Going Back to Cali (The Notorious B.I.G. song)

"Going Back to Cali" is a song recorded by rapper The Notorious B.I.G. and Puff Daddy (uncredited) from the album "Life After Death". The song is noted as one of Biggie's popular songs from the album, well known for its catchy hook and beat. The song contains a sample of Zapp hit "More Bounce to the Ounce".
Background.
The song is about Smalls returning to Los Angeles and the West Coast. It begins with Puff Daddy and Smalls in a telephone conversation in which Daddy is telling Smalls that he needs to get ready for a flight to Los Angeles. Smalls sounding like he's just woken up from being asleep. The second verse opens up with Smalls' thoughts on the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry and his relationship with the West Coast:
If I got to choose a coast, I got to choose the EastI live out there, so don't go thereBut that don't mean a nigga can't rest in the WestSee some nice breasts in the WestSmoke some nice sess in the WestY'all niggas is a messThinkin' I'm gon' stop givin' L.A. propsAll I got is beef with those that violate meI shall annihilate thee
Cover versions.
Harlem rapper Mase (who was associated with Biggie) recorded a cover version of the song named "Going Back To Harlem".
The song is heavily sampled in E-40's song "Bust Moves" featuring labelmates Big Omeezy and Droop-E, the latter of whom is E-40's son, from his 2012 album "".