Warren G - I Want It All (The Album) - What's with the Ruff Ryders Tracks?

[Soopafly DPGC]

I always like this album but after bumping it again this weekend, i think this may even be better than Regulate...GFunk Era.  It's close.  So many good songs.

Does anyone know what the deal is with the 2 random Ruff Ryders tracks on there?  Warren gets publishing credit for them, but he didn't produce them or rap on the songs at all.  Why are they on the album? I thought maybe he signed a production contract to them at the time, but looking back, I don't remember him producing anything for Ruff Ryders.  Seems really random for those songs to be on the album and throws off the whole flow.  Maybe he was supposed to do more with them?

[Sccit]

there's only 1 ruff ryders track 

i think it was just a marketing ploy to sell albums

this album was more universal than his previous efforts .. he tried reaching a broader fanbase with it

and ruff ryders were killin the game at the time .. so he most likely hooked up wit eve via dre n got this track off them to increase sales

[Soopafly DPGC]

there's only 1 ruff ryders track 

i think it was just a marketing ploy to sell albums

this album was more universal than his previous efforts .. he tried reaching a broader fanbase with it

and ruff ryders were killin the game at the time .. so he most likely hooked up wit eve via dre n got this track off them to increase sales

Well there is two Ruff Ryders tracks, We Got That, and then the Ruff Ryders remix of I Want It All.  Which Warren did rap a bit on.  But both were produced by the Ruff Ryders camp (Vada Nobles). 

You may be right that Warren was just chasing clout....he did get Dre to do the Game Don't Wait RMX which blew up, and then his next album with the lead single Lookin At You produced by Dr Dre seemed to start leaning towards less G Funk and more mainstream beats. 

I could see him putting those Ruff Ryders tracks on there if he produced them.  Sort of like Dre puts songs on his album he isn't rapping on to showcase his production skills, but Warren really had nothing to do with these songs.  Seems very strange.  And he never really did that before. 

I'm really starting to dig into this album more and more.  Ashame the Twinz weren't on here at all.  I think they might've been beefing at the time. 

[Sccit]

Well there is two Ruff Ryders tracks, We Got That, and then the Ruff Ryders remix of I Want It All.  Which Warren did rap a bit on.  But both were produced by the Ruff Ryders camp (Vada Nobles). 

You may be right that Warren was just chasing clout....he did get Dre to do the Game Don't Wait RMX which blew up, and then his next album with the lead single Lookin At You produced by Dr Dre seemed to start leaning towards less G Funk and more mainstream beats. 

I could see him putting those Ruff Ryders tracks on there if he produced them.  Sort of like Dre puts songs on his album he isn't rapping on to showcase his production skills, but Warren really had nothing to do with these songs.  Seems very strange.  And he never really did that before. 

I'm really starting to dig into this album more and more.  Ashame the Twinz weren't on here at all.  I think they might've been beefing at the time.

well, regarding the i want it all remix, its pretty obvious why its on there lol

it's a remix to the big single off the album featuring rappers from the 2 hottest labels of the time (rocafella and ruff ryders)


now the other track, yes, kinda weird.. but don't overthink it. he simply got the track
off them n put it on the album as a supposed collab. he even says at the end of the song "ruff ryders warren g collabo!"

just a marketing ploy

[HighEyeCue]

dope album

not a big fan of the Ruff Ryders tracks either but overall I enjoy this more than "Take a Look over your Shoulder"

[Soopafly DPGC]

dope album

not a big fan of the Ruff Ryders tracks either but overall I enjoy this more than "Take a Look over your Shoulder"

Me too, this is definitely Warren's 2nd best album, and a case could be made for his best album.  Take a Look Over Your Shoulder was just different.  I don't know, i don't feel like it aged well.  I think it hurt not being able to have anyone from Death Row/Dogg Pound on it, except Nate Dogg on one track. 

[gfunk2024]

I like a lot of songs from I Want it All, but damn, I got to say I think you are crazy to call this neck and neck with Regulate.

[HighEyeCue]

I like a lot of songs from I Want it All, but damn, I got to say I think you are crazy to call this neck and neck with Regulate.

no way it competes with Regulate

I believe the comparisons were with his 2nd album

[Sccit]

warren has an underrated discography

only album i never got into was g-files

he's actually overdue for an album tbh

[TraceOneInfinite]

I always like this album but after bumping it again this weekend, i think this may even be better than Regulate...GFunk Era.  It's close.  So many good songs.

Does anyone know what the deal is with the 2 random Ruff Ryders tracks on there?  Warren gets publishing credit for them, but he didn't produce them or rap on the songs at all.  Why are they on the album? I thought maybe he signed a production contract to them at the time, but looking back, I don't remember him producing anything for Ruff Ryders.  Seems really random for those songs to be on the album and throws off the whole flow.  Maybe he was supposed to do more with them?

