Music Video
Music Video
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Zapp & Roger
Performer
Roger Troutman
Vocals
Zapp
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dr. Dre
Songwriter
N. Durham
Songwriter
R. Troutman
Songwriter
T.Shakur
Songwriter
W. Cunningham
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dale DeGroat
Producer
Roger Troutman
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
California love
[Verse 2]
California, knows how to party
California, knows how to party
In the city of L.A.
In the city of good ol' Watts
In the city, the city of Compton
We keep it rockin', we keep it rockin'
[Verse 3]
Shake, shake it baby
Shake, shake it, shake it baby
Shake, shake it mama
Shake it, Cali, shake Cali
Shake, shake it baby
Shake, shake it, shake it baby
Shake, shake it mama
Shake it, Cali
[Verse 4]
Now let me welcome everybody to the Z-A-P-P
It's the B-I-G-G-R-O-B-B
Kicking up in your speakers, knocking a hole up in your trunk
'Cause I got more bounce, and more funk
I keep the Zapp fans happy with their flavor that they savor, neighbor
It's a great day to be a neighbor
Wouldn't you like to be neighbor in my neighborhood?
Mr. Roger's my neighbor and your Zapp flavor's all good
[Verse 5]
It's the Z-A-P-P blessed by G-O-D
Increasing the preach from New York City to San Francisco
Come to the Zapp show and see the fat man disco
Go Big Robb, go Big Robb, go
It's what the girlies all say when I shake my Jell-o
Standing on the stage preaching peace like Peter Piper
Big Robb does the job wearing nothing but sleazy
[Verse 6]
California, knows how to party
California, knows how to party
(West coast)
In the city of L.A.
In the city of good ol' Watts
In the city, the city of Compton
We keep it rockin', we keep it rockin'
[Verse 7]
Shake, shake it baby
Shake it Mama, shake it Mama
California love
[Verse 8]
California, knows how to party
California, knows how to party
(Yes they do)
In the city of L.A.
In the city of good ol' Watts
In the city, the city of Compton
Keep it rockin', keep it rockin'
Keep it rockin', keep it rockin'
[Verse 9]
Yeah, here's a little ditty about Ohio boys on a quest
Bold, looking for gold
We gotta go west
Black gold, Texas T
So we loaded up the Jeep and road out to Beverly
Plant midwest funk to make your trunk go bump in the night
From Diego to the bay we had to bring 'em something tight
Tight as a black man with his brother
So we stopped trying to kill one another
[Verse 10]
Just about then they said we couldn't do it anyway
I stepped to the mic and again they go to it
Then all of the sudden the stage starts to shaking
Stage start shakin' like a California earthquake
[Verse 11]
Shake, shake it baby
Shake it, Cali
[Verse 12]
Now the stories all told 'cause I found the gold
In the souls of the people in Cali
[Verse 13]
California, knows how to party
California, knows how to party
(West coast)
In the city of L.A.
In the city of good ol' Watts
In the city, the city of Compton
We keep it rockin', we keep it rockin'
[Verse 14]
Rock on, yeah, yeah, California love
California love
Written by: Dr. Dre, N. Durham, R. Troutman, T.Shakur, W. Cunningham