The G-Funk Era

Bangloose New Release

DJ Crimson — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:03:58 +0000

A G-funk group known as Bangloose return with the release of a new album “Sonically Correct”. There are hardly any G-funk fans that do not know about Bangloose. The album “Sonically Correct” is released under their own label “Gee’d Up Records”. This is a much-awaited album from his hardcore fans. The songs featured in this album have been released earlier on radio stations such as Last Call, but some of them we have not heard of before. Overall, the album is very well mixed and definitely sounds like a major label album. Bangloose is sure doing greatly with DJ Nik bean at the side to help present “Sonically Correct” to everyone out there. This is a real treat for all fans. There are a total 25 tracks on the album. There are more than you can bargain with.

Bangloose is the new generation of G-funk and also known as Frappr (a combination of funk and rapper). Bangloose is popular as it has the most popular rap parties, the best music you can sing along and the music is catchy. Bangloose certainly knows how to have fun and make sure the fans have fun too. The biggest fan platform Bangloose has is at Myspace.

The album’s list include:

1. Intro

2. Last Call

3. Interlude 1

4. Grey Goose

5. Interlude 2

6. Gee’d Up

7. Nik Bean Drop 1

8. Rated R

9. Nik Bean Drop 2

10. Introduction

11. Nik Bean Drop 3

12. Dippin

13. Interlude 3

14. The Streetz

15. Nik Bean Drop 4

16. Hot Shotz

17. Interlude 4

18. So Fly So Fresh

19. Interlude 5

20. California

21. Interlude 6

22. Here I Come

23. Julio G Interlude

24. Grey Goose 2.0

25. Nik Bean Outro

Suga Free

DJ Crimson — Sun, 25 May 2008 00:49:05 +0000

Dajuan Louis Rice is known for lyrics about street prostitution, bad language and violence. He showcases his range of emotions in works like “Dip Da”, where the words of the song delve into his emotions surrounding his abusive father, and also the sexual abuse of female friend of his.
More of his lyrics touch on intransigent street violence, domestic violence, and the time did in the jail in LA.
With an very fast delivery of lines, he uses an almost disconnected way of delivering his songs. He generally uses a style of hard and heavy syncopation. Rhymes tend to change quite a few times in one line are shown on his lyrical meter.
Sting and Richard Pryor are said to have influenced him but there seems to be very little evidence of that in his music.
He is an uncharacteristic rapper unlike those who only claim to be pimps he in reality does pimp. His music is actually comes in second place to his management of his street prostitutes.
“Street Gospel”, his first album, was produced by DJ Quick in the late 90s. It failed to reach expectations commercially. Many underground rappers supported Suga Free and praised his work.

What the g-funk?

DJ Crimson — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:27:56 +0000

Gangsta funk, or g-funk, is the topic, so in keeping with the theme, let me hear a “yo, wassap?” This style of music came from gangsta rap that started over on the West Coast, and is – as is most of these radical musical movements – a product of the early 1990s. G-funk is so called because it takes regular funk music and slows that the the tempo, adding multi layers of other sounds – sythesizers, slow hypnotic grows, deep bass and female vocals amongst others.

Usually, in true gangsta style of course, the topic of g-funk song lyrics tends to be about violence, sex and drugs. Lyrical complexity has been sacrified for the sake of good ol’ fashioned rhythm and clarity. G-funk was a big subgenre from hip-hop for over four years, the landmark being Dr. Dre’s debut of ‘The Chronic’ in 1992.

The first single to be labelled g-funk was ‘Call It What U Want’ by Above the Law, which featured on the ‘Black Mafia Life’ LP and feature Tupac Shakur. Above the Law have several other g-funk songs, including ‘Black Superman’, ‘Kalifornia’, ‘V.S.O.P’ and ‘Gansta Madness’.

The g-funk style has had a long lasting impact on hip hop music. Dr Dre’s more recent music, and his 1999 comeback ‘2001’, had a very different musical style to ‘The Chronic’ but its roots from the g-funk music era were still present. Other artists such as Suga Free, Dogg Pound and Warren G all continue to produce music that follows the g-funk trend.

