It's September 30, 2026, 03:49:21 PM
i liked midnite hourg-files was weak
no it doesnt mean being a producer. sometimes you just give the notes to an instrument player and let him play whats written on paper. it just makes you a musician on an album.sometimes you let musicians to jam and improvise to the beat and if you like something you use it. that makes you musician and a writer/composer on an album.if you compose melodies while jaming and improvising to the beat, and also you decide how track should proceed from start to end and you decide what kind of composition it needs with verses, chorus, bridges and whole structure. then it makes you a musician, writer/composer and a co producer on an album.
lets say 93-2004... return of the regulator is one of most underrated records of that post 2000 west coast hip hop.Also 213 album was a classic although it didnt have warren g production instead of "groupie luv" remix on maxi single.after 2004, his fall off began with such weak albums like midnight hour g funk files etc...and you are right about warren had a good musician team. as you mentioned greg, ricky rouse, del atkins, aj luke, sean thomas were on "take a look over your shoulder" and andrew gouche, craig brockman, marion williams on "return of the regulator". musicians worked on "i want it all" album are missing and uncredited unfortunately.
Today ,most producers are beatmakers.Yes famous producers like Dre, Quik are surrounded by others producers,musicians but now if you listen to the new music , the bass and others instruments are played on a keyboard or a software . In a independant studio, you dont see many brass instruments lolAnd about death row sounds , dont forget one or the most important thing : the musical equipment . Back in the days, musical gear was very expensive. The labels get homogeneity of sound because of the equipment
we still use live instrumentation over at labcabin records
Cool and what instrument do u play ?
Look at all the leftover tracks from the Regulate sessions he gave to other artists as well as his other productions around that time:Keep The Peace - KamThings In the Hood and RMX - DFCBiological Didn't Bother GFunk RMX - ShaqMy Dear - ShaqYo Yo's Night - YoYoFlow On - Cedric CeballosNot to mention the prior stuff for Pac and Grimm. He was hitting on all cylinders around that time. The first 5 Footaz album that never got released was dope too. Like i said, I wish he wouldn't have deviated from that sound, or would go back to it.