G Funk Era is the debut studio album by American rapper Warren G. It was released on June 7, 1994 by Violator Records and distributed by Rush Associated Labels . Nostalgic fans would ask Warren for more of classic G-funk, and even ask for more from Nate Dogg, who had died in 2011. It was released in the spring of 1994 as the first single on the soundtrack to the film Above the Rim and later Warren G.'s album Regulate...G Funk Era.It became an MTV staple and the song reached No. [22] And in August 2014, on the Mnet channel's reality series American Hustle Life, he directed an alternate music video for "Boy In Luv," by South Korean boy band BTS. [41] In August, the album was certified 3x Multi-Platinum. [6] Among them was Andre Young, soon the Dr. Dre who in 1984 joined a leading DJ crew, the World Class Wreckin' Cru, which by 1985 doubled as an electro rap group, which in 1987 put out the Los Angeles area's first rap recording under a major label. [43] Certified Gold in November 1999,[13] it bears the single "I Want It All," featuring Mack 10, which, becoming Warren's most recent Top 40 appearance, peaked on the Hot 100 at #23. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. [32][36] Yet since 1993, indeed finding his own way, Warren G, in records like "Regulate," would be heard incidentally, and mysteriously to many, hailing three digits, 2-1-3. [3] Topping his seven Top 40 hits,[4] the 1994 single "Regulate," Warren's duet with Nate, was a massive hit. Easily move forward or backward to get to the perfect clip. A woman must contend with rival strippers and her boss in an attempt to make a legitimate living. [13] That month also brought some Warren G collaborations on two albums from his Long Beach associates, the Twinz duo's Conversation and The Dove Shack trio's This Is the Shack. He then heads out in his lowrider and the song begins. He helped launch the careers of Warren G., Snoop Dogg and Eve of Destruction, and has collaborated with a variety of artists, including 50 Cent, Eminem and The Game. "Regulate" by Warren G and Nate Dogg sampled Dr. Dre feat. A streetwise man flees South Central Los Angeles, heading to the suburbs and his lottery-winner uncle and cousin, to avoid a neighborhood thug with a grudge who has just escaped from prison. And 1996 saw Warren G on the "Groupie" track of Snoop's second album, Tha Doggfather. Spending 20 weeks on the popular songs chart, the Billboard Hot 100, with 18 of them in the Top 40, including three weeks at #2 in May,[4] it was the summer's top rap hit. As their surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse, the crew at Calvin's Barbershop come together to bring some much needed change to their neighborhood. [37][38] Singleton asked Warren to produce a song for the soundtrack of his forthcoming film Poetic Justice. 8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart. He arrives at a Parliament concert. The video opens with Dr. Dre watching TV before taking a phone call and deciding go to a concert. The music video was shot on location at Slauson Avenue in Los Angeles and was directed by Dr. Dre. [8] And his modest rap styling maximized, by heeding, his modest lyricism. [13] Released in December 2001, Warren’s fourth album, The Return of the Regulator, with a litany of collaborators, including the P-Funk father and G-funk godfather George Clinton and, elsewhere, Dr. Dre producing a track, is allegedly overdone, a comeback undone by Warren's reaching beyond his strengths and being outdone by his guests. [4] Certified 3x Multi-Platinum, three million copies sold, in August 1995,[13] it also bears his other Top 10 hit, "This D.J.," at #9. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. [6] Meanwhile, still in 1988, Dre was the lead record producer for Ruthless Records and for, as a member of, N.W.A—a new rap group on the new label—whose landmark album, Straight Outta Compton, was driving the Los Angeles area's rap scene to swiftly drop electro for gangsta,[25] while Warren, fresh out of high school, was jailed for selling drugs. [11] "I Shot the Sheriff," a lyrical spin on the 1973 single by Bob Marley & the Wailers, yet an instrumental borrow from rap group EPMD's 1988 single "Strictly Business," which itself samples that Wailers classic, reached #20. He also won a Grammy for the albums single, Let Me Ride. [4] Although swiftly certified Gold, half a million copies sold, both albums remain so over 20 years later, his final albums certified. Title: Sampled from the song "Let Me Ride" [4] At the 1995 Grammy Awards, in March, both singles were nominated. [11] His sixth Top 40, at #18, is Nate Dogg's 1998 single, a duet, "Nobody