Blue Scholars - Bayani (2007)

DJ Crimson — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:26:43 +0000

As you can tell, this is our very first post about a non-G-Funk album for this site. Also you would notice that I haven’t posted any articles in about two weeks. Been really busy with school at the moment but even then, I won’t forget about all the G-Funk fans out there who visit this site. There will be an upcoming article about a basically unknown G-Funk release. I am still pondering on which one I shall post but it will be up eventually. Now onto the discussion of this little gem that was released last year by Rawkus Records. The duo group consists of Geologic, the emcee, along with Sabzi, who produced the entire album himself. They both hail from Seattle, Washington, an area not much known for its hip hop/rap music. This is their second full-length album after their debut was released in 2004 internationally. This album focuses on many of the political events during 2007 and others and this album is dedicated to Seattle. The album was released with mostly positive reviews and even two music videos were created for the album. The two songs are “Back Home” and “Joe Metro” which were both directed by Sabzi’s brother, Zia Mohajerjasbi.

01. Bahá’í Healing Prayer (Intro)
02. Second Chapter
03. Opening Salvo
04. North By Northwest
05. Ordinary Guys
06. Still Got Love
07. Bayani
08. Loyalty
09. Fire For The People
10. Xenophobia (Interlude)
11. The Distance
12. Back Home
13. 50K Deep
14. Morning Of America
15. Joe Metro

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The Conscious Daughters - Ear To The Street (1993)

DJ Crimson — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:04:18 +0000

Don’t be fooled, these two female emcees are definitely not conscious rappers and their debut definitely shows that. Thanks to producer Paris, who is one of the more underrated G-Funk producers around, did a perfect job on setting the tone of the album. He even produced the entire album. More onto the discussion of the artists themselves, the female group consists of CMG and The Special One (TCD) who met Paris at a club in 1993 and was soon signed to his Scarface Records label after giving him their demo tape. The album sold over 300,000 copies thanks to such singles as “Somethin’ To Ride To (Fonky Expedition)” and “We Roll Deep“. They are currently signed to Paris’ Guerilla Funk label and their upcoming album “The Nutcracker Suite” will be having production by Paris and Rick Rock and will feature artists such as Kurupt, Roscoe, Spice 1, Suga T, and Yukmouth. No release date has been confirmed at the moment but according to their official MySpace page, the album has been finished since June 22, 2007. They haven’t released any info since that post.

01. Princess Of Poetry
02. Shitty Situation
03. TCD In Da Front
04. Somethin’ To Ride To (Fonky Expedition)
05. We Roll Deep
06. Showdown
07. Wife Of A Gangsta
08. Dex Dog
09. Crazybitchmadness
10. Da Mac Flow
11. What’s A Girl To Do?

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Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle: The Lost Tapes (1993)

DJ Crimson — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:34:33 +0000

According to a recent Snoop Dogg interview with 101.5 Jamz in Phoenix, Arizona, Snoop Dogg revealed that his entourage has been urging him to release an updated version of Doggystyle. Most people consider that album to be his best work. Many fans, including myself, wouldn’t mind having a re-released version with CDQ versions of some of his unreleased tracks during that time. One example is “Nigga Named Dave“, which set the blueprint for “Murder Was The Case”. Another example is “The Next Episode“, which was originally going to appear on the album but was shelved until it was remade for Dr. Dre’s Chronic 2001. Since I’m in a good mood today, I will be posting a collection of unreleased Snoop Dogg songs that were released around that time. Most of them aren’t in the best quality available but what I can say. Shit happens.

01. Do U Remember? (Who Am I, What’s My Name)
02. Nigga Named Dave
03. Doggystyle (Featuring George Clinton)
04. G U Looking For? (Featuring L.V.)
05. Playin For Keeps (Featuring The Convicts)
06. Itz On (Featuring The Lady Of Rage)

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Young Dre - Hated By Many (1997)

DJ Crimson — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:54:04 +0000

After a week of not posting about a new album, you probably are going to be amazed on why I am even bothering posting about this. This is just a lesson, a lesson on how not to make a G-Funk album or an hip hop/rap album period. I honestly can’t find one decent thing to say about this album. Young Dre’s flow throughout the album is terrible and it sounds like someone is scratching a chalkboard furiously on every damn track. Also the mixing is terrible, the only saving grace for the album has got to be the guest appearances and even then, it isn’t enough to outweigh the major problems. Recently, he has been releasing new tracks and you can see that he has improved a lot since this album was released. His flow has improved, his lyrics have improved, and the people that he is working with are better. If you would like to listen to some of his new material, visit Dubcnn as they have several of his new tracks on their website.

