Warren G Performs Legendary Hits, Cooks BBQ, Talks Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Tupac, Eminem, & NWA

It's reported that this album of yours. helped get Death Jam out of debt. It. made over $und00 million. You like, >> "Yeah, damn. It made that much." 100. million? Where the is my money at? >> Yeah. Where could it have been? >> All my life been grinding all my life. Sacrifice. Hustle. Paid the price. Want. a slice. Got to roll the dice. That's. why all my life I've been grinding all. my life. All my life. Been grinding all. my life. sacrifice hustle paid the price.

a slice to roll a dice that's why all my. life I've been grinding all my life. [Music]. hello welcome to another episode of club. Shay I am your host Shannon Sharp I'm. also the proud of club Shay stopping by. for conversation on the drink today he's. a music icon a triple platinum selling. rapper a Grammy nominated songwriter. global and groundbreaking record. producer pioneer and west coast legend. he helped popularize west coast hip hop. during the 1990s. He's had one of the.

best rap songs ever recorded with. Regulate, selling over 10 million copies. worldwide. He helped get Death Jam out. of 20 million of debt. A cultural. influence, a pitm, chef, a husband, father, and a brother all the way from. the streets of Long Beach. Everybody say. church. Here he is, ladies and. gentlemen. Mr. Warren G. >> What's it up, man? >> How you doing, man? >> I'm good, man. What we've started doing, Warren, like. when we have. >> such as yourself, we ask them, not only. can you sit down and have a conversation.

and share your story, >> our audience really like to hear the. performers perform, like to do the songs. that that made them household names, that made them popular, that everybody. knows who they are, and then give the. backdrop of how that story came to be. Yes, sir. >> And that's what you're going to do. today. So, we're going to start it off. with this. We're going to get started. off with this DJ. >> I was in Long Beach, California. Uh, and. this DJ was was just a song um, pretty. much like a young teen story of of a.

young guy that just wanted to to to be. something in life and wanted to go in. the right direction. So, it was a lot of. pit pit pitfalls and things in the way, but was still able to manage to, you. know, make my way and and and build, right? [Music]. It's kind of easy when you listen to the. beat up sound. Pioneer speakers bumping. as a smoke on the pound. I got the sound.

for your ass. And it's easy to see that. this DJ be warranty. Can I get in where. I fit in? Sit in, listen. Let me. compensate. Better yet, regulate. Shake. the spot with my not may fade. Cuz I. don't like to dream about getting paid. I played ball through the halls of CIS. with Snoop Dog's big brother call him. dirt and left. Rack them up, crack them. up, stack them up against the gate. The. homies trying to catch me, but they. can't. Wait, damn. The street lights. just came on and my mama's in the street.

telling me to come home. I hit the gate. and I hops on my swin and I tell my. homies, "All right, then." Yeah, it's. kind of easy when you listen to the G up. sound. Pioneer speakers bumping as a. smoke on the pound. I got the sound for. your ass and it's easy to see that this. DJ be warranty. It's kind of easy when. you listen to the jet up sound. Pioneer. speakers bump and there's a smoke on the. ground. I got the sound for your ass and. it's easy to see that.

>> Yes, indeed. >> So, was the original hook sung by Snoop? >> Actually, yes. Yes, indeed it was. Uh, >> so what so what happened? >> Well, well, he was signed to death I was. signed to Death Jam and uh you know Suge. didn't get along with uh Russell and. Leor. He he couldn't stand him. So. >> that kind of like made it a conflict you. know with getting the song cleared. So. what I did, I was like, "Well, you know,

it. if if you if they going to do that, let. me figure out how I can still record. with my friend and not get taxed for it. or get sued for it." So what I did was I. went ahead and I I recorded, >> you know, the hook. >> and I still kept Snoop up under me. >> Wow. uh doing the back vocals, but what. I did to his voice, because that's how. it was anyway. What I did to his voice, I made it uh what we call I call it the.

G child. It's a it's a an effect that I. put on the voice which make you sound. like a chipmunk. >> So, I put that under Snoop and uh. >> they didn't even know it. >> They didn't even know it. >> They know it now. >> Now they do. That's it's Hey, it's too. late now. >> Yes, indeed. So, like when you when you. when you started like did you always. want to be in the rap game? This was. this something or you just kind of like. stumbled into it? >> Well, I I uh I started out in sports. I.

played football. >> uh pretty much all my life. >> Um but I was still in love with music at. the same time. I was in love with all. the the the hip-hop artists from the. 80s. >> Um even like Jimmy Spicer, which you. have to dig deep on that one. Jimmy. Spicer is a a real old Jeep from New. York that um had a unique style. >> that u I fell in love with. So I was a. huge fan of him and just all of the you. know like the the the.

Grandmaster Flash, Furious Five, all of. uh NWA, Easy E, all of those I will just. >> because you being from Long Beach, LA. right up right up the road. And now, like you mentioned, you got NWA, you got. Cube, you got Easy, uh, Dre, uh, your. big bro, who we're going to talk about a. little later. Uh, you got Snoop. So, it's starting to the West Coast thing is. starting to get really, really big now. Is that kind of what made you gravitate. towards it? Because you mentioned Long. You playing sports. Long Beach is a.

football mecca. They They got some They. got some athletes come up out of there. >> I play with with a few. >> Long Beach. >> Yes, indeed. I played with a few of the. few of the the big dogs out of the LB. >> Yes, indeed. Um. what what really got me deep into music. was my father. Okay. >> Um. >> we used to sit. >> u my mom I would go and stay with him on. the weekends and uh we would just sit. and listen to jazz. Okay. just listen to.

Chuck Man Gion and a bunch of jazz. artists. >> all day and um. >> you know he would he would be toking on. his little bud uh. >> and we would just sit there you know and. he just be turning me on to different. you know jazz and um from there uh you. know in in the household my mom made me. move with my dad to Compton even though. I moved to Compton I was still going. back to Long Beach she didn't know it. Right. >> But um that's when my relationship.

started with with with Dre and Tyrie. >> uh and my little sister Shemica. She was. a baby then. >> Uh and Vera, you know that's where my. relationship started there. And. >> I was living with with uh my dad and uh. you know me, Andre, and Tyrie, we all. slept in the same room and um Dre was. DJing. He was a DJ. >> Okay. So, you know, we just I'm around.

all the time and and and you know, Tyrie. and Andre was my big brothers because I. didn't have no brothers. I only had my. sisters. >> Correct. >> You know, Felicia, Tracy, and Mitsy. And. um just being in with Andre and Tyrie, having big brothers, you know, I was. inspired by that. Dre was a DJ around. that time with the uh I think it was the. High Power Crew. And uh. >> so that was before the world class. wrecking crew. >> This was uh it was right around the.

right around in the same the same era. It actually that was when he left the uh. worldass. >> world class wrecking crew. >> He got into the high power crew which. was him and Easy and and uh Sheen and uh. Donald and uh. >> uh Kilo. Uh it was a bunch of guys. Um. him DJing, you know, I used to see it. all day, all night. So, I asked him to. show me how, you know, one day and he. showed me, you know, put on the the. shahim. I think that's what it was. called. Uh, you know, the one that it's.

time. So, he was showing me how to go. back and back and forth with with a It's. time, you know, DJing. And um I fell in. love with with uh you know I f I fell in. love with DJ and and that along with the. jazz and then being around Snoop as as a. young kid and a lot of the the Voltron. crew which I talk about in this DJ. >> Absolutely. >> Uh the twins and all of us just. freestyling and rapping. That's the. that's what made me fall in love with.

the me with the hip-hop and with music. period. My dad, the Voltron crew, and. Dre. You mentioned the Voltron crew and. the and this uh this DJ and how you guys. was selling candy. >> Yes. >> Did you make a lot of money selling. candy? >> Uh yeah, we was making a lot. >> cuz back then candy was like 50 cent a. bar. >> Yeah, it was it was. >> it uh uh you know we would make like 50. bucks sometimes. Some people make a. hundred and something bucks and that was. that was a lot. >> That's a lot of money.

I mean it was it was that that's what we. we was that was our hustle and and the. crazy thing about it is we was doing. that I was doing it my mother didn't. even know it. You know what I mean? So. when I came home late that's why I was. saying when the street lights come on. >> you got to be home. >> Got to be in the house. So I would when. I came in late. >> the extension cord came out. So I was. like wow. >> Well help me understand this one. How. did y'all get the money to get the. candy?

>> Uh, what we did, it was a guy named. Steve. >> Okay. >> He had he was the supplier of the candy. He was pretty much like the. >> the big homie. He was the plug. So he. >> Yeah, he was the plug and he give us the. the bag. I mean, the sack, right, >> to go to go hustle. And. >> so, how much did you get? Let's just say. for the sake of argument, you're selling. it for let's just say 50 cent. How much. of that 50 cent did you get to keep from. each bar? >> Uh, >> or each piece of candy that you sold? Well, this is how we did it. At the end. of the day, we bring back the money and. we give it to him and then he would he.

would break us off from there. >> Um, if I made like 50 bucks, I probably. would get like maybe 20 25 something. like that. >> That's That's a nice little damn That's. a nice little come up. >> Yeah. Yeah. And then what we would do, we would play quarters. Get like me up, you know, with quarters. Get like me. We. playing that at McDonald's. That's when. Big Mac Value Packs first came out. >> Yes, indeed. >> Right. >> Oh, yeah. >> All right. The next song that we're. going to get, we're going to hear is uh.

I want it all. >> Mhm. >> So, I want it all. I mean, a lot of. times when people say they want it all, they want it all. They want they want. the nice homes. They want the nice cars. They want to be on the vacation. They. want uh uh nice looking women or. whatever the case may be. So, what was. the thought process be behind I want it. all? That was it right there. I wanted. it all. Was was a record that uh. you know, I I wanted it all, you know. I. wanted I wanted to be successful. I.

wanted to be able to get brand new socks. and draws. Uh I wanted to be able to get. cars. I wanted to be able to put my. mother in the house. Um I wanted to be. able to help my sisters and help, you. know, my friends and just do good. things, >> right? So getting it all, I wanted it. all so I could do those types of things. And uh like I say in the song, go into champagne, [ __ ] every damn. thing. I want it all. Houses, expenses, my own business, a truck, and a couple.

of bendes. I want it all. Brand new. socks and drawers. And I'm balling every. time I stop and talk to y'all. I want it. all. All. I want it all. All. They say they go war and G with the. envious stare. I love this game too. much. I wish these haters wasn't here. It's a shame we came too far to turn. back. It's a cold word. It gets so hard. You learn that from falling trying to. walk from crawling trying to hustle up. from broke to balling. And yeah, y'all.

in effect that's on me to jiggy. All my. people that keep it real and do it easy. Believe me, young fat meat is greasy and. [ __ ] stink. So if you plot a lick and. hit a bank and get away or get gappled. the very next day, don't cry. Hold your. head up high and remember what you told. yourself, homie. I said remember what. you told yourself, homie. I said. remember what you told yourself, homie. I said remember what you told yourself. I want it all. Money, fast cars, the. marines, gold chains, and champagne.

[ __ ] every damn thing. I want it all. Houses, expenses, my own business, a. truck, and a couple of pences. I want it. all. Brand new socks and draws and I'm. balling every time I stop and talk to. y'all. I want it all. All. I want it all. All. [Music]. In order to be successful, you first. have to. taste defeat. Yes. Mhm. Because there.

are very few instances where you know. you you take off and then you just. ascend to a height and you never look. back and you have no stumbling, you have. no obstacles, you have nothing you have. to overcome. In the process of you wanting it all and. achieving what you've been able to. achieve. What were some of the things. that you look back on like, damn, I didn't need to buy that. Damn, I made. a mistake. I wish I had have done this. or I wish I had have done that. >> Um, I was on tour. It was my first tour. Uh.

came back home. It was the Bud Fest. Uh. uh Al, it was Al Heyman Budfest. And uh. >> did the tour. It was like a 3-mon tour. Came home. The thing about it is that I. didn't really understand royalties. Okay. >> Back then I was just going just doing. whatever I wanted to do. Never did a uh. like a pub deal or anything. And um so. everything was coming to me. So, I was. getting checks while I was on the road.

and the and the accountant I had was. telling me, "Warren, this came in, this. came in." So, I'm like, "Damn, I like. that. I just made me go harder." So, when I got off tour, came home and and. and cash got a 600 600 uh uh 600 V12. Mercedes-Benz. >> Dang. Big buy. >> Cashed it out. 120,000. Damn. Like right. in right in Long Beach. the Mercedes. Mercedes the Mercedes store was right in. Long Beach, California. And I walked.

right in there and uh dropped the cash. right there and uh now that I think. about it, I I could have been dropping. that on something or uh real estate or. >> or something like that, you know. And um. >> but I you you live and you learn. You. live and you learn. And uh I'm more. sharper now, >> right? >> Yes, indeed. >> This episode is brought to you by Prize. Picks. You and I make decisions every. day, but on prize picks, being right can. get you paid. Don't miss any of the. excitement this football basketball.

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successful people on television, but we. didn't know them. We had no personal tie. to them. So, how difficult was it to. you? Because obviously you had started, you know, uh uh NWA and Dre was in that. was in there. And so you started to see. people have a level of success you like, well damn, if they do it and I that's my. brother. I I've lived with him and so if. he can do it, I can do it. >> How much how easy was it for you to say, "Well, since he do it, I can do it.". >> Uh,

I mean. I mean it it wasn't easy. I mean, well, I fell in love. I fell in love with with. uh DJing and want to be a producer and. rapping. I fell in love with all three. and uh. it it was just uh it was just it's. pretty much in me already from like I. was saying like from my father with the. jazz, >> right? >> Um it made it easier for my ear to. understand how good music sounds.

>> Okay. Um, and uh. it it was some it was some it was some. uh hard steps there too uh with you know. with even with with Dre just trying to. let him hear me and Snoop as kids uh. with trying to be like them and uh that. was hard cuz he wasn't trying to hear. that. you know, you got the big the big. guy like. >> So, let me So, was it a situation where. he felt that if he gave you that. opportunity, people going to say, "Well, this is nepatism. I'm he ain't really.

that good and he I he just happens to be. my brother. That's what I'm putting him. on." And so, he really wanted like I. need someone else to say that my bro my. baby bro is really good before I give. him that opportunity. >> Yeah. And that that's what happened. Um. um that actually is right. What. happened? One of his good friends named. LA Dre, rest in peace, um, heard our our. demo, 213 demo,

>> and he was like, "Have Dre heard this?". And I was like, you know, "No, I didn't. play it for him." The reason why I was. around him is because he was having a a. bachelor party. So, >> I talked to Dre and he was like, "Come. on to come up to the bachelor party.". So, I came. >> and u music was being played and it was. kind of like the same thing being. played. So I gave LA Dre the tape like, "Man, play this.". >> So he popped it in and played it. >> and everybody was like, "This is. banging." So they was like, So he was. like, "If Dre heard this." He was like,

"Dre, you heard this?" And he was like, "No, I hear it." He was like, "Who is. that?". >> He was like, "That's that's Warren and. his homeboys." And he was like, "That's. y'all." I was like, "I've been trying to. tell you. It's me, Snoop, and Nate. I've. been trying to tell you." Dang. >> And uh he was just like, "You guys come. to the studio on Monday." And uh Snoop. didn't believe it, you know, and uh you. know, we was kind of beefing a little. bit at that time, right? >> You know, but I didn't let that get in. the way of of us, you know, having a. chance to be with Dre. So called him, he.

hung up on me. I'm like, "Come on, man.". >> So I had to call him, keep calling him. like, "Man, let I I talked to Dre. He. wanted us to come to the studio, man. Let me call him on the three-way.". So I called him and Dre was like, "Yeah, this is this is Dre. This is Andre." And. uh Snoop couldn't believe it. And uh. that was like the kickoff, right? >> Uh to to start, you know, the whole. journey right there. >> You mentioned that when you got off, you.

you did your first tour, you're on tour. for like 90 days, and the money is. coming in, coming in, coming in. You get. back home and you got this big old sum. of money and coming from meager. beginnings, you're like, "Man, I want a. whip." You go plunk down 120 bands on on. a on a a V12. >> and a 64 Chevy. on on gold days. >> Hey, I hit the corner on three wheels on. it. >> You had switches and everything with. that thing. >> Everything. So, do you when you look back was that.

and I you said earlier instead of. plopping down 120 on a V12 and probably. another 30 on on on a six-fold I. probably could have take that taken that. got a piece of property and that have. been 10 15 20 times what what it is. right now as opposed to a car that's a. depreciating asset. Was that one was. that probably some of one of your worst. purchases? >> Uh. >> I'm sure you bought some jewelry. You. probably got got some rags.

>> Yeah, I wasn't like I wasn't really a uh. >> you wasn't a closed guy. >> No, I wasn't a real super closed guy. Uh. even jewelry. I don't I didn't even buy. a whole bunch of jewelry. I I had gone. chains that I bought and passed those. out to all my friends. Um. >> but I say uh. that the Mercedes uh I bought I bought a. bunch of cars. I bought uh the Mercedes. I bought Yukon trucks. Um I bought uh.

>> damn. >> had houses, two houses. Uh. I bought just just I was just buying. just buying and buying. >> for no reason. >> For no reason. >> For no reason. Uh you know, I I should. have took my time a little better. Not. saying that I'm downhill now. It's just. I'm more smarter now. And I understand. more. I was I was nothing but like 21. years old. 21 22. So I was like. >> And came into a lump sum of money. Never.

had that money. Had more money than I. could even in my dreams. I didn't have. this kind of money. >> Yeah. Yeah. And uh all the ladies all of. it. >> Yeah. >> It was it was it was it was uh it it was. lovely, man. And uh you know even with u. accountants I even had a a accountant. mistake. >> Yeah. Where I was giving the accountant. >> uh power of attorney.

>> Yeah. Yeah. Power of attorney to to sign. checks for me to do all this stuff. So. I'm like damn, why is my money going. like leaving so fast? Like what's going. on? >> Right. >> Oh, we had to put this over here for. this much for taxes. So you guys taking. 48 49% of my money over here and putting. it in this account. And I'm like, damn, half of everything I was making was. going here. But I'm like, >> where's my money at? Like my money is. leaving, leaving, leaving. I'm like, >> so I found out that it was some.

crookedness. Uh, and from that point, I. was just like, you know what? I'm not. going to ever do that again. and they'll. mail the checks to me and I'll sign them. and and uh I'll mail them back. So. that's how it was going when I was on. the road. It it be sent right back. I. sign everything, paying bills, and I. mail it back. >> Is it really hard to stay on top of that. because you want to focus on the making. the music aspect of it. You want to. focus on being the producer. You want to.

focus on being creative. >> Yeah. But in the meantime, if you're not. careful and you turn over power of. attorney, which can give someone the. authority, they're basically Warren G. Anything that he can sign, they can. sign. Any amount of money that Warren. can take out of the account, they can. take out the account. >> How how difficult was that to realize. like, damn, >> I've been got. >> How soon did you find out that you had. been got? And then what were the steps. that you took to make sure that never. happened again? It was just times where.