I loved the album, and it must have stayed in my rotation for many months after it was released.  This was the last great era before internet downloading, when you had to buy an album and live with it for a long time before you could get another.  I have a lot of good memories from Senior year bumping this album (I would say "great" memories if not for the fact that I was 95% retarded my senior year). 

The downside though is that as good as the album was it was actually weaker than the previous 2.  With each album we saw Warren's decline, which is natural for rap artists, they usually fall off the richer they get and the further they get from the streets that made them:

G Funk Era - 5 Mics
Look Over Shoulder - 4 1/2 Mics (very underrated)
I Want it All - 4 Mics
Return of the Regulator 3 1/2 Mics (but still very dope)

Want It All was yet another sound and showcased range as a producer.  Notice with each album he changed up his sound, which was pretty impressive.  Not sure if he was doing live instruments on this album, but it did have that sound.  The problem was that he had a theme going on the album of bringing in all these guest artists from all over the map that really didn't have much relationship to the G Funk Family.  Surprisingly though it worked on some of the tracks.

"Want It All" was a very successful first single and Mack 10 worked on the track
"Dollars Make Sense" - I loved this joint and considered it a banger.  Surprised he pulled off the mix of sounds and regions so flawlessly on this joint.
"Havin Things" Aside from gettin dissed on "What Would U Do" it seemed Jay Dee always worked well with the Pound.  This was probably a favor for a favor because Warren did excellent work on Jay D's album Life in 1492 on a banger he appeared on with Snoop. 

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So many good tracks on this album...

--"U Never Know" -I'm a really nostalgic type cat and Warren always hits you with the nostalgia type tracks like "U Never Know" beautiful track with Snoop. 
--"Why oh Why" with Daz is a banger and Daz does his thing, you can tell Daz was still in his prime then.

...Warren went a bit too far to appeal to other regions on the map with the Ruff Ryders bullshit.  Drag On wasn't that successful himself when he came out even with the big Ruff Ryders push.  Always skipped that joint.  Maybe the worst on the album.

[Eddz]

Me too, this is definitely Warren's 2nd best album, and a case could be made for his best album.  Take a Look Over Your Shoulder was just different.  I don't know, i don't feel like it aged well.  I think it hurt not being able to have anyone from Death Row/Dogg Pound on it, except Nate Dogg on one track.

I gotta disagree with Take a Look Over Your Shoulder, I think this album aged extremely well and is hugely underrated. I remember being disappointed when it was first released after G-Funk Era but it's definitely grown on me over the years.

That said, Regulate G-Funk Era is superior to both.

[doggfather]

warren has an underrated discography

only album i never got into was g-files

he's actually overdue for an album tbh

i prefer g files over the midnight hour...

[gfunk2024]

I loved the album, and it must have stayed in my rotation for many months after it was released.  This was the last great era before internet downloading, when you had to buy an album and live with it for a long time before you could get another.  I have a lot of good memories from Senior year bumping this album (I would say "great" memories if not for the fact that I was 95% retarded my senior year). 

The downside though is that as good as the album was it was actually weaker than the previous 2.  With each album we saw Warren's decline, which is natural for rap artists, they usually fall off the richer they get and the further they get from the streets that made them:

G Funk Era - 5 Mics
Look Over Shoulder - 4 1/2 Mics (very underrated)
I Want it All - 4 Mics
Return of the Regulator 3 1/2 Mics (but still very dope)

Want It All was yet another sound and showcased range as a producer.  Notice with each album he changed up his sound, which was pretty impressive.  Not sure if he was doing live instruments on this album, but it did have that sound.  The problem was that he had a theme going on the album of bringing in all these guest artists from all over the map that really didn't have much relationship to the G Funk Family.  Surprisingly though it worked on some of the tracks.

"Want It All" was a very successful first single and Mack 10 worked on the track
"Dollars Make Sense" - I loved this joint and considered it a banger.  Surprised he pulled off the mix of sounds and regions so flawlessly on this joint.
"Havin Things" Aside from gettin dissed on "What Would U Do" it seemed Jay Dee always worked well with the Pound.  This was probably a favor for a favor because Warren did excellent work on Jay D's album Life in 1492 on a banger he appeared on with Snoop. 

------

So many good tracks on this album...

--"U Never Know" -I'm a really nostalgic type cat and Warren always hits you with the nostalgia type tracks like "U Never Know" beautiful track with Snoop. 
--"Why oh Why" with Daz is a banger and Daz does his thing, you can tell Daz was still in his prime then.

...Warren went a bit too far to appeal to other regions on the map with the Ruff Ryders bullshit.  Drag On wasn't that successful himself when he came out even with the big Ruff Ryders push.  Always skipped that joint.  Maybe the worst on the album.

What are you talking about "JD got dissed on What would you do"? From MWTC? That is the first I've ever heard it was a diss towards JD.

[Sccit]

i prefer g files over the midnight hour...

fuck no


midnite hour was dope

[doggfather]

Yup, but thats more like a bishop lamond warren duo album imo.