Warren G

Solo Artist

Photo: Connie Lodge · CC BY-SA 2.0
Active 1990-present
Origin Long Beach, California
Albums 6
Tracks 94
Most frequent collaborator Nate Dogg · 19 tracks
Genres West Coast Hip HopG-FunkGangsta Rap
Collaborator
59%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 55 of 94 tracks

Does Warren G write his own songs?

On the records where credits exist, yes. He is credited on 55 of his 94 studio tracks and is the only writer on ten of them. The other 39 sit mostly on I Want It All and The G Files, neither of which has published writing credits for anyone.

By the Numbers

6
Studio Albums
94
Tracks Credited
59%
Self-Written
36
Years Active
156
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 55 / 94 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 94 tracks: how many Warren G wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Warren G has a writing credit59%
11%
48%
41%
Sole author10tracks11%
Co-written45tracks48%
Outside writers39tracks41%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Warren G's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 94 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)59%
Composer (music)59%
Producer98%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Warren G's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 59%
100%
78%
0%
100%
72%
0%
1994Regulate... G Funk Era
1997Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
1999I Want It All
2001The Return of the Regulator
2005In the Mid-Nite Hour
2009The G Files
Early · 87% written
Mid · 100% written
Late · 72% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

87%
1990s
Regulate... G Funk Era, Take a Look Over Your Shoulder +1 more
85%
2000s
The Return of the Regulator, In the Mid-Nite Hour +1 more

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Warren G sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Warren G
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Tim McGraw2%
Xscape17%
En Vogue32%
LeAnn Rimes41%
TLC59%
Mary J. Blige70%
Ice Cube98%
59%Warren G
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Regulate
Regulate... G Funk Era
Written by Warren G, Nate Dogg, Michael McDonald, Ed Sanford, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Warren Griffin III, Nathaniel Hale
Co-wrote
This D.J.
Regulate... G Funk Era
Written by Warren G, Snoop Dogg, Warren Griffin III, C. Broadus
Co-wrote
Do You See
Regulate... G Funk Era
Written by Warren G, Kurupt, Warren Griffin III, R. Brown
Co-wrote
I Shot the Sheriff
Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
Written by Bob Marley, Robert Nesta Marley
Outside writers
What's Love Got to Do with It
Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
Written by Terry Britten, Graham Lyle, Terence Britten
Outside writers
Smokin' Me Out
Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
Written by Warren G, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Chris Jasper, Warren Griffin III, Ernest Isley
Co-wrote
Lookin' at You
The Return of the Regulator
Written by Warren G, LaToiya Williams, Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo, Camara Kambon, Darawn Collins, Soopafly, Warren Griffin III, Andre Young, Priest Brooks
Co-wrote

