West Coast Poplock
"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 ' in the fictional radio station,. 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 1996. 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.
Legacy
West Coast Poplock was later sampled by Dr. Dre & 2Pac on "California Love". Hudson's work is featured in films including The Social Network, Iron Man 2, South Central, Chef, and various TV shows and video games such as Grand Theft Auto San Andreas.Cultural references
In the song's lyrics, upscale car brands are mentioned: "Poplocking in Rolls-Royce, Cadillac, Lincoln and Mercedes Benz", along with notable hotel chains: "Poplocking in Howard Johnson, Sheraton, poplocking at the Holiday Inn".California Love
The single "California Love" by 2Pac, Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman is the best-known song and most successful to sample "West Coast Poplock", 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".Track listing
12"In popular culture
- In 2013, Death Row Records former artist, Daz Dillinger, covered and freestyled on the song "West Coast Poplock" for his new mixtape entitled "Bacc 2 The Old School Vol.1".
Song samples
Sample credits
The song contains two samples below.| Song | Artist | Year |
| So Ruff, So Tuff | Roger & Zapp | 1981 |
| Disco Boot-Leg | Booker T. & the M.G.'s | 1965 |
Sample use
The song has been sampled many times below.| Song | Artist | Year |
| "California Love" | 2pac, Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman | 1995 |
| "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" | Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg | 1992 |
| "Straight Outta Compton" | N.W.A | 1988 |
| "Habitat" | Mos Def | 1999 |
| "Kalifornia" | Mos Def | 2003 |
| "Southside: Houston, Texas" | Scarface, Devin the Dude and Tela | 1998 |
| "8 Ball" by N.W.A | N.W.A | 1988 |
| "Pop Lockin' II" | West Coast Bad Boyz | 2001 |
| "West Coast Rap" | Afroman | 2004 |
| "Do You Wanna Go to the Liquor Store" | Toddy Tee, Mix Master Spade | 1988 |
| "Gangster Ass Anthony" | Felt | 2005 |
| "Genius Is Back" | Mix Master Spade and Compton Posse | 1988 |
| "Califa Funk" | Proper Dos | 1998 |
| "Roll on Em" | Crazy Toones, WC, Xzibit, MC Ren and Young Maylay | 2006 |
| "On the West" | Cisco Kidd, T.C. | 2012 |
| "Standing on the Corner" | DV3 | 1986 |
| "Cali's All That" | Def Jef | 1991 |
| "Dis Is How It Should Be Done" | Candyman | 1989 |
| "Nobody's Identical" | Legion of Doom | 1989 |
| "Nuthing but Props" | Shug | 1996 |
Song appearances
; Album- 2014: Ronnie Hudson - Westcoastin'
- 1983: Victor & The Glove - Breakmixer
- 1991: Various - Lowrider Soundtrack Volume 2
- 1992: Various - West Coast Rap - The First Dynasty, Vol. 2
- 1992: Various - South Central
- 1993: Various - Compton's Greatest Rap Volume 1
- 1994: Various - Old School Volume 5
- 1995: Various - Eazy-E & Posse
- 1996: Various - Street Jams : Back 2 The Old Skool Part Three
- 1997: Various - The Best Of Old School Funk Vol. 02
- 1997: Various - West Coast Posse 2
- 1998: Various - Funky Break Essentials 2
- 2002: Various - Old School Funkin' Hip Hop 2
- 2002: Various - Hip Hop Most Wanted - Chapter 2
- 2004: Various - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: Official Soundtrack
- 2004: Various - Grand Theft Auto San Andreas: Official Soundtrack Box Set
- 2005: Various - The 2Pac Collection
- 2006: DJ Riz - Live From Brooklyn, Volume 2
- 2008: Various - Old School Jams 8
- 2008: Various - Gold Digging - As Sampled By 2Pac
- 2008: DJ Git Hyper - DJ Git Hyper Presents Music From Raymann Is Laat!