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"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" is a song by American rapper Dr. Dre, featuring fellow American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg, on Dre's debut solo album, The Chronic (1992). The album's first single, "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang," reaching number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 20, 1993, behind "Informer" by Snow,[7] outperformed The Chronic's other singles, "Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')", which peaked at number 8, and "Let Me Ride", which peaked at number 34. The single also reached number 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and was a hit in the UK, where it reached number 31.

"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"
Single by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg
from the album The Chronic
Released	November 19, 1992[1]
Studio	Death Row (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	G-funk[2][3][4][5] West Coast hip hop[6]
Length	3:58
Label	Death Row Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Tracy Curry Calvin Broadus Otha Haywood
Producer(s)	Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre singles chronology
"Deep Cover" (1992) "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" (1992) "Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')" (1993)
Snoop Doggy Dogg singles chronology
"Deep Cover" (1992) "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" (1993) "Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')" (1993)
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"Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A "G" Thang [Remastered In 8K] (Official Music Video) (24/96khz)" on YouTube

The song was selected by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the 500 songs that shaped rock and roll.[8] XXL magazine named it the top hip-hop song of the decade. The song samples "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You" by Leon Haywood. In June 1994, it was reissued in certain European countries.

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang", directed by Dr. Dre,[9] depicts Dre coming into Long Beach, California to pick up Snoop and go to a block party. Mingling at the party, they perform the first verses with a barbecue cookout and a game of volleyball nearby. A female player's (Mercedes Ashley)[10] bikini top is pulled down by "T-Dubb", an original member of the Long Beach rap group Foesum, exposing her breasts. For the next verses they go inside the house. A small sequence of events shows a snobbish female party-goer humiliated by being sprayed with shaken-up malt liquor. The video ends with Dre dropping Snoop off back at his house, with Snoop staggering up the driveway. The MTV edit censors nudity, drug paraphernalia, Warren G with a blunt, copyrighted logos, a Chicago White Sox ball cap, and screen text. Many artists appeared in video, including The D.O.C., Warren G, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, RBX and Suga Free.

In popular culture

• In the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton, the song is shown being improvised by Snoop Dogg (Lakeith Stanfield) and Dr. Dre (Corey Hawkins).[11]

Accolades

"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" is listed in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It is Dre's only song on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, ranked at number 419, not counting two other songs that feature Dre as a producer and on vocals, N.W.A's "Fuck tha Police" and Tupac's "California Love". Q magazine listed it as the 24th greatest hip hop song of all time and is featured in the game Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. [12] In September 2010 Pitchfork Media included it at number 3 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 90s.[13]

Criticism

In 1998, CBS reported that Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), who sought hearings in the Senate Commerce Science and Transportation Committee, said he was "concerned that the music industry is marketing its most violent and misogynist music to teens." The report added, "While industry executives assert that children are protected from this music, much evidence suggests that most hyper-violent albums are bought by children." Advisory labels were an outcome of the hearings.[14]

Musically, the funk orientation in hip-hop is often linked to "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" but its roots were laid by another rap group, Above the Law. "Nuthin' But a G Thang echoes Above the Law's Never Missin' a Beat" [sic], according to a 2016 article in The Guardian.[15] Both groups interpolated the signature funk grooves of Parliament-Funkadelic.

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[38] Sales Since 2005	Silver	200,000
United States (RIAA)[39]	Platinum	1,300,000[40]
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1993 (U.S.)

References

External links

• Music video on YouTube

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[de] Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang

Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang (englisch etwa für „Nichts als ein ‚Gangsta‘-Ding“) ist ein Lied des US-amerikanischen Rappers und Musikproduzenten Dr. Dre, das er zusammen mit dem Rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg aufnahm. Der Song ist die erste Singleauskopplung seines Debüt-Soloalbums The Chronic und wurde am 19. November 1992 veröffentlicht.

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- [en] Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang

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[es] Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang

«Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang» es una canción de 1992 del rapero estadounidense Dr. Dre, lanzada como primer sencillo de su álbum debut The Chronic, y que cuenta con la colaboración del rapero Snoop Dogg. «Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang» alcanzó el número dos en la Billboard Hot 100, superando a sus otros sencillos de The Chronic «Fuck wit Dre Day (and Everybody's Celebratin')» (número 8) y «Let Me Ride» (número 34). El tema también alcanzó el número 1 en la Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, y el número 31 en Reino Unido.

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[ru] Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang

«Nuthin’ But a „G“ Thang» — хит американского рэпера Dr. Dre из его дебютного альбома The Chronic (1992). Первый сингл с The Chronic; записан совместно со Snoop Dogg. «Nuthin’ But a „G“ Thang» дебютировал на 8-й строчке Billboard Hot 100, превзойдя остальные синглы с The Chronic, «Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’)» (8-е место), и «Let Me Ride» (34-е место). Также сингл занял 1-е место в Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Он стал хитом в Великобритании, где занял 31-е место. Зал славы рок-н-ролла занёс песню в список 500 песен, которые сформировали рок-н-ролл[3].

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