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After meeting Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre decided on making "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang," a song he had been working on, into a featured track, asking Snoop Dogg to add his vocals to it. Snoop Dogg, while in prison, recorded the original version of the song's vocals over the phone.
Parts of the song are reminiscent of the earlier song, "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang", and has a part where Snoop Dogg parodies a part of the song with the lyrics from Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang, "Death Row is the label that pays me" is recited, but replaced with "No Limit is the label that pays me", to update his new record label, No Limit Records and other parts of the song contain subtle references ...
Pages in category "G-funk songs" The following 74 pages are in this category, out of 74 total. ... Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang; O. On Them Thangs; P. Pac-Man (Gorillaz song)
Once Eazy-E, on camera, raps, "All of a sudden, Dr. Dre is the G thang / But on his old album covers, he was a she-thang," shown is a photo of Dre on a World Class Wreckin' Cru album cover, predating N.W.A, wearing a white, sequined jumpsuit and detectable makeup. [9] Related cover photos appear several times during the video.
On the main popular songs chart, the US Billboard Hot 100, whereas The Chronic's lead single, "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang", reached number two, "Dre Day" peaked at number eight in June 1993. The song's bassline is a slowed interpolation from Funkadelic's song "(Not Just) Knee Deep."
"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg 1993 "Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')" featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg "Let Me Ride" Dr. Dre featuring Jewell and Snoop Doggy Dogg "Lil' Ghetto Boy" Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg 1994 "Natural Born Killaz" with Ice Cube: 1995 "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" F. Gary Gray — 1996
The simple message of its lyrics, that life's problems could be overcome by guns, alcohol and marijuana, endeared it to a teenage audience. The single "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" became a crossover big hit, [26] with its humorous, House Party-influenced video becoming an MTV staple despite that network's historic orientation towards rock music.
It is a sequel to Dre and Snoop's famous single "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" from the former's debut album, The Chronic. The song peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has been performed live numerous times by both Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.