Warren G recently sat down with legendary radio personality Big Boy in conjunction with the recently released G-Funk documentary.\u00a0 Over the course of an hour Warren G and Big Boy covered discussed many topics.\u00a0 Something that caught my attention was the time period between Death Row Records giving Warren G the cold shoulder till his landing a solo deal with Def Jam Records.\u00a0 A significant figure that helped Warren G during this time frame was 2Pac.<\/p>\n
At the 25:00 mark of the interview Warren G discusses how he initially did not sign to Death Row Records. Suge Knight refused to let lawyers look at the recording contracts.\u00a0 He just did not want to be questioned and have the contracts signed without question. Warren G ultimately refused and as a result was left off the tour in support of Dr Dre\u2019s monumental album The Chronic<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 Warren G had played a large part in the album by bringing over Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg over to Death Row.\u00a0 Also providing input with the album production and sketches but not officially receiving credit.<\/p>\n Fortunately, though at the 38:30 mark Warren G brings up how he received his first official production gig working on MC Breed\u2019s The New Breed <\/em><\/strong>album released in 1993. Two of the tracks would also feature 2Pac.\u00a0 The album cut \u201cComin\u2019 Real Again\u201d and the lead single \u201cGotta Get Mine\u201d. That same year Warren would produce the track \u201cDefinition of a Thug\u201d for 2Pac on the Poetic Justice<\/em><\/strong> soundtrack.<\/p>\nBig Boy Interview with Warren G<\/strong><\/h3>\n