Does It Better. [26][32] Warren helped Dre find sounds for Dre's debut solo album The Chronic,[2][3] further debuting Snoop, whereby superstardom chased Snoop into 1993 and, via Snoop's own debut solo album, Doggystyle, captured him by 1994. During 1993, at Dr. Dre's studio, Warren met John Singleton, director of Boyz n the Hood, the seminal film owing its title to Eazy-E's debut single, produced by Dre. Edward Anthony Green (born September 22, 1956) a.k.a. [17] His 1999 album, I Want It All, charted the title track at #23. (Video 1994). [26][27] Nate, too, signed to Dre's Death Row Records, in Los Angeles city. [43], In July 1998, Warren G's sixth appearance in the Billboard Hot 100's upper tier Top 40 became Nate Dogg's single "Nobody Does it Better"[4]—on Nate's repeatedly delayed debut album—featuring Warren G, in another duet, which peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100. Selling a million copies in three days, it debuted at #2 on the popular albums chart, the Billboard 200. [1][2] In 1990, he formed with Nate Dogg and Snoop Dogg a trio, 213. Dr. Dre: Let Me Ride The video begins with Dre, in his home watching the $20 Sack Pyramid (a track skit from the album shown as a game show in the video), taking a phone call and being invited to a Parliament concert. [16] Warren's third album, I Want It All, released in October 1999, has Warren mainly producing—where, perhaps, his greater comparative strength among musical peers abides—while vocals go largely to guest artists, including Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg, RBX, Kurupt, Eve, Slick Rick, and Jermaine Dupri. [14] And in January, the album's other single, "Do You See," had peaked at #42. Ice Cube performs in the music video "You Know How We Do It" from the album "Lethal Injection" recorded for Priority Records. It is considered the breakout single for both artists. He arrives at a Parliament concert. In April 1992, Dr. Dre's debut solo single "Deep Cover" introduced America to Snoop Doggy Dogg, the track's guest but instantly star rapper. [6] Once out, he worked at the Long Beach shipyards. man.. Jigeum buto let's ride wit me … Follows the exploits of Snoop Doggy Dogg as he gets shot, and makes a deal with the devil to survive. [6] Also that year, Warren and Nate, along with Kurupt—whom the 213 trio had brought to Dre to help on his album The Chronic[26]—feature on "Ain't No Fun," a huge underground hit, too risque to be a single, on Snoop's Doggystyle album, released in November. Vusi Madlazi returns to the South African village he left as a young boy (he was organizing against apartheid, and left in fear of his life) to bury his father. "[20] Disliking what he put as the rap standard of "some drums and one synth sound," he titled "The West is Back" for return to "that great soulful sound. He arrives at a Parliament concert. "[20] "100 Miles and Running" features Nate Dogg—recorded before Nate's strokes in 2007 and 2008—and the Wu-Tang Clan's Chef Raekwon.[20]. [13] In January 2017, via digital downloading, it was certified 2x Multi-Platinum. Dillinger & Young Gotti II: Tha Saga Continuez... https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warren_G&oldid=1014640579, Participants in American reality television series, Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with multiple identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 March 2021, at 08:07. [13] Its second single, "This D.J.," went gold, half a million copies, in September,[13] while peaking in July at #9. [40] Performing in Japan, he would discover fans who apparently understood no English, but knew all the lyrics. [12][44] Yet by that very virtue, as expected, it saw scarce exposure beyond Warren G's fans. II. [13] Back in the American summer of 1994, it stood at #1 on the MTV charts. Tony "T. Money" Green is an American bass player, record producer, and award-winning songwriter well known for his work with Death Row Records, Dr. Dre, George Clinton, Five Special, Snoop Dogg, The Dramatics, Tupac, and Warren G And less suggesting gangsta funk,[10] yet voicing simpler concerns,[8] rapped more simply,[11] Warren G became G-funk's everyman. West coast "Warren G" type beat. It became an MTV staple and the song reached No. Having four songs, the EP, premised as a sequel to the 1994 original, is titled Regulate... G Funk Era, Pt. Two cops become compelled to act against corruption and discrimination within their police precinct. Use the HTML below. Regulate by Warren G and Nate Dogg (1994) Let Me Ride by Glasses Malone (2010) Bitch With a Perm by Tim Dog (1994) see more. [24][25] By then, a Jordan High School student, Warren was