“A lot of people have been part of an era, but Warren G is an era,” DJ Premier said in G Funk, a documentary exploring Warren G’s rise as an artist, and the impact that G Funk has had on rap and pop ...
In the 1990s, three best friends at Long Beach's renowned Polytechnic High School polished a new sound at the intersection of funk and rap music. Warren G, with the help of Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg, ...
G-Funk Era was prophetic. “What I did was when I started doing my music, my sound, I wanted to make it more instrumental more smoother,” explains Warren. “Not saying that there’s wasn’t it, but this ...
Warren G’s “Regulate,” featuring the late Nathaniel “Nate Dogg” Hale, is one of the greatest songs to come out of the G-Funk era. The Grammy-nominated, Michael McDonald-sampling song first appeared on ...
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In hip-hop circles, it’s very hard to find even a casual listener who couldn’t give you a play-by-play rundown of the events of a certain clear, black night on the east side of Long Beach, California ...
A new documentary from director Karam Gill explores the early days of g-funk through never before seen footage and interviews with Warren G, Snoop Dogg, Chuck D, Ice Cube, Ice T, Too Short, The D.O.C.
Warren G is coming to Detroit to take us back to the magical musical days of 1994 by performing all of his classic album, Regulate…G Funk Era. A true gem from the golden era of hip-hop, this album is ...
In 1992, Dr. Dre released his masterpiece The Chronic and ushered in a new sound and subgenre called G-Funk. The sound incorporated 1970s funk grooves - inspired by Parliament-Funkadelic and Zapp ...
A year has gone by since we last caught up with Warren G, after the death of his longtime friend and collaborator, Nate Dogg. Over that period of time, Warren’s been busy laying down tracks and ...
G-Funk: The Untold Story of Warren G premieres exclusively on YouTube Premium on July 11 Warren G (born Warren Griffin III) is chronicling the rise of “Gangster Funk” in a new YouTube documentary ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adrienne Samuels Gibbs covers culture and entertainment But "Regulate" doesn't singularly define Warren Griffin III. He is one of ...