"Going Back To Cali" Is A Song Recorded By Rapper The Notorious B.I.G. And Diddy 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". The Song Is About Biggie Returning To Los Angeles And The West Coast. It Begins With A Telephone Conversion Between Diddy And Biggie In Which Diddy Tells Biggie That He Needs To Get Ready For A Flight From New York JFK To Los Angeles LAX . Biggie Sounds As If He's Just Been Woken Up By Diddy's Telephone Call. The Second Verse Begins With Biggie's Thoughts On The East Coast–West Coast Hip Hop Rivalry And His Relationship To The West Coast "If I Got To Choose A Coast I Got To Choose The East I Live Out There So Don't Go There But That Don't Mean A Nigga Can't Rest In The West See Some Nice Breasts In The West Smoke Some Nice Sess In The West Y'all Niggas Is A Mess Thinkin' I'm Gon' Stop Givin' L.A. Props All I Got Is Beef With Those That Violate Me I Shall Annihilate Thee"