But then there’s “Late Night,” one of a handful of funk-laden DJ Quik beats 2Pac rapped on. As stalwart as they were, besides the late Mausberg, no one else really had that transcendent star potential. The only knock on Quik might be the acolytes he got behind. Outlawz, 1994-1996Ī few months ago, DJ Quik took to Twitter to say he deserves to be treated as Dr.
That group eventually added rapper Domino to their ranks, but he defected before a young Snoop collaborated with the group on “Let Em Understand Perfection,” This also explains that Snoop Dogg line, “Perfection is perfected, so I’mma let ‘em understand,” on “Nuthin But a G Thang” - clear shade thrown at Domino. Back in the ‘80s, Glaze, MNMsta and other high school friends formed the group Perfection. There’s even more to the g funk lore with Foesum. Highlight “Listen to the Sound” mixes Kool and the Gang’s “Summer Madness” and Isley Brothers’ “Make Me Say It Again Girl” in perfect combination. Foesum’s inaugural album, Perfection, is one of the most slept-on g funk records along with Twinz’s Conversation. Foesum, a group out of Long Beach that includes Filipino producer-rapper DJ Glaze, Chicano rapper MNMsta, and Black rapper T-Dubb, still pumps out the g funk sound as if it’s 1996. “Listen to the Sound” - Foesum, 1996ĭon’t sleep on some of the brown pioneers of West Coast rap.
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And even as Suga Free is minting a timeless weed anthem, he still gets in his patented pimp quips: “The only reason baby wears panties is to keep her ankles warm.” 15. The two have had some feuds but when they’re in sync - as they were on “Doe Doe and a Skunk” and throughout that first album - the results are magic. In 1997, Free released his inaugural album, Street Gospel, produced entirely by David Blake aka DJ Quik. A lot of fruit trees,” Free told DJ Vlad in an interview about his decades in the pimp and music game. The Iceberg Slim of Pomona, California, Suga Free settled in the Los Angeles suburb after stints in Oakland and Compton. In fact, g funk’s lesser-known plots help us understand the main narratives more. But the beauty of that era is just how deep the rabbit hole goes beyond just the obvious choices. Sure, some will take to social media to point out the glaring omissions and the unworthy trophies.
This rundown focuses exclusively on LA (so none of the Bay’s mobb music), only one song per album and, finally, no songs after 1998, which saw the tail end of the g funk era with late Death Row Records albums like Daz’s Retaliation, Revenge, and Get Back. But before we get started, some ground rules.
Now, we’re continuing our celebration of the subgenre with a list of the greatest g funk songs in history. To celebrate gangsta funk unofficially turning 30, Okayplayer recently provided a behind-the-scenes into the making of Above the Law’s “Call It What U Want,” the first song to call g funk explicitly by name. The popular subgenre of gangsta rap was all the rage in the mid-‘90s, and brought a new level of musicality and energy to hip hop. These iconic lines from the end of Warren G’s 1994 classic “Regulate” serve as a kind of credo for the g funk era. “ G funk, where rhythm is life and life is rhythm.” From DJ Quik to Ice Cube these are the 17 greatest g funk songs. G funk brought a new level of musicality and energy to hip-hop. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty ImagesRaymond).
CHICAGO - 1992: Rapper DJ Quik performs at the New Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois in 1992.
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