Nowhere is this more evident than in 2Pac's 1995 hit California Love, featuring fellow West Coast heavyweight Dr. Dre and pioneering funk singer Roger Troutman.

Troutman worked with George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, and Snoop Dogg. His biggest success came when he was a featured artists alongside Doctor Dre in Tupac's number one single "California Love ...

Gabrielle Union once shared how she went from wanting to star in Tupac’s ‘California Love’ music video to becoming a Hollywood actor.

Watch Kendrick Lamar cover Tupac's "California Love" at the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Awards.