ðə sˈɔŋ hɐz mˈɛni ɹˈɛfɹənsᵻz tə tˈuː pˈækz "kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə lˈʌv", wˌɪtʃ hiː dˈɪd wɪð dɹˈiː wˌaɪl æt dˈɛθ ɹˈoʊ ɹˈɛkɚdz, ænd tə lˈɪv ænd dˈaɪ ɪn ˌɛlˈeɪ.
The song has many references to 2Pac's "California Love", which he did with Dre while at Death Row Records, and To Live & Die in LA.