Discography 6 albums

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Photo of Warren GWarren G94 tracks
ND19Nate Dogg, 19 tracks Photo of Terrace Martin18Terrace Martin, 18 tracks Photo of Raphael Saadiq18Raphael Saadiq, 18 tracks Photo of Marley Marl18Marley Marl, 18 tracks NH17Nathaniel Hale, 17 tracks Photo of Snoop Dogg14Calvin Broadus, 14 tracks JR13Jamar Rivers, 13 tracks LW13Lael Williams, 13 tracks PM13Philip Martin, 13 tracks BL7Bishop Lamont, 7 tracks SD6Snoop Dogg, 6 tracks DC6Darawn Collins, 6 tracks K5Kurupt, 5 tracks FL5Frank Lee White, 5 tracks MG4Mista Grimm, 4 tracks BC3Butch Cassidy, 3 tracks RB2R. Brown, 2 tracks RH2R. Harris, 2 tracks B2B-Tip, 2 tracks RH2Ricky Harris, 2 tracks DW2D. Williams, 2 tracks TT2the Twinz, 2 tracks JS2Jah Skills, 2 tracks EM2Ericka Martin, 2 tracks MM2Mr. Malik, 2 tracks LE2LaMorris Edwards, 2 tracks RT2Reel Tight, 2 tracks R2RBX, 2 tracks PB2Phats Bossi, 2 tracks ED2El DeBarge, 2 tracks VY2Val Young, 2 tracks D2Drag-On, 2 tracks DC2Damone Coleman, 2 tracks S2Soopafly, 2 tracks DM2Danny Means, 2 tracks CB2CPO Boss Hogg, 2 tracks VE2Vincent Edwards, 2 tracks EW2E. White, 2 tracks CJ2Chevy Jones, 2 tracks SE2Side Effect, 2 tracks CT2Chuck Taylor, 2 tracks BL2Bad Lucc, 2 tracks MM1Michael McDonald, 1 track ES1Ed Sanford, 1 track JL1Jerry Leiber, 1 track MS1Mike Stoller, 1 track CB1C. Broadus, 1 track MM1M. Makonie, 1 track AB1A. Blunt, 1 track TD1the Dove Shack, 1 track ME1M. Edwards, 1 track I1Illegal, 1 track BR1Bo Roc, 1 track GC1G Child, 1 track RI1Ronald Isley, 1 track RI1Rudolph Isley, 1 track EI1Ernie Isley, 1 track MI1Marvin Isley, 1 track OI1O'Kelly Isley, 1 track CJ1Chris Jasper, 1 track EI1Ernest Isley, 1 track SS1Sly Stone, 1 track JF1Jayo Felony, 1 track K1Knee-Hi, 1 track DD1Daz Dillinger, 1 track BA1Bad Azz, 1 track RB1Ricardo Brown, 1 track DA1Delmar Arnaud, 1 track JC1Jamali Carthorn, 1 track DW1Deon Williams, 1 track DW1Dewayne Williams, 1 track DH1Danielle Hollis, 1 track DR1Darren Robinson, 1 track PM1Prince Markie Dee, 1 track DH1Danny Harris, 1 track KB1Kurtis Blow, 1 track DW1Damon Wimbley, 1 track DO1David Ogrin, 1 track BS1Billy Stewart, 1 track RL1Ronald Larkins Jr., 1 track LP1Larry Price, 1 track SH1Stephen Hague, 1 track MM1Malcolm McLaren, 1 track TH1Trevor Horn, 1 track NG1Narada Greenaway, 1 track PS1P. Short, 1 track TB1Terry Britten, 1 track GL1Graham Lyle, 1 track TB1Terence Britten, 1 track AH1Adina Howard, 1 track BM1Bob Marley, 1 track TD1Tha Dogg Pound, 1 track CC1Crucial Conflict, 1 track M11Mack 10, 1 track JD1Jermaine Dupri, 1 track E1Eve, 1 track S1Shadow, 1 track NL1Neb Love, 1 track K1K-Bar, 1 track SR1Slick Rick, 1 track MB1Memphis Bleek, 1 track TD1Tikki Diamond, 1 track LW1LaToiya Williams, 1 track DD1Dr. Dre, 1 track ME1Mike Elizondo, 1 track CK1Camara Kambon, 1 track AY1Andre Young, 1 track RR1Rudy Ray Moore, 1 track W1WC, 1 track WC1William Calhoun, 1 track GC1George Clinton, 1 track D1Damone, 1 track SW1Stevie Wonder, 1 track BH1Boss Hogg, 1 track JS1Joseph Salter, 1 track DW1Douglas Wood, 1 track LM1Lady Mo, 1 track K1Kokane, 1 track K1Knoc-turn'al, 1 track ED1Eldra DeBarge, 1 track RH1Royal Harbor, 1 track MF1M. Fields, 1 track MA1Mike Anthony, 1 track B1Bokey, 1 track MJ1Mike Jones, 1 track DC1Dimitrius Collins, 1 track BD1B.B. Dickerson, 1 track CM1Charles Miller, 1 track HB1Harold Brown, 1 track HS1Howard Scott, 1 track JG1Jerry Goldstein, 1 track LL1Lee Levitin, 1 track LJ1Lonnie Jordan, 1 track B1B-Real, 1 track on Cypress Hill's page PD1Papa Dee Allen, 1 track K1Knoc-Turn'al, 1 track J&1Jake & The Phatman, 1 track KW1Kelvin Wooten, 1 track TM1Turie McCormick, 1 track AJ1Augie Johnson, 1 track B1BJ, 1 track TB1Travis Barker, 1 track on Blink-182's page R1Raekwon, 1 track on Wu-Tang Clan's page H1Halla, 1 track BN1Black Nicc & Halla, 1 track RJ1Ray J, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. ND Nate Dogg · NH Nathaniel Hale

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Warren G is credited on 55 of his 94 studio tracks and on ten of them alone. The gap is documentation rather than absence: 30 tracks across I Want It All and The G Files carry no published writing credit for anybody. On the four albums where credits exist he is on 55 of 64, and he produced most of them too.

Quick Facts

  • Self-writtenCredited on 55 of his 94 studio tracks
  • Written aloneTen tracks carry his name and no other
  • Undocumented30 tracks carry no published writing credit at all
  • Best sellerRegulate... G Funk Era at 3,000,000 in the United States
  • Biggest song"Regulate" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100
  • Closest writerNate Dogg, credited on 17 tracks

Creative Fingerprint

A producer who writes his own raps, on records half of which nobody credited.

The Story

Warren Griffin III grew up in Long Beach, formed 213 with Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg, and got Dr. Dre's attention by playing him a demo at a party. Regulate... G Funk Era came out in 1994 and sold three million copies in the United States. Six studio albums have followed.

Frequently Asked Questions Warren G

Does Warren G write his own songs?
On the records where credits exist, yes. He is credited on 55 of his 94 studio tracks and is the only writer on ten of them. The other 39 sit mostly on I Want It All and The G Files, neither of which has published writing credits for anyone.
Who wrote "Regulate"?
Warren G and Nate Dogg, with Michael McDonald, Ed Sanford, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller credited for the samples it is built on. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
How many albums has he released?
Six studio albums: Regulate... G Funk Era (1994), Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (1997), I Want It All (1999), The Return of the Regulator (2001), In the Mid-Nite Hour (2005) and The G Files (2009).
Which album sold the most?
Regulate... G Funk Era, at 3,000,000 in the United States and certified 3x Platinum. Take a Look Over Your Shoulder sold 767,000.
Who writes with him most?
Nate Dogg on 17 tracks and Snoop Dogg on 14. All three were in 213 together before any of them had a record deal.
Does he produce?
Yes. He produced most of his own records and much of the G-funk sound that came out of Long Beach in the mid-1990s.
What is 213?
The group he formed with Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg in Long Beach, named after the area code, before any of them signed.
Why do two albums have no credits?
I Want It All and The G Files list titles and running times only, and no Discogs release of either carries writing credits. Thirty tracks are affected.
What is his connection to Dr. Dre?
Dr. Dre is his stepbrother. Warren G passed him a demo tape at a party, which led to Snoop Dogg's signing and eventually his own.
Is he still recording?
The G Files in 2009 is the most recent studio album in this catalogue.

Sources

Wikipedia: Warren G Wikipedia: Warren G discography