Warren G Album: “Regulate...G Funk Era [PA]”

This is one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever. Warren G shows here, on his debut album, that he is a hip-hop genius. The sunny summertime sounds of Long Beach rap are always amazing. All of the tracks are laced by soulful keyboards, thoughtful raps and beautiful bass. The songs are unreal and can be enjoyed over and over again. Warren G has the ability to appeal to all. All of the songs are extremely memorable, and I find it hard to believe that anyone couldn't enjoy this album. Listening to it soothes you; it makes one feel better. Almost like heaven on Earth, quite a masterpiece. Warren G is a complete hip-hop artist, with the ability to rap and produce amazingly well. This album has some of Warren G in his 213 days, and in my mind Warren continues to bring the West Coast to the top. All of the lyrics are intelligent, no mindless killing songs, no stupid sex stories, and best of all, no dumb interludes. Instead, the two interludes are hilarious plays on other things, "Gangsta Sermon", a sermon turned gangsta with a preacher talking about chronic, and my favorite interlude, "1994 Draft", which turns the NBA Draft on its ear to a woman draft. The best things about this album are the bright sounds and raps.

The highlights on this album include the classic "Regulate", the first single, in which Warren G and Nate Dogg trade lines, making a magnificent team. This is in my mind the most innovative track in all of hip-hop. On "Do You See", there are icy keyboards and great raps by Warren G, excellent lyrics about his life and the way it has progressed. On "Recognize", a great Long Beach track, Warren joins The Twinz, a group on his very own label, and they bring in some excellent raps. Warren comes off very well on this track himself, and the keyboards and guitar are great. On "Super Soul Sis", Warren joins special guest Jah Skills, a female rapper from the group Five Footaz, for a light-hearted spinning song that works brilliantly. "So Many Ways" is a swinging tune that has Warren G turning in an excellent performance, and a great spanish chorus with sweet keyboards. My very favorite, the second single, "This DJ", is another track I really love, with its soulful keyboards and feeling, is Warren G at his best. Yet another one of my favorites is "This Is The Shack", a blissfully swinging, shuffle-beat track featuring The Dove Shack, who all really kick nice raps over a sweet keyboard and funky guitar. Another classic is "And You Don't Stop", laced by guitar somewhat like the background music of Warren's newer track "Dope Beat", and Warren's lively raps. Last is the lyrically amazing track, "Running With No Breaks", another track I love, and I can enjoy all of the tracks, they are all amazing.

To conclude this review, I can enjoy all of the tracks on this classic album. Any hip-hop fan will appreciate this, but it's great even if you like Soul/R&B, Jazz, Blues, anything, this is a great find. You won't be disappointed.

I dunno what to say to describe this album. I am seriously, without a doubt, Warren's BIGGEST fan. I've even written the equivalent of 'Stan', but with the G-Child himself as the subject. This album is immense - hundreds of hours of my mere 16-year-long life have been spent listening to this holy-book-on-disc. And despite that I can, without failure, repeat the whole of the album word-for-word (and not just warren's verses, but the likes of tha twinz (peace) and all of the G-funk family); the whole album sounds as fresh and as clean as when I was first blessed with the 'G'd up sound'. This album is soooooo mellow, and on a sunny day there's nothing more that I enjoy doing than pumpin' out this CD with a big PHAT dove whilst shooting some hoops.

Regulate (the single - opening track) is an ABSOLUTE classic: my fave song of all time without hesitation. But all of the other 11 tracks/roughly 35 mins of PURE g-funk are absolutely amazing too. You May not be stunned by the guys lyrics or flow (this guy is no Big L, lyrically), but you will, or SHOULD be hypnotised by the overwhelming combination of everything - lyrical style, flow, effects, beats, riffs etc. - everything jus fits together perfectly.

G'd up is SO underated N deserves much more praise for this work of art; but at the same time it's cool like that cos Warren wasn't made for composing tacky pop-chart-style hip-hop.

Bottom line, if u'r a true fan N don't have this album - get it NOW! But please beware: you're life will never be the same after hearing this - mine certainly ain't. It has proven to be the most influential and overwhelming 38/39 minutes of my life. ....

love the album great for the price but its the edited version which i dident know but i can live with it ....

In the past few years the rap scene has been constantly played out, but Warren G. has come out with a fresh and original new style that is sure to appease rap and hip-hop fans alike. It would seem only natural since Warren G. is the younger brother of former N.W.A. member, and now solo artist, Dr. Dre. Warren G originally hooked up with Dre for the double-platinum hit soundtrack "Above the Rim," where he and long-time friend Nate Dogg (who is controversial rapper Snoop Dog's cousin) collaborated for the success of "Regulate."

"Regulate" exploded, selling well in excess of a million and a half copies, and has helped to spawn "Regulate ... G Funk Era," which entered the charts at #2, below only the new Stone Temple Pilots album. Following the success of the album, another hit single was released, entitled "This DJ." It instantly followed the success of "Regulate" and has already busted the top 10. "Regulate" and "This DJ" have been able to break down barriers that confront the "gangsta" rap scene. Both songs were able to hit urban and top 40 stations with ease.

Warren G may seem to many people like another West Coast rapper talking about life as a gangsta, drive by shoot-outs, and a typical day in downtown L.A., South Central, or Compton. But Warren easily sheds that image with his somewhat hard-core rhymes that are fleshed out with a funked-down twist. So if you want to catch onto the ever-growing era of funk, "Regulate ... G Funk Era" is by far the best ticket.

In the Mid-90's, There were a hot bed of rappers that hit the G-Funk bandwagon. Warren G was one for sure. But I have to say, he has just the right personality to make it big. He is intelligent, reflective, fun to listen to, and has a good, rhythmic flow. He spends less time cussing, and more time reflecting on life, having fun, and surviving in Long Beach, Ca. For only having 12 tracks (2 being skits), there is little room for filler. No problem, there is no filler here, just vintage west coastin' beats and awesome rhymes from G-Dub. G-Dub is a great storyteller. Every joint is the bomb! "So Many Ways" to me, is a nice lyrical joint where G-Dub and the Twinz wreck shop and buck down wanna be's over a sunshine gold'd's and palm tree's style beat that made 1994 my favorite year in rap. This album stands as one of them that made me a passionate G-Funk fan. This album is the definitive G-Funk album in my opinion! "And Ya Don't Stop" took awhile to grow on me, but the sweet beat took over and Warren's dope flow had me shook! He may not break new ground in a lyrical sense, but I love his flow, and his lyrics bring me to when hip-hop was tight; Warren G is hip-hop, and he shows it throughout. "This DJ" is the laidback party jam with the sweet whiny synth and smoked out beat. "What's Next" gets it a lil more gangsta with Warren G and Malik trading spitfires over yet another sweet sunny beat. Warren produces his own beats here, and his beats are among the best in the industry, especially here. How could any serious head hate on a joint like this one. Any hip hop heads should have this in their rap collection.