Cali’s All That - Intellectual

[Intro: Def Jef]

Hey man

How many times I gotta tell you?

I’m a businessman

I’m making moves

I’m making moves constantly, man

So you know what you gotta do?

Yo, you gotta talk to me quick

While we do that shit, y’all

Alright, check it out

We goin' drop it something like this

And tell you why we think Cali is all that

[Verse 1: Def Jef]

Cali’s all that, that’s why I’m camping out here

It’s crazy cool, so I’m lamping out here

For right now because the money is good

Plus, I get to kick it with the boys in the hood

Hollywood reminds me of 42nd Street

But the cops out here don’t walk the beat

I got to get in my car when I want to jet out

And drive kind of far cause everything’s so spread out

But I don’t really mind, I just put my top down, boom my system

And play my hip-hop sound

Big cars and movie stars don’t impress me with their wealth

Because I’m living kind of large myself

I’m getting paper

What I mean is I’m getting paid

Cooling in Cali under a palm tree shade

It ain’t where you from, it’s where you at

But you gotta come to Cali ‘cause it’s all that

[Chorus]

California knows how to party

[Verse 2: Def Jef]

Yo, I’m telling you- you-

You’re gonna let me tell your boss

He can take his job and shove it

Go home, pack your bags, but leave your umbrella

Remember, it never rains in southern California

Every day it’s sunny and bright but it’s chilly at night

So take your sweater and you’ll be alright

You never know who you might run into

Every day something new is nothing but something to do

So me and the crew roll to Roscoe’s to eat

Then we roll down to Venice Beach

We each got blunts so it’s all good to go

Hooty bang in a flow and you know

At the beach, we don’t lay in the sand and get a tan

We walk the strip

And see the honey dips

And itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini

Believe me when I say Cali's all that

[Chorus]

California knows how to party

[Interlude]

[Verse 3: Tone Lōc]

Yeah

Love’s in the house

California style

I was praised and raised on the set side, not the best side

But the funky funky ass Westside

You and your crew, whatcha gonna do?

Jump in the pool, watch your eyes, it might be full of brew

And everything is smooth and kicking

And don’t worry about the women ‘cause they love attention

I must admit, it’s filled with cliques

But the brothers on top don’t deal with the bullshit

They get to the party, have a sip of Bacardi

Be hearty and act like it’s Mardi Gras

I saw you looking at what I was doing

I got a rump and you know I ain’t barbequing

Here’s a chance to unwind in the sunshine

Every day a splash of Tanqueray

I’ve been all over the world

And I love to come back

Because Cali’s all that

[Chorus]

California knows how to party

(Yeah, you know)

(You know what I’m saying)

(Word up)

(Love’s in the house)

California knows how to party

(Chilling with Def Jef)

(You know it)

California knows how to party

(California style right here)

(Wassup player)

(You know the deal)

California knows how to party

(Checking them skeez, huh?)

[Verse 4: Def Jef]

Some people come to Cali to make it

Some people are phonies so they front and fake it

Some people make it to the top

So don’t diss nobody

You see the same faces on the way down when you drop

Pop the cork on the Moët and just flow it

The poet with soul and let’s roll

To Hollywood Hills for another pool party

And you know that means, crazy food and crazy hotties

Not to mention the chronic sticky green

An LA-type scene

I used to think that Cali was all suckers and Jheri curls

But they got some down brothers and fly girls

So when you’re ready to make that move

Give me a ring, get the next flight

And Friday night, we can swing it

And you can see for yourself where it’s at

Come to Cali ‘cause it’s all that

[Chorus]

California knows how to party

(Ha, yeah)

California knows how to party

(And you don’t, and you can’t, and you won’t stop)

California knows how to party

(C’mon)

California knows how to party

[Outro: Def Jef]

Yo, you gotta come out here and check it out

Money, it’s all that

Man, you know what I’m saying

The sun, the fun, the palm trees

You know what I’m saying?

I be rolling down Sunset Boulevard puffing a mac

Well now, you really can’t puff on the street

If you puff, you gotta be on the freeway

You know? ‘Cause 5-0 don’t even play that

They catch you and they give you an Ultramagnetic MCs

Critical Beatdown, word up

But you gotta come out here ‘cause Cali’s fly man, word up

See ya