I was just like looking at my account. I. would go to the bank and look like, damn, why is my money leaving? Like, I. ain't been spending money like that. So, I started digging and and digging and. talking to people and they like, did you. do this, do that, do that? >> You know, power of attorney. And I said, "Yeah, >> that's your problem right there." So, I. had to uh. >> undo that. >> I had to undo it. And then my uncle came. in uh right around that time. Uh he was.

fresh out the Marines and he came in and. you know got me out of that and got me. away from from that and and took me you. know guided me on the right path. Said. Warren you got to get an accountant. You. have to have that accountant to where. you you don't give them power of. attorney. So he was giving me all that. knowledge and um that's what that's what. got me out of it and and. it was it was terrible man. It was it. was terrible. And and how people could. just take advantage of people like that,

you know, >> young black cat not. >> make you want to do something bad to him. though, >> man. >> They want to do something bad to. >> definitely. >> cuz it's hard to come by. I mean, here. you are in a situation growing up how. the majority of us grew up, especially. the majority of people that's black. professional athletes or entertainers or. celebs, they didn't grow up, they didn't. grow up with, you know, middle class, upper middle class. So, they didn't have. it like that. Yeah. >> And to get it and then to have someone. try and take it. >> Yeah. >> You be thinking like.

>> Yeah. It was it was it was heavy. I uh. >> I charged it to the game, man. I said, "You know what? If if. >> you know the way I'm working and the way. I see royalty checks come in, I get it. back.". >> Right. >> So, I was I was It made me work harder. to to make more. And that's what I did. And And I learned a lesson, a heavy one. >> It cost you a little bit, but you. learned. Yes, it did. >> This this next song, do you see? >> And it's interesting because uh the.

Bible belt, they they they lash you for. that one. >> Yeah, they they put it on you, Warren. Pretty good with that one. >> Yes, indeed. Uh. uh. the way it the way the hook went um. give me give me one second, fellas. The. way the hook went on the first one is. that uh You don't see what I see. out. They was like. I started getting calls from everywhere. like Warren you can't do they like war.

the Bible belt trip they so I said oh my. god I was like I don't know what to do. so I I got on the mic and I was like let. me try to change up the the uh melody of. it right. >> and then that's when I came in and I was. like you don't see what I see. [Music]. you don't see what I see every day as. Warren G. I take a look over my shoulder. as I get older. Getting tired of mother. saying war in our toe. Don't hear what I.

hear. But it's so hard to live through. these kids with these funny bunny. Ain't. [ __ ] changing. Got my mama wondering if. I'm gang banging, but I don't pay. attention to those father figures. I. just handle mine and I'm rolling with my. off to the VIP. You see Snoop Dog and. Warren Cheek. Unbelievable how time just. flies right before your eyes. But you. don't recognize now. Who's the real. victim? Can you answer that? The is Jack. and are the fool getting jacked? Yeah,

you don't see what I see. Every day as. War and G, you don't hear what I hear. But it's so hard to live through the. years. You don't see what I see. Every. day as war and you don't care what I. hear, but it's so hard to live through. these years. Yes, indeed. >> Warren, did you spend any time in. church? I don't know how you thought. that was going to go. Do you hear what I.

hear? I don't know how you thought that. was going to go. >> Yeah, I grew up in the church. >> Yeah. So, I don't. >> I thought I could use it. They was on my head. But, uh, it worked. out, man. And it became one of my. biggest singles as well. >> Yes. What did that What did that song. mean to you? >> It meant a lot. Uh cuz that was that was. me and Snoops. Uh the things that we was. going through before we had uh got into.

the music business, you know, it was a. lot of uh hustling. Uh a lot of people. we was still, you know, trying to pursue. the hip-hop, but. >> in between that, we was hustling. Uh we was around a lot of gang violence. uh just just going to jail like the. county uh just hanging out with all with. all our our homeboys that was gang. banging. It was just a bunch of things. Nobody wasn't trying to sign us. So we.

was just going through a whole bunch of. like. pitfalls like just back to back and so. we was doing it so much and and we was. seeing a lot of people go to jail, get. shot, a lot of things was happening. So. I was like, Snoop, why don't we just try this and and just. straighten up and say, "Forget it and. let's just get regular jobs and try to. see how that work out for us and still.

try to do our hip hop." And um so that's. what we did. You know, Snoop had got a. job at Ly's grocery store and I had my. mom had took me down to a place called. the Southwest Marine where I got hired. as a a firewatch and then moved to. electrician, you know. I did I we worked. we worked and um. >> little Snoop Snoop was at Lies. He was. at the stock, you know, he was the bag. boy. >> I I think I don't know. He was in there.

He was he he was in there looking like. special ed. with the little hair do. And uh you know. we we we we changed and um. and still kept kept working hard and and. all over the city just you know jumping. in the contest. Uh uh Roger Clayton gave. us a shot from uh Uncle Jam's Army. He. had a club called the tow jam would let. us come in there and perform. You know,

it was it was uh Snoop Dog, Warren, Gay. Dog, 213, and the Big Posi, which is my. home girls. They all was big, so they. they was all carry, >> right? >> And they used to they used to regulate. They used they used to. >> they hold it down for y'all, >> hold it down. And uh all of that stuff. um was do you see? You know, I just. summed it up um in the song, you know, should I A go back to slang and dope or. should I b maintain and try to cope or.

should I see just get crazy and wild? But no, I chose D create the G chab and. that's what that's what I did and and. what we did is musically just working. hard and staying at it. >> How old were you when you Snoop M? Were. you in, you know, junior high, grade. school? How old were. >> elementary school? >> Elementary school. >> Yep. Elementary school. Um Beverly would. walk Jerry. Jerry is is Snoop's uh Dirty. Left, which is Jerry's I mean Snoop's.

oldest brother. >> Okay. >> Is is Jerry, which I call Dirty Left and. and uh this DJ, >> right? >> Uh so Beverly would walk uh Snoop and. and Jerry across the park going to CIS. That's the school we went to. Um. elementary school. And uh we would all. just meet in the park sometime. We would. go play asteroids on the on the store at. the store on the corner before school. start. >> But we always was together from. elementary school to Kings Park. That.

that was our home base. Our like that's. where it all started too. All our. friendships as well right there at Kings. Park. And that's what we did every day. was going to school right here across. the street from Kings Park. afterwards, go home, do your homework. Then we back. to the park. playing sports or. summertime eating the free lunches or. going to Cal State and they would teach. us about football, basketball, tennis, soccer, any every sport they were.

showing us. >> And uh so we even played sports. together. We played Pop Warner football. for six, seven years straight from seven. years old all the way up. Snoo was uh. one team down from me, but uh we never. did get a chance to play together, but. some of his guys from his team, we got. to play together, >> right? >> But um we just been together like around. each other all our life from me, Snoop, the twins. Um,

the whole Voltron crew, all of us was. just from kids all the way from. elementary school. all the way up to being successful right. now. Even high school, we even went to. school together. And um that that uh and. we still tight to this day. All of us. All All of us. Me, Snoop, the twins, all. of us. When did when did you when did you. realize that you and Snoop shared the. same love for music? Wanted to be wanted. to be in this rap thing? uh.

uh being in the Voltron crew and then. going to uh going to the high school. football games, being on the bus, uh. battling people and at school at the. rallies. uh football rallies, battling the other. artists in the schools, going ditching. school to go to other schools, rally to. battle they battle them, >> battle their crew. >> Yeah. And uh that was just showing us. like how talented how talented we were.

And um you know we fell in love with. that. And that the it started. uh Snoop had got sent up to North Long. Beach cuz I was up in North Long Beach. uh Cal North Long Beach right there by. Compton. And uh Snoop had moved his. mother Beverly moved to 61st Street. So. he ended up coming to Jordan cuz I had. to go to Jordan cuz I was in North Long. Beach and at one day at lunch.

I hear somebody warm and I'm look and. I'm like Snoop. I'm like [ __ ] what you. doing up here like he like man mom's. moved up here. So he was like Warren. let's start let's go to after school. let's go work. So we would after school. we'd go right to my house, hit the. record on the tape deck. I get on the. turntables and start mixing some beats. together and Snooper start freestyling. And we just kept doing it. Just kept. doing it and doing it and doing it. Not.

and sent the tapes to. Cara Lewis and Rock Cam. Eric B and Rock. Cam. Uh Run DNC. I mailed them. personally. Me I I mailed all our demos. to them. >> Yeah. Did you hear anything back from. anybody? >> I didn't. We didn't hear nothing back. Nothing back. But I mailed them off. >> When you guys finally did make it, did. anybody that you had mailed those to, did they reach back out? >> Well, you know, once we made it, you.

know, we was in the same rooms, you know. what I mean? Same shows, same. >> wherever, you know, MTV Awards, right? So, it it was just like it was a dream. come true just to be in the same room. with these guys. >> And we told we we talked about it like. we sent you the demo way back then. I'm. going tell you this, you know. So, >> uh it was like we you guys could have. had us uh doing records with you guys,

right? You know, but it was all love. though. We was just huge fans. You guys started up in a group, the. Voltron group, the 213s. >> When did you realize, >> or did you realize that Snoop needed to. go his way and you guys needed to do. your own thing? Uh, >> you mean you mean as far as like uh. >> that he was going to be solo and you and.

Nate was going to do your thing or was. it. >> Well, we we ne we never uh we never like. separated. We was always we was always. 213 no matter what. >> Right. Um, now as as far as the the record. industry, >> that part, uh, >> they determined that. >> Yeah. That was determined by by the. record companies, uh, to where we. couldn't work. But we did finally get a. chance to work after all of the smoke. >> Mhm. >> You know, that got through all of the.

the turmoil and and we was able was. finally finally able to work. But um. it was never like uh. where you know Snoop would be like. y'all. You know what I mean? >> Um we always like I said we was always. tight. We always moved together. Um, now. as far as myself, uh, moving in my own direction where I. went to Death Jam,

>> you know, that was because Death Ro with. me, you know what I mean? So. >> why? >> I don't know. I guess I was just I was I. was. >> I mean could Dre cuz was Dre was Dre. still at Death Row at this time? >> Yeah, he was at death row. >> Okay. Well, damn. I mean, first of all, they pop the tape in. You've been trying. to get Dre to look at you for a minute. Okay, he doesn't. And then somebody else. come in. They pop the tape in when. you're at a function with Dre and it's. like, man, who is this? He said, man,

this Warren G and his homeboy Snoop and. so forth and so on. >> So, he's there. He knows what you guys. are capable of. >> Yeah. >> Did you Did you feel some type of way. about that? Like, damn, bro. You can't. even look out for you. >> No, I wasn't I wasn't I wasn't like. tripping tripping like that. I just was. like, I'm going to keep going hard, keep. working hard. Um, he actually told me. he's like, Warren, you got to be your. own man, >> right? >> This was like, >> well, he's like, Dre, I am old man. It's.

not like you it's I'm I'm good on this. thing now, >> but out of outside, >> but you got to go outside and locate. But the reason the reason I think that. the whole uh you know I wasn't liked as. much was because I was I was on top of. things like I told Snoop and I told. everybody that was at their row get. lawyers, >> right? >> You know, don't just sign any of these. contracts, get lawyers. So I guess that. upset Suge and he got pissed off about. it. So that's probably the main reason.

why, >> you know, I didn't get signed over there. because I was just as talented as. everybody else, you know, production. wise, >> artist wise, rappingwise, even on the DJ level, I was. >> equal to everybody. So, it was it was it. was pretty crushing to to not be able to. to be with my best friend, uh, be with. my brother, which is was like a best. friend as well, but a big brother. Um, I. had to do my own thing, man. And and.

when I knew that I had to go when I. didn't didn't when when I wasn't able to. go on tour, when I I was like, you know. what? I I'm cool. I got to I got. >> They didn't take They didn't take you on. tour? No, I didn't go. >> You want You wanted to go. >> I showed up. I had my bags and. everything. >> So, you was already packed. >> I was packed. Ready to go. >> So, so how. >> I didn't even care. >> I want to know how this conversation. goes. Okay, you packed. You're like, "Yeah, we going on tour." They're like,

"What you mean we? >> You ain't got no ticket. You don't got a. ticket." I'm like, "Where's my ticket?". Like, you don't got one. I was. >> You crushed. >> Crushed. Yeah. And uh I just I was. crushed. And from that point on, I was. just like, you know what? I gota I. gotta, you know, >> you really got to I got to look up my. own self. I'm expecting people I'm. expecting people to do something. >> Mhm. >> I just got to get it on my own. >> And if it happens, it happens. And if it. doesn't, it doesn't.

>> But I know that Warren's going to have. to get this out of the mud himself. And. nobody's going to help me. And I should. I've got to stop thinking that someone. is going to help me. And I think that. was probably why you was most upset is. because you was expecting somebody to. give you a hand. >> Well, >> not a hand out. Just give you a hand. Just. >> Yeah. Just. >> I pulled myself up. >> Yeah. Yeah. And uh it just wasn't it was. it wasn't happening like that, you know. Um but I just I went ahead and just, you. know, I was I was messed up, you know,

but I still I still came around. Even. though. >> I wasn't involved, I still came around. >> and still show love. There was no. resentment. There was no animizing. Hey. man, congratulations for y'all doing. your thing. >> Yeah. Yeah. I was pissed cuz I wasn't. with everybody. >> But uh it you know I had to do my own. thing, man. Um. >> do you I mean you was telling guys, look, man, just don't sign everything. blind, man. Y'all need to get some. lawyers to overlook this thing to make. sure y'all not signing away everything. Yeah.

>> And then do you do you think some of. those guys that did sign away everything. wish they had listened to you in the. beginning? Definitely. Um, yeah, because you know, you you don't. own your publishing, >> you know, and that's the main piece of. being a musician is to be able to to get. to have your publishing and own it. >> That's that's going to that's going to. help you eat for a long time. >> A long time, you know, and uh. you know, that's what happened. You.

know, instead of them getting royalty. checks, they would get uh like a uh a. monthly. >> stipen or something. >> Yeah. Like here go 5,000. >> like that. >> Damn. >> When they could have been getting 30, 40, 50,000. >> Yeah. A lot. A a whole lot. Cuz you know. that was that was vinyl. >> Yeah. >> CDs, vinyl. Was a lot of money being. made. A lot lot. And you you mentioned. that that SH got upset with you. Man,

keep your mouth shut. You messing up my. business. >> Pretty much. >> Yeah, pretty much. And uh you know, >> but how did you how did you know. >> that they should get representation. because no one had helped you to the. game at that point in time cuz you. hadn't been signed. So, how were you. able to be so far ahead of your time at. that time? >> I don't know. Oh, it was just something. something just just. ding like in my head like we can't just.

sign anything just to sign it. We got to. get it looked at. We don't know what we. signing. You know what I mean? >> And uh. >> it just it was just something that I. just was like, we need to get lawyers, >> right? >> And uh a whistleblower had told uh that. I said that. >> Oh. >> And uh. >> so did she step to you? >> Definitely. He came to me and uh hey. blood where Warren at. I took off soon as he said that [ __ ] So. I.

>> took off and uh uh it was a elevator so. I couldn't I couldn't get down cuz the. elevator was the only way to get down. So I got caught. He caught me uh grabbed. me and was like, "Blood, you told them. to get lawyers." And I was like I said, "Man, if you going to get your hands off. me," I said, "I'm calling all my. homeboys." and uh he let me go and uh. that was it, you know. That was it. >> And y'all had been cool since, huh? >> We had we wasn't No, we wasn't on the I.

mean, we still we was okay. We was Yeah, we was cordial. >> Um but. >> I think that's what really was why I. didn't get signed to death row because I. was I was I was sharp about as far as. looking at the paperwork, right? >> You know, and and uh. >> What year was this for you? like 91 to. >> that was about 90. About 90 about 91. Yeah. 91. Yeah. 91 cuz I dropped endosm. smoke in ' 92. So that was like 91,

>> right? >> Mhm. >> Yes indeed. >> And then cuz Snoop came out with what. what dog the dog pound dog what. >> that came in 94. >> 90 Okay. >> Yeah. The uh uh dog the uh dog doggy dog. world. Uh that was uh um that was 1994. Doggy style dog. >> I said doggy dog. >> Yeah, dog style. >> That came out in 94. Uh yeah. So 94 cuz. I came out in '94 as well. Um yes.

indeed. >> When Snoop dropped in 94. and boy did he drop it exploded. >> Yes indeed. I mean, his style, the the. the the cadence, the flow, everything. about I mean, he had the perfect name. >> He looked like Snoopy. >> So, I mean, it it was perfect. It was. perfect marketing. It was the perfect. time. And when you heard it, you like.

>> it ain't never going to be the same. again. >> Yeah. Yeah. Uh I was blown away just and. and so happy to finally see him, you. know, uh get Yeah. get get his due. And. uh just to see how people people was. going crazy over it, how it sold out. like in every store it was released was. >> was incredible. So I felt the same way. he did when you know with his success I. was like I'm successful too cuz. >> I was a part of of him and we best.

friends and we getting ready to win. together. This is how we get down. >> And uh you know I was I was really happy. for him. Yes indeed. yesterday. >> because the uh the chronic Dre's album. dropped in 93, right? That was. >> that was Yeah, that was 90 90. Yeah, 92. No, that was 90. That was 9192. Okay. >> 9192 right in there. >> So you like damn bro dropped that thing. like did you because he had been a DJ. So did you did you know he could rap?

>> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yes, indeed. From the worldass recording. crew, right. >> Yeah, he was he was rapping way back. then. And um. >> see I don't remember I just remember. turn out the lights. >> that was man that song was crazy when I. was in college. >> He had a song called the cabbage patch. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. That it was actually I I actually. >> heard it before everybody as a kid. I. used to hear everything. So I actually. took it one time and wrapped it around.

Snoop and them like I did it. They like they like war where you come. up with that from. >> Yeah. They was like oh that's hard. The. song came out blew my cover. >> It was crazy. >> Mhm. Yes. So everything and now. everything Okay. Dre comes out 9192. You. got Snoop coming out and and you 94. And. then here come you and Nate. >> Yeah.

>> Pop on the scene. >> Yes indeed. What happened was I uh I was. at the studio one day um with Snoop and. Dre and everybody and uh Paul Stewart. and John Singleton was there, >> right? >> Um to with Dre and Snoop to get some. records for the the uh Poy Justice. soundtrack. >> Okay. >> So, I'm in the studio with them, you. know, like I said, I would come hang. out. So, but I was still working, but I. would come hang out with them even.

though I was doing my own thing. So I'm. inside the studio. So I was like, "John. Singleton and Paul?" I didn't know. So I. asked him, I said, "Man, y'all looking. for songs for the soundtrack?" And they. was like, "Yeah." And so I said, you. know, "Can we go talk?" You know, so we. went to the car. I popped in a uh. cassette in. It was Endosmoke. And I. played like maybe 20 seconds of that. And uh Paul was like, "Stop." He said,

"Can I take this tape?" I said, "Cool.". So, he took it. I said, "Just give me my. tape back." So, he took it. He took it. and like maybe like around that maybe. Monday or Tuesday, somewhere around. there, I got a call and they was like, "We want this to be the first single on. the Poetic Justice soundtrack." Wow. Which was Endosmoke. They just bypassed everybody else and. was like, "We want this to be the. single." And. that was the record that set it off uh.

for me, you know, as a as a soul. >> So that was that was Warren G's. introduction to the world. That was the. world's introduction into Warren G. >> Yes, indeed. Endosmoke. And uh that. record was featuring Nate Dog. Um it was. an introduction for Nate as well, right? >> As well as Mr. Graham, who was an artist. I was working under to build up. So that. that's where our journey started, me and. Nate, as far as a combination with. making great music, >> right? >> And that led to me being signed by Def.