01. Game Tight (Featuring Michael Cooper)
02. Money Can’t Buy You Love (Featuring Sandy Wyatt)
03. How Real Can It Get
04. Put That On Something (Featuring Dru Down)
05. 40 Got My Mind
06. Synanamous
07. Hitin’ Corners (Featuring Mista Grimm)
08. Hustlers & Busters (Featuring Celly Cel)
09. Did You Hear Me Right? (Featuring Battle Loc)
10. Me & Mines (Featuring Levitti)
11. Guilty Concious (Featuring Big E & The Link Crew)
12. Too Swift On My Toes
13. Jealousy
14. A Whole Different World (Featuring Eboni Foster)
15. Dance With The Devil

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DJ Quik & Kurupt Duo Album Revealed

DJ Crimson — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:51:19 +0000

Recently revealed in a Dubcnn’s weekly podcast (01/17/08) by Kurupt, there will be an upcoming duo album by two of the most popular G-Funk artists, DJ Quik and Kurupt himself. Considering all the issues that went on with The Fixxers, which involved sketchy management and creative differences, lets hope this one doesn’t turn out the same. No doubt, we seen the chemistry that they have shown with each other on the mic in the past so I can’t see how anybody can’t be excited about this project. What little information about the album that has been released includes production held by DJ Quik and Terrace Martin. Expect guest appearances by fellow Tha Dogg Pound members Daz Dillinger and Snoop Dogg.

Nate Dogg Suffers Stroke

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:56:16 +0000

Source: AllHipHop

Rumors recently surfaced that legendary G-Funk artist Nate Dogg had suffered a stroke in late December. These rumors were confirmed today by manage Rod McGrew.

Nate Dogg suffered a mild stroke on December 19. He was transported to Panoma Valley Hospital and stayed there until December 26. He has not suffered any brain damage and his voice has not been affected. There is a good prognosis that Nate Dogg will make a proper recovery.

We at The G-Funk Era hope the very best for Nate and his family.

On a slightly unrelated note, this is my first post on The G-Funk Era.

Lifestyle - Liquid Cocaine (2003)

DJ Crimson — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:59:03 +0000

Who would of thought DJ Quik’s cousin, H.I.T., and Snoop Dogg’s younger brother, Pretty Tony (aka Bada Bing), would ever form a group together. Not to mention Goldie Loc was originally part of the group before Snoop Dogg picked him up for Tha Eastsidaz group. Surprisingly, even being related to them hasn’t even got them the notice that they deserved. The album itself is consistent throughout with notable guest appearances from Bad Azz, Goldie Loc, and Snoop Dogg. Not much has been heard from the group ever since their debut and a few guest appearances on Snoop Dogg related releases including his Welcome To Tha Chuuch series. Sad to see that their sophomore album, Lubrication, that was originally planned to be released sometime in 2005 was delayed indefinitely. The album definitely had potential with guest appearances from AMG, Butch Cassidy, Clipse, Devin The Dude, Domino, Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg and UGK. On the production side, what little was revealed included the likes of Daz Dillinger, Jelly Roll, Moscoe and Mr. Lee. There has been no new info about the project since 2006 so it seems like its no longer in production. For the last few years, H.I.T. has joined an upcoming group called Fly Society and has appeared on skate.’s soundtrack with his song called “Drama” that was originally off his “The Born Supremacy” album.

01. Uncle Willie (Intro)
02. Who Am I
03. Liquid Cocaine (Featuring Sunny Henry)
04. Move On
05. Represent These Streets
06. Pimps And Playas (Jackoff Session)
07. Want That
08. Stop And Shake It
09. Don’t Talk Shit (Featuring Bad Azz & E-Money)
10. Bein Me
11. Lifestylez Of A Gangsta (Featuring Goldie Loc & Snoop Dogg)
12. Everythings Gonna Be Alright
13. Death Is Love
14. Unknown (Lock Shit Down)

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