{"id":800,"date":"2018-07-11T16:21:05","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T22:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/?p=800"},"modified":"2018-07-19T10:39:50","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T16:39:50","slug":"warren-g-g-funk-at-its-finest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/warren-g-g-funk-at-its-finest\/","title":{"rendered":"Warren G: G-Funk at Its Finest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Warren G\u2019s \u201cG-Funk \u201cdocumentary premiered today on YouTube Premium. The documentary covers the origins and history of the West Coast hip hop genre that had made such a splash on the music soundscape starting in the early 90\u2019s. Taking the sounds from 70\u2019s funk groups such as Parliament Funkadelic and incorporating synthesizers, melodies, and hip hop beats to create something new. Warren G as an artist and producer was one of the key figures helping to bring G-Funk into the forefront.\u00a0 Warren G as an artist and producer created music that showcased G-Funk at its finest.\u00a0 I wanted to highlight some of his memorable work.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>G-Funk Documentary Trailer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3sFK_fStnHA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First track to visit is \u201cSuper Soul Sis\u201d off of Warren G\u2019s 1994 debut album <strong><em>Regulate\u2026 G Funk Era<\/em><\/strong>. The song seamlessly sampled One Way\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Stop (Ever Loving Me)\u201d and Cameo\u2019s \u201cWhy Have I Lost You\u201d. Warren G was able to use the same One Way sample on \u201cHow Long Will They Mourn Me\u201d.\u00a0 A track Warren G produced for Tupac\u2019s group Thug Life on their 1994 self-titled album with Nate Dogg on the hook.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Warren G \u2013 Super Soul Sis feat. Jah Skills<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zW79tyiNktE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>One Way \u2013 Don\u2019t Stop (Ever Loving Me)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p_ImePi1SWc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Cameo \u2013 Why Have I Lost You<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HhxKwVPuumE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>2Pac &amp; Thug Life \u2013 How Long Will They Mourn Me feat. Nate Dogg (prod. by Warren G)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fRoETW5UvOc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>That same year Warren G would go on to produce the G-Funk remix to Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s \u201cBiological Didn\u2019t Bother\u201d from the album <strong><em>Shaq Fu: Da Return<\/em><\/strong>. The following year Warren G produced the album <strong><em>The Conversation<\/em><\/strong> by The Twinz.\u00a0 The standout track to mention was the lead single, \u201cRound &amp; Round\u201d encapsulated the G \u2013 Funk sound with the melodic and laidback feel.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Shaquille O\u2019Neal \u2013 Biological Didn\u2019t Bother (remix) (prod. by Warren G)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y2J5xEOIoCA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Twinz \u2013 Round &amp; Round feat. Nancy Fletcher (prod. by Warren G)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kLWUhZADliA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Two other tracks to mention are \u201cNobody Does It Better\u201d and \u201cYo\u2019 Sassy Ways\u201d. \u201cNobody Does It Better\u201dwas released in 1998 off of Nate Dogg\u2019s debut album <strong><em>G-Funk Classics, Vol.1 &amp; 2<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 The song cleverly incorporates Atlantic Starr\u2019s \u201cLet\u2019s Get Closer\u201d. It would be one of the biggest songs Warren G would perform with Nate Dogg as a duo. The track \u201cYo\u2019Sassy Ways\u201d would once again include Nate Dogg but with Snoop Dogg as well from Warren G\u2019s 2001 album <em><strong>The Return of the Regulator. <\/strong><\/em>The song truly captures that 70\u2019s feel<em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Nate Dogg \u2013 Nobody Does It Better feat. Warren G<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/06XPdSh9QTA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Atlantic Starr &#8211; Let\u2019s Get Closer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2f7kGMfTOwA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Warren G \u2013 Yo\u2019 Sassy Ways feat. 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The documentary covers the origins and history of the West Coast hip hop genre that had made such a splash on the music soundscape starting in the early 90\u2019s. Taking the sounds from 70\u2019s funk groups such as Parliament Funkadelic and incorporating synthesizers, melodies, and hip [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":346,"featured_media":804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[2,4,3],"tags":[874,345,881,746,877,178,500,880,321,879,873,325,878,872,201,876,324,255,316,871,344,875,261,645],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/346"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=800"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":819,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800\/revisions\/819"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=800"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}