Warren G

小簡(jiǎn)介
Dr.Dre同父異母的小弟，Snoop Dogg坐牢的伙伴，G-Funk音樂柔軟優(yōu)雅的一面。1994首支單曲Requlate出現(xiàn)在Dr.Dre制作的電影"Above the Rim"。論表演的資質(zhì)，Warren不比任何人遜色，即使和時(shí)代巨子2Pac也有的較量，可他過于矜持的音樂生涯和他老哥比起來太過沉靜，太乏火力。一方面也是因?yàn)樗皇且詭团蔀樵V求，他的專輯并沒有那重，只是輕淡的Funk風(fēng)味，非常耐人尋味
Born Warren Griffin III, Warren G exploded out of the burgeoning Long Beach rap scene in 1994 with the smash single Regulate, a duet with longtime friend Nate Dogg, and its accompanying album, Regulate...G Funk Era. G grew up in Long Beach listening to his parents extensive collection of jazz, soul and funk records, also frequently hanging out at the local V.I.P. record store. As a teenager, he and his friends Nate Dogg and future superstar Snoop Dogg formed a rap group called 213, after their area code. Unfortunately, all three had brushes with the law and spent time in jail, which motivated them to get jobs, also working on their music on the side. Eventually, the V.I.P. record store allowed the trio to practice and record in a back room. It was here that Snoop cut the demo Super Duper Snooper, which G played for his half-brother Dr. Dre at a party. Dre invited all three to his studio and wound up collaborating with Snoop on The Chronic. While G also made several contributions, he opted to develop his talents mostly outside of Dres shadow. He honed his musical skills while producing such artists as MC Breed and 2Pac. A break came when his vocal collaboration with Mista Grimm, Indo Smoke, appeared on the Poetic Justice soundtrack. Soon after that, G recorded his debut album for Death Row. Regulate appeared on the Above the Rim soundtrack and was released as a single. It quickly became a massive hit, peaking at #2 on the Billboard charts and pushing the album up to the same position. The album eventually went triple platinum, with This D.J. becoming his second Top 10 hit.
Warren G took nearly three years to complete his second album, returning in the spring of 1997 with Take A Look Over Your Shoulder, which was greeted with decidedly mixed reviews and weak sales. I Want It All followed in 1999 with The Return of the Regulator appearing two years later. In 2005 he signed with Lightyear Enterntainment and released In the Mid-Nite Hour.