Warren G Biography

The artist known as Warren G was born Warren Griffin III in 1970 in Long Beach, California. Long before Warren G experienced his big breakthrough with the hit 1994 single “Regulate,” he grew up listening to the family albums of soul, funk, and jazz. Warren’s love of music inspired him to study performance and composition throughout his formative years, eventually forming his first group, 213, alongside friends Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg.

After Snoop and Nate left to pursue their own solo careers, Warren G decided to do the same. His earliest performances were in collaboration with or in support of other artists, such as Mista Grimm, for whom he provided vocals on the song “Indo Smoke.” The song became one of Warren G’s earliest successes after it was included in the soundtrack to the hit film Poetic Justice in 1992. But it was the single “Regulate” which rose to the top of the charts in 1994 and launched Warren G’s career, setting the stage for the multi-platinum album Regulate… G Funk Era.

Regulate… G Funk Era went on to sell four million copies worldwide and garnered Warren G a deal with Death Row Records. Since that time, Warren G has released the additional albums: Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (1997), I Want It All (1999), The Return of the Regulator (2001), The Hard Way (2004), IN the Mid-Nite Hour (2005), The G Files (2009), and Regulate… G Funk Era Pt. 2 (2014.) The albums have spawned the singles: “Do You see,” “I Shot the Sheriff,” and “I Want It All,” to name a few.

In addition to his own solo work, Warren G has been a frequent contributor to tracks on songs by other artists. Warren G’s vocals can be heard on: “Prince Igor” (with The Rapsody); “All Night, All Right” (with Peter Andre); “Nobody Does It Better” (with Nate Dogg); and “Wake Up” (with Shade Sheist.) In addition, Warren G has appeared in a number of films, including Old School (2003) and All of Us (2005.)

Most recently, Warren G stepped into role of producer to assist burdgenong Korean hip-hop group BTS prepare for their upcoming album. An accompanying reality show chronicling the group’s launch to stardom, “American Hustle Life,” aired on the Korean channel Mnet in 2014.