The 'California Love' music video, released in 1995, features the legendary 2Pac (Tupac Shakur) and Dr. Dre in a high-budget, post-apocalyptic desert wasteland inspired by the 1985 film 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'. Directed by Hype Williams, the scene captures the duo along with a massive crowd of survivors celebrating amidst dusty rigs and futuristic armor. The iconic hook, 'California knows how to party,' is performed over a heavy Roger Troutman talk-box sample, marking 2Pac's triumphant return to music under Death Row Records. In internet culture, this clip is the gold standard for representing peak energy, Friday night excitement, or a group of friends making a grand entrance. It is frequently used to celebrate travel to the West Coast or to ironically highlight a situation where a 'party' is actually chaotic or out of control. Example captions include: 'Me landing at LAX with 40 dollars in my bank account', 'The boys arriving at the function after being 2 hours late', and 'My last two brain cells when a slightly upbeat song starts playing.'