playing football and running with friends. From backseat singalongs to nomadic anthems, the best road trip songs capture the feeling of freedom that’s sometimes just a car ride away. I got a car full of girls and it's going real swell The next stop is the Eastside Motel (Warren G:) I'm tweaking Into a whole new era G-Funk Step to this I dare ya Funk On a whole new level (Nate Dogg:) The rhythm is the bass and the bass is the treble (Warren G:) Chords Strings We brings Melody G-Funk Snoop Dogg, Jewell and RC's "Let Me Ride". Verified Facts and Stories. Once there, they're trapped in by a black gang considering it their territory. [6], In 1982, Warren went to live with his father in North Long Beach. Successful before MTV Cribs, BET 106 and Park, and TMZ proving the concept others later copied. Listen to both songs on WhoSampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. [12], In the Mid-Nite Hour, released in October 2005, Warren G's fifth album, his first without a major label involved,[12] was on Hawino Records. [18][19] He "wastes a hot, Dre-produced beat," in the single "Lookin' at You," alleges a Vibe writer, who finds G-funk on its deathbed and Warren G "administering the fatal shot. They spend the night with the church staff to get the money. Do you know an interesting fact or story about this track? Listen to both songs on WhoSampled, the ultimate database of … [3] There, once the songs began to repeat, Warren offered LA Dre the 213 tape. [41] Here, incidentally, Warren raps a bar indicting his transition to family life. [3][5] Earlier, despite his teenage jailings in his California hometown Long Beach, having pioneering gangsta rapper Dr. Dre for older stepbrother, and having standout lyricist Snoop for groupmate, Warren G took a unique path into the rap subgenre G-funk's success. Warren G wasn’t the only emcee framing California’s hip-hop scene as a lawless frontier, either. Just hit the Eastside of the LBC On a mission trying to find Mr. Warren G. Seen a car full of girls ain't no need to tweak All you skirts know what's up with 213. [7][23] In 2015, he released Regulate... G Funk Era, Pt. [26] Warren initially helped there,[3] but, averting a career in his mentor's shadow, signed to Def Jam Recordings, in New York City. Warren G, Lil' AI (Let's go, here we go!) "Let Me Ride" by Dr. Dre feat. From June to September 2013, Warren toured in the West Coast Fest, "an OG affair" with DJ Quik, Mack 10, the Dogg Pound, Bone Thugs N Harmony, and others. Regulate by Warren G and Nate Dogg (1994) Vocals / Lyrics Hip-Hop / Rap / R&B. Many … [6], By 1990, Warren had formed with two longtime running mates, Nathaniel "Nate Dogg" Hale and Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus, the trio 213,[3] the origin of a share of the G-funk sound to soon emerge in rap. A day in the life of a South Side Chicago barbershop. [13] Sharing with the Supercop soundtrack the single "What's Love Got To Do with It," featuring singer Adina Howard, a spin on the 1984 single by Tina Turner, reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart,[42] and peaked in the US at #32 on the Billboard Hot 100. [11] "Regulate" doubled as the lead single Warren G's debut album, Regulate... G Funk Era, arriving in June 1994. We fell in love with [the group] 415 — Richie Rich, D-Loc and those guys in Oakland. [7][23] The single "My House," leading Warren G's first EP, a format shorter than album, arrived on July 13, 2015. Warren G's second album, Take a Look Over Your Shoulder, released in March 1997, was certified Gold, half a million copies sold, in May. [12] On the American popular songs chart, the Billboard Hot 100, amid 18 weeks in the Top 40, "Regulate" held #2 for three weeks by August 1994, and led his debut album Regulate... G Funk Era. [30], Before long, homemade copies of 213's songs spread in Los Angeles county, particularly the cities Compton and Pomona, and Los Angeles city's sections Watts and South Central, but no label picked them up. The video opens with Dr. Dre watching TV before taking a phone call and deciding go to a concert. Snoop Dogg, Jewell and RC sampled Bill Withers's "Kissing My Love". [13] In 2001, his fourth album, The Return of the Regulator, a comeback attempt with star collaborators, strayed from his strengths. Warren G was on the streets, trying to consume Some skirts for the eve, so I can get some funk Just rollin in my ride, chillin all alone Just hit the Eastside of the LBC On a mission trying to find Mr. Warren G Seen a car full of girls ain't no need to tweak All you skirts know what's up with 213 So I … [12] Music critics assess it to better carry Warren G's own virtues as