audiences gained a lyrical juggernaut who could wax poetically about the struggles in the urban jungle while doling out pipelines of braggadocios, becoming one of the most powerful voices in rap music at the time. Mainstream hip-hop had become oversaturated with the MC Hammers and the Vanilla Ices of the era, and had moved towards the edge, espousing a jagged, street-wise aesthetic championed by artists like Nas and Tupac Shakur. The mid-вЂ™90s were a time of change in the music industry.

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