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Two years is an eternity in hip-hop, especially for rappers arriving at the tail end of a trend. Such is the case with Nate Dogg, a talented rapper who first made waves on Warren G's seminal "Regulate" in 1993 and then signed a solo contract shortly afterward. If he had been able to deliver his debut album, G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1, in 1995/early 1996 like he intended, he may have been a major star. Instead, the album was shelved due to legal problems at Death Row Records, and he wasn't able to release the album until the summer of 1998. By that time, the record had become a double-disc set named G-Funk Classics, Vols. 1 & 2, and perhaps more importantly, gangsta rap, particularly West Coast G-funk, had diminished in popularity. It was a case of bad timing, pure and simple -- G-Funk Classics sounded dated, and its bloated running length made it seem even more of a dinosaur than it actually was. And that's all too bad, because Nate Dogg has a wonderful, jazzy vocal style that's terrific to hear. If he had fresh productions, his raps would have sounded kinetic and alive; instead, they sound like canned gangsta rap. The album would have been helped immeasurably by a little editing -- there are a handful of great cuts scattered across these two discs, but it takes too much effort to track them down. That, combined with the delay, prevented G-Funk Classics from being the explosive debut it could have been.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Teddy Riley, Composer, Writer - Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2011 Thump Records ℗ 2011 Thump Records
Isis, Composer, Writer - Nate Dogg, MainArtist - Sam Dogg, Composer, Writer - Jason Carmichael, Composer, Writer
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Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - L.T. Hutton, Composer, Writer - Snoop Dogg, Composer, Writer - Nancy Fletcher, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Isaac Reese, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
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Kurupt, MainArtist - Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Daz Dillinger, Composer, Writer - Kurupt The Kingpin, Composer, Writer - Isaac Reese, MainArtist
© 2011 Thump Records ℗ 2011 Thump Records
Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Daz Dillinger, Composer, Writer - Nancy Fletcher, MainArtist
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Raymond Jackson, Composer, Writer - Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Johnny "J", Composer, Writer - Carl Hampton, Composer, Writer - Homer Banks, Composer, Writer - Nancy Fletcher, MainArtist - Six Feet Deep, MainArtist
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Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Daz Dillinger, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Fuskee, MainArtist
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Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Sam Sneed, Composer, Writer - Tray Dee, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Fuskee, MainArtist
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Salim, MainArtist - Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Val Young, MainArtist - L.T. Hutton, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Big Chuck, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Snoop Dogg, Composer, Writer
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Nate Dogg, MainArtist - Daz Dillinger, Composer, Writer - Butch Cassidy, MainArtist - Danny "Butch" Means, Composer, Writer - Sam Dogg, Composer, Writer
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Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Tupac Shakur, Composer, Writer - 2PAC, MainArtist - Priest "Soopafly" Brooks, Composer, Writer - Nancy Fletcher, MainArtist
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Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Sean "Barney" Thomas, Composer, Writer
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Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Daz Dillinger, Composer, Writer - The Lady Of Rage, MainArtist - Nancy Fletcher, MainArtist
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Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Val Young, MainArtist - Ralph McDonald, Composer, Writer - Snoop Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Kurupt The Kingpin, Composer, Writer - William Slater, Composer, Writer
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Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Casey Carmichael, Composer, Writer - Marvis Morris, Composer, Writer - Darrell Harper, Composer, Writer - Tyrone Rice, Composer, Writer
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Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Nancy Hale, MainArtist
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DISC 2
Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
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Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
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Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Daz Dillinger, Composer, Writer - Danny "Butch" Means, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
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Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Val Young, MainArtist - Butch Cassidy, MainArtist
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T. Jenkins, Composer, Writer - C. Singleton, Composer, Writer - Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Daz Dillinger, Composer, Writer - Barbara Wilson, MainArtist - N. Leftenant, Composer, Writer - I. Blackmon, Composer, Writer
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Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - L.T. Hutton, Composer, Writer - Snoop Dogg, Composer, Writer - Isaac Reese, MainArtist - Big Pimpin', Composer, Writer
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Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Warren G, Composer, Writer - Barbara Wilson, MainArtist
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Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Priest "Soopafly" Brooks, Composer, Writer
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Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Snoop Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Warren G, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2011 Thump Records ℗ 2011 Thump Records
Kurupt, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Snoop Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Daz Dillinger, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2011 Thump Records ℗ 2011 Thump Records
Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Butch Cassidy, MainArtist - Danny "Butch" Means, Composer, Writer - Isaac Reese, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2011 Thump Records ℗ 2011 Thump Records
Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Warren G, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
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Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - BIG SYKE, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Priest "Soopafly" Brooks, Composer, Writer
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Kurupt, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Snoop Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Priest "Soopafly" Brooks, Composer, Writer
© 2011 Thump Records ℗ 2011 Thump Records
Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Composer, Writer - Nate Dogg, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Barbara Wilson, MainArtist - Priest "Soopafly" Brooks, Composer, Writer
© 2011 Thump Records ℗ 2011 Thump Records
Album review
Two years is an eternity in hip-hop, especially for rappers arriving at the tail end of a trend. Such is the case with Nate Dogg, a talented rapper who first made waves on Warren G's seminal "Regulate" in 1993 and then signed a solo contract shortly afterward. If he had been able to deliver his debut album, G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1, in 1995/early 1996 like he intended, he may have been a major star. Instead, the album was shelved due to legal problems at Death Row Records, and he wasn't able to release the album until the summer of 1998. By that time, the record had become a double-disc set named G-Funk Classics, Vols. 1 & 2, and perhaps more importantly, gangsta rap, particularly West Coast G-funk, had diminished in popularity. It was a case of bad timing, pure and simple -- G-Funk Classics sounded dated, and its bloated running length made it seem even more of a dinosaur than it actually was. And that's all too bad, because Nate Dogg has a wonderful, jazzy vocal style that's terrific to hear. If he had fresh productions, his raps would have sounded kinetic and alive; instead, they sound like canned gangsta rap. The album would have been helped immeasurably by a little editing -- there are a handful of great cuts scattered across these two discs, but it takes too much effort to track them down. That, combined with the delay, prevented G-Funk Classics from being the explosive debut it could have been.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 31 track(s)
- Total length: 02:15:24
- Main artists: Nate Dogg
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Thump Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
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