Like Dr. Dre before him, Kendrick Lamar grew up in Compton, California; they even graduated from the same high school. Dre first burst onto the scene in the late 1980s as a part of the popular rap ...

The Super Bowl LVI halftime show featured an all-star lineup of artists in an ode to hip-hop and its decades of influence in pop culture. The game took place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California — ...

When Tupac had been released from prison in 1995, he not only immediately signed a deal with Suge Knight and Dr. Dre’s Death Row Records, but he also decided to connect with Dre for his comeback ...

Their lyrics were braggadocious, the beats were glossy and luxurious, and a sense of self-assurance and pomp oozed through the fabric of the music. Nowhere is this more evident than in 2Pac's 1995 hit ...

Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre brought Tupac Shakur back from the dead for a showstopping finale to the first Coachella weekend on Sunday night (15Apr12). Shakur appeared as a hologram on the festival stage ...

On this date in 1995, Death Row Records released one of the label’s most successful singles featuring Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur and Zapp frontman, the late Roger Troutman aptly titled “California Love” ...

June 16 is Tupac Amaru Shakur’s birthday. Today—June 16, 2020—he’d be 49 years old. Since it’s Tupac’s birthday and one of his singles— “California Love”—happens to feature one of the most iconic hip ...

On “California Love,” Shakur’s verse begins, Out on bail, fresh outta jail, California dreamin’! It’s a classic opening that is still blasted on highways and in dance clubs today. “California Love” ...

Suge Knight has claimed Dr. Dre was not responsible for producing Snoop Dogg’s album Doggystyle or 2Pac’s “California Love.” During a conversation with TMZ from a California state penitentiary, Knight ...