Jam. >> Okay. >> They got a call, they was like, who was. the, you know, the guy that that kind of. has like the kind of singing melody to. to his voice. And um so got on I got on. the phone call with him. Um, we talked about it and you know I was. like I was already prepared like let me. call Grim and let him know that Dev Jam. want to sign him. So. >> they was like we want the guy. >> on the phone call they was like we want. the guy that's got kind of like the.

singing like kind of like the melody rap. to him. >> I said you know like the little like woo. hey. He said yeah that that him. I said. that's me. So I'm that's me that y'all want me. So. I'm like I'm like Death Jam won't me. So. I was like I'm right here. >> done. >> Yeah. Leor Conn and and Chris Lighty and. Tracy Waples flew out to California, took me out to dinner and uh I signed. and that was the beginning of,

you know, me being able to to to start. uh doing records and and and the uh. Regulate was one of the first records I. did, you know, cuz what I did once I got. my advance, which was it was like. $350,000. advance. So what I did was I went and. bought all studio equipment. Um bought. all studio equipment, went and took it. to the house, went out and started doing.

record shopping. And so once I was doing. the record shopping, I once I was I was. getting ready to go home. So I stopped. by Rosco's Chicken and Waffles on my way. home. And um. >> got that three-piece with waffle. >> I used to tear the cheese eggs. Oh my. god. I used to tear it up. So, I stopped. at Rosco's and it was a dude outside. He. was selling records. Okay. So, I bought. the whole crater of records off of him. I was like I g I think I gave him like. 500 bucks. Took the whole crate of.

records. >> Were they Were they Were they all new. records or were they used? >> They was used. Okay. >> Yeah. I took the whole crate. When I got. home, I was going through the crate and. that's when I I ran across Michael. McDonald and the Doobie Brothers. I keep. forgetting. And when I played it, there. was a record I was like, "Damn, my. parents used to bang this." Yes. So, >> I was saying to myself, like, if I did a. uh a uh a a hip-hop song to this, that. would be different and it'll be dope.

>> Yes. >> You know, and I did it. Um I did it. I I. produced it. I I went I put the uh I put. the sample together. I put the drums up. under it, played a couple keys up under. it, and brought it all together. And And. >> you stop by Rosco, you got them eggs. You, you know, you feeling good. And the. guy happens to be outside say he got a. crate of albums, >> vinyls, >> and how much you want for the Hey, don't.

worry about it. I got a little got a. little extra chain here. Take it. Let me. give give me all of them. >> So in the process, you get the crate. home, you going through them, you're. like, damn, like McDonald Doobie. Brothers. Okay. >> Yes, indeed. >> Let me see. and put pop this on. Okay. A. key boo like damn. this can go hard. >> Now if I could if I could if I could. really do something in my genre over. this. I might be on to something. >> Yeah,

that's the way I was thinking. If I. could put a song a dope song over this. this beat right here, I was like this. could really be different. and it could. it could really really uh you know put. me in put me in hip-hop real good. Uh. >> but I didn't I didn't I wasn't thinking. of it like it was going to be one of the. biggest records ever. >> You know I was just thinking of it like. >> cuz even though Endo did what it did on. on poetic justice,

>> this was the one this was Warren G's. introduction to the world. >> Yes. all across, you know, France and the UK. and London and and Finland and Sweden. and all this. They knew even though they. didn't speak English, they knew this. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> They knew this. >> Yes. Indeed. Yeah. Regulate. [Music].

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Brothers and Michael McDonald. >> that you could have possibly fathom one. wildest imagination that that record was. going to change your life. >> I knew it was a good record, but I. didn't know it was going to be that. >> that at all. Right. >> You know, and even like today. >> with the the new generation, it's like. it started over again. >> and it's every generation is starting. over and over again. And it's like, wow. And uh hey, I love it. But I didn't I.

didn't I didn't think that record was. going to be this big, >> right? >> It's it's uh it's amazing just to to be. able to still. >> eat off it. >> Eat off. Eat off of it. >> Hear it. I mean, it's it's uh. >> cuz I cuz it has to be I mean you riding. in the car. I mean, you riding and and. and and you hear that song come on and. you like, "Wow, that's 30 plus that's 30. plus years ago, Warren.". >> Yes, indeed. And it's still.

they play that song, people get up. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> People still get up 30 years later. >> Yeah. Uh it's it's amazing, man. Uh. I just, you know, I I I didn't I just. didn't know if it was going to be this. big, you know? I mean, in the in the process of doing. it, what I did is um just even all the. way from the samples when I sampled it,

you know, I I chopped each piece in each. in the pads on the MPC60. and I when you hear it, it's me hitting. the padsoom. I'm hitting pads all the way around. So. once I once I built the track and had. everything in sequence and going the way. and sounding good, I thought to myself,

I said, I need an intro, >> right? >> So. I don't know how this happened. I guess. it's just how God worked. I just. happened to be looking at Young Guns the. movie. >> Yes. >> And I heard the dude say regulators. We. regulate. We work for Mr. Tinsdale is. regulator. Yes. >> Uh we and I took that the whole piece. when you hear when you hear the the the. intro on on regulate. I took that whole.

segment and I chopped it up in different. pieces. So I I took different pieces and. I put it the way I wanted to do it. And. uh. >> And you got to be real handy with steel, you know what I mean? >> You got to be handy with the steel, you. know what I mean? earn your keep. >> Yeah. >> Yes, indeed. And uh that just when I. when I listened back to it and I'm like, "What the hell? How did I how did I. think of this? How did I piece this. together?".

It was like it was a perfect the perfect. combination. And then when I called. Nate, I was like, "Nate, I got a record. over here, man. That's incredible. I. want you to come get down on it." So. Nate came over, let him hear it. He was. just like, "That's hard." cuz I told him. I want to do a record with him like how. Snoop and Dre did G thing. So, let's go. back and forth and you know Nate was had. a he was his style was a singing style. So, >> that's what made it even doper. Now, if.

I'm not mistaken, this might have been. one of the because uh uh Michael. McDonald's was with the Doobie Brothers. and I think this might have been one on. his first his first solo album. >> and so this was a big ginormous song for. him. So to get it cleared, you had to. let him hear it, correct? >> Yeah. Yes, indeed. He he actually he's. still getting paid off of it. >> Yeah, for sure. >> Yeah, he's still getting paid. The Dooby. brothers are getting paid. >> Uh Nate still gets paid. I get paid. We. still get paid off of it.

>> So when you when when you when you. finished the product, you said, "Uh uh, Mr. McDonald, I I I would like to I. would like to sample this. I I got a. great track over it and and here it is.". >> Yeah. Well, what what happened? The. company got it cleared. >> Okay. >> And I was I used to be in New York a. lot, so I'm in Time Square just, you. know, walking around. It's I used to. just get out to walk around and I bumped. into Michael McDonald walking in Time. Square. >> Damn. Crazy.

It was crazy. I was like, "Michael, like. it's Warren." And he was tripping like. Warren G. I was like, "Yeah, it's Warren. G." He's like, "Man." So, it was it was, you know, cool to to meet him, you know. >> We didn't talk that much. We didn't talk. like long. It was just like, "Yeah, yeah." So, and then. >> kept pushing. But later on down the. line, what I did was he was performing. where I lived at. And uh so me and my. wife went uh to the to the concert and.

uh I told some of his people that I was. there and uh. >> so he was out there, you know, doing his. thing, performing. So he got to. regulate. He was just like. um I want to spin a send a special shout. out to a a young guy out here in the. crowd. Uh. thanks to this guy. you guys are still. hearing. I keep forgetting to this day.

And he made this song called Regulate. So, I'm getting ready to do my version. of it right now. And he was like, "Warren G." And then they shine the. light over where I was at. And I was. like, "Hey, hey." Like, "How y'all. doing?" And so he did it and then. afterwards they invited me back there. and we had a really great conversation. and he was like, "Man, you you you. changed my life like with with that. record. you changed a lot of lives. And. he was like, "My son don't even listen.

to. >> my version.". >> version. He don't he he in love with. your version. He don't even listen to. mine. And uh. >> we had we had a really really great. conversation, man. He was just so like. appreciative like of what I did for him. and the Doobie Brothers by redoing that. record. And I've just I felt great to be. able to to be able to to do a record. that put a that put a legend already. like.

>> Mhm. >> to keep him being legendary, you know, and made me a legend at the same time. >> Right. >> When it was reported that this record, this album of yours helped get Death Jam. out of debt. >> Yeah. Um, do you think and it says it's made over. it made over a hundred million dollars? You like, >> "Yeah, damn. It made that much. How much. I actually get?". >> [ __ ] I That's I was I was like a.

hundred million? Where the [ __ ] is my. money at? >> Yeah. >> Where? >> I was, man. Uh, it was it was first time artist, you. know. I was only making like uh I think. it was like. 25 30 cents of a record. Yeah. >> So it was. >> it was. >> So you wouldn't get that you wouldn't. get that big that dollar50 $2 a record. >> Well, uh after after the success of that.

record, >> they was throwing whatever I wanted, doing whatever I wanted to do. Uh so I. went I went from I got all the way to. a$150. >> Damn. >> Yeah. Yeah. And uh. that was great back then like. >> for sure. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. It was it was great. So you know. things had picked up but that first time. deal was just like it was kind of like. like.

a uh paying dues. >> Yeah. They get you the first one. >> Yeah. And um I'm still u. um owner of my master publishing. >> Oh well you you good? >> Yeah. I'm still owner of that which will. be reverted back to me in the next four. years. >> and then I can all of that will just be. me. It won't go through two or three. different companies then get to me, >> right? >> You know, everything will be coming. straight to me and then I can license it. out me myself. But.

>> it's hard trying to get trying to get. your masters back from these companies. It's really hard and. >> especially if you don't have it if you. don't have it in the contract from the. jump. Yeah, it's well uh it's that's. just standard like after some of some. people like Warren is 25 years not 35. >> right. >> and uh but now I guess it's 35 you know. so. >> but it's hard to get them back you know. and um to me that's unfair for like a.

guy like myself because I helped this. company that's under this umbrella. become a billion dollar business here. and all I'm asking for is my masters. >> Yeah. They you feel like they should. have gave you those things back 10, 15. years ago. >> Yeah. Yeah. Cuz I mean, reward me, you. know. I I did my part, you know, just. reward it back, you know, but. >> you know, I'm I'm working on getting. them back. Um it's supposed to come. anyway, so I'm working on it. Uh. >> try to speed the process up.

>> I I was like, I want them now. >> Uh yesterday. >> I don't want to wait. No. Right. >> Yeah. So, I I reached out a few times. and they was like, "Nope.". Wow. I'm like, "Damn.". >> Let me ask you this. And and and I've. heard a lot of, you know, when you look. at Michael Michael Jackson. >> Mhm. >> Thriller, I don't believe in my lifetime there'll. never be an album or song bigger than. Thriller. >> Never. >> When you look at it and it says that he. became obsessed because he was trying to.

replicate that. Even though if you for. me as far as musically off the wall was. his best work. >> Now. >> Thriller was great. >> Yeah. >> Uh uh Dirty uh Bad was great. >> Yeah. >> And he had other that were great, but. off the wall for me was his best was his. best work. >> Yeah. >> But he wanted to do thrill. He didn't. understand that was a once in a. lifetime. >> Yeah. >> It's like somebody in baseball throwing. a perfect game. Nobody's ever thrown two. perfect games. >> Yeah. And that was and he and it's like.

drove himself crazy trying to replicate. that. And he and and sometimes when you. don't do what you've done, you feel like. you're not as successful. >> Did you drive yourself crazy trying to. do another regulate? >> No. I just I never I I wasn't trying to. outdo it. I just. >> I'm going make great music and if it's. something does regulate or does better. than regulate, so be it. But I'm not. going to make myself sick. I'm not going. to drive myself crazy trying to. replicate that.

>> Yeah. No, I never never tried to compete. with it. I just I I knew I had a formula. though of making uh making great. records. Um and the formula that I had. which. is the reason why I had so many records. that was successful like I want it all. Do you see regulate like Endo Smoke? All. these records were great because when I. work on the project, what I do is I try. now I this is what how you make great. albums. I try to make every record I do.

a single. >> I try to do that cuz that makes you do a. lot of good records. >> So that was my formula. >> with anything I did. I just do a bunch. of bunch of dope record just I would try. to do a single but I wasn't trying to. compete. Mhm. >> with regulate. I was just trying to do a. single every time like. >> a album full of singles. That was just. my my process of uh my formula when I'm. working.

>> and the records that came off of it was. was was big records. All of all of them. went gold platinum. >> Mhm. >> Yes indeed. But they didn't go as many. as reg. Right. >> But yeah. >> And that's and that's the thing. So you. have to you have to be able to be. content with the work. >> Yes indeed. And I was like, you know. what, man? Cuz you know, like you do a. deal and it's not 20 million. You do a. deal, say, let's just just five or 10. Well, man, I wasn't successful. Damn, man. This this this record wasn't that. good, man. It ain't regulate.

>> Yeah, >> bro. I mean, and I mean, you just got to dust. yourself off and try again. Just keep. keep going at it. But if you feel I if. if Warren feels that I'm this listen at. this time, this is where I am musically, this is where I am as far as writing, >> if I'm giving if I'm doing the absolute. best I possibly can, I can live with. whatever sound comes off once it's. overdone. >> And that's that's exactly how I move. Um.

I don't I don't, you know, I don't I. don't. I don't like. try. I just work. I just work and just. >> You don't measure success. >> of one album. >> by the success of another album. Each. each is an individual project. >> Yes, indeed. >> Okay. Yeah. Yeah. >> And uh. that's like that's where that formula. kicks in. You know, it uh to where each.

one of those projects with whatever the. next project is or whatever I'm doing, like I said, I try to make it like it's. a single. I try to make these every. record on there a single. >> Is it true that LL came and picked you. up? >> Yeah. Yeah. First time in New York. Um I. didn't I didn't uh believe it was him. Cuz I'm like what what the LL going to. come pick me up for? I ain't nobody, you.

know, not yet. I'm just signed, you. know, new artist signed to Death Jam. >> I mean, it's hard to think of an artist. on Jeff Jam other than LL. He built. that. He he built that company. >> Yeah. Yeah. And and I was like I. couldn't believe it. I I I was cuz first. of all I I was a huge fan cuz he was one. of those artists that I talked about. that I looked up to and which inspired. us and uh for them to call my room and. say u you know Warren you know Warren.

you know he called up was like is this. Warren? I'm like yeah this Warren. is. like, "Yo, this is LL. Uh, I'm. downstairs, man. I want to take you. around, you know, take you around the. city, man. Show you New York." So, I'm. like, "This ain't no goddamn L. Somebody. playing." So, I call I call one of the. twins. I said, "Twin, one of y'all come. with me downstairs. It's this. motherucker downstairs talking about. ELL.". So, we go downstairs. It was him. And he.

had the drop top back. We jumped in and. and uh he took us to Queens. He took us, we went shopping. He took us to uh where. he did his album where he wrote his. lyrics uh at his grandmother house. He. showed us the the uh how the basement. went down. I mean, I ain't never seen. that many clothes in my life. Like it. was all the way down the stairs on the. walls, all the way the whole downstairs. was nothing but clothes with shoes. And. um he even had the the uh Suzuki Samurai.

that he had. Tina had a he did the Tina. got a big old butt. >> Yeah, >> that Suzuki Samurai was sitting right. there in the yard. It was old and dusty, but it was there. >> and I couldn't believe it. But he really. showed a lot of love, man. And he took. us around, got we ate everything. and. and he showed a lot of love and and that. right there was like that was where I. was when I was like, you know what, I'm. getting ready to put my foot in and all.

this music that I do. You know, that. right there. really really launched me into saying. I'm I'm I didn't really really got far. >> Right. >> Yeah. >> There was a quote that you said you feel. like you were the the the Drake of the. 90s. Why Why did you say that? Uh. cuz all the ladies like him, you know. Hey, and hey, all the ladies love. Warren, you know. You know, that's. that's how I was. I was like that in the.

' 90s, you know. I was like a lot of all. the ladies. I was a solo artist. Look good. Had a fresh fade up. Now I'm. toe up ball. Got a little gray hair. >> That thing all the way. Hey, it's. And uh you know, but back then uh you. know, a lot of the ladies loved Warren. They to this day it'd be you know, I'll. be out somewhere, me and my wife. It'll. be a ladies or ladies come up like you.

my you was my crush and this that you. know. >> they grandma now a warrant. >> Huh? >> They grandmas now your crush. >> But it's it's even younger younger. I. mean, it's like, you know, like 30s, 40s, like, you know, >> not that I'm an antique. I ain't. antique, you know, >> you know, my early 50s. >> But yeah, it uh that's the reason why I. said that because a lot of the ladies I. was like the ladies man in that era, >> right?

>> And uh he's a ladies man in this era, right? >> Yes, indeed. >> Major label or independent? I just saw. uh I think it was Stephanie I think. Stephanie Mills I think it's Shaka Khan. and I think Patty Leel I think they're. going on a tour and I think um they. asked Stephanie you know and she says. independent she said because the the. record companies mainly are marketing. >> she says I know what I want I know what. I'm looking for. >> so for me independent is where to go so.

I because all that needs to come to me. cuz I'm the one that's doing all the. work where are you on that warrant you. independent or you you record. >> I'm independent. Okay. >> I'm independent. Um. >> she right, you know. Uh I can do a lot. of the stuff myself. Like I can go I. could do the like some of the new. records I got. I could do the record. like I got a record with me and Whiz. Khalifa. Dope record. It's I I think. it's going to be a top 40. um taking.

that record and doing uh clips, doing. like a a video of it and then doing. clips and then doing ads with that on. Tik Tok and. >> people taking it and doing their own. versions of dancing to it and doing. different things. That's Tik Tok is. pretty much. >> your new marketing tool. That's your new. marketing. >> It's it's a marketing tool. uh. Instagram, >> you know, paying for ads on Instagram, even Google ads, Facebook ads, you know,

with just a bunch of clips, just pushing. those clips of what you have and that. drives all of the traffic. It drives. your merch up. It drives your streaming. up. Um, but I I I uh I'm going to try something. Well, I'm not going to even try. I'mma. do. something different. It's It's not a. whole lot different, but I want to kind. of I want to try and bring back.

um more of vinyl and CDs cuz people. ain't got rid of their CD players or. they vinyl players. >> No. >> So, I want to do a special edition. I'm. going to do some special editions. cuz. I'm going to print up maybe 5 10,000. vinyls or CDs and sell those. to the to the the the true fan base. You. know what I mean? >> And uh just to to get that.