G-funk's everyman. Warren G’s childhood retrospective song and his second hit. 2 bungling, petty criminal BFFs try to rob a church, but someone from staff beat them to it. [45][46] In 2019, Warren G launched a line of barbecue sauces and rubs, Sniffin Griffins BBQ, for retail and restaurant supply. Released in December 2001, Warren’s fourth album, The Return of the Regulator, with a litany of collaborators, including the P-Funk father and G-funk godfather George Clinton and, elsewhere, Dr. Dre producing a track, is allegedly overdone, a comeback undone by Warren's reaching beyond his strengths and being outdone by his guests. He raps as video clips show him driving around in a black lowrider car. [4] Yet a letdown overall, the album missed his debut's superstar potential. "[4] Warren meanwhile began family life,[16] and would increasingly value it. The video opens with Dr. Dre watching TV before taking a phone call and deciding go to a concert. It is the second lowrider cult video of Dre's cinematographer "walk of life" that was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Videoin the same year. [3] Dr. Dre, already a celebrity, rebuffed his younger stepbrother Warren's requests for him to listen. Released on August 6, it features E-40, Too Short, Jeezy, Bun B, and, in all four songs, Nate Dogg. Let Me Ride by Glasses Malone (2010) ... Let Me Ride (Extended Club Version) by Dr. Dre (1993) Hip-Hop / Rap / R&B. [26] The Long Beach trio, fond of Oakland rap group 415, named after the Bay area's area code, took the name 213, the Los Angeles area's. Yarn is the best search for video clips by quote. [6], At age 17, Warren was jailed for gun possession. "Regulate" is a song performed by hip hop artists Warren G and Nate Dogg. [7], Apart from his music career, Warren has four children with his wife, Tenille Griffin. Written by Be the first to comment on this sample! You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Add the first question. [12][18][19], On indie labels, 2005's In the Mid-Nite Hour and then 2009's The G Files, still a G-funk with, he said, "a taste of that modern electro sound,"[20] are his own productions, but escaped popular notice. [44] Heavily featuring his native, 213 groupmates Nate and Snoop, it is devotedly Warren's own project, homemade on a low budget. [3] Practicing and recording in the modest studio in Long Beach record store V.I.P.,[29] they cut a demo tape. The festival of colours wouldn't be complete without the perfect dance playlist for your Holi party. [39], On the Above The Rim soundtrack, from Death Row Records in April 1994, the single "Regulate" was a duet cowritten and performed by Warren G and Nate Dogg. I helped out with “Let Me Ride… Getting older, increasingly identifying with his father, fond of cooking and storytelling, Warren G embraces "his morals and good family fun. [3] Certified Gold, half a million copies sold, since June, it attained Platinum, a million copies, in August. II, an EP with archived recordings of Nate Dogg, who died in 2011. And you seem real nice, would ya let me ride?" "[17] One of his sons, Olaijah, played college football for the USC Trojans from 2018 to 2020 and was recognized with all-conference honors in 2019. [6][35] In 2004, a 213 album finally arrived: The Hard Way. Interviews of Talent Hip Hop, Athletes, and DJs. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. [6] Released soon after, he began focusing on music after Dre taught him how to use a drum machine. [4] Both songs drew 1995 Grammy nominations[14] as "Do You See" reached #42. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. He raps as video clips show him driving around in a black lowrider car. [3] One day, Warren phoned Dre to catch up, and found him at a bachelor party—thrown for Dre's friend Andre "LA Dre" Bolton, another record producer—whereupon Warren found himself invited to join it. [17][47], This article is about the rapper Warren G. For the U.S. President, see, During the nine months of its production, Warren G helped find sounds for the Dr. Dre debut solo album—December 1992's. On the strength of singles such as "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang", "Let Me Ride", and "Fuck wit Dre Day (and Everybody's Celebratin')" (known as "Dre Day" for radio and television play), all of which featured Snoop Dogg as guest vocalist, The Chronic became a cultural phenomenon, its G-funk sound dominating much of hip hop music for the early 1990s. [5] Russell Simmons, a Def Jam founder, explains, "Warren's music was worldwide because the melody plays no matter what the language."[28]. 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