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A four-bar Michael McDonald loop, a line lifted from Young Guns, and two Long Beach friends telling a story with no chorus. "Regulate" spent three weeks at number two in May 1994 and became Def Jam's biggest single: Warren G gets robbed at a dice game, Nate Dogg rides in, and they leave with the girls.
![Video thumbnail — Dr Dre - Nuthin' But A "G" Thang [Official Music Video]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8GliyDgAGQI/hqdefault.jpg)
Dr. Dre's solo debut, released December 15, 1992, defined G-funk—whining synth leads over deep bass and laid-back drawl—and introduced Snoop Doggy Dogg to the world as the breakout star. The Chronic went multi-platinum, won a Grammy, hit #2 on the Hot 100 with 'Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang,' and reshaped the sound of hip-hop radio for the rest of the decade.