>> that nostalgia back. >> Yeah. Exactly. Cuz it's like. >> this the computer world is like. we don't know how they could change. numbers. You know what I mean? Do all. kind of stuff. So just to do that for. the fans and and and give them that. realness again, it'll be different, you. know, it'll be different and and I'm. sure a lot of people will probably. follow that model. Actually, I got a few. friends that is using that model already. and it's it's they successful with it,

>> right? Where are you on the streaming? I. hear a lot of people say, "Man, hey, Snoop was one of the first that like, man, that streaming." He say, "I I I. can't keep up with it." He like they. send me a check, you know, $45$5,000. And then some people like, you know, probably getting I can only imagine what. a Drake is getting from streaming. because he's doing a The Weekend or or. Travis Scott or or Taylor Swift or. Beyonce. I can only imagine cuz they. doing you know it seemed like every time. I turn around Drake is this and Drake is. that and Beyonce and and Taylor Swift is.

this and they're that. So I can only. imagine. But where are you? Where where. are you on the streaming? Uh. >> I mean I I don't like it. Um because but I got to deal with it. because it's the way of the the way the. business it is what it is now. >> Yeah. So but I don't I don't I don't. like it because you can't really monitor. you know those numbers. You can't we. can't. >> they tell you that it might be more. >> Yeah. Yeah. I'm sure in a lot of cases.

that it it it is more but it's the way. of the game. So you got to change with. the way the game change. But like I was. saying, like doing that, bringing that. vinyl and those CDs back, that'll give, you know, the the true fans something to. really hardware, you know what I mean? That they can. >> they can touch and feel because you. can't touch streams or do anything. You. can't grab that and pop it in your CD. player, >> but you can pop this CD in here. You.

can't pop that vinyl on that record. player. >> and get that. The last song we're going. to have you to perform. >> Mhm. >> is uh Ain't No Fun. >> Yeah. >> Um how did this How did this How did. this Ain't No Fun. How did that come. about? >> Uh Ain't No Well, I actually walked in. on Ain't No Fun. Uh we was recording at. uh Village Village Studio right there in. Santa Monica. And uh I walked in on it.

and and. they was like, "Warren, you want to you. want to do a verse?" And I was like, "Yeah, I'll do one.". >> But the concept of ain't no fun was. like, "Ain't no fun if the homies can't have. none. We just young teens.". >> Yeah. >> Uh even the ladies, like young teens. just having a good time partying, having. a great time, >> you know, having fun. Uh, and uh,

>> and uh, you know, I'm not going to get. mad if she dance with you or you guys, you know, kissing or whatever. I ain't. going to get mad. Ain't no fun if the. homies can't have none, >> right? >> So, it's just like not being a a hater, a player hater, you know, just being. able to have fun and be around a lot of. beautiful ladies and the ladies being. around a lot of greatl looking guys. And. ain't no fun if the homies can't have. nothing. ladies is feel the same way. They they sing it just like we sing it.

You know what I mean, >> right? >> Yeah. Oh, yeah. >> But they killed it. Yeah. Baby, I can't sing before you opened up your. gap. Hey, I had respect for your lady, but now I take it all back. Hey, cuz you gave me all your say.

Yeah. And you even lick my balls. Oh, wow. Lead your number on the. cabinet. And I promise, baby, I give you a call. Hey, next time I'm feeling kind of hot. Or you could come on over and I'll break. you off. Hey, and if you can't [ __ ] that day, baby,

just lay back and open your mouth. Nate, I can't have never. met a girl. I hope I got close on that. one. And uh that was a a record. like I said. It was us having fun, having a good time. And I just hit him. with that woo. Hey, now you know. Inhale, exhale with my flow. One for the.

money, two for the three to get ready, and four to hit the switches in my. Chevy. 64 rag to be exact with on my. side and on my back. So back up because. I'm struggling. Just get on your knees. and just start juggling these mother. nuts on your mouth. It's meant with the. clout. If the homies can't, it ain't no fun if the homies can't. Yeah.

Yes, indeed. [Music]. Some people. having done this now for 5 years and. talked to a lot of different. people that do what you do. Some people. they like it quiet in the studio. It's. just them. >> got the headset on going. Some people. like a lot of people running around, a. lot of chaos and ruckus. Some people. smoking. Whatever the case may be. When. you go into the studio, how do you want. it? You want it nice and quiet? You want. chaos? You want women running around? You want the homeboys fired or what? How.

does Warren want it? >> Chaos. Chaos. Cuz I mean it's it's it's. >> when I say that cuz you got you know you. have some people that like you said. running around some people ain't don't. even do music and this that and this but. those people and all that chaos in there. >> they going to tell you what's sounding. good and what ain't sounding good. The. ladies is going to be dancing doing. their thing. when they when the ladies. dancing, you know, you got you got one.

Okay. >> And um. >> they going to tell you the truth, you. know, and uh. >> you know, so I like I like the chaos. I. like a bunch of people to be in there. I. like for it to be a good party vibe and. just feel good, you know. And um I like. to warm it up. If I come in, you know, I'll have me, you know, you know, a. joint road or, you know, I'll have me. some drink and, you know, by the way, some of this good old. >> salute. >> That's the best. I promise. Look, before. you before you drink it, I promise you.

>> that is the best cognac. >> that you've ever going to taste. I. promise you. Now, hey, you keep it real. We're going to keep the camera rolling. We ain't going to add anything. I. promise you if that's not the best. cognac, no sugars, no no artificial. colors. That brown is from the barrel, the oak barrels. That's a beautiful. >> sugar. >> Wow. >> From the grapes. >> Wow. >> A uni blanc grade and a petite. champagne. That's the combination that. we use. >> Magnico. >> Wow. Say, well, hey,

to my own boy Shannon Sharp. >> Yeah, that shave by the portier. I. promise Warren, I promise you, you're. not going to be disappointed. I promise. you. Wow. That is a different That's Yeah, that. is. >> Now, you say you on the You say you on. the grill like that. That's what you. say. You say you be on the grill hard. >> That's what I do. Outside of hip-hop. >> So, you a pitm for real? >> The hip-hop pit master for real. Yes, indeed. Yes, indeed. I got some food for. you here. >> Okay. Yeah, I got.

>> Let me Let me ask you this. of all the. videos that you've been in, let's just. say that that they weren't yours. Uh, a. G Fang, um, Jenn and Juice. What's your. favorite video to be in? What was your. favorite one? You had the most fun. >> Uh, I'll say G Thing. Um, it was that. was Young Warren like that was before. Warren G. >> Yes. And uh I was just there supporting. Snoop and Dre and it the whole day was. just full of fun, full of a bunch of.

people just, you know, we having a real. barbecue. We was out there for real, like really. >> like having a real picnic and it was it. was just so much fun. And then they. caught me uh in the video rolling the. joint and kept it in the video cuz I was. like I'm trying to smoke. So I'm. dancing, I'm partying. They caught me. rolling the joint. So that and to this. day, everybody still be like, "Warren, wasn't that you rolling that?" I'm like, "Yeah, that was me." You know, but it.

was it was uh that was the most fun I. had, man. And uh cuz all my homeboys was. there. >> Yeah. >> Uh Dre Doc, uh my c our crew was there. Every I mean. it was it was just all our Long Beach. buddies was there. It was a bunch of. dudes from Compton. Uh, even Inglewood, everybody was there just having a good. time, man. And um, >> was that the first time you had ever. been in a video? >> Uh, you know what? I had I was in uh,

>> I ain't talking about those kind of. video. I'm talking about. >> ladies and gentlemen. Well, you know, uh, now uh, I was in uh, uh, was it uh, Easy Easy uh, was it easy. does it? No, easy does it. I was in Easy. Desert. It me and my my uh brother. Tyreek, they flashed on us real quick, but we was we was in Easy Desert way. back in the day. Yeah. But uh the fun. the most fun I had was G Thing, man. It.

was it was I had a ball. >> Yes, indeed. >> Music, you mentioned that you got a song. coming out with Whiz. So, are you going. to Is it just a song? You got an album. coming out. So, what what's next for. Warren G? >> A lot of good music. Um, like I said, I. got me and Whiz got a really great. record called Mad and All. Um, me and Snoop got a Me, Snoop, and. Corrupt got a really dope record. It's. called The Doberman Gang, >> right? >> Um, I got solo records. I got a uh I got.

a record that I'm know that's everybody. is going to love this one. It's called. We Going to Dance Again. Uh, really. really dope record. All All the records. is dope. Um, I actually got a record. with Lil Wayne called All Alone. Um, working on that one, right? >> You know, we to get the clearance on. that. Wayne, you did the record. Got to. clear it, buddy. >> Right. >> My guy. Love you, >> you know. Um, really dope record. Um, me.

and Nate got a uh a record called I. Found You. That's uh people going to. really love that combination again. you. know, I'm giving them that again. Me and. you know, never heard before record with. me and Nate called I Found You. It's a. really dope record. Um, and I just I got. a bunch of bunch of I don't want to give. everything away, but I I got a lot of. great music coming. >> I'm still active. I'm not like done with. the music cuz you never you never too.

old to make a hit record, >> right? >> Uh, just constantly working. I'm constantly. doing work outside of hip-hop. Uh, as. far as you know, my barbecue sauces and. rubs, I'm the hip-hop pit master. I'm. I'm doing I'm actually getting ready to. do a cook uh with my team at up in. Alabama at the Crimson Tide for 2500. people. We going to go in and and and. >> that going to take you a couple days to. get ready for that.

Well, I'm just the guy that that you. know I'm the the the guy that tell you. know I'm manag but all my pit m pit. masters they going to do they thing. I. this is when I get to chill like what I. did with the food I cooked. I did that, >> you know, but I have my team and uh we. get down. >> and um I do I do that outside as well as. uh investing in in real estate, you. know. So just just trying to stay busy. and and and do it all cuz I want it all.

>> Right. >> And I can understand that. Clear this. up. I think there's a misunderstanding. >> The Super Bowl was in LA. >> Uhhuh. >> Dr. Dre Snoop I think 50 M Mary J. >> and you said you weren't I don't know if. you were you I mean I'm sure you would. have loved to perform but you were you. you wanted like tickets to be like have. your son you wanted to take your son and. you wanted to be on the field so your. son could see that up close. >> Yeah. >> And that wasn't able to happen. Was.

there a misunderstanding? Was there late. communication? What what clear up what. actually happened? >> Did you put. Did you put did you put the ticket. request in in a timely manner? >> Uh cuz you can't excuse me. You can't. wait till the day before the. performance. >> No, no, no. I I had uh I mean we you. know I had talked to some people and and. we were supposed to connect once I got. there. >> and um. everything just went went blank. Um.

and I was sitting in the in the uh in. the regular. Yeah. in the stands and people was like, "What are you doing? What you doing up. here?" Like even like like I I think I. seen Stephen A and a couple other casts. like they was like what what you doing. up here? >> And uh no that was Nate Nate Nate Burl. >> Nate Burlson. >> Yeah. Nate Burlson. He was like what you. doing up here? You supposed to be down. there performing. I was like you know. I'm I'm not performing. I'm just here to. you know here. >> Yeah support. That's how you play man. I'm just here to support bro. Hey I'm.

just happy to be in the house. You know. >> Yeah. And uh but it was just it was just. the communication just wasn't right, you. know. And uh. >> in two years, you know, it's by I think. it's back in LA next year. >> Yeah. That's dope. But at overall, I. wasn't like bitter about performing or. anything like that. I was just there to. support and I just wanted my son to be. close. Yeah. See his. >> one of your best friends, his uncle, >> see everybody. >> And uh it was just like.

>> the [ __ ] wasn't happening. I'm hitting. everybody. >> We was talking and [ __ ] before all this. and now I can't get nobody on the. >> Everybody's [ __ ] shut down. So, I was. like. >> I was pissed off, but you know, I got. over it, you know. I wasn't, you know, I. wasn't tripping, but I it was just like. >> that was just the one thing that you. really would have wanted your son to. experience. >> Yeah. I wanted him to get down there cuz. he he was home. He from home from camp. Uh what was it? Uh whatever it was. I. think they had a buy the uh cuz he had.

he played with the Bills. Okay. >> So they had a buy so he was. >> at home. whatever it was he was off for like a I. think a week or something a few days. something like that I don't know but he. was at home so this was happening so I. wanted him I don't know it actually. couldn't have been a buy right the. season was over with. >> Yeah. So he was home from uh from the. from the season, >> right? >> And um so just taking him out, just.

taking him around and letting him hang. out, you know, we hanging out together, you know, and I wanted them to really. see, >> right, >> you know, everybody up close up close. and meet everybody and see his his all. his family and the whole nine. And it. just didn't happen. >> But you know, like I said, I'm not I. ain't bitter about it. uh and wasn't. bitter about performing or you know none. of that. You know, it would have been. good. I would have loved to do it, but. hey, >> it it didn't happen, but you know, I. ain't tripping off of it. I was just.

pissed off we didn't get the chance to. get me down there down there. So, I was. I was mad at everybody. >> I was like, them [ __ ] But you but you. but you put that past you now because. there's too much there's too much great. history because a lot of times one a lot. of times people will forget the 30 great. years that we've had and let one. instance ruin. >> 30 years and I'm not I I for me I can. see if it's 30 years of bad and one good. time. I said no one good thing can't.

erase 30 years but one bad thing can't. erase 30 years in my eyes. >> Yeah. Not at all. Yeah. So, I I want to. get this this uh How did you go from. mu music to So, you know what? I'm going. to do I'm going to do I'm going to be a. cook. I'm going to be a pitm. I. >> I've always did it. Always. >> So, you've always been in the kitchen. like that. >> Always. My father um he used to just. cook. My dad used to cook at a lot of. family functions and just watching him.

and being around and the fun times we. would have, you know, with cousins and. friends at the reunions and good food. We eating good food, it just stuck with. me. So even before I was Warren Gupa. tell you like all of them would tell. you, I used to just cook. I would cook everywhere we was at. hustling no matter what it was just to. ease ease the pain of things I would. cook and play good music. >> right. >> and um I kept doing it you know um kept.

on and kept on and a lot of my friends. was just like Warren you need to come. out with a product all you do is cook. you a barbecue guy you're a pit master. why don't you come up with some sauces. and rubs so talked to my pops uh talked. to a few of my other friends that's. chefs Um, and they they act they helped. me put everything together from all the. way from the sauces to the rubs. Did a. few tastings. Uh, tasted different rubs.

Went into spice companies. Uh, went into. formula formulation companies as far as. the sauces to sit down and tasting. everything until it came it was to my. liking. >> and um, >> all of that stuff just, you know, and. food ain't going nowhere. It's a good. It's a good business. >> Yes, for sure. >> To be in. >> And um I just I just was like, man, this. is something I really love to do is and. it's a piece of mind for me to barbecue.

and and and just sit down and listen to. good music, have a beer, smoke a joint, barbecue, chill, have a good time. Do. you eat pork? >> Yeah. Well, I'm in the. >> I didn't want to cook no pork. >> I'm in the Muslim reserves. One weekend in out the month, two weeks. out, I don't eat no pork. Other than. that, I eat pork. >> That's indeed. That's indeed. I uh. >> I didn't I didn't want to get bring no. pork, but I. >> But you ain't You ain't You ain't cooked.

no pork. >> I pulled it off. I pulled it off. I. brought I brought some some uh I I It. was a I had to go hot and fast, but I. made it happen. I got some pork rib. >> Yeah. Yeah. I I. >> flanking some big feet. Yeah. Bacon. >> Bones. Yeah. Yeah. All that pigtail. >> Oh yeah. >> Neck bone. Mhm. >> Pig ear. >> No chilies now. >> I ain't going to lie. I Every year I eat.

some chilies. >> You eat chilies, too? >> I eat some chilies every every holiday. season. >> Oh, holiday. Okay. >> My sister will cook them and then I I. eat them with. >> So, let me make sure you you wet or you. dry. You like to this this uh. >> this is this is uh dry. This is a dry. rub. >> This is a dry rub. Yeah, dry rub. Um. >> pretty much that one right there is more. for uh for pork. >> Okay. >> Uh turkey, uh chicken, >> seafood. >> Yeah. Yeah, you can put it to seafood as.

well. And and then the. >> not too hot. I mean, you you ain't got. too hot, do you not? >> No. >> You know, sometimes people. that's good. No, I can't taste it. It. ain't good if it's too hot. >> It's not. It's not. It's not soup. It's. not like Okay. burning hot. >> I uh I got a We brings heat that's got a. little kick to it, but it's it's it's. really good. >> So, this is So, where where can they. find this? >> Uh sniffing griffins bbbq.com. >> Okay. >> Yes, indeed. >> Yes, indeed. This is a really good.

Yes, indeed. >> This is the the dry rub, the original. barbecue. >> Yeah. >> And this one uh So, which which one is. uh which one is your which one do you. like the best? This is the all-purpose. rub right here. >> Uh, all of them. I mean, I use this one, the allpurpose a lot because I could put. it on any and everything. I put it on. >> even fruit. I put it on. I swear to God, I put it on my fruit, my egg whites, >> anything. >> That's after you done fired up that Jay. ain't it? >> No. Ain't no way you put that on no.

fruit. >> I I all vegetables, everything. No. matter what, I put it on everything. So. tell so tell so tell the people at home. what did you what did you prepare today? >> Well today I did some uh beef flanking. ribs. It's a cut instead of having the. big giant. >> ribs. That that dino rib. You ain't did. dino did you? >> It's a not the dino ri a one in cut of. of uh the dino rib but they one in onein. cut. >> Okay. >> And then I did some boneless skinless.

thighs. And then I did some uh. >> some uh uh uh spare ribs. >> Okay. >> Yes indeed. and some uh mac and cheese. TT's mac and cheese. I got some potato. salad. >> Dang. >> Uh some good some good food. >> Yes, indeed. >> Can we Can we get a We going to bring it. out? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. Thank you. >> Yes, indeed. >> All right, man. Y'all got one of the old. chuck plates. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> That's uh these is beef flankings.

>> Okay. Like I said, the thin cut of the. ribs. And then you have the uh spare. rib. >> Spare rib right here. >> Then you got the the uh uh boneless. skinless thighs. >> Uh mac and cheese. Tit's mac and cheese. and potato salad. All right. >> Yes, indeed. >> Set my grace right quick.

Oh yeah. >> Which one? What What should I try first? Mac and cheese. >> You could try the mac and cheese. Yeah. Oh yeah. I'm get a little bit both right quick. >> Oh yeah. I like it. >> Oh yeah. >> M.

chicken. >> boneless skin. >> Mhm. >> Oh yeah. >> Yeah. You did it. >> Oh yeah. Yes I did. >> Mhm. Mhm. Mhm. Oh man. >> This beef rip. Come out the bone. >> That's my slogan. Bite through, not. fight through. >> Mhm. Yeah. Mhm. Yeah, man. I mean, like I was on the.

plantation for a couple of days. I don't I ain't had nothing to eat since. early in the morning. But no, you did. your thing with this now. >> No. Yeah. >> I All things being equal, I like pork. ribs better than I like beef ribs. >> Mhm. Because most everybody now want to. do the dino. >> That's too much. That's too I can't eat. that. >> Oh yeah. I'm get this old poke button. now.

