Warren G, born in Long Beach, CA in 1970 was the little brother of R&B/Hip Hop artist/producer Dr. Dre. He began singing with Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg with Regulate in 1994. His lyrics to his songs all have meaning behind them, telling a story of his life. What he saw growing up and how he overcame them. He has been in some trouble for drugs but all charges dropped due to not enough evidence. He has the creditability of his experience, the been there, done that, seen it, heard it, scenarios. He explains in his interview with Chuey Martinez on you tube, how hip hop and rap music is different.
link- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o0dIH6L8DQ
He has had a musical background his whole life because of his brother being in the industry and was brought up around numerous other artist.
Hi April,
ReplyDeleteWarren G is an artist that I am not as familiar with as others like Eminem and Tupac Shakur. I didn't realize he was the brother of Dr. Dre.
I'm not certain if you are insisting that Warren G has established ethos or if his ethos has diminished with drug charges. As a hip-hop artist who has been involved with drugs, credibility is an interesting thing. For some artists, they may be looked upon as someone who has been there and done that -- he knows what he is talking about. However, others like Tupac may suggest that this is contributing to the demise of the African American community. What do you think?
Ms. C