★★★★★
Relentless requests have finally made us take a look over our shoulder to see what was up with Warren G's recently released "Return of the Regulator" album. I must start by saying that I always had an unreserved admiration for Warren G. His instantly accessible music as well as his easy-going demeanor stand in stark contrast to the rap stereotype of loudmouths making loud music. Warren G is the very definition of laid-back, and you can tell from listening to his music...
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2010-04-10
★★★★★
"G-Funk... where rhythm is life, and life is rhythm..."If there was any doubt that the g-funk era was in full swing after "The Chronic" and "Doggystyle," Warren G put an end to those suspicions with his tellingly-titled 1994 debut "Regulate... G-Funk Era." A childhood friend of Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre's own stepbrother, the Long Beach native had already showed up on a few high-profile West Coast collaborations and even garnered a distribution deal with Def Jam for his upstart G-Funk Records...
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2010-02-19
★★★★★
Nuthin' changed for this Long Beach native, former Death Row affiliate andmember of the extended Dogg Pound clique. The cover for his new albumlooks like it was taken from the pre-materialistic, pro-reality era ofHip-Hop: it's basically the same cover as his classic 94 debut"Regulate... The G-Funk Era"- Warren is pictured standing in the cornerof notorious LBC streets 21st and Lewis. The inside shows the trademarkrows of Palm trees across 21st street...
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2009-07-21
★★★★★
I always like to do a little research before a review to see what extra information I can dig up to pass along to the public. In Warren G's case that might not really seem necessary. Even relative new jacks to the hip-hop arts probably know he's half-brother to Dr. Dre, a super producer in his own right, and the architect of hits like "Regulate" and "I Want it All...
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2009-07-21
★★★★★
Looking at the tracklist for this album, one thing is for certain:Tha Dogg Pound never broke up. Not Tha Dogg Pound that most peoplethink of as Kurupt and Daz, but the ORIGINAL crew that was Snoop'sfamily under Dr. Dre's wing. This album glorifies the bygone daysof The Chronic's heyday, and all the family is here: RBX, Nate Dogg,Snoop, Daz, and Kurupt - all back together again with Warren G,the one-time Snoop DJ and close family relation of Andre "Dr. Dre" Young...
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2009-07-21
★★★★★
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- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-17
★★★★★
Where his homeboy Snoop plays a well-chilled sociopath whose indifference to pain is the centerpiece of his carefully plotted menace, Dr. Dre's kid half-brother is more like a mischievous seventh-grader. Giggling at Bootsy's funny glasses one minute, selling crack on the corner the next, he could go either way, or both in tandem. His cool and his tough are less practiced, less cocksure, hence more dangerous--and more tragic...
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2009-07-10