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- Date Released: January 8, 2002
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: Rap
- Label: The Machat Company-Opcion Sonica / United for Opportunity
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Nate Dogg was ahead of his time, which is severely unfortunate due to mishaps with record company delays and bungled mismanagement. Had the record company in question used their intuition, they could have easily made him one of the biggest stars in their stable. His extremely slick production and smooth vocal delivery were a benchmark in the development of the G-funk sound and fueled many imitators within months of his arrival on the scene. To say Essential is the essential Nate Dogg collection is somewhat accurate, as it takes almost every well-known hit he's