Mhm. I do a little something with. Mhm. Mhm. Let me see. You made this potatoes. out of too? >> Yeah. I ain't the biggest potato salad fan. So, it's got a got a twist to it, but I like. a little thick. I like a little.

guess what I use in it. Some of some one. of the ingredients. It do got a nice little nice little. twang. Nice little. and I ain't the biggest potato sl but. I deal with it. >> Y'all trying the food? >> Yeah, we going to try it. >> Oh yeah. >> Any sauce on it? >> I don't need no sauce. I'm good. >> Yeah, it's.

your favorite one. >> Chicken potato salad, pork ribs, mac and. cheese. Like I said, I'm not a big beef. I'm not a big beef fan. >> Okay. Yes, indeed. >> But the but the uh but the uh the beef. rib, they they're very tender. >> Mhm. >> I mean, they're very very very. >> Yes, indeed. >> So, when you when you travel, do you. make it a point to try to go to. different cities and try their barbecue? >> Yes, indeed. Every city I go to, I try.

Every city because. >> because you want to see if there's. something, could I do something. different? Is there something I could. add? Maybe I need to take something out. >> So, obviously, you know what what what. what cities have the best barbecue? >> Uh, Austin. >> Austin, Texas. Uh, >> I hear a lot of them on on the food. channel and stuff, but I see them on on. IG. >> People be talking about Austin. Yeah, they got a lot of they got a lot of good.

uh they got a lot of good barbecue. Um. it's a uh spot called Goldies that that. I like. >> Mhm. >> Um actually I met a lot a lot of these. guys. I met them personally, the Pit. Masters, and and I've talked to them. >> They've gave me pointers on on smoking. meat and stuff like that. >> Right. >> Yeah. So, >> I mean to be good I mean for the most. part. >> Mhm. to be really good at this, you got. to be doing this for some years. >> Yeah.

>> I'm talking about years and years. Most. of the And uh most of them if if you not. if you're not overweight, I don't even. want I ain't trying to eat no barbecue. cuz uh that mean you ain't eating your. barbecue. >> Yeah. >> If you cook it like you say you cooking. and Yeah. Yes, indeed. I mean, it it it's it uh definitely it's. a lot of it takes, you know, a lot of. patience, you know. >> Yeah. Cuz you know, you got to prep it. Mhm. >> You got to let it marinate this long, >> you know, slow, low and slow.

>> Yes, indeed. >> So, >> that's why the like the beef is so. tender. >> Oh, yeah. The beef the beef literally. literally literally. >> Yeah. >> just like. >> Yeah. >> You touch it off the bone. >> Yeah. Chicken. The It's all. >> It's very It's very tender. Bite. through. Not fight through. That's what. I call it. So, uh, what sauce did you put on the. ribs? >> I put the OG rub on the pork ribs.

>> Okay. >> I put the allpurpose on the, uh, the. beef flankings. >> Mhm. >> And the chicken, I use the OG rub as. well. >> Okay. >> And then with the potato salad, I I and. put the potato salad together. And I I. mixed my uh allpurpose in with the. potato salad as well. Mhm. And then that's TT's mac and cheese. >> Yeah. You um. you mentioned you like Austin, but.

obviously Memphis is barbecue, Kansas. City barbecue. You have North Carolina. Uh uh. >> if you had to if you had to say what. city would you you say Austin, Memphis, uh Well, North Carolina is not a city, it's a state. But what what what places. you think if I said, "Okay, give me your. Mount Rushmore barbecue barbecue. places." um. a Austin uh Memphis. and uh.

what uh. I think it was uh what was it? South. Carolina. >> South Carolina got some good barbecue. Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah, they got some good car. They. got some good barbecue. >> Mhm. >> Met a lot of good pit masters from out. there as well. >> Mhm. >> Do uh do they do they share secrets? Uh. >> some. >> some just a little they you know tell. you you know some to give you some. secrets and stuff. Um.

>> I just I I. whatever people want to know I can tell. them. >> right. >> you know what you want to know. I'll. tell you. >> is a situation like when you taste. barbecue you try to figure out what they. done to it. >> Like you know how long you know man I. think they probably probably let this. cook like 10 12 hours. They probably did. this. They probably brined it. They. probably add this, you know, such and. such. >> I just like to taste it to see if it's. better than mine. >> But, uh, I didn't have some good barbecue. I'm.

not going to lie. Um, really good barbecue. And, uh, I'm like, I got to step my game up here. But I still. I still, uh, I'm right there with them. I actually did the national barbecue uh. contest for the first time. >> in in uh July in June. >> and I won I won fifth in uh brisket and. six in chicken. >> Wow.

>> Mhm. First time. That was a win for me. >> Yeah. >> And so now you hooked. Now you hooked. >> Yeah. And I went up against. like popular guys like it was real pit. like. >> Yeah. Yeah, I'm a pitm, but it was like. some of the guys I look up to in the. contest and I I beat some of them and I. was like, "Oh my god, I can't believe I. beat this person.". >> Mhm. And a lot of they showed me a lot. of love, too. >> When you.

when you uh you entered this contest, >> you probably didn't have a whole lot of. expectations. He's like, "Man, I'm going. against some of the the greatest pit. masters in the world." Mhm. >> I've only been doing this for a small. amount of time, you know, to the level. that you're doing it now. Obviously, you're you both beat in it now. You you. hooked. >> Mhm. >> You really you really really hooked. Um. did that make you like, man, you know. what? You going to open a restaurant? What are you What are you going to do.

with this? >> That's that's where I'm headed to open. open. Um right now I'm online. Mhm. >> Um, working on getting in the stores and. from the from once I'm in the stores. then working on the to uh. >> get brick and mortar. >> Yep. Get get the brick and mortar. Establish one. here. California. and Vegas. Let people get to taste some good food. >> Did your mom allow you? Cuz that's a.

See, like I I remember growing up that's. got to be a a Midwest or something cuz. southern grandmas ain't letting. everybody in the kitchen all kind of. high. I mean, you Hey, you come in here. and get a glass, get some water or. something, but mainly most time or not. Hey, go to that go to that spot outside. and get you some water. Get out this. kitchen. Yeah. >> So, you said your dad was was allowed, you know, you watching him, did he allow. you to participate? >> Uh, not really.

If I had to go, go get that for me. Go. get this. You know, other than that, >> nah, but I just used to. >> You just watch. >> Yeah. Yeah. I just used to watch and. just, you know, everybody that used to. just, >> you know, be like having fun. I'm like, "Oh, this is great.". >> Cuz everybody coming over. All the. family coming over. You got your. cousins, your aunt, >> all the kids get opportunity to play. together and do all that other stuff. >> Yeah. Yeah. And it uh.

it stuck with me, man. >> Do you do you cook anything other than. barbecue? >> Yeah. Yeah. I cook all I mean I do crab. boils. Uh. salmon. I do I do I do salmon. I do crab. boils. I do. anything, you know. I I I anything. I I. I should have made you some of my black. ey peas, man. >> Oh, you got black ey peas? What the my. black eye? I should have made some I'm.

I'm I'mma make some black ey peas. I'm. going to do something where you could. event or something where you could taste. the black ey peas. I do. >> When you put bacon, you put ham. What. you put in your black ey peas? >> Can't tell nobody. Shannon, >> cuz you you can't cook no black ey peas. You ain't got no meat in them now. >> It's it's it's some meat in them. But. it's it's uh it's a twist that I have to. it. >> that. uh nobody is doing. >> Turkey nicks. What's up, man? I do I do. have turkey necks in them. That's. definitely.

>> That's definitely there. >> Yeah, I know it. >> Yeah. I got a It's It's It's a It's a nice uh. >> You like breakfast? You cook breakfast. food? You like breakfast? Are you a. breakfast guy? >> I cook breakfast. Just the basic breakfast, you know. Look, bacon, eggs, and. >> bacon, egg, grits. You do you grit? I. see. I mean, you you're in the south. there. You're in ATL now. You got to. have grits. No cream of wheat. I mean, we do oatmeal, but mainly mainly uh uh. grits. >> That I've been eating grits like crazy.

I'm like, there's grits everywhere. Every menu is grits everywhere. >> Yeah. You ain't get no cream of wheat. So, if you come to the south, you ain't. get no cream of wheat. You get grit. >> Yeah. And I've I've had a lot of shrimp. and grits. >> Shrimp and grits. Catfish and grits. >> Yep. Yep. Yep. Yes, indeed. And every. everywhere I've been, it's it's been. some good some good uh some really good. food, man. So this is called Smithing Griffins. >> Warren G Productions original poultry.

and seafood barbecue rub. >> Yes indeed. >> And this is the that you like goes with. some of everything. >> Yeah. The all purpose. >> All purpose. Indeed. >> Oh yeah. >> But none of them is if I mean some got. some Which one got a little kick? >> We bring heat which is this right here. This sauce. It's not a a major kick. It. just it's a creep up. >> Yeah. >> It's not too overwhelming where you like. all that. It's just just a little bit of.

a a a spiciness. >> and it don't even it ain't like one of. them last long either, right? It's just. in and out, but it's people like that. extra little lightweight kick. And it it. ain't it's not a super kick, but it's a. great it's a it's even. That's right. there to where it's not too much of this. or too less of that. >> Uh, how often do you how often would you. say you cook? You cook daily? You cook, you know, special occasion? Once a week, couple times a week?

>> I barbecue. three to four times a week. >> Damn. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. When I'm at home, you know, I I. tell my wife, she'll be like, "Well, I. want to do this." I said, "Let me let me. cook it on the grill.". Whatever that Let me cook it on the. grill. >> I love doing it. I love doing it. Yeah. >> So, your house is normally busy cuz you. get you cooking like that cuz people. always over then. >> Yeah. Yeah. I just I just cooked for a.

couple of my buddies. uh just for the fight. Yeah. Yeah. >> That was a good fight. >> Yes, indeed. >> That fight wasn't that close. Bud beat. the brakes off Canelo. >> Yeah, that was that that Yeah, he did. I. don't know how they get 115 113. I don't. know what fight they were watching. >> Crazy. Did you see the fight. the first fight uh between the dude. Adams and uh I think Martinez, >> the black dude and the and the the uh.

Mexican dude Martinez. >> Oh yeah. And Billy. Oh, they would throw. the the draw, the split draw. Yeah. Oh, they would throw a leather. >> Wow. Now, that was that was that right. there when they mentioned them going. again. >> Yeah, I'm for that. >> That's going to be that's Yeah, cuz uh. Bulmac uh Buzz Trainer trained Martinez. Yes. Yes. Yes. >> They was slanging them. I was like, "Wow.". >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> That damn there was the fight of the. year. >> Yeah. They they definitely throwing. leather.

>> Oh, yeah. >> I was I was surprised. I was like, man, I mean, both got hit with some shots. The boy and Billy uh sat down on his. boy. He was throwing I mean bow bow. I. like oo. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. Yeah. He he he was throwing some. leather. >> I was like damn they both going to have. brain damage [ __ ] Them [ __ ]. hitting hard. >> But but damn Warren you cooking three, four times a week year round. >> Yeah. When I ain't when I'm not. >> when you're not traveling, when you're.

not doing, you know, your music and. stuff, >> I come straight home and cook. I'll just. like to do it. >> Damn. Yeah. >> I mean, I take breaks. I I do little. >> But I'm saying, but let me ask you a. question. When you were, let's just say. you were in your your mid20s, 30s, were. you cooking like when you. >> No, I wasn't doing it like that. I just. would cook wherever we was cuz we moving. so much, moving around, >> right? >> Whenever we had time or I know we was. there for a little bit, right? >> Boom. >> Right. >> Instead of going out to eat, spend all.

that money, you just buy the stuff and. just go. All the tours that we've been. on, um, I didn't cook at all of them. >> really. >> All the tours we didn't been on. Me, Snoop, and Whiz just did a a tour about. year and a half, two years ago. Uh, I. cooked every day on that till Snoop. wanted me to be his cook on the the the. pit the cook pit master on the tour. I. said, "Snoop, I can't do that. I'm. already performing here and I'm. performing with you. I can't cook all.

this goddamn food. But he was he really wanted me to to to. cook. And I was like, I will, but I can't do. it like you want me to do it, but I do. it here, >> here, and there, >> here, here, here, here. Well, not every day for you cuz we. and we we we going every day. Five, all. during the week. Even though I like. doing it, but I can't do it do it and.

perform and perform and cook. Perform. because. barbecue take a long time, man. You got. to watch it. >> Yeah. >> You got first of all, you got to prepare. it. Hell, it take a couple hours just to. get it prepared. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Do all that brining. >> Yeah. Yeah. I brine my turkeys, too. M. >> I love I let them sit for like. uh almost three two two about two and a. half days.

>> Damn. >> Mhm. >> You cook turkey wings, turkey legs. What? What? You. >> the whole turkey. Turkey legs. Turkey. wings. All of them. >> Damn. >> I should have brought some turkey wings. >> Boom. You have did that everything would. have just said. >> off the bone. >> Off the bone. >> Off the bone. >> You could call it green, too. Greens. too. Mhm. Green beans. Yeah. >> What you put? You What you put in your. collar green? You put.

>> I use turkey necks. >> Turkey neck. >> Turkey leg. >> Yeah. >> I have the butcher cut the turkey leg in. half. >> Uh-huh. >> And I put it in there. And then I I make. I do like a. damn near want to say a kind not a r but. like a a nice base. >> Yeah. >> Damn. build it up and build all my stuff all. from my from my base all the way up. >> You don't put you don't put pigtail. When I grew up, we put pigtails in uh in.

collar greens. I I think everybody's. going to kind of gradually put that one. >> that pigtail, man. >> I ain't did that. >> No, I ain't I ain't dead that one. But. >> no, >> you mentioned your uh your parents got. divorced when you were younger. Um, >> did that impact you in any way? >> Um, no, it didn't impact me because I she. made my mother made sure that I was.

still around my dad. >> Uhhuh. >> Mhm. She would um he would come pick me. up on the weekends and I would spend. time with him. >> Mhm. >> So she never. >> she never tried to keep you away from. him. Never said anything bad about him. No, she didn't talk bad about him or. nothing. She did send me. >> tell him like, "Go move with your. daddy.". I'm like, "Shit.". All right.

Well, it was it was all good. I still. was back down right around. >> Yeah. Yeah. Because you you mentioned. you were the only boy. You had three you. had three sisters. >> Yeah. >> You the oldest or where did you fall in. the pecking order? >> I'm the I'm the third uh oldest. Okay. >> Yeah, I'm the third oldest. Uh I got a. sister uh under me. It's my sister. Missy, me and Tracy, and Felicia. >> Okay. So, you the knee baby. >> Yeah. Yes, indeed. Oh, yeah.

>> So, how was it? I mean, with your. sisters, were they Were they protected? >> They was gangsters. I ain't going to lie. They Yeah, they. they was they was uh they was they was. hardcore. Uh like my sister Felicia, my. older sister, she had hands, >> right? >> So she she was fighting. G's like real. >> She was fighting dudes. She putting hand. paws on D. >> Putting paws.

>> Wow. >> Yeah. She she she she was uh she was she. was a gangster, you know. I read you. said your mom said that she sent you. with your dad because she said you. needed a man in your life. >> Uh. >> or you think that was the reason why she. did it or you just or you were bad one? >> I wasn't a bad I wasn't bad. Uh, I. wasn't, you know, I mean, I was just. doing the the the.

things that, you know, uh, >> that 13, 14, ding-dong ditching and. >> uh, fighting a little bit. Uh. but. she just I you know and then but the one. thing I used to do I would uh. I wouldn't I didn't like like anybody. she was with. >> Oh. >> So. >> it was your dad. >> Yeah. >> He was he was dead. >> Yeah. So she used to tell me like around.

them she like you the man of the house. >> She would tell me that still like you. the man of the house. know, even though. I got a boyfriend or whatever, you the. man of this house. She used to always. tell me that. >> You like, "Okay.". >> Yeah. >> Well, since I'm the man of the house, you get out. I don't like you. >> You heard what she said. I'm the man of. the house. Get this thing. >> I didn't know I was like, "Uh, >> yeah." But. >> did you ever think it was a situation.

that you your mom and dad would get back. together? Did you hope they would get. back together? >> Uh, I hoped, but it it never happened. Um, my dad had moved on. My mother moved on. Um, and actually my mother, she had a. had a had a a guy that they was going to. get married. His name was Tommy Cotton. Tommy was cool. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. He was a cool cat. He probably was. the only guy that I I. >> that you rock with. >> Yeah. Yeah. He was cool. I ain't going.

to lie. He was cool. Yeah. Um and then. my dad married Vera and uh. >> who Vera was Ver Yeah, Vera was really. good to me and actually she showed me a. lot raised me as well, you know. She. raised me as well very you know her and. my mother both was they both made me you. know was raised me as a young man and uh. along with my dad and uh.

it was it was When you met Andre, >> government name goes by Dr. Dre. everybody know him as. What were your. first thoughts? What were you how old. were you when you guys met? >> I think I was about maybe. uh I maybe about 11 12 somewhere around. there. >> So that mean he was what about 15. >> probably. So he, you know, uh Yeah. Yeah. Uh.

he Yeah. >> Yeah. And uh. I mean we automatic. >> Y'all hit it. Y'all hit it off. Did. y'all hit it off? Was there like any. >> Nothing. No. No. They took me in. Just. took me right in. And uh actually they. had me uh fighting and had me fighting. boxing. cuz I used to box like a lot of. the the neighborhood kids right there uh. >> in our neighborhood and uh.

>> so they had me fighting like the guys my. age. We would have battle of the blocks, right? >> And then that's what we would, you know, get in the gloves. Um I used to win a. lot of them. You know, my my competition. was was uh one of my buddies, his name. was Stank. >> Mhm. >> He had hands. We was we they called me. Kibbles and Biss back then. cuz I you. know kibbles and best kibbles get him. and uh uh we went from kibbles to cir.

>> which actually is the name that actually. that's the name I'm that's that's going. to be the title of of of the the new. project that I I have coming. >> and uh that name was given to me you. know by by you know between my sisters. and Andre them I don't know which one of. them came up with, but they started. calling me so cool. >> Yeah. And um that's that name. I'm I'm. like bringing it like.

>> bringing it back. >> Yeah. Bringing it back for that project. >> So, how how was the sleeping. arrangement? So, was it like Okay. The. boys had a room cuz cuz did Andre have. sisters? >> Yeah. She. >> Okay. Yeah. >> So, obviously So, obviously she had her. own room. >> Your mom and your your your mom and. father had their room. And then all the. boys slept in one room. >> Yeah, we slept in one room. It was two. beds. So I had to sleep in in the bed. Either I sleep in the bed with Andre or. I sleep in the bed with Tyrie. I was.

young. Or I sleep on the floor. >> or wanted some, you know, it to be. >> right, >> you know. So, but Dre was on the move a. lot, so he wouldn't he would be coming. in super late, you know, cuz he would be. >> on the move bouncing back and forth. >> Uhhuh. Hey, we we was we all made it. work. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> How was it having a famous brother? Because fairly early on in his late. teenage, early 20s, >> he became Dr. Dre.

