On this episode of Backtrak, hip-hop legend Warren G shares the untold history of the West Coast’s golden era. The “Regulator” breaks down his uncredited hustle on The Chronic, forming 213 with Snoop and Nate Dogg , and architecting the G-Funk Era . He also drops legendary studio stories about 2Pac and Michael Jackson , reveals how Def Jam funded his early solo career on credit cards , and details his current legal fight to reclaim his masters . TIME STAMPS 0:00 Intro: The 213 origin story 0:46 Forming 213 with Snoop and Nate Dogg 1:21 Def Jam and the credit card funding story 1:43 Defining the G-Funk Era 26:56 Transition from DJ to producer 44:37 The story behind Dr. Dre’s “Let Me Ride” 51:02 Contributions to ‘The Chronic’ 1:06:10 Studio session stories with 2Pac 1:12:06 Taking the G-Funk sound global 1:20:03 Legal battle over master recordings 1:29:16 Technical workflow: MPCs and Logic Pro 1:47:13 Creating new music and digging for samples
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