Nuthin' but a "G" Thang
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| Single by Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg from the album The Chronic |
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| Released | January 19, 1993 | ||||
| Format | 12" single | ||||
| Recorded | 1992 | ||||
| Genre | Gangsta Rap, G-Funk, West Coast hip hop | ||||
| Length | 3:58 | ||||
| Label | Death Row 53816 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Calvin Broadus | ||||
| Producer | Dr Dre. | ||||
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| "Deep Cover (1992) |
"Editing Nuthin' but a "G" Thang" (1993) |
"Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')" (1993) |
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"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" is a 1993 hit song by American gangsta rapper Dr. Dre, from his debut solo album, The Chronic. It features rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg and is the second single from the album, "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, outdoing The Chronic's other singles "Fuck wit Dre Day (and Everybody's Celebratin')" (number 8) and "Let Me Ride" (number 34). The single also reached number one on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. It was also one of the first big rap singles in the UK, where it reached number three.
The song's music video was MTV's third most requested video of 1993. On MTV, the music video was heavily cut; a full-length version of the video exists with uncut footage (e.g., drug references and a scene where a woman's bikini top was yanked open).
- Notarized: BET's Top 100 Videos of The 20th Century: number five
- On MTV's 100 Greatest Music Videos Ever Made it was listed at number thirty-two in 1999. [1]
- In April 2005 MTV2 and XXL's 25 Greatest West Coast Videos number two.
- 2001 VH1: 100 Greatest Videos: number eighty
- 2003 VH1: 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years: number thirty-one [2]
- 2008 VH1: Best 100 songs of the 90's : 12th
- Voted #14 in the 100 Greatest Rap Songs [3].
The vocals are shared by Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg (who has sole songwriting credit), who drop in trademark references to Long Beach and Compton in California. The song contains samples from Leon Haywood's "I Wanta Do Something Freaky to You" and "Uphill (Peace of Mind)" by Frederick Knight.
"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" is listed in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It's Dre's only song on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (ranked number 419), not counting two other songs that feature Dre as producer and on vocals, N.W.A.'s "Fuck tha Police" and 2Pac's "California Love". Q magazine listed it as the twenty-fourth greatest hip-hop song of all time.[4]. AcclaimedMusic.net lists it as the 131st best song of all time, the best song of 1992, and as the sixth best hip-hop/rap song of all time. [5]
The song is on the soundtrack of the popular video game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas from the rap radio station, Radio Los Santos.
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[edit] Derivative versions
- Kris Kross heavily sampled Nuthin' but a "G" Thang on their 1993 single I'm Real.
- Snoop Dogg's first single from "Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told" was a sequel to the song entitled, "Still a G Thang."
- Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg retooled "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" into the titular theme of their 2001 comedy film The Wash.
- The song "I Need a G" by Dani Stevenson featuring Snoop Dogg used the same sample as "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang".
- In "Adrenaline Rush" album from rapper "Twista" in song "Mobster's anthem" track number 6 background sample of song is from "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" song.
- Young Dro's video for his 2006 single "Shoulder Lean" references "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang."
- "Get It Up" by Silkk the Shocker uses the reworked chorus of "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang".
- Ja Rule's "Livin' It Up" contains a sample of "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang".[6] It was nominated for a Grammy Award.[7]
- MIMS's "This Is Why I'm Hot" contains a short sample of the song sampled in "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"
- Juelz Santana has made a song over the beat entitled "Secret", which can be heard at his official MySpace.
There also is a radio edit, where most of the profanity is removed by changes in lyrics.
[edit] Music Video
The music video depicts Dr. Dre coming into Long Beach, California, where Snoop Dogg's house is, to pick him up to go to a block party. They arrive at the party where they perform the first verses, while a game of volleyball goes on. For the next verses they go to a dancehall and perform there. The MTV version makes edits, correcting the director claim which appears on the bottom left of the screen. Snoop wears a Planet Hollywood cap which is also blurred out, in compliance with MTV's trademark restrictions.
[edit] Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1993 | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
| 1993 | Hot Rap Singles | 1 |
| 1993 | Hot R&B Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| 1993 | Rhythmic Top 40 | 2 |
| 1993 | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 22 |
| 1993 | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 3 |
| 1993 | UK Top 75 Singles | 31 |
| 2006 | Hot Ringtones | 26 |
| 2007 | 40 Songs That Changed the World[8] | 38 |
[edit] References
- ^ Rock On The Net: MTV: 100 Greatest Music Videos Ever Made
- ^ Rock On The Net: Dr. Dre
- ^ Top 100 Rap Songs
- ^ * * * Q Mag: 150 Rock Lists * * *
- ^ Acclaimed Music
- ^ Friday After Next (2002) - Soundtracks
- ^ GRAMMY.com
- ^ http://www.rollingstoneextras.com/patron40songs/
[edit] External links
| Preceded by "Hip Hop Hooray" by Naughty By Nature |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number one single February 27, 1993 |
Succeeded by "Freak Me" by Silk |
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