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Title: Dr. Dre's Ghost Writer J. Flexx Talks Writing Mega Hit 'California Love'
Post by: abusive on September 22, 2022, 06:43:09 AM
https://youtu.be/AuceqFzyUew
Title: Re: Dr. Dre's Ghost Writer J. Flexx Talks Writing Mega Hit 'California Love'
Post by: Okka on September 22, 2022, 06:49:52 AM
Always been a huge fan of J. Flexx. He wrote some classic verses. I wish people would ask him about his unreleased Death Row album.
Title: Re: Dr. Dre's Ghost Writer J. Flexx Talks Writing Mega Hit 'California Love'
Post by: HighEyeCue on September 22, 2022, 07:25:25 AM
Always been a huge fan of J. Flexx. He wrote some classic verses. I wish people would ask him about his unreleased Death Row album.

one thing I will say is I didn't really feel Dre's unreleased "California Love" 2nd verse but maybe because Pac's verse fit the beat like a glove
Title: Re: Dr. Dre's Ghost Writer J. Flexx Talks Writing Mega Hit 'California Love'
Post by: Hittman2001 on September 22, 2022, 05:10:05 PM
he's credited on this song.  how is he a ghost writer?
Title: Re: Dr. Dre's Ghost Writer J. Flexx Talks Writing Mega Hit 'California Love'
Post by: Dee Tha AK on September 22, 2022, 09:17:00 PM
he's credited on this song.  how is he a ghost writer?

In AEOM Booklet?
Title: Re: Dr. Dre's Ghost Writer J. Flexx Talks Writing Mega Hit 'California Love'
Post by: Okka on September 23, 2022, 04:13:57 AM
he's credited on this song.  how is he a ghost writer?

He actually isn't credited in the booklet.
Title: Re: Dr. Dre's Ghost Writer J. Flexx Talks Writing Mega Hit 'California Love'
Post by: Detox Is A Myth!!! on September 23, 2022, 07:44:34 AM
I've never understood why they had a megaton bomb of a single and put the lesser remix on Pac's album instead.  What was the reason for this?
Title: Re: Dr. Dre's Ghost Writer J. Flexx Talks Writing Mega Hit 'California Love'
Post by: astra4322 on September 23, 2022, 08:16:03 AM
I've never understood why they had a megaton bomb of a single and put the lesser remix on Pac's album instead.  What was the reason for this?

EU version has both versions.
Title: Re: Dr. Dre's Ghost Writer J. Flexx Talks Writing Mega Hit 'California Love'
Post by: HighEyeCue on September 23, 2022, 09:24:31 AM
EU version has both versions.

yep

I've never understood why they had a megaton bomb of a single and put the lesser remix on Pac's album instead.  What was the reason for this?

who knows why they didn’t put it on the US version…instead they later released it on the “How Do U Want It” single which also contained “Hit Em Up”
Title: Re: Dr. Dre's Ghost Writer J. Flexx Talks Writing Mega Hit 'California Love'
Post by: Okka on September 23, 2022, 12:17:28 PM
yep

who knows why they didn’t put it on the US version…instead they later released it on the “How Do U Want It” single which also contained “Hit Em Up”

It was released as a single in '95 too.
Title: Re: Dr. Dre's Ghost Writer J. Flexx Talks Writing Mega Hit 'California Love'
Post by: HighEyeCue on September 23, 2022, 01:30:49 PM
It was released as a single in '95 too.

In the US i think it was only released on Vinyl in ‘95

I remember looking for the CD single and could not find it anywhere
Title: Re: Dr. Dre's Ghost Writer J. Flexx Talks Writing Mega Hit 'California Love'
Post by: Hittman2001 on September 23, 2022, 04:34:22 PM
He actually isn't credited in the booklet.

credited on spotify, if that means anything
Title: Re: Dr. Dre's Ghost Writer J. Flexx Talks Writing Mega Hit 'California Love'
Post by: Dee Tha AK on September 23, 2022, 10:38:35 PM
credited on spotify, if that means anything

He isn't credited on the booklet .... Thats why I asked before
Title: Re: Dr. Dre's Ghost Writer J. Flexx Talks Writing Mega Hit 'California Love'
Post by: Okka on September 24, 2022, 02:53:15 AM
In the US i think it was only released on Vinyl in ‘95

I remember looking for the CD single and could not find it anywhere

Yep! Looks like it.

https://www.discogs.com/master/84794-2Pac-California-Love

I have a feeling Suge didn't wanna add it to the album so people had to cop the single? He did somethin' similar with the "Greatest Hits".
Title: Re: Dr. Dre's Ghost Writer J. Flexx Talks Writing Mega Hit 'California Love'
Post by: TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96' on September 24, 2022, 09:57:16 PM
Always been a huge fan of J. Flexx. He wrote some classic verses. I wish people would ask him about his unreleased Death Row album.

Yeah true, but he loses some points for that Death Row's Greatest hits tracks "Who's Been There/Who's Done That" where he dissed Dre after Dre put him on.

But yeah, the man is a genius writer.  "Been There Done That" was so far ahead of it's time when it dropped, we stuck around for Illuminati and got caught up...and a lot like "New York, New York" East Coast heads saying the West had no lyrics and what not got fuccin served on that shit
Title: Re: Dr. Dre's Ghost Writer J. Flexx Talks Writing Mega Hit 'California Love'
Post by: Sccit on September 24, 2022, 10:01:15 PM
for what it’s worth, both versions of cali love are classic

i did cop the eu version for the remix tho
Title: Re: Dr. Dre's Ghost Writer J. Flexx Talks Writing Mega Hit 'California Love'
Post by: Okka on September 24, 2022, 10:25:00 PM
for what it’s worth, both versions of cali love are classic

i did cop the eu version for the remix tho

The remix is on all versions of the album.
Title: Re: Dr. Dre's Ghost Writer J. Flexx Talks Writing Mega Hit 'California Love'
Post by: Sccit on September 24, 2022, 11:38:25 PM
The remix is on all versions of the album.


i meant for the OG
Title: Re: Dr. Dre's Ghost Writer J. Flexx Talks Writing Mega Hit 'California Love'
Post by: astra4322 on September 25, 2022, 12:01:33 AM
I like remix more 8)