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Title: i found this article about warren g ( g files, nate dogg, kids & life .. )
Post by: Mista Rosa on June 24, 2009, 07:56:23 AM
http://news.google.fr/news/url?sa=t&ct2=fr%2F0_0_s_4_0_t&usg=AFQjCNEBBqpzgl5bg7ndTgKjpz3ybOt-Eg&cid=0&ei=YjZCSviiEdLllQf2ncqDAQ&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypilot.com%2Fdailyblogger%2Fpanderson%2F%3Fp%3D280


Warren g talking about music, the g files and the release date of October 13, recording 12 songs with nate dogg for g files but none making the album ( hope it's not true! ), nate's condition and much more..

So make sure to read it..


Warren G strummed an electric guitar as he softly sang about his 4-year-old daughter, Larren. A hush fell over the room as we listened. It was only a few moments, but it left an indelible impression.

Isn’t this the guy who broke out with a song about “regulatin’ any stealin’ of his property?” Well, yeah. But “Regulate… G-Funk Era,” also featured the fun-lovin’ sing-rapping that became his trademark style. And when he rhymed about violence it wasn’t gratuitous so much as it was autobiography — a reminiscence of his upbringing on some of the mean streets of Long Beach. Still, it struck me then as something unique in an era of mindless, misogynistic gangsta’ rap and I said so in the music column I wrote at the time. And was that really 15 years ago already? My God, how fleeting life can be.

When I met Warren G Thursday in a Westminster industrial park of all places (thanks to the generosity of Greer Wylder who let me trailer-hitch to her interview), he was friendly, but reserved and almost shy. When he got to talking about his kids, Warren IV, 12; Olaijah, 10; Kneile, 5; and Larren, he sounded like any other Orange County Dad. He even joked to Greer, “I’ll bet you thought I was a gangster.” He laughed heartily and good-naturedly at that. We all did, in fact, because the idea seemed ridiculous even 5 minutes after meeting him.

To be honest, I never expected that, but there’s a certain amount of diva I anticipate from all rock stars and I’m always tickled when they surprise me with humility. There’s a quiet confidence about Warren G as befits anyone with the success he’s enjoyed, but there’s a certain shyness there as well. It’s a fascinating duality. We challenged him to rap for the video, but he kept protesting, “nah, nah, now you’re putting me on the spot.” He wasn’t complaining. He just seemed frustrated he couldn’t do what we asked and apologetically told us he’s not much of a free-styler. Then it clicked for me. It’s no wonder he can take so long between records. He’s a perfectionist. He’s not interested in rough drafts.

Want more proof? He’s got about 12 songs he’s done with his most important collaborator, Nate Dogg, but none of them will appear on his next album, “The G Files,” which will be released Oct. 13. It will be his first album without Nate’s presence. Nate has suffered two strokes and isn’t even up to talking, much less singing at this point, Warren said. He has a long road of rehab in front of him. “All we can do is pray,” he said.

I’m not sure how that will affect the next album, but he does have a track with just Snoop Dogg and himself on it — the first time they’ve exclusively recorded together without others involved, believe it or not. (Nate Dogg and Snoop are cousins and they were childhood friends of Warren’s). Instead, Warren G’s new unlikely collaborators appear to be DJ AM and Travis Barker. A mutual friend hooked them up.

Even more fascinating, though, are his plans to re-imagine “Regulate,” with Akon as part of Def Jam’s 25th anniversary special.

The career news is interesting, but to tell you the truth I was more drawn to his comments about his family and his dream of opening a restaurant! He went into great detail to explain how much he loves grilling and how he’s planning to make a business of it. He moved to Orange County for the same reason many folks did — to live in a good neighborhood and take advantage of good schools.

“When I was a kid, folks would say don’t move to Orange County because the people there are prejudiced,” he said. “But I’ve been living here for 15 years and I love it.” He doesn’t get harassed and he can enjoy more anonymity than he would in Los Angeles, he added.

And it’s obvious he spends a lot of time at home as he comments extensively on the lives of his children. Olaijah, for instance, is a “major athlete,” Warren IV loves to cook, Kneile is “out of this world. He drives me crazy he’s so hyper… I think I’m going to have him play soccer,” and “Princess Larren” loves to sing.

