G-Funk Entertainment
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G-Funk Entertainment formerly known as G-Funk Records later being renamed G-Funk 2000: The New Millennium is a vanity label
founded by West Coast hip hop
artist Warren G
. It was a subsidiary of Def Jam, where it was dropped off and signed to Restless Records
in 1998 under a new name to finally arrive to Hawino Records as G-Funk Entertainment in 2005, where Warren G
released his latest album In the Mid-Nite Hour
.
Vanity label
A vanity label is an informal name given sometimes to a record label founded as a wholly or partially owned subsidiary of another, larger and better established record label, where the subsidiary label is controlled by a successful recording artist, designed to allow this artist...
founded by West Coast hip hop
West Coast hip hop
West Coast hip hop is a hip hop music subgenre that encompasses any artists or music that originates in the westernmost region of the United States, as opposed to East Coast hip hop, based originally in New York alone...
artist Warren G
Warren G
Warren G , is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is also Dr. Dre's half-brother.His biggest hit is the song "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in 1994...
. It was a subsidiary of Def Jam, where it was dropped off and signed to Restless Records
Restless Records
Restless Records was started in El Segundo, California in 1981 by Enigma Records and primarly released alternative, metal and punk records. Restless also licensed and released records from Bar/None Records, Metal Blade Records and Mute Records...
in 1998 under a new name to finally arrive to Hawino Records as G-Funk Entertainment in 2005, where Warren G
Warren G
Warren G , is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is also Dr. Dre's half-brother.His biggest hit is the song "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in 1994...
released his latest album In the Mid-Nite Hour
In the Mid-Nite Hour
In The Mid-Nite Hour is the fifth studio album by Warren G, released on the label "Lightyear Entertainment" on October 11, 2005. His first single was "Get U Down" featuring Ice Cube, B-Real, and Snoop Dogg, and his follow up single was "I Need A Light" featuring Nate Dogg...
.
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- Warren GWarren GWarren G , is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is also Dr. Dre's half-brother.His biggest hit is the song "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in 1994...
- Mista GrimmMista GrimmRojai Trawick, better known as Mista Grimm is a rapper formerly signed to Epic Records' sub-label, 550 Music. Grimm's first release was the 1993 single "Indo Smoke" featuring Warren G and Nate Dogg from the Poetic Justice soundtrack. The following year Grimm released a single entitled "Situation:...
- Reel TightReel TightReel Tight was an American R&B group composed of Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Bobby Kane, Bobby Rice, Danny Johnson and Reggie Long.The group was discovered by rapper and producer Warren G in 1996, who then signed them to his G-Funk Entertainment label. Reel Tight's first appearance came on...
- CB10
- Jessica
- FoesumFoesumFoesum is an American hip hop group whose members included T-Dubb, MNMsta, DJ Glaze and Wayniac from the Twinz. They eventually went their separate ways and Foesum was last to do their debut album, Perfection. Perfection was released October 22, 1996.-History:...
- TwinzTwinzThe Twinz are a hip hop duo from Long Beach, California, consisting of twin brothers Deon "Trip Locc" Williams and Dewayne "Wayniac" Williams. After working with Warren G on his debut album Regulate...G Funk Era, the Twinz released their own debut album Conversation in 1995...
- The Dove ShackThe Dove ShackThe Dove Shack was a G-Funk group from Long Beach. Consisting of C-Knight, Bo-Roc and 2Scoops, the group made their debut with the song "This Is the Shack" on Warren G's album Regulate...G Funk Era. Under the same name they released their first album back in 1995 with the substantial hit single...
Past releases
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| Warren G Warren G Warren G , is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is also Dr. Dre's half-brother.His biggest hit is the song "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in 1994... - Regulate...G Funk Era
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| Warren G Warren G Warren G , is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is also Dr. Dre's half-brother.His biggest hit is the song "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in 1994... - Take a Look Over Your Shoulder Take a Look Over Your Shoulder Take a Look Over Your Shoulder is the second studio album by the g-funk rapper Warren G. It contains the hit "I Shot the Sheriff" , and the UK hit "Smokin' Me Out"... RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : Gold |
| Warren G Warren G Warren G , is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is also Dr. Dre's half-brother.His biggest hit is the song "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in 1994... - I Want It All I Want It All (album) I Want It All is the third studio album by American rapper Warren G. It was considered to be Warren G's best album since his 1994 release Regulate...G Funk Era. It features more well known artists than Regulate, such as Nate Dogg, Kurupt and Daz Dillinger from Tha Dogg Pound, Mack 10, Jermaine... RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : Gold |
| Warren G Warren G Warren G , is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is also Dr. Dre's half-brother.His biggest hit is the song "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in 1994... - The Return of the Regulator The Return of the Regulator The Return of the Regulator is the fourth studio album by Warren G. Although the album can be considered as a return to the roots of west coast gangsta music, it sold less than the two previous albums.- Track listing :# "Intro" - 3:33... RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : |
| Warren G Warren G Warren G , is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is also Dr. Dre's half-brother.His biggest hit is the song "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in 1994... - In the Mid-Nite Hour In the Mid-Nite Hour In The Mid-Nite Hour is the fifth studio album by Warren G, released on the label "Lightyear Entertainment" on October 11, 2005. His first single was "Get U Down" featuring Ice Cube, B-Real, and Snoop Dogg, and his follow up single was "I Need A Light" featuring Nate Dogg... RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : |
| Mista Grimm - Indo Smoke
RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : |
| Mista Grimm - Situation: Grimm
RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : |
| The Twinz - Conversation Conversation (album) Conversation is the debut album by hip hop group the Twinz. It was released on August 22, 1995 through Def Jam Recordings and was almost entirely produced by Warren G. Conversation found decent success on the Billboard charts, peaking at #36 on Billboard 200 and #8 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums... RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : |
| The Dove Shack The Dove Shack The Dove Shack was a G-Funk group from Long Beach. Consisting of C-Knight, Bo-Roc and 2Scoops, the group made their debut with the song "This Is the Shack" on Warren G's album Regulate...G Funk Era. Under the same name they released their first album back in 1995 with the substantial hit single... - This Is the Shack This Is the Shack This Is the Shack is the first album from the G funk group The Dove Shack. The album peaked at #68 on Billboard 200 and #13 on Top R&B/Hip-hop albums.- Track listing :# "Intro" # "Smoke Out"# "This Is the Shack"# "Summertime in the LBC"... RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : |
| The Dove Shack The Dove Shack The Dove Shack was a G-Funk group from Long Beach. Consisting of C-Knight, Bo-Roc and 2Scoops, the group made their debut with the song "This Is the Shack" on Warren G's album Regulate...G Funk Era. Under the same name they released their first album back in 1995 with the substantial hit single... - Reality's Got Me Tied Up Reality's Got Me Tied Up Reality Has Got Me Tied Up is the second and final album from the g-funk group The Dove Shack.- Track listing :# "Intro: Snoop Says"# "Going Down" # "Open Eyes" # "We Funk G Funk"# "We Bump"... RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : |
| Foesum - Perfection
RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : |
| Foesum - The Perfection
RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : |
| Da 5 Footaz - The Lost Scrolls
RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : |
| Da 5 Footaz - Lifetime
RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : |
| Jessica - California Girl
RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : |
| Jessica - You Can't Resist
RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : |
| Real Tight - Back to the Real
RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : |
| Other singles |
| "Smoke dat G-Funk!
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