Regulate ... G Funk Era

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Regulate ... G Funk Era
Studio album by Warren G

Publication
(s)

June 7, 1994

Label (s) Def Jam

Format (s)

CD, LP, MC, digital

Genre (s)

Hip hop

Title (number)

12

running time

36:50

production

Warren G

Studio (s)

chronology
- Regulate ... G Funk Era Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
(1997)
Single releases
April 14, 1994 Regulate
July 12, 1994 This DJ
1994 Do you see

Regulate ... G Funk Era is the first music album of Warren G . It was released on June 7, 1994 under the Def Jam Recordings label and is assigned to the hip-hop genre and its styles of G-Funk and West Coast hip-hop . The work sold more than three million copies in the USA alone , contains the two hits Regulate and This DJ and is considered an important contribution to G-Funk in particular.

Music genre

“Regulate ... G Funk Era” can be assigned to the West Coast Hip-Hop and G-Funk trends within hip-hop . For the latter, it is considered to be style-defining.

In addition to the deep bass and whistling synthesizer melodies that are usual for this sub-genre , it differs from other works in this area primarily through the less aggressive lyrics. Although some swear words are used on this album and the consumption of marijuana is discussed, the basic tone of the statements is more cheerful. The music also creates a relaxed, sensual and calming atmosphere.

Since Warren G's strengths lie more in producing than in rapping , guest musicians can be heard on almost every song, while he does not perform on Super Soul Sis and This Is the Shack himself .

History of origin

Warren G is the stepbrother of Dr. Dre , who was already successful in the music business towards the end of the 1980s. Warren G had therefore played him his own music several times, but received no positive reaction.

That didn't change until late in 1991 when Dr. Dre was hosting a bachelorette party , and music DJ LA Jay noticed he didn't have enough tapes with him. He asked Warren G, who organized a demo recording of his group 213 , which consisted of Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg next to him , from his car and had it played. The music was well received by the party guests and also delighted Dr. Dre, who subsequently brought the members of 213 to work on his album The Chronic . The work became a huge success and resulted in Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg being signed to Death Row Records . Warren G was denied this, so he was penniless and had to sleep with his sister.

Nevertheless, he continued to work on his music and finally managed to place a song on the soundtrack for the film Poetic Justice in 1993 . Indo Smoke was even selected as a single and made it to number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Only Mista Grimm was named as the official interpreter, but Warren G and Nate Dogg were also fully involved.

This was Def Jam Recordings attention to Warren G and endowed him with a contract, so he released his debut album Regulate ... G Funk Era was able to resume.

Track list

  1. Regulate - 4:08
  2. Do You See - 3:59
    • Written by W. Griffin, N. Hale, B. Carter, and J. Giscombe
    • Main interpreters: Warren G and Nate Dogg
    • Keyboard: Greg Geitzenauer
    • Guitar: Andreas Straub
    • Contains a sample of “Mama Used to Say” by Junior
  3. Gangsta Sermon - 0:36
  4. Recognize - 2:59
    • Written by W. Griffin, Deon Williams, and Dewayne Williams
    • Main interpreters: Warren G, Deon and Dewayne ( The Twinz )
    • Guitar: Che Laird
    • Keyboard: Sean “Barney” Thomas
    • Bass : Daniel Shulman
    • Percussion : Carl “Butch” Small
  5. Super Soul Sis - 2:56
    • Written by W. Griffin and J. Carthorn
    • Main interpreter: Jah-Skilz
    • Guitar: Che Laird and Greg Geitzenauer
    • Percussion: Carl “Butch” Small
    • Contains a sample of “Don't Stop” by One Way
  6. '94 Ho Draft - 1:00
    • Written by W. Griffin & R. Harris
    • Main interpreters: Warren G, Ricky Harris and B-Tip
  7. So Many Ways - 3:24
    • Written by W. Griffin and Dewayne Williams
    • Main performers: Warren G, Lady Levi and Dewayne
    • Keyboard: Sean “Barney” Thomas and Greg Geitzenauer
  8. This DJ - 3:23
    • Written by W. Griffin
    • Main interpreter: Warren G
    • Background interpreters : G-Child and OGLB
    • Keyboard: Greg Geitzenauer
  9. This Is the Shack - 4:05
    • Written by W. Griffin, M. Makonie, A. Blunt, and G. Brown
    • Main artist: The Dove Shack
    • Background artists: The Dove Shack and G-Child
    • Keyboard: Sean “Barney” Thomas
    • Guitar: Andreas Straub
    • Bass: Daniel Shulman
    • Percussion: Carl “Butch” Small
  10. What's Next - 3:26
    • Written by W. Griffin and L. Edwards
    • Main interpreters: Warren G and Lil Malik
    • Guitar: Che Laird
    • Keyboard: Sean “Barney” Thomas
    • Percussion: Carl “Butch” Small
  11. And Ya Don′t Stop - 3:22
    • Written by W. Griffin and D. Julian
    • Main interpreter: Warren G
    • Guitar: Che Laird
    • Contains a sample of “Janitzio” by Don Julian
  12. Runnin 'Wit No Breaks - 3:32
    • Written by W. Griffin, Deon Williams, Dewayne Williams, and J. Carthorn
    • Main interpreters: Warren G, Jah-Skilz and Deon & Dewayne (The Twinz)
    • Keyboard: Greg Geitzenauer
    • Bass: Tony Green
    • Guitar: Morris O'Connor