>> Yeah. Uh. I mean it was cool. It was cool. I was. in junior high school. Um, and I was just, you know, like I I. looked up to him so much I asked him. could I wear his uh jacket, his uh world. class recording crew jacket one time. He. let me wear it and a Swatch watch. >> and he let me wear that [ __ ] I was the. man in school that cuz I had the the uh. the the NW the purple not NWA but the uh.

world class recording crew the purple. jacket. >> with the little record thing on it and I. he had swatch watches. He let me wear a. swatch watch. >> and uh I I was the man. Everybody was. like damn he got on a NW I mean a a. world class record crew jacket. It was. it was amazing you know really cool. when everybody was just like, damn, they. they thought I was famous. >> And then obviously uh he joins uh NWA.

It's easy. It's Dre, it's Cube, Ren, >> U with DLC. >> Mhm. Uh above the law as well. >> Yeah. >> Um. Leilaw Code 187, KMG, and GMAC. Total. chaos. >> When they formed NWA, they told you what the NWA stood for. >> Did you have any idea they transformed?

They're the original gangster rap. They're the OG's. Did you know they were. going to become what they became? >> I I knew it because they they was. already bubbling in the neighborhood off. of just mixtapz. They was bubbling at. the rodeium swap meet off of mixtapz. uh doing mixtapz around the neighborhood. with with you know that's actually uh. Boys in the Hood was pretty much like a. like a just that's a mixtape song.

>> right. >> that just went circulating and then it. blew up from the rodeium swap me to the. neighborhoods to it turning into a a a. first a single. >> um they always they they bubbled. before you know before the NWA Okay. Um, they was always just making noise, right? You know. Yeah. Yeah. So, I knew. they was going to be be something. >> You got an opportunity to see them see.

it grow from the very beginning. You saw. the infasy. You saw the seed stage and. then you see the plant and you see the. finished product. >> Yeah. >> What was it? What was it like being. around Easy? What was it like being. around Q? What was it like being around. Ren and those other guy? Uh, crazy. A lot of fun. Uh, a lot of lot of [ __ ]. talking. A lot of beautiful women. A lot. of just everything. Uh,

just fun. Just, you know, they would. they and and I used to just be the young. pup just around everybody, >> right? and um. and just just like them talking [ __ ] and. and uh I actually. um on the for life album I did the uh 1. 1900 the Compton skit. >> where they had me come in there and act. like I was getting uh arrested and and.

um well in the county jail. >> and uh that was really one of the that. was a really popular skit on that album. I think I was like I think I was about. maybe like 16 about 17 years old um when. I did that skit. Yeah, that was [ __ ]. for 17 or 18. It was for life. Uh 1 1900. to Compton. People probably listen to. that now like that was you like yeah. that was me you know and uh so it was.

that type of stuff going on. A lot of. lot of fun. Um, just a lot of [ __ ] talking, a lot of. a lot of gangster [ __ ] It was it was it. was uh exciting. >> You you mentioned earlier and we talked. touched on this briefly about Dre and. your music. >> Do you think one of the things that he. wasn't as supportive as you thought he. should have been? Maybe he didn't think. you was going you was taking it serious. enough or you didn't he didn't think you.

would was was as serious as you needed. to be or it wasn't going to go. What. What do you What do you think the. reasons were? or he felt that you know. what people gonna say he just got on. because of me. Let him go figure it out. on his own. Let him do blow up and if he. blows up over there they can't say Dre. gave him a hand out. Uh. I wanted to be different. You know he. taught me a lot of stuff but I just. wanted to do my music different. I.

wanted to do more of cuz like it was the. music they was doing is like super. hardcore. >> Yeah. >> I wanted to do I I still could do that. but I wanted to do this to where it's. it's a good feel to it like a a feel. good like a like even like with some of. the the records that's on that was on. the Chronic like some of those ideas I. had I brought some of those ideas. You. >> brought some of those. Yeah. Uh, and uh, the ones that that I was involved in, it.

it was more like a feelgood or it had a. message to it, you know, like the the. the skit like the De's nuts. That was a. whole I told Dre, "Turn the mic on.". Went in there, jumped on the phone, and. called one of my home girls. Uh, just. having a normal conversation. And then I. ended it with, you know, did what's your. name get at you? And she was like, "Who. these nuts?". So I I told I told him we did that right.

there. Just even like. uh. the uh the skit from the Mac, >> right? >> You know, that was a record. I bought a. a whole black exploitation. Well, I went. to a company, a record store, >> and brought the a whole like maybe two. or three cr crates of a black. exploitation. uh movies and brought all of those back. and we dug through those albums and we.

would find skits. We like Dolomite, we. used a lot of Dolomite. We had pulled. that out of there. A lot of the records. that was used was pulled out of these. crates. Um, like Let Me Ride was a uh a uh it was a. a a dub record that I bought from. uh uh it's a store used to sell like dub. records used to sell like sample. >> different samples and stuff like that.

So I got that record and that's where. the uh the let me ride idea came from. the. Let me Ro said, "Dre, listen to this. shit." And he he listened to he was. like, "That [ __ ] is dope.". >> And Dre is such a a genius and dope. producer. He took that [ __ ] and put it. together outside of the the idea that I. brought, right? >> It was like he he put it together and.

made it come to life. >> Um, you know, and that's a lot of. records, you know. We I used to push a. bunch of ideas to them. and he would. take them and and and do it. You know, Little Ghetto Boy, you know, that was uh. one of the records that that that. another record that that he had uh that. I did that he he took it and changed it. over. I had the different my drums was a. little different, but. >> I was like, "Shit, go ahead." Just like, >> you know, cuz I'm my my whole mentality.

is if you win, we all gonna win, >> right? So we invested everything we had. in us to make Dre a superstar, right? Period. And um that was along with what. with what with him as the producer. We. just that's what our our that's what our. mindset was. That's what our goals was. to to make him a superstar. So we took. everything that we had and invested in. him.

>> You learned a valuable lesson. about working on the chronic because. like you said you brought some ideas and. probably say man I wish I could have got. me a couple of those credits couple. little publishing on that thing been it. been real nice pretty business mind but. I didn't know about the publisher I I. didn't know about it like off top uh. >> but yeah I did I wish I would have got. you know I wish you know it would have. been more. uh of like okay let's get this dude some.

credit cuz he did put in a lot of work. Mhm. >> Um, none of that was was there. None of. that was done. But, you know, my like I. said, our goal was to to put all we got. into to helping Dre become a monster. >> Yeah. >> A huge to blow him up, >> you know, cuz that's what we looked up. to. So, we like And he was away from. NWA. He was away from Easy Nimm. He he. was like, you know,

>> and he and that was the time that he had. No, he hadn't because he didn't re he. didn't leave Suge until the late '9s. >> Yeah, this was Yeah, he was still at. death. He was at Death Rope. >> Well, no, it was he wasn't with nobody. Well, it was Death Row wasn't even. formed yet. It was Future Shock. >> Okay. >> It was called Future Shock first. >> that you know that's then it turned into. Death Row. >> Yeah. Cuz basically when Tupac got out. what 96. >> 95 96. >> like 95 like 95 like the summer 95.

somewhere around there. >> And then he ended up like hey giving the. entire death row to Suge. >> Uhhuh. >> And then started aftermath. Was that that how Aftermath started? >> Yeah, that was aftermath. um. charged it to the game. Like he just. didn't want to be involved with the way. it was. >> the way they were doing businesses. >> And the way it was moving, he didn't. want to be involved because, you know, it was just couldn't move around. He.

couldn't go nowhere cuz it's like, "Oh, that's one of them death road.". >> Yeah. >> You know, and they probably whooped. somebody ass or done something or, you. know, you know, I don't know. Something. might have happened and then Okay. you. all just. >> they got you isolated. >> You don't even know was you blind, >> right? >> And uh. >> I mean it's. >> he just got tired of and just wanted to. to be, you know, get away from all of. that. So he bounced. >> You got to be forward thinking. >> Don't tell me he bounced.

>> But that's the thing though, think about. it. I mean, he really he really created. that. >> And to say, man, you know what? Y'all. can have that. I'm out. >> Cuz he knew what he could do. You know, he knew he was that ch he's that. talented. He knew what he could do. And. he had the machine behind him that. followed. You know, Jimmy went with him. That was the machine. >> So he can redo this all. He could do. this all over again. You still got all. of us. >> If you need us to help with anything and.

the chron the second chronic came, you. know, boom, it's still But that was all. him on his whole a new new breed, new. company. And that that album was now I. didn't have nothing to do with that one, but that was dope. >> Yes, indeed. >> What is it like seeing someone that you. actually grew up with that you actually. know that you could actually touch. >> be a billionaire? >> Uh,

I mean it's it's it's it's uh. >> I be bragging my ass. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I mean. >> I mean my brother was good at football, but let him have been a billionaire. Mhm. >> Yeah. >> It uh I mean it it it was just I wasn't. even I I don't be tripping. I was just. like. >> he just your brother. >> Yeah. You know I I ain't never really. just like. >> cuz it's hard it's hard it's hard to. real cuz I give you prime example. warren. >> Well now let me now I say this.

took took me on a vacation with him. Now. I ain't going to lie. We had our own. private jet everything. And we went out. to the islands and like some [ __ ] way. out in the deep out there. And uh. >> like the Maldives, Bali, >> not that far. Uh. uh uh uh uh what was it? Mystique. >> Okay. >> It was a spot called It's It's a cold. spot. Uh we went out there and and and.

he had that [ __ ] laid out. We had our. own mansion. >> Oh, dang. >> I was like, "This is rich." Yeah, we on. our own private jet. We flew. to the when we got to the airport, we. jumped on another little bitty plane. where the windows was open like and we. flew here and when we got there uh golf. carts picked us up and they said, "Mr. Griffin and jumped on the court. We we. taking you to your quarters." I'm like, "My quarters?" [ __ ] Jeremy, we went to.

our own mansion. I'm like, "This is. balling.". And then and then he he had a um he had. like it was a call thing where everybody. got we all got called. Okay. Everybody. meet up at the main match and uh at this. time. So we like, "All right, boom." So. the carts out there, they pick you up, >> pick us up and they they drive us over. there and we drove in that [ __ ]. that [ __ ] was like coming to America.

like the curtains and [ __ ] swinging like. the it was a beautiful mansion, big ass. mansion and the entry and like I said. that [ __ ] the waving and then we walked. through the house. The house was huge. went out to the back, a big ass um like. thing with the with lights and [ __ ]. around and a big old beautiful table. with just food everywhere and just be. beautiful music. Even Guapa was banging.

uh. I was like, "Oh, this [ __ ] is he doing. it big.". >> Damn. >> We smoking cigars. I ain't even a cigar. smoker. I'm up there like, >> but that's when I was like, this this. dude is uh he's he he's he he he got it. he got it going on. Yeah, >> man. That's uh.

for me. when people would tell me, man, your. brother is good as Jerry Rice. Your. brother good as Michael Irving, your. brother's as good as this. I couldn't. see anything but my brother. >> So, I couldn't see him outside of that. And I think you you're like, "Man, I. grew up with him." Yeah, he Yeah, I. understand. He Dr. Dre. I understand he. the super producer. He's my brother. >> Yeah. Slept at the same bed. I mean, we. ate the same food at the same dill. table. We did all that. It's hard to see. somebody that you grew up with outside.

of what you saw from that very point. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> But then you like, >> "Yeah, he different. He not my brother, but he different. He. he definitely different cuz this here. this here is is is what you read about. when you see these movie you see this. James Bond stuff and they on this island. and they. >> lady come up out the water and James. Bond is he standing on the he's standing. on the thing with Yeah. This different. he. >> we different now.

>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> We different now. >> Oh yeah. Yes indeed. >> You also at during that time you were. around Tupac. >> Uhhuh. Tupac was Tupac was a lot of people like. man Tupac was living a lot too. He might. have been the first like rapper that. became a movie star. Now we see we've. seen other guys. We've seen uh uh who is. that? Meth do it. We've seen uh uh uh uh. Buster Rimes do it. Ice Cube has done. it. Snoop. >> Yes. >> Has gone into that. So we see a lot of.

other guys. But Tupac with you know uh. uh Juice and Proetic Justice and all. that. Uh excuse me Jason Lyric. What was what was Tupac like? >> Cool. Like just a cool dude. Uh. he uh hyper. >> He was hyper. Uh. >> actually Tupac is one of the first dudes. him and MC Breed was the first couple of. guys to give me give me my first shot at. uh production outside of with out of.

outside of the the death row. >> u uh company. Um, but he he was he was. he was a good dude, man. Just just, you know, didn't you know, he'd tell you. what he whatever he felt, he'd tell you. He wouldn't hold nothing back. Uh, and just just a cool dude, you know. Um, we I had a uh. I got a story uh that you know I did I.

done some music for him and uh I was. hitting him like PP I need to get my. money man. I didn't done all the uh you. know done this music for you and D. He. was like I'mma get you your money. But. I'm like all right. So it was still. cool. So seen him up at the uh comedy. store. Um. I told I walked up to him. I was like, "Pac, I need to get my bread." Uh.

came right out the pocket like came out, broke me off my money. It I was only. charging $1,500 a beat back then. So he. came right out the pocket and broke me. off my bread right then and there. And. uh. you know I I felt kind of bad like. because we cool, right? You know, so I. felt kind of bad like Yeah. I I felt. kind of bad having to ask him like, "Man, I need my mother money." And uh. but we we we still was cool after that.

Uh but right after that, him and him and. Tre got into a fight with some cats. right at the comments. Tre uh he could. he he was there. They got into a. squabble right after that. U but. you know that that was like a a moment. where I was like damn that's my guy but. I got to I got to you know. >> you got to do business. You got to step. >> I got I got to I got to get paid. [ __ ]. I got to get paid. And but we was still. we was cool after that.

>> uh everything. And he he always he. always been a solid guy. And I actually. um tried to get him out, you know, when. he was on was had that bail going. >> Me and another one of my good friends, Richie Rich. Um we used he and the he. was from the bay up there where Pac was. at. >> Um we used to talk all the time. So he. knew that me and Pac was cool. Him and. Pac was tight. >> And so I told him like, "Look, let me.

put up the money. I'll put some money up. to get him out." And um. Suge beat me to the punch, >> right? >> Uh so. >> you know, but. >> what you put up a million dollar cash. though, right? >> Yeah, I was going to put Actually, I. don't I don't think he he might have he. probably put a million up, but it wasn't. a million dollars, >> right? >> It was It wasn't a million dollars. It. was It was less than that. But um. you know, he wrote the letters. him and. Rich was going back and forth and I told.

him just let me know what I could do and. I I was like I don't want nothing you. know want nothing back but if I ask you. to do a song or something let's let's do. a song but other than that I just want. don't want to see you in that position. >> so I was willing to put up some bread to. get him out of there and my guy Rich was. he was he witnessed that you know it was. a few people you know out there saying. that uh that that wasn't real but you. know well SH even said it wasn't real,

but it it it's real. You know, Rich was. his. >> that was a dog. So, you know, but it is. what it is. >> This was before Look, he's a digital. underground. He had a little part back. He's more of a dancer than. >> Did you know he when he got out? >> Mhm. >> And he did All Eyes on Me, the two disc. >> Yeah. >> Did you Did you hear it before it came. out? >> No. I wasn't nowhere around it.

>> Did you. >> Did you know he was going to do this? >> No, I didn't. I didn't I wasn't I didn't. know nothing that was going on, but I. had actually I ran into him at the uh. House of Blues and um we hugged and. everything and this was around when he. got out. We hugged everything. He was. like, "I'm on to work. Won't let's. work." So I was like, "All right, it's. all good." And um. what had happened uh it was a a incident.

that happened uh. a studio incident that happened that uh. that's what led to me saying I cuz he. was like let let me come to this to uh. up to can. >> and I was like no I'm not coming up. there you know that cuz it was a little. incident that happened up there where. you know they had called me in they was. like warren. uh you know sh want to holl at you at. the in the uh you in the back. So I'm.

like the what do you want like what do. you want with me? She said so I'm like. let me So I said I'm coming man. So. somebody else like man sh want to holl. at you. So I was like all right. >> So I'm like man let me go back here and. see what's going on man. He probably. want to do some business or something. like that. And [ __ ] I walk back in that. mother and them [ __ ] came out of. the side doors and [ __ ] tripping,

tripping like all ran up on me, grabbed. me and [ __ ] and I'm like what the. um and it was all. >> You ain't know what it was about? >> I know what it was about, but I didn't. know that that that it was because Dre. left, >> right? And he I had he didn't tell me. like one don't go around that [ __ ]. >> Yeah. Cuz if he had told you, you would. have never went over there. >> Never. I wouldn't have never went. But. it it was just like, you know, I'm just.

like, damn. Well, you know, like why. y'all tripping on me? You know what I. mean? But. uh so it was kind it was like a one of. another guy I know one of my homeboys. He kind of caused like a diversion. Um he came in like, "Why y'all tripping. with war? What's going on? What's. happening?" And so when he was doing. that, I went just like that. I got on. the door and I hit that knob and boop, slid right out the door. >> And when I walked through the door, I. seen people I knew in the kitchen. I'm.

looking at them like these tripping. And. so walked through and I got to the. middle of the hallway and they came. running out that mother. Get that [ __ ]. blood. I took off. again. I took off, but this time I got out the. door. Uh, but they the the I swear to. God, the whole whoever all the people. that came running after they just fell. It was like a domino like they fell in.

the hallway, which that's the reason why. I was able to get away. So I I I got. away and I jumped in my truck, backed it. up, and I was like, "Fuck y'all.". And took off. Took off. >> What do you think? My chain got. snatched. >> They snatched it. >> Snatch my chain. >> So what what chain did you have? >> I had a Gunk chain. >> Oh. >> And um. >> So is that what it started that doing. that foolishness? Start snatching. chains. >> So you might have been the first. >> No ch No chain snatching had been going. on for a long time. And I'm I'mma admit.

it. I ain't I It was nothing I could do, >> right? I was in a position like where. if I can't do [ __ ] If I pull out a gun. and start to pull this start blasting, I'mma get killed by these other mother. with all these guns here. It was a. no-win situation. So when my chain got. snatched, I was I was kind of like, >> but it's like. >> that live see another day. >> Yeah. You what am I gonna do? Right. >> These.

three times my size. Had you not had you. not snuck out of the door, you thought. they would you think they would have did. they it would have been worse? >> Yeah. Yeah. It would have it would have. been ugly. >> Yeah. >> Cuz they was mad at you because you the. closest thing to Dre. >> pretty much. >> And so to get back at Dre, they going to. get you. >> That's the way I I that's the way I. looked at it cuz I and I didn't know. I'm like I wish he would have told me. that he was leaving. [ __ ] you know. But.

um. charged it to the game, you know, and um. even even even you know even today, you. know, every now and then Su will say. some [ __ ] uh just talk some [ __ ]. >> Why he mad at you? >> I have no idea. He'll say some [ __ ] like. warn them and set up Tupac or some crazy. [ __ ]. >> Yeah. >> The. stop it. Um, you know, but I ain't, you. know, like at the end of the day, it's I.