“Every time I try to leave” for work, he said, referring to the look he sees in his daughter’s eyes, “it damn near makes me want to bust a tear, and sometimes I say, ‘I’m not going anywhere. I think I’ll just stay home.’ ”

When I asked him about his Father’s Day plans, he said he would probably grill in the backyard and relax with his family. Sounds as much fun as his best party songs.
Title: Re: i found this article about warren g ( g files, nate dogg, kids & life .. )
Post by: Matty on June 24, 2009, 08:06:37 AM
regulate with akon? :-X
Title: Re: i found this article about warren g ( g files, nate dogg, kids & life .. )
Post by: Sir Petey on June 24, 2009, 08:28:01 AM
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Even more fascinating, though, are his plans to re-imagine “Regulate,” with Akon as part of Def Jam’s 25th anniversary special.


thats a slap in the face to all his fans and nate dogg as well...fuck warren g.

def jam threw some dollars in his face to ruin a classic and he jumped on it.
Title: Re: i found this article about warren g ( g files, nate dogg, kids & life .. )
Post by: Digital Pimpin' on June 24, 2009, 08:33:52 AM
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Even more fascinating, though, are his plans to re-imagine “Regulate,” with Akon as part of Def Jam’s 25th anniversary special.


thats a slap in the face to all his fans and nate dogg as well...fuck warren g.

def jam threw some dollars in his face to ruin a classic and he jumped on it.

Fuck it Warren, why not get Young Jeezy to rap your parts and let T-Pain run Autotune over the whole damn thing? ::)
Title: Re: i found this article about warren g ( g files, nate dogg, kids & life .. )
Post by: Okka on June 24, 2009, 09:10:27 AM
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Even more fascinating, though, are his plans to re-imagine “Regulate,” with Akon as part of Def Jam’s 25th anniversary special.

:tosser:
Title: Re: i found this article about warren g ( g files, nate dogg, kids & life .. )
Post by: 2euce 7even on June 24, 2009, 09:38:12 AM
regulate with akon? :-X

 :puke: mi hope dat nah true !!!
Title: Re: i found this article about warren g ( g files, nate dogg, kids & life .. )
Post by: Mietek23 on June 24, 2009, 09:39:31 AM
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Even more fascinating, though, are his plans to re-imagine “Regulate,” with Akon as part of Def Jam’s 25th anniversary special.


thats a slap in the face to all his fans and nate dogg as well...fuck warren g.

def jam threw some dollars in his face to ruin a classic and he jumped on it.

Fuck it Warren, why not get Young Jeezy to rap your parts and let T-Pain run Autotune over the whole damn thing? ::)

WTF are you doing Warren?!
Title: Re: i found this article about warren g ( g files, nate dogg, kids & life .. )
Post by: Dre-Day on June 24, 2009, 10:20:12 AM
regulate with akon? :-X
LOL i was going to post the same thing  :D

Title: Re: i found this article about warren g ( g files, nate dogg, kids & life .. )
Post by: F-cisco on June 24, 2009, 11:44:22 AM
This can't be true.
Title: Re: i found this article about warren g ( g files, nate dogg, kids & life .. )
Post by: Mista Rosa on June 25, 2009, 08:17:00 AM
This can't be true.

hope not too.. but it's coming from warren g himself and it's the most recent news we have..
Title: Re: i found this article about warren g ( g files, nate dogg, kids & life .. )
Post by: RhyanG on June 25, 2009, 08:31:38 AM
AKON WONT WORK WITH WARREN G LOL...AKON IS HOT AND GDUB'S CAREER IS DEADOUT.

NOBODY WANTS TO WORK WITH WARREN G'S ASS CUZ THA NIGGA HASNT HAD A HIT RECORD IN OVER 10 YEARZ LOL

213 WAS OK THOU.
Title: Re: i found this article about warren g ( g files, nate dogg, kids & life .. )
Post by: Trip Dee on June 25, 2009, 10:14:30 AM
why akon?
let's make it justin timberlake...
Title: Re: i found this article about warren g ( g files, nate dogg, kids & life .. )
Post by: Funkstradamus on June 25, 2009, 10:57:51 AM

Want more proof? He’s got about 12 songs he’s done with his most important collaborator, Nate Dogg, but none of them will appear on his next album, “The G Files,” which will be released Oct. 13. It will be his first album without Nate’s presence. Nate has suffered two strokes and isn’t even up to talking, much less singing at this point, Warren said. He has a long road of rehab in front of him. “All we can do is pray,” he said.


damn!!!!!!! :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: i found this article about warren g ( g files, nate dogg, kids & life .. )
Post by: ikke on June 25, 2009, 11:04:17 AM
Well that's too bad.
Now we have to kill waren g.
Can we pull off the stroke thing on him to?
Title: Re: i found this article about warren g ( g files, nate dogg, kids & life .. )
Post by: It's All About 18 on June 25, 2009, 11:32:15 AM
regulate with akon? :-X

 :puke: mi hope dat nah true !!!
Title: Re: i found this article about warren g ( g files, nate dogg, kids & life .. )
Post by: Danté Williams on June 25, 2009, 12:12:09 PM
That was a very nice article, even though it made it seem like Warren was half retired.

Regulate with Akon it's a bad idea, but I'll just skip it and bump the original and I betcha it will still be banging.
Title: Re: i found this article about warren g ( g files, nate dogg, kids & life .. )
Post by: T-Dogg on June 25, 2009, 12:58:32 PM
Regulate with Akon? Oh hell to the nizzaw - don't do it Warren!

That right there is shitting on your own legacy.