Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang

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"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"
Snoop Doggy Dogg
from the album The Chronic
ReleasedJanuary 19, 1993[1]
Recorded1992
StudioDeath Row (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length3:58
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre singles chronology
"Deep Cover"
(1992) 		"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"
(1993) 		"Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')"
(1993)
Snoop Doggy Dogg singles chronology
"Deep Cover"
(1992) 		"Nuthin' But a "G" Thang"
(1993) 		"Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')"
(1993)
Music video
"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" on
YouTube

"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" is a song by American

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
chart, and was a number 31 hit in the UK. Its music video was directed by Dr. Dre himself.

The song was selected by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the 500 songs that shaped rock and roll.[8] XXL magazine named it the top hip-hop song of the decade. The song samples "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You" by Leon Haywood. In June 1994, it was reissued in certain European countries.

Made up

Dr. Dre stated that he met Snoop Dogg while the latter was in prison. Warren G brought him a cassette tape of Snoop Dogg. He popped in and listened to it, and he was like “wow I have to meet him”.[9] After meeting Snoop Dogg, he decided to make "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang", the song he was working to as a featured song and asked Snoop Dogg to add vocals on it. Snoop Dogg, while in prison, recorded the original version of the song's vocals on a phone. Dr Dre stated that “The original version of Nuthin but a 'G' Thang, he called in and I take the receiver of the phone to the mic. You can hear jail sounds in the back and everything, he's “1, 2, 3 and to the 4…””.

Critical reception

Snoop Doggy Dog like their woman — is best taken with a pinch of salt."[10]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang", directed by

breasts. For the next verses they go inside the house. A small sequence of events shows a snobbish female party-goer humiliated by being sprayed with shaken-up malt liquor. The video ends with Dre dropping Snoop off back at his house, with Snoop staggering up the driveway. The MTV edit censors nudity, drug paraphernalia, Warren G with a blunt, copyrighted logos, a Chicago White Sox ball cap, and screen text. Many artists appeared in video, including The D.O.C., Warren G, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, RBX and Suga Free
.

In popular culture

Accolades

"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" is listed in

Pitchfork Media included it at number 3 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 90s.[15]

Criticism

In 1998, CBS reported that Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), who sought hearings in the Senate Commerce Science and Transportation Committee, said he was "concerned that the music industry is marketing its most violent and misogynist music to teens." The report added, "While industry executives assert that children are protected from this music, much evidence suggests that most hyper-violent albums are bought by children." Advisory labels were an outcome of the hearings.[16]

Musically, the funk orientation in hip-hop is often linked to "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" but its roots were laid by another rap group, Above the Law. "Nuthin' But a G Thang echoes Above the Law's Never Missin' a Beat" [sic], according to a 2016 article in The Guardian.[17] Both groups interpolated the signature funk grooves of Parliament-Funkadelic.

Live performances

Dre and Snoop performed the song live at the 1993 MTV Movie Awards on July 13, 1993. They also performed the song live at the 1994 Soul Train Music Awards on March 15, 1994.

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[40]
Sales Since 2005 		Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[42] Platinum 1,300,000[41]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

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  5. ^ "Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg Break Down Their Classic Records on 'The Pharmacy'". Complex. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  6. ^ Draper, Dominick 'Lachie Evens' (June 1, 2017). "Hip-hop tracks to jumpstart your summer playlist". AllHipHop. Retrieved October 25, 2017 – via The News Journal.
  7. ^ The Hot 100 : Mar 20, 1993 | Billboard Chart Archive
  8. ^ "Experience the Music: One Hit Wonders and the Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  9. ^ Snoop Dogg recorded this song in JAIL 😳🚨, retrieved February 23, 2024
  10. ^ Paphides, Peter (January 15, 1993). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 26. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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  17. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved May 6, 2019.
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  25. ^ "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. April 24, 1993. p. 15. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
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  28. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. January 22, 1994. p. 22. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
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  38. ^ "The Year in Music 1993" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 52. December 25, 1993. p. YE-29. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  39. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 Decade-End 1990-1999" (PDF). Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  40. ^ "British single certifications – Dr Dre Ft Snoop Dogg – Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  41. ISSN 0006-2510
    . Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  42. ^ "American single certifications – Dr. Dre – Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang". Recording Industry Association of America.

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