I I done grown so much to where it's. just like, >> you know what? I I don't have I don't. have I don't listen to it. I ain't got. no hate towards him. >> Uh, none of that stuff. Any of those. situations, I I charged all that to the. game. >> And it's just like, don't keep poking at. me. You know, I ain't I ain't I don't. say nothing about him. He'll say. something here and there and I'm just. like every now I I responded a couple. times because it that pissed me off but. it's just like I'm not gonna keep. entertaining that. I ain't I ain't got.

nothing against you. I didn't moved on. I do my thing. I'm grown now. >> Right. >> Uh whatever happened back in the day, whatever. Okay, cool. It is what it is. So now I'm moving on. But don't come. don't keep poking on me because I ain't. with you, >> right? >> You know, so leave me alone. I there. everything I speak on is facts. Um and. and I never threw no dirt on his name. Nobody. Nobody. None of these guys. Never been a whistleblower. Never do no. threw no dirt on nobody. None of that. I.

just always, you know, just been me and. I I carry myself in a different way and. out the way. >> Yeah. Yeah. Is it true that you told. Snoop not to go to that the uh that. Tyson Seldom fight? >> Yeah. because I had actually. >> I had went to the Tyson Frank Bruno. fight. >> I think that was April. >> And as a matter of fact, that was my. first time being in Vegas and I was. walking on the strip.

>> Mhm. >> Tupac and Snoop was in a in a. Rolls-Royce together. Drop top. >> Wow. >> Um and I remember walking I was walking. down the thing and I was looking over. there and they both kind of like looked. over there. They're like, "Man, what's. up, Sharp?" I was like, "What's up, guys?". >> You know, cuz it was like it was like, "We love you, man.". >> Yeah. Cuz I didn't expect I didn't. expect to see. >> No, we we love you. >> And so I was like, "Damn." And I. remember get on the phone. I called I. called my sister. I called call my. homeboy. I said, "Man, you never going. to guess who I just saw rolling down the.

strip." They're like, "Who?" I said, "Man, I saw Tupac and Snoop.". >> And so that was the that was the uh uh. the Frank Bruno and Tyson fight. And. then I think that September. was when Tyson fought Bruce. >> Seldon. >> and that's when all that. >> Yeah. >> went down. And it like you told Snoop. say Snoop don't go. >> Uh. it wasn't the reason the reason why I. called Snoop is because I I didn't like. >> it wasn't like don't go Snoop because I.

knew like if I knew something going. >> I called Snoop to come kick it with me. down here. I'm a barbecue, right? >> You don't never come hang with me no. more. Come on. Come Come on over here. I. I I'm single. I was Well, I was I was in. a beginning relationship with my wife. kind of in a very very early stages, >> but I was still like by I was still. living by myself and all that stuff. So, I had a gang of people come over. It was. a couple girls came through, guys came.

through, barbecued, but he was he, you. know, he would never come when I would. would invite him. So I invited him. He. was like, "No, [ __ ] I'm going to. Vegas." D. >> So he pretty much surprised me and came. over, you know. He came. So I look. outside and he he in a in a Rolls-Royce, a white one with the with the peanut. butter, all that. I was like, "Damn." I. said, "Let me drive that mother." So he. let me drive it. >> I drove it around, you know, around the.

neighborhood a little bit where I lived. at. It was inside gates, but I was. driving it around and stuff. >> But, um, he was just like, "I'mma come. I'mma hang with you." And I was like, "All right, shit." So, it was all good. We barbecued, had a good time, and then. that's when all this stuff started. happening. All this all kind of [ __ ]. all kind of his phone ringing, all kind. of [ __ ] beeping and and u he had got the. news like what happened down there and. he just immediately.

took off. Boom. He He shot straight out of there. He's like, "I gotta go. I'm gone." Poom. And he shot jumped in his his car and. was shot straight to Vegas. Yeah. Mhm. And uh. >> when you had heard what happened, Tupac. had gotten shot. Did you Did you know Did you know it was. a driveby? Did you think he had gotten. to a confrontation? Somebody had got the. drop on him? What did you think had. happened when you had heard Tupac had. gotten shot? Or did you did they give.

you any details? >> I didn't get no details or nothing. I. just heard he had got shot. >> and was hoping that he was okay. Right. >> You know what I mean? >> Cuz it's like, damn. Okay. Pot got shot. He going to be all right. >> Right. >> Yeah. And uh because he, you know, from. what they were saying, you know, he was. in the hospital, he was getting some. operations or whatever, but they wasn't. saying like, you know, that he was going to die or. anything, >> right? It was that [ __ ] was hard. That [ __ ] was.

rough, you know? Like that was some. serious [ __ ] Like that everybody up. >> for sure. >> Yeah. >> Because if I'm not mistaken, Tupac was. only 25. >> Yeah. He was young. >> Young. >> He had He had just He hadn't even been. out maybe a year. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> And was gone. And that's what people. don't realize. He He didn't have. >> the longevity that a lot of these. rappers have. I mean, he didn't have a 5. year, a 10 year, 15, 20 year career.

>> Yeah. >> As a solo artist, it might have been. what, a year, maybe two years tops. >> Well, he he had albums before. He had he. had he he had records before that. He. had uh uh Soda Story. >> He had he had a bunch of he had albums. like right before the Death Row thing. >> and Death Row picked him up, took him. in. >> Yeah. But he he asked for he was he was. popping you know then as well. >> Um. but what was what's a trip is that.

>> that me against the world album. Yes. >> He pretty much like. >> that was like 30 like 20 something years. worth of work in one album. like. >> the the uh the things he the direction. he was steering the the guys our age in. and the the things about the kids. >> and what he talked about Dear Mama and. all uh Brenda's got a baby. >> Yeah. >> Uh this I mean what like the the stories. that I mean he was telling a story. >> Yeah. Yeah. and and it was like he was.

he told the future because now a lot of. this stuff. >> happened and some of it is still. happening like he said epidemic and. diseases what is the future. >> and look we be having all these. epidemics and diseases and [ __ ] like. that. >> so you you're looking at somebody okay. he left Digital Underground probably in. the late in the early 90s. >> so he probably you know jumped on the. scene probably what '92 93. >> went away for what 16 17 18 months. >> he was he was still putting out records.

He was putting out uh it was through. scopes there. >> People don't I mean. >> so so so young. >> Yeah. >> I mean he wasn't even in his prime. >> No. No. >> And then All Lies on Me just came and it. was just like the two desk and it just. like Dre was on it. >> It was just it it was crazy. >> Yeah. >> It was crazy. I produced um How Long. Will They More Me uh Definition of a. Thug and then I I produced Lie to Kick. It for him. The uh Definition of a Thug.

was was his first like. >> thug life uh song. >> that I did me and him at Echo Sound and. then How Long Will They More Me? I done. that the same night at Echo Sound when. we did Definition of a Thug. Uh. I was that's when I that's once again I. was I was solo. I was out on my own and. just wasn't uh I was still working and. doing things but I wasn't like around at.

that time around anybody. I was just at. home well at my sister apartment. sleeping on the floor. And uh I got got. that call, you know. I didn't I didn't. know it was Pac, but. cuz he well he he called but I didn't. think it was him, right? It was like Pac. ain't getting ready to be called. But. I'm like, man, who is this playing game? This ain't Pac. >> And he was like, "This Pac and then I. saw this." I said, "Oh [ __ ] this is. Tupac." And he was like, "You got some. music?" I was like, "Yeah." It's like,

"I'm at Echo Sound." So, I grabbed my uh. drum machine, grabbed my Crater Records, grabbed my my uh my bladder da da da, and uh jumped in my Regal and shot. straight up to Echo Sound. Walked in. there and it was him and uh I went. straight to work, started popping. dissing the drum machine, playing it. Yeah. And we came up with a hit fast, too. He he he wrote that record in like. 30 about 35 40 minutes. definition of a.

thug. After we talked, we sat right. there and talked with each other for. we talked for. maybe like. maybe an hour. >> cuz he was asking me questions. He was. like he was interviewing me, >> right? >> And uh so. it's like he took some of the things. that I told him, he put that in that. song that that that he went in there and. laid. He laid it in like 354 minutes and.

knocked it down. >> Damn. >> Fast. And then he got a call that one of. his buddies that got shot. So he came. in. He he said, "Warren, you got. something for me? I want to do a song. for my buddy that just got killed." So, I dropped it a. I actually did a a flipped a record that. I flipped already on on um another. record. and uh gave it to him and then he did a. song on it and it worked on that on his.

record. >> Wow. >> So, that's how how long would they me? >> How long will they mourn me? I had a. song. uh called Super Soul Sis which used the. same sample and how long Will they More. Me was that same sample. I used the same. sample on two different albums. >> Wow. >> And it worked on both of them. >> Both of them. >> Yeah. Tupac.

um he worked with he worked with Mike. You work with No, not Tupac. You did. >> Yeah. So, I mean to see and every once. in a while you'll hear Mike singing ac. cappella. >> and then you could hear his voice, you. could understand. >> I can only imagine what Michael would be. in the internet era. >> because people were figning. >> Yeah. >> People were going berserk. >> Yeah. >> He sold 100 million albums. >> Yeah. >> Ain't nobody selling 100 million. Nothing now. >> Nothing. Nowhere near it.

>> So, he was do he was he he was doing. that. But to be in the studio with Mike. and to hear his his natural voice. >> Yeah. >> What was that like? >> [ __ ] I almost fainted. [ __ ]. >> So, you were one of the people that. almost passed. I see it back. >> Yeah. Uh uh Bruce and Renee were two. guys he was working with. Uh they was. his his producers and they were fans of. my music. So, they called me and they. was like, "We want you to produce some.

records for Michael." Mhm. >> And I I was like, "Hell no, y'all. Y Michael Jackson." I. was They was like, "Yeah, Michael. Jackson." I was like, "Oh my god." I. couldn't believe it. And uh. they was like, "He wants to meet you.". And I was like, "Are you serious?" They. like, "He wants to meet you." So uh. went up there. Uh he was at actually at. Record One Studio up in the valley.

uh got there, went inside and walked in. the room and it was just like like hey. what's up man Michael and D like he. wasn't it wasn't none of that. >> some people said like. >> hey this is Michael and. >> it was none of that. >> that's what I heard people say his. normal voice was not like. >> none of that he was like what's up man. like you know what's up man you know. like I'm like. my god I'm about to lose it right now. I'm about to about to faint I'm about to.

do everything. I'm about to just go. crazy right now. I couldn't believe it. Um, and he said he loved my music and. that that that blew me away. Uh, just for him to say that. I I I I just I. I ain't even right now I ain't I I ain't. I I can't even explain how. uh how happy I was and how how I had. anxiety so bad. uh just like wow this is.

this is mother this ising Michael. Jackson right here right now and uh did. some did the work you know I did some. music for him he loved the music he. recorded the songs um. >> and I also had told him you know cuz he. was kind of like at that time he had a. little bit of uh it was a little bit of. backlash like some bad press and I told. him that what you do is Don't don't uh. don't sit up there and and be sad about.

it. Do a song back at them, you know, for putting that that that [ __ ] out, the fake [ __ ] on you. You do a song back. at them, you know, and that's what he. did. Uh. it wasn't one of my tracks. I I can't. remember the song, but it was a uh. uh. what song was that? Uh, it was where he was talking he was. talking [ __ ] back to the press and back. to everybody. That was the what is the.

song? Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, I can't I can't get it. off top having a brain fart. Because you. you you're saying that and a lot of. people believe that the industry. >> because he had become so big, he had. become so popular, he had become so. powerful. >> You hear about him wanting to buy. >> this record label and this. >> uh um television company. >> and they just couldn't have that. >> cuz he had purchased the Beatles catalog.

plus he had his own catalog. So he had. the two most popular catalogs that were. created. >> Yeah. Um, I I you know, I I I don't I mean. I I can't I don't I can't see nobody. like stopping somebody. Well, well, stop. us, you know, stopping somebody from. getting involved in and, >> you know, buying this or buying that. If. he got the money to get it, then it is.

what it is, >> right? Uh but. I I I don't know. I don't I mean I just. I just you know I I think that you know. he was just exhausted with all that was. going on as far as like that uh that. that case he had that he was going. through. >> I think a lot of that stuff was wear and. tear on him, >> you know, and he just just was just wore. out, you know, >> and he had been Michael Jackson for so. long. Yeah. Yeah.

>> I mean, from the time he's probably six. or seven years old, he couldn't go. anywhere. >> Yeah. >> He couldn't do anything. He had he had a. he had a very lonely life. He had a life. of isolation. >> Yeah. >> Cuz just think he he could he could he. could never do anything that a six or. seven year old he couldn't do what a 13. 14 year old do. He couldn't do what a 25. 26 year old do. He couldn't do what a 30. 40 year old do. He could never he could. never do any of that. >> None of it. And and I think it was a lot. of that wear and tear just like. with all of with all of that along with.

people trying to blame him for different. things. It's like. >> you know at the end of the day it just. war and tore on her. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Is it true you turned down an. opportunity to meet the uh prince? >> Yeah. Yeah. I did. Uh. >> damn. You don't believe nobody. >> No. No. What what what I I just uh. it was just I I just thought Prince I. mean I I loved him as an artist like I. was I really love love him as an artist.

Loved him and love him as an artist. Uh. he was just I just wasn't you know just. like why do he want me to come sit down. with him? But I was young, so I'm like, >> you know, I'm like, [ __ ] this mother. might be trying to hit on me or. something. I don't know. >> So I'm young, not not thinking about he. wants is his is business. Come sit down. with go sit down with this dude after I, you know, when I thought about it later.

on, I'm like, I should have went sat my. ass down with Prince and and really got. gain from him. Learn got a lot of. knowledge from him, >> right? you know, instead of thinking a. different way like what do he want with. me? Like. >> what do what do he want? Like what's up? Are you what what what you know? But. >> I still was was a diehard Prince fan. Still a still a fan of him. Um. >> but you did finally get a chance to meet. him. >> Yeah, got a chance to meet him. A really.

cool dude. uh just had a lot of knowledge, like a. lot of knowledge and just would would. give give me a lot of game on [ __ ] like. the industry. >> and uh but he was he was a cool dude. But that was another one of those things. just being young. >> that I regret not doing. You know, I. should have went, you know, and all my. folks was like, "Bren, you better go. Warren, you better go sit with him, right? >> What is wrong with you?" like, "No, man.

I just don't, you know, and. never get I could didn't get the record. cleared that I wanted to to clear for. cuz I I redid one of his records that. was me and Nate again. It was it was a. bonafide, >> right? See, now if you went inside with. him, you probably could have got it. clear, >> man. I I was just like, man, I I just, you know, I just I was young. Just like, you know what? I I ain't. getting ready to go out there. [ __ ] I. don't know. I don't I don't know what he.

want. What he want me out there and post. [ __ ] you know. But, you know, it was. just to have a conversation and and and. meet the guy who wants to use some of my. music, right? >> You know what I mean? But I wasn't. thinking like that. I was all over the. place like just. >> Is it um other than Prince and Michael. and and Michael, have you ever been. starruck? Who else have been got you. starruck? uh Anita Baker.

Uh. like all of the all of the uh the the. >> the OG's OG's before me. All of them. Uh. just like Anita Baker was like I was. like this I I was in love with her music. from. a tiny tiny kid. So, uh, let me see. Just like all I was. anybody I would meet just I was I was.

like I can't believe I'm here. Yes. >> Shaka Khan. Uh, >> which I've been around her. Uh, I've. been around all of them. Tina Marie and. just everybody like. >> you've been around. >> Murphy, Charlie Murphy's, and just. everybody. Like I didn't been around. everybody. and them me being like star. struck towards them and they like fans. and me they like. >> man that's Warren and I'm like.

>> y'all know my name this is crazy. >> Yeah but. >> it's uh. >> you did uh Chloe's birthday party. >> Uhhuh. >> What was that like? >> It was dope. Uh. it it was it was dope. Um, lot of lot of. uh lot of beautiful women up in there. Uh, it was like this. It was like pink. everywhere. And uh, Chloe and uh, Kim.

came up to me and they they was just. like regulate is is our favorite song. ever. And I was like, what? She was. like, "That is our So when I did it, they was just like they was right there. up in the front dancing." And uh that. was just that was that was like a dope. moment. Like damn. Like the the. Kardashians love my [ __ ] They like this.

is their favorite [ __ ] So that was that. was a a uh that was a moment, man. A. really really uh special moment just to. get that love from him. And then I seen. a clip of her and uh Kanye in the car. and they was banging regulate, singing. it together, banging. >> I was like, "Wow.". >> What's the wildest party or event you've. done? >> Uh. oh boy. [ __ ].

I'm going to say this. I uh the wildest. party I done ever been to was uh Wet n. Wild. Uh NWA Easy and NWA Wet and Wild. That was the wildest party I ever been. to that I Well, I didn't I didn't I my. parties wasn't that wild, but that that. NWA party uh easy and NW wasn't wow. That was party that that that party was. uh uh. wild. It was a lot of lot of uh I was I.

was a young kid though, but I was I was. a young teen. I think I was about 14 15. somewhere around there. around that time. when I went to that and uh. I it was it was. >> good old time, huh? >> Good old times. It was It was cracking. >> And they they you know, they treated me. like one of the fellas. >> Yes. >> I got the the the. you know, grown man treatment in there. >> Ain't nothing wrong with that.

>> Yeah. >> You produced uh Jeezy, Leave You Alone. Is there a lot of songs that people. wouldn't guess that you've actually. produced? >> Yeah. Um, well, it's a lot of them out out there. that people don't they don't, you know, I did Leave You Alone. uh for Young Jeezy. I've I've done. >> uh even even uh You Got to Get Yours, I. Got to Get Mine. >> uh with uh MC Breed and Tupac. You got.

to get yours. I got to get mine. People. like, "Boy, you did that." I was like, "Yeah, that was that's once again that. was one of the first records that I had. a a shot at producing and it ended up. being one of their biggest records. together, >> right?". >> Um, but I I I've done a lot of I didn't. produce for New Addition, uh, lot of lot. of groups. Ron Eley, I done produced for. a lot of lot of artists. uh even younger even today artists of.

today I I've you know been working with. a lot of the younger artists you know. because my my mindset is you never too. old to make a hit record and you know I. don't try to just because these guys are. young and they doing this and doing that. I give them knowledge and I I direct. them in a in a on a in a different path. and give they call me like Warren what. about such and such and this that and. this and then I give them tell them okay. you should do this, you know. So, I'm. I'm kind of like a big brother and as.

well as, you know, us working a business. relationship, work business work. relationship with different artists. >> Have you ever got an opportunity to work. with uh M or 50? >> Uh, no. No, haven't got a chance to work. with them. Uh, I would love to to do a. record with him or 50, produce a track. for either one of them. Um, just got to get around them and play. some tracks, you know.

