Released 1982 (1982) Length 5:18 | Format Vinyl, 12" single Label Birdie | |
Genre Funk, West Coast hip hop | ||
"West Coast Poplock" is one of the most popular singles by Ronnie Hudson And The Street People and was released in 1982. The song was featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in the fictional radio station, Bounce FM. Immediately adopted as an anthem by KDAY, "West Coast Poplock" has rarely left radio since its release over 30 years ago. It contains elements from the 1981 song "So Ruff, So Tuff", performed by Roger Troutman and co-written by himself and brother Larry Troutman. Various artists have sampled it, from N.W.A, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre to Scarface and Mos Def. The song is notable for its sample in "California Love" by 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman, which was released on Death Row Records record label in 1995. Ronnie Hudson made a comeback with his album entitled Westcoastin', in which the "West Coast Poplock" was renamed to "West Coast Poplock 2020" and was re-mastered.
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Background
Ronnie Hudson first blazed the West Coast hip hop trail with his classic 1982 hit “West Coast Poplock". It was later recorded and sampled by Dr. Dre & 2Pac as “California Love”. Both quickly became undisputed West Coast anthems by KDAY. Ronnie’s work is featured in films including The Social Network (also known as The Facebook Movie), Iron Man II, South Central, Chef, and various TV shows and video games such as Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. While at Stax Records, Ronnie recorded and toured with Isaac Hayes on his grammy winning soundtrack for the 1971 hit movie, Shaft.
California Love
The single "California Love" by 2Pac, Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman is the best-known song and their most successful, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. The original version contains a sample taken from Joe Cocker's 1972 song "Woman to Woman". The chorus, "California knows how to party", was sung by Roger Troutman using his characteristic talk box and was taken from the 1982 song "West Coast Poplock" by Ronnie Hudson & The Street People which was written by Larry Troutman and Roger Troutman. In the song where Troutman sings "shake it, shake it baby", he interpolates the chant he used on his 1982 Zapp single, "Dance Floor".
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In popular culture
Sample credits
The song contains two samples below.
Sample use
The song has been sampled many times below.