Regulate... G Funk Era
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Regulate...G Funk Era is the debut studio album
by American
rapper Warren G
. It was released in 1994 by Violator Records and distributed by the Def Jam
record label. It sold three million copies in the US, reaching triple platinum
status. The album's biggest hit was the eponymous single "Regulate
", a gritty depiction of West Coast
gang life which samples singer Michael McDonald
's hit "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)
" and featured Nate Dogg
. The song Regulate was also featured on the Above the Rim (soundtrack), Death Row Records
, which was released on March 22, 1994. The album also contained the top ten hit "This D.J.
"
commenting positively regarding the coolly menacing nature of the music.
Rolling Stone
(8/11/94, p.69) - 3 Stars - Good - "...fat-bottomed, mellowed-out sound that conjures up the days of way back. It's lazy, loping shuffle suits the Southern California climate..."
Spin
(9/94, p.135) - Highly Recommended - "Truth be told, Warren G. wasn't cut out to be a hardass. He's a romantic, in love with soft sound."
Do You See
Super Soul Sis
94 Ho Draft
This D.J.
And Ya Don't Stop
Runnin' Wit No Breaks
Singles – Billboard (North America)
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rapper Warren G
Warren G
Warren G , is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is also Dr. Dre's half-brother.His biggest hit is the song "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in 1994...
. It was released in 1994 by Violator Records and distributed by the Def Jam
Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...
record label. It sold three million copies in the US, reaching triple platinum
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
status. The album's biggest hit was the eponymous single "Regulate
Regulate (song)
"Regulate" is a 1994 song performed by Warren G and Nate Dogg. Released in the summer of 1994, the track appears on the soundtrack to the film Above the Rim and later Warren G.'s album Regulate...G Funk Era. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart...
", a gritty depiction of West Coast
West Coast of the United States
West Coast or Pacific Coast are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the United States. The term most often refers to the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. Although not part of the contiguous United States, Alaska and Hawaii do border the Pacific Ocean but can't be included in...
gang life which samples singer Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald (singer)
Michael McDonald is a five-time Grammy Award winning American singer and songwriter. McDonald is known for a soulful baritone singing style and a multi-octave range. He began his career singing back-up vocals with Steely Dan...
's hit "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)
I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)
"I Keep Forgettin' " is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael McDonald, from his debut album If That's What It Takes. It was written by McDonald and Ed Sanford...
" and featured Nate Dogg
Nate Dogg
Nathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk...
. The song Regulate was also featured on the Above the Rim (soundtrack), Death Row Records
Death Row Records
Death Row Records is a record label founded in 1991 by Marion "Suge" Knight Jr., Andre Young , Tracy Lynn Curry and Michael Harris . It is known to have been home to many popular West Coast hip hop artists such as Dr...
, which was released on March 22, 1994. The album also contained the top ten hit "This D.J.
This D.J.
"This D.J." was the second single released from Warren G's debut album, Regulate...G Funk Era. Released as the follow-up to Warren G's smash hit, "Regulate", "This D.J." was another success for Warren, becoming his second consecutive top 10 single in the US, peaking at 9 on the Billboard Hot 100...
"
Reception
The album debuted at #2 on the US Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. Warren G had two Grammy nominations: "This D.J." was nominated for a 1995 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance, while "Regulate" was nominated for a 1995 Grammy for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group. The album received some positive reviews from critics, with Robert ChristgauRobert Christgau
Robert Christgau is an American essayist, music journalist, and self-proclaimed "Dean of American Rock Critics".One of the earliest professional rock critics, Christgau is known for his terse capsule reviews, published since 1969 in his Consumer Guide columns...
commenting positively regarding the coolly menacing nature of the music.
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
(8/11/94, p.69) - 3 Stars - Good - "...fat-bottomed, mellowed-out sound that conjures up the days of way back. It's lazy, loping shuffle suits the Southern California climate..."
Spin
Spin (magazine)
Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
(9/94, p.135) - Highly Recommended - "Truth be told, Warren G. wasn't cut out to be a hardass. He's a romantic, in love with soft sound."
Track listing
- "RegulateRegulate (song)"Regulate" is a 1994 song performed by Warren G and Nate Dogg. Released in the summer of 1994, the track appears on the soundtrack to the film Above the Rim and later Warren G.'s album Regulate...G Funk Era. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart...
" (featuring Nate DoggNate DoggNathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk...
) - "Do You SeeDo You See"Do You See" was the third and final single released from Warren G's debut album, Regulate...G Funk Era. It was the second of the three singles to feature Nate Dogg as a featured guest...
" (featuring Nate DoggNate DoggNathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk...
) - "Gangsta Sermon" (featuring B-Tip and Ricky Harris)
- "Recognize" (featuring The Twinz)
- "Super Soul Sis" (featuring Jah Skills)
- "'94 Ho Draft" (featuring B-Tip and Ricky Harris)
- "So Many Ways" (featuring Wayniac and Lady Levi)
- "This D.J.This D.J."This D.J." was the second single released from Warren G's debut album, Regulate...G Funk Era. Released as the follow-up to Warren G's smash hit, "Regulate", "This D.J." was another success for Warren, becoming his second consecutive top 10 single in the US, peaking at 9 on the Billboard Hot 100...
" (featuring O.G.L.B.) - "This Is the Shack" (featuring The Dove ShackThe Dove ShackThe Dove Shack was a G-Funk group from Long Beach. Consisting of C-Knight, Bo-Roc and 2Scoops, the group made their debut with the song "This Is the Shack" on Warren G's album Regulate...G Funk Era. Under the same name they released their first album back in 1995 with the substantial hit single...
) - "What's Next" (featuring Mr. Malik)
- "And Ya Don't Stop"
- "Runnin' wit No Breaks" (featuring Jah Skills, Bo Roc, G Child and The Twinz)
- "Regulate (Remix)" (featuring Nate Dogg) (Remastered Bonus Track)
Personnel
- Warren G - Vocals, Producer
- Nate Dogg - Vocals
- Chris Lighty - Executive Producer
- Paul Stewart - Executive Producer
- John Philip ShenaleJohn Philip ShenaleJohn Philip Shenale is a Canadian composer, arranger, musician and producer based in Los Angeles. He has contributed his talents to over forty Gold and Platinum albums, and over thirty Top 40 singles. His work has also been associated with twenty-one Grammy Award nominations.-Background:Shenale...
- Editing - John Morris - Assistant Engineer, Mixing, Mixing Assistant
- Greg Geitzenauer - Keyboards, Mixing, Engineer
- Mike Ainsworth - Assistant Engineer
- Ulysses Noriega - Assistant Engineer
- George "Yorrgi" Gallegos - Assistant Engineer
- Christopher C. Murphy - Assistant Engineer/Runner
- Tony Green - Bass
- Daniel Shulman - Bass
- Che Laird - Guitar
- Andreas Straub - Guitar
- Morris O'Connor - Guitar
- Sean "Barney" Thomas - Keyboards
- Carl "Butch" Small - Percussion
- The Dove Shack - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Ricky Harris - Vocals
- B-Tip - Vocals
- Deon - Vocals
- Dewayne - Vocals
- Lady Levi - Vocals
- Jah-Skilz - Vocals
- G-Child (Warren G) - Vocals (Background)
- O.G.L.B. - Vocals (Background)
- Bernie Grundman - Mastering
- Michael Miller - Photography
Samples
Regulate- "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)"I Keep Forgettin' " is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael McDonald, from his debut album If That's What It Takes. It was written by McDonald and Ed Sanford...
" by Michael McDonaldMichael McDonald (singer)Michael McDonald is a five-time Grammy Award winning American singer and songwriter. McDonald is known for a soulful baritone singing style and a multi-octave range. He began his career singing back-up vocals with Steely Dan... - "Sign of the Times" by Bob JamesBob James (musician)Robert McElhiney James is a jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer.-Biography:During the 1970s, Bob James played a major role in establishing the smooth jazz genre. "Angela", the instrumental theme from the sitcom Taxi, is probably Bob James' most well-known work to date...
- "Let Me RideLet Me Ride"Let Me Ride" is the third single released by Dr. Dre from his 1992 album The Chronic. It experienced moderate success on the charts until it became a hit after Dr. Dre won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance during the Grammy Awards of 1994. Snoop Doggy Dogg is involved for a "Rollin' in...
" by Dr.Dre
Do You See
- "Juicy FruitJuicy Fruit (song)"Juicy Fruit" is a funk song written by James Mtume and released as the lead-off single from Mtume's sixth album, also titled Juicy Fruit. The mid-tempo song is arguably Mtume's most well-known, proving enormously successful on R&B radio stations and nightclubs when first released...
" by MtumeMtumeMtume was a funk and soul group that had several R&B hits in the 1980s. Its founder, percussionist James Mtume, previously played with Miles Davis in the 1970s. Other members of the group included Reggie Lucas and Tawatha Agee.-History:... - "Mama Used To Say" by Junior
Super Soul Sis
- "Don't Stop (Ever Loving Me)" by One WayOne Way (American band)One Way was an American R&B/funk band that was popular in the late 1970s, and throughout most of the 1980s.-Al Hudson and the Partners:One Way was formed in 1979 in Detroit, Michigan as the newer incarnation of a band originally known as Soul Partners...
- "Why Have I Lost You" by CameoCameo (band)Cameo is an American soul-influenced funk group that formed in the early 1970s. Cameo was initially a 13-member group known as the New York City Players; this name was later changed to Cameo to avoid a lawsuit from Ohio Players, another group from that era. Since then, Cameo has recorded several...
- "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang (Freestyle Remix)" by Snoop DoggSnoop DoggCalvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
94 Ho Draft
- "Groove to Get Down" by T-ConnectionT-ConnectionT-Connection was a funk and disco group from Nassau, the Bahamas, who scored two hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1977 and 1979. They did better on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where they had five Top 10 hits, including "Do What You Wanna Do", which reached #1, and "Everything Is...
This D.J.
- "Curious" by Midnight StarMidnight StarMidnight Star is an R&B and electro-funk group that had a string of R&B hits in the 1980s.-Band history:The group was formed in 1976 at Kentucky State University by trumpeter Reggie Calloway, vocalist Belinda Lipscomb, guitarist/vocalist Melvin Gentry, bassist Kenneth Gant, multi-instrumentalist...
- "Juicy FruitJuicy Fruit (song)"Juicy Fruit" is a funk song written by James Mtume and released as the lead-off single from Mtume's sixth album, also titled Juicy Fruit. The mid-tempo song is arguably Mtume's most well-known, proving enormously successful on R&B radio stations and nightclubs when first released...
" by MtumeMtumeMtume was a funk and soul group that had several R&B hits in the 1980s. Its founder, percussionist James Mtume, previously played with Miles Davis in the 1970s. Other members of the group included Reggie Lucas and Tawatha Agee.-History:... - "Paid in Full" by Eric B and Rakim
And Ya Don't Stop
- "Janitzio" by Don JulianDon JulianDon Julian is the name of:* Don Julian , American funk and soul guitarist and composer* Julian, count of Ceuta , North African ruler who had a role in the Umayyad conquest of Hispania...
Runnin' Wit No Breaks
- "Go On and Cry" by Les McCannLes McCannLes McCann is an American soul jazz piano player and vocalist whose biggest successes came as a crossover artist into R&B and soul.-Biography:...
& Eddie HarrisEddie HarrisEddie Harris was an American jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also fluent on the electric piano and organ... - "N.T." by Kool & the GangKool & the GangKool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group, originally formed as the Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964.They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and...
Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Billboard 200 | #2 |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "Do You See" | Billboard Hot 100 | #42 |
| 1994 | "Regulate Regulate (song) "Regulate" is a 1994 song performed by Warren G and Nate Dogg. Released in the summer of 1994, the track appears on the soundtrack to the film Above the Rim and later Warren G.'s album Regulate...G Funk Era. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart... " |
Billboard Hot 100 | #2 |
| 1994 | "This D.J." | Billboard Hot 100 | #9 |