>> When you heard about M, man, this white this white this white. dude out of Michigan, Detroit. >> Yeah. >> And he like that. Cuz the last white dude you probably. think you probably think of Vanilla Ice, you know. You're like, "Uh, come on. Come on now. Come on now." They said, "Nah, nah, nah. Hey, he he he up there. >> Yeah. >> When you when you first heard it, they. said that that's him. That's the one I.

was telling about. That's him. >> That's a white dude. >> Yeah. We was like, "Who is this white. motheruck up in here in the studio?" Cuz. we This This was our [ __ ] when Dre had. first brought him around. >> Yeah. >> We was like, "Who is this mother up in. here?" All of us like, "The is this. motherfucker." He got up in there. [ __ ]. This our [ __ ] And uh. that [ __ ] was busting. We was. like, "God damn, he he hard as. uh.

ended up he ended up being incredible, you know, incredible and really really. uh gelled right into what we already had. moving musically. >> Where would you rank M?" because people. seem to like because you know hip hop. where it originated how and so many of. us there not very many ms he's very. unique we understand that and I I don't. think people give him the credit that he. deserves because he he's a white and and. and that's our genre.

>> you know hip hop is us rap is us. gangster rap is us and so sometimes I. don't think people give him the credit. that he deserves. >> he he definitely in the top the top. and he in the top 15. I don't I don't. want to I don't want to make it too. small like the top 10 cuz there some. dope [ __ ] Uh. >> some heavy hitters. >> Heavy hitters. He definitely in that in. that top 15. >> Um. he dope. He He dope. He see he Eminem is.

an MC. He he a he a he a straight hip. hop. Straight hip hop. It's not he. wasn't on like what we was on. We was. more storytelling. It was hip-hop, but we was more. storytelling and and telling a a story. about our life and making it like a. movie on on wax. and he was more of the straight hip hop. straight at you battle MC. but could tell a story at the same time.

but it's still in in his way and they in. his element the way he do it in a hip in. a MC way. >> right. >> um but. when he wrote the [ __ ] like the stuff. that he writes for Dre and the way that. I was like this mother right here he can. write this and then turn. what makes us laugh. >> It's amazing because when um. you found found out that.

>> it was Ho that wrote Dre Day for Dre and. you hear M write like how do they write. that for him and it sound like he. actually wrote it for himself? How how. do they do that? >> Yeah, that I I tripped off of that. Things just ain't the same for. gangsters. Eminem wrote that. That [ __ ]. was that's one of my favorite songs. Yes. On that album. >> I was like, this mother is is.

dope. Yeah. I was like, "Wow.". Yeah, that's still one of my favorite. songs. to this day. >> Is Is Kendrick the new king of LA? You. going to have me drunk up here. >> Hey, that thing it bust tell is it's hit. though. >> Yes indeed. This this it's it's so good. I keep downing it. >> We going we going to see you home with a.

bottle. We going to see you home with a. bottle. >> Yes indeed. >> I mean we going to see you with but. we were going to see you with a with two. bottles. But. >> as y'all can see, we've been getting it. in. Yes indeed. >> Kendrick, how surprised are you? because. I've always thought he's been a great. storyteller and and and but. >> this last year and a half with the five. Grammys in the halftime show and and and. he's just gone to he's just gone to a. different level. >> Yeah, Kendrick Kendrick uh definitely.

has has uh solidified his his his. position on the West Coast. I can't say king. >> He the king right now though. He might. not be the king ever. He might not be. the Yeah, but he made a name for himself. because it was gonna be hard to break. When you look at the west, you look at. Snoop and you look at Cube and you look. at Dre and you look at uh uh uh 40 and. you look at some of the guys that came. out of the West Coast Pop, you're like, >> G. But now you like, okay, Ken, you you.

done carved out a little you carved out. a little space for yourself. Yeah, he he. he definitely. uh made his mark and and solidified. himself as one of the best to do it from. the west. >> You know, I can't just say he the. biggest out of everybody there or or. like ever and stuff like that. I I can't. say that. >> But in his generation with with right. now with in in his era, yes, he's the. king. Yeah. >> Um, but as as him being the king of that.

younger generation that he's a part of. now, you he he's the king of that, but as a. whole, he solidified himself to be one. of the one of the the greatest with the. greatest with the Snoop Dogs, the Ice. Cubes, the Warren G's, the Dr. Dres, the. Easy Ease, >> Tec. DJ Quick. Yeah, >> like it's a lot of guys that that that.

don't get mentioned like like all those. names I mentioned. Um and he's one of. them that's in there. He's in he's in. that now. >> When you got the news that when you. started this thing, it was you, him, and. Snoop. >> Snoop was doing his thing. But you and. you and Nate, >> thick and thin, >> cold or hot, >> up or down? >> Yeah. you got the news that he was gone.

>> First thought, what was the emotions? >> Uh. what what when when Nay passed away? Uh. we actually was on tour and. we heard about it right be this was like. right before we was about to go on the. stage. We was in uh Corpus Christi and. uh. we just.

we. cried, you know, all of us just we all. was in in and Snoop's room. We all. everybody on the tour, we was all in. Snoop room and all of us was just. just pouring out just crying. We cried. and cried and cried. Did the show. and came back and cried more more. Just. cried. Just couldn't believe it, you. know. And uh we went straight home after. that. We took off. Went straight home.

from off the road and went back went. back home. Yeah. And and to bury him. Yeah. And uh. Yeah. That was that was uh. uh like it was it was it was really bad. for us. Like uh. super bad, man. Uh but like I said, we. cried. We cried. We cried. Cried cried. >> cuz he was so young. He was only 40.

>> We up here crying. Shannon, I know you. >> Yeah. But we we was hurt, man. It still. hurt, you know. still hurt. >> What do you want his legacy? What do you. want people to know about Nate that they. don't know or they haven't heard? Are. there any story that you want to tell so. people will get a better understanding. just who Nate Dog was? >> He was a good father. He was a good. father to his kids. He took care of all. his kids. Um, and he was a man of God.

You know, even though he, you know, wrote like he wrote, he was a. man of God. He was raised in the church. His mother is. super church. She don't listen to. hip-hop. She don't don't want to have. nothing to do with it. None of that. Um, his whole family, him and Sam and his. sister, um, they all was raised in the church. So he was he was a a a very godly.

person. Even though he went through the. things some of the things he went. through with all of the stuff he went. through, he was he was a a godly godly. person and he was a a great dad to his. kids. [Music]. >> You been married almost 30 years. >> What's the secret? Cuz I hear a lot of. secrets. I mean, I've heard a lot of. people that's been married 20 years, 30. years, >> 40 years, 50 years,

>> and. >> it's going to be interesting to hear. what you have to say, and I'm going to. see how it jives with what some people. that's been married for 30 years, 40. years, 50 years, what they say. What's. the what what's the trick to to being. married for an extended period of time? >> Just that's like, well, she my best. friend, you know what I mean? We best. friends and. you know we if we argue like when we. argue or how we argue whatever we go at.

it or whatever you know um. I'll go back myself and I'll say like. was I wrong or was I right was I wrong. was I right or if if she wrong or right. one of us come and say you know what I'm. sorry I was wrong. >> You know what I mean? >> Uh or or I'll be like, "You was right. You know, I was wrong about what I said. or or what I did or this that and this.".

And then, >> you know, but at and at the end of the. day, that's my friend. We be friends. And that's. >> we not only husband and wife, but we. friends. And we joke around, we talk. [ __ ] have a good time, >> we argue. Uh we don't let none of that. stuff. >> we don't let it legal. We we clear. >> Yeah. We clear it up. You know, sometime. we we get hot at each other for maybe a. day, two days or something. You know, where we still, you know,

like like. you know, it ain't like. >> you you you be mad like you want to go. out to eat. >> That's how that's how that's how they it. start back up. Like let's go get a bite. Let's you want to go get something to. eat that I swear to God you hit it right. on the nose and we take off and go eat. and then when we go eat we back laughing. and talking and having a good time. >> and realize the the the thing that we. got upset about it really wasn't that.

big of a deal to begin with. >> wasn't a big deal you know and uh you. know so. >> have you guys always been great cuz I. hear uh LeBron was talking about his. wife Savannah and I've heard a lot of. people say the number one thing. communication. >> yes indeed. >> you got to be able to communicate Yeah. >> And I think the thing is the biggest. thing is that the therapist told me she. said she she told me one time she said. Shannon. >> she said you speaking two different. languages. >> Yeah. >> She said she's speaking in Mandarin and. you're speaking in Spanish.

>> Yeah. >> Now either you learn her language and. she learns yours or you know how to. communicate. >> Yeah. >> Or it's not gonna work. >> Yeah. >> It's really that simple. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We. communicating and you know. >> you have to be honest. You have to be. transparent. If something bothering you, you got to say what's bothering you and. not be. But you had that. But you've. been together for 30 years. Probably. you've been married 30 years. So you. probably known her for 35 years. >> Yeah. >> And so you kind of know what makes her.

tick. She knows what makes you tick. >> And you kind of able to navigate and. stay out of those those those land field. those where those land mines are. And. you kind of navigate that. But there. obviously there going to be times. >> no a nobody has ever been married and. every day is a better road. >> Yeah. Like I mean even the other day we. you know we we you know driving you know. and uh she'll be like well you need to. do it and I'm like wait a minute hold. up. Why you going to try to tell me how. to drive?

Wait a minute. I you've had a fender. bender. I ain't never had a fender. bender. like somebody has hit me, right? >> But I ain't never like boom like. >> but you know and that you know that. sometime you know it get me hot you know. so we'll argue a little bit. >> Mhm. >> And you know we you know we'll be mad. for. 10 15 minutes and then we start back. talking again.

>> How difficult is it to stay married. being in the music business? You travel. a lot. >> Um you're around a lot of beautiful. women. M. >> um you're gone sometimes a week, two. weeks, three weeks at a time. >> and. >> he has to run the house while you're out. there doing that. But obviously say you. got to communicate. You have an. understanding. You have to be. transparent. You have to be honest. >> Yeah. >> Um how difficult has it been for you to. navigate three decades of marriage being. the industry that you're in?

>> Uh. it'd be a lot of temptation. You know, you just got to say to yourself, >> do you want to risk. >> losing all of this over here, your. beautiful wife and all your your. kids and and everything that I built. over here just over this? >> Yeah. >> You know, a one night, you know, of this. to lose all of that. >> It ain't no such thing as. >> Yeah. It's just it's you know about.

>> Yeah. But you. >> uh it's it's just like I just just I. just you know I I just don't want to you. know I don't want to I I don't want to. >> not even worth it no more. >> Yeah. It ain't it ain't it ain't worth. it. You know when I when I was young. though before our relationship I was a. monster. >> I was everywhere. >> I was I was on. >> You was outside. >> outside, >> man. you know, but um yeah, she she uh.

she a good woman and that's that's. another reason why uh you know, I'm I'm. good to her as well because she's she's. a really good woman and she she really. like got my back 110% and some I argue. at her about some things and then I come. back cuz I see what she just we was just. arguing about and then I see what she. was saying that Like it makes sense now. >> Yeah. And I'll be like, damn, this.

she is she she amazing. You know, >> would you have been would you have been. as successful as you are had you not had. the stability of having a wife for three. decades? >> Uh. I I probably would have went in in a. couple of different directions as far as. like maybe getting into more trouble, you know, Yeah, you know, back, you know, but um.

you know, she kept me she didn't kept me out of a. lot of a lot of lot of uh BS. >> Yeah. >> Oh yeah. Oh yeah. >> Children, how many kids you have? >> Six. >> Damn. >> Uhhuh. >> Six. >> That ain't a lot. >> What you mean that? >> Four boys and two girls. >> The oldest. The oldest is 28. >> That's one. The youngest is Royal. He's.

10. >> And then my daughter uh Lola is 15. My. daughter Lauren, she's 20. Uh my son. Neil is 22. My son Elijah is 26. 20. She 26. >> You done now? >> Did I get them all? I'll be forgetting. sometime. >> You done? >> Definitely. I No. Nowhere near it. I'm. I'm done. >> Over. >> What What type of What type of father.

are you? >> Cool. I'm cool. But I uh you know, I I I. uh I still instill, you know, like like. some of the moral I still instill morals. like, you know, like we used to have when I. was coming up like. >> in there cleaning up that room every. day, doing this, washing the dishes. all of that. I still even though I'm. Warren G, I'll be like, "Go wash them.

dishes or go take out the trash, go do. the," you know, I be on them. >> Um, >> and they they they they don't they they. probably don't even look at me as Warren. G, like the this the artist or this, that, and this. They like, you know, that's dead, >> daddy. You know, they because they I. ain't mean, but uh they they think that. the the stuff I tell them like go take. out the trash that's being mean or that. stuff. No, that's not being mean. That's.

the way it's supposed to go. >> Yes. >> You know, get up. You need to do this. You need to do that. I be on their ass, you know. And and. >> they all good kids. Ain't none of none. of my boys been in no trouble like gang. [ __ ] or any jail stuff. They ain't never. been to jail. They ain't never been in. no trouble. Like nothing. None of my. girls, nobody have never been in. trouble. And what tripped me out is they. ain't they ain't the type they don't. never ask me for like Jordans or.

all the high tech stuff act. I take that. back. My daughters is is they they they. hit me here. They hit me. Uh but other. than that, my boys don't they they you. know, they don't you know, they was. kids. They never asked me for a bunch of. stuff and I've I've never. been like, "Okay, you can have this.". I'm well getting them anything they. wanted. I didn't do that. I I would have. you got to work for it. >> You know, you got to work for it. No. matter what it is, if even when you in.

sports like my boys, I used to tell. them, "Okay, if you do this or you do. that in in your football and this that. and this, okay, I'll give you $100.". when they was kids, like little bitty. kids playing Pop Warner and stuff like. that. You you score two or three. touchdowns, I got you. I'm gonna give. you this. Tearing it up. and uh I give you this, you know, but or. I would make them work for stuff, but. they would never be the type like, I. want this, I want that, I want that or.

never. And I was like, damn, I'm blessed. for that, you know. Uh, and they they. you know they think I'm uh. >> you think I'm pretty cool. >> They think I'm cool. They know I'm cool. cuz I laugh and joke and talk mess. >> and uh you know I'll be messing with my. daughters. I be calling them the. baddies. And uh they don't like it, but they. laugh at it a lot. And uh uh but they. they they they.

good they good kids and they they I just. got to be a dad. And I tell him that I I. got to be a dad. I can't be your friend. >> and let you do anything you you know I. got to be a dad. So. >> cuz the dynamic I told my kids I said. the dynamic of our relationship won't. ever change. I'll always be dad. You'll. always be the child. >> Yes indeed. Yes indeed, you know. >> And so let's let's stay in our. appropriate places. >> Yes indeed. >> Because I said your friends, hey, y'all.

hang out, y'all talk to each other in a. certain way. That's fine. >> Yeah. But as a parent, >> there needs to be always a healthy level. of respect. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> There. And you know, as and as as they. got older, you know, hey, >> it was no more I didn't demand. I was. like, look, >> you understand. You know, right from. wrong. I shouldn't have to yell and. scream and do all the other stuff. It. should be this is what I think you. should do and the manner in which you. should do it. >> Yes, indeed. >> But at the end of the day, you're grown. now. You make your own decisions.

>> Yeah. But you hopefully you done a good. enough job. >> from birth until 18, 19 that when they. get 25, they get 30, it's like, okay. >> Yeah. >> This is what we should be doing. This is. how we should do it. >> Yeah. >> Let me get you out of here on this one. When you see a situation like a dame. >> and falling out with. >> with Rockefeller. >> and a lot of the artist, how do we make. sure we don't have another a situation. like that? >> Uh. >> because it's sad. It is um.

just got to just got to. keep the business a little bit more. tight. Um. this the type of person I am. Even. though like if I was if I was in Jay-Z. position, even though me and this guy ain't. getting along or whatever, we we got. history. Like we done a lot of big. things together. And if I see him just. like if I see him and I'm like, "Damn,

he's he's struggling or this that and. this," I'll try to like figure out some. type of way we can mend so I could say, "Look, let me get you involved in this. so you can get this.". >> Mhm. >> You know what I mean? Or or do this so. you can get get that or, you know, cuz I. don't want to we got too much history. together for. >> I don't want to see you that way or or. struggling. You know what I mean? I. don't want to see that, man. Cuz we. started together, okay? We had our.

little falling outs or whatever, but at. the end of the day, man, you know, I. grew with you. >> We did build something special. >> Yeah, we built some some really special. things together. So, you know, here you go here, here you go there, you. know, just so you can be back on your. feet, you know. And if I'm he a. billionaire and [ __ ] If I was a. billionaire, I'll be like, "Look, take this, you know, now if you lose.

that, then something ain't right. >> You on your own. >> You on your own.". >> Yeah. >> But take this, you know, you should be. good off that period. No more. >> What's uh what's next for Warren G? >> Uh. just a lot of a lot of good business. a. lot of uh good music. Um. I've just I just got involved in in uh.

uh baseball. Just became a owner part of. the ownership group with the uh with the. uh Long Beach. It's a minor league. baseball team, but it's the first team. that's about to be coming from up out of. Long Beach. And we. >> I became a owner, part of the ownership. group with that. And uh we trying to. make we making the name, not trying. We. gonna make the name the Long Beach. Regulators. And. I'm I'm really happy to be involved and.

cuz it gives me a chance to give back to. the community by doing different events. and bringing like a Snoop or bringing. any artist there to the the to the. stadium to perform for the neighborhood. or the kids wherever you from, whoever. show up. Mhm. >> And it's a chance for the the team to go. here or the King Park to build this new. court they got or go to the wreck and. build the new wreck thing or go to the. homeless thing and help them.

>> and the mayor, you know, help out with. some of the things with the mayor around. the city and cuz I was born and raised. there. So, it's like it's only right. that I I give back. >> in that in that way. And then we got. something to root for, you know, cuz. they don't have a lot to root for. We. got the Dodgers and the Lakers and you. know the Raiders and and and you know. them the Chargers and stuff like that. >> Chargers Raiders Raiders belong to Vegas. now. They y'all left y'all.

>> Yeah. >> You got a new You got uh When is the new. music coming out? You talking about you. working on some new music? Uh right now. we looking well I'm looking at uh. dropping. I'm dropping the single by November. Yeah you working on that right now. >> Um I pretty I'm pretty much there. I. just got a few touchups I got to do. >> uh with mix mix mixing and mastering and. it's a couple more artists that I want. to work with. >> uh before I shut it all the way out. Um,

a lot of good music, a lot of good. businesses coming with with the the. baseball sports, a lot of business. outside of the baseball like real. estate. Uh, and then as well as still. helping newer artists. uh, in the game and and getting them. >> under a good distribution to get their. records out there in a in a good way, >> right? you know, still helping out. artists, still doing everything. And not.

I ain't a ain't nothing changed. I'm. still still at at it, you know, like I. always been, but just a little bit more. smarter, you know. >> Check out this barbecue rub and sauces. Sniffing Griffins. >> Oh yeah. >> Warren G production. Warren G. Ladies. and gentlemen, >> appreciate. all my life been grinding all my life. Sacrifice hustle paid the price want a. slice got to roll a dice that's why all.

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