Publications and chart successes

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Regulate ... G Funk Era
  US 2 06/25/1994 (54 weeks)
  UK 25th 08/06/1994 (15 weeks)
  DE 15th 08/22/1994 (21 weeks)
Singles
Regulate
  US 2 04/23/1994 (20 weeks)
  UK 5 07/23/1994 (27 weeks)
  DE 7th 07/25/1994 (26 weeks)
  AT 19th 09/25/1994 (6 weeks)
  CH 5 08/28/1994 (20 weeks)
This DJ
  US 9 07/23/1994 (20 weeks)
  UK 12 11/12/1994 (7 weeks)
  DE 37 11/07/1994 (11 weeks)
Do you see
  US 42 December 3, 1994 (13 weeks)
  UK 29 03/25/1995 (2 weeks)

Regulate ... G Funk Era was released in the United States on June 7, 1994. It was an instant hit there, debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 and was able to maintain its position in these charts for about a year. As early as August 4, 1994, the RIAA granted the factory double platinum status for more than two million units. After further sales, the award was increased to triple platinum on August 1, 1995.

In Europe , the album was released a little later. There, too, sales were successful, even if they lagged behind those in the USA. In this part of the world it was particularly successful in the United Kingdom , where it was awarded the silver record .

The first single from the work was Regulate , which Warren G performed with Nate Dogg . It was also a single for the soundtrack to Above the Rim , which was released a little earlier than Regulate ... G Funk Era on Death Row Records and which was awarded double platinum by the RIAA.

Regulate was a worldwide hit, reaching a top 10 position in the US , British , German and Swiss charts. In addition, the song received several awards for sales success. In the US, it received a platinum record for the time being, followed by further digital purchases and music streaming in 2017; in the United Kingdom initially silver, then gold in 2014 and platinum in 2018, and gold in Germany.

This DJ was selected as the next single . This song could not quite achieve the importance of Regulate , but still hit several hit parades. It had the most influence in the USA, where it made it to position 9 and received a gold award.

The final release was Do You See . This song was also still in some charts, but only reached middle positions.

In the years after its original release, the album has been re-released several times . In 2000 a version was brought onto the market which, in addition to the original songs, contained a remix of Regulate as the 13th track and the original video as the 14th track. In 2007 a special edition followed , in which the original CD was accompanied by a second bonus CD with six additional songs:

  1. Regulate (Remix) - 4:21
  2. Do You See (Stepz Remix) - 5:15
  3. Do You See (Old School Remix) - 5:16
  4. This DJ (Remix) - 3:46
  5. This DJ (Dobie's Rub Part 1) - 4:02
  6. What's Next (Instrumental) - 3:29

For the 20th anniversary of the first publication, another edition was also released, on which there were 13 to 15 remixes of Regulate . The new editions of this version were taken over by representatives of electronic dance music , namely and in this order by Destructo & Wax Motif, Photek and Jauz.

On August 6, 2015, the now largely unsuccessful Warren G released an EP as a sequel to this album. Even with Regulate ... G Funk Era Part II , however, he was unable to build on his earlier sales results.

reception

In a review for Allmusic, Jason Birchmeier calls the work a little gem among the G-Funk albums of the mid-1990s and thinks that Warren G meets the style of this subgenre like only Dr. Dre . Overall, Birchmeier rates the long player with four out of five possible stars. He particularly likes the unexpected kindness of the lyrics, which would fit perfectly into the image of sunny California . He only criticizes the black horse Warren Gs, which is described as mediocre.

The review for Rolling Stone is from SH Fernando Jr. He gives Regulate ... G Funk Era three stars out of a maximum of five. He describes the music as perfect for driving a car. At the time of publication, however, he already sees the market as saturated for this type of hip-hop and therefore calls the album outdated.

Robert Christgau awards the grade B + according to the grades in the school system of the United States . He writes that the work, together with the self-named long player by Ahmad, is the only rap album from the first half of 1994 that he likes. He also compares it to The Chronic and thinks Regulate ... G Funk Era is better for everything except rap style. He particularly praises the interplay of the voices of Warren G and Nate Dogg, the catchy melodies and also the less violent mood, but notes that the latter could be understood within the hip-hop scene as an ingratiation to the mainstream .

Eric Weisbard for Spin also thinks Warren Gs Raps is average, but praises the music and gives the green light for a purchase with the rating system based on a traffic light.

Jeff Weiss finally draws a conclusion 20 years after the album was released for Pitchfork Media and describes it together with The Chronic and Doggystyle as the holy trinity of G-Funk.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Jason Birchmeier: Regulate ... G Funk Era - Warren G: AllMusic Review. Allmusic , accessed April 1, 2016 .
  2. ^ Billboard : Mista Grimm - Chart history
  3. ↑ a b Jeff Weiss: Gangsta Sermon: Warren G's Regulate ... G Funk Era. In: Rolling on Dubs. Pitchfork , May 23, 2014, accessed April 1, 2016 .
  4. ^ Billboard: Warren G - Chart history | Billboard 200
  5. ↑ Official Charts Company : Regulate ... G Funk Era | full chart history
  6. ↑ Official German Charts: Warren G - Regulate ... G Funk Era
  7. ↑ Official German Charts: Warren G - This DJ
  8. ^ Austriancharts.at: Warren G & Nate Dogg - Regulate
  9. ↑ a b Billboard: Warren G - Chart history | The Hot 100
  10. ↑ Official Charts Company: Regulate | full chart history
  11. ↑ Official Charts Company: This DJ | full chart history
  12. ↑ Official Charts Company: Do You See | full chart history
  13. ↑ Official German Charts: Warren G & Nate Dogg - Regulate
  14. ↑ hitparade.ch: Warren G & Nate Dogg - Regulate
  15. ^ RIAA : Database with search for REGULATE ... G FUNK ERA
  16. ↑ Compare the sources given in the chart box
  17. ↑ a b BPI : Searchable database
  18. ↑ RIAA: Database with search for ABOVE THE RIM
  19. ^ RIAA: Database with search for the single REGULATE
  20. ^ Federal Association of the Music Industry : Searchable database ; To find the award, enter “Warren G” in the “Artist” field, then click “Search”
  21. ↑ RIAA: Database with search for the artist WARREN G and the title THIS DJ
  22. ↑ Allmusic : Regulate ... G Funk Era - Warren G | Releases
  23. ↑ warreng.com: Regulate ... G Funk Era Pt. II
  24. ^ Allmusic: Warren G | Awards
  25. ↑ SH Fernando Jr .: Music Reviews: Warren G - Regulate ... G Funk Era. Rolling Stone , August 11, 1994, archived from the original on September 16, 2008 ; Retrieved April 1, 2016 .
  26. ^ Robert Christgau : Consumer Guide Reviews: Regulate ... G Funk Era. Retrieved April 1, 2016 .
  27. ^ Robert Christgau : Methods of Escape: Ahmad and Warren G. The Village Voice , July 12, 1994, accessed April 1, 2016 .
  28. ↑ Eric Weisbard: Platter du Jour - Warren G. - Regulate ... G Funk Era. Spin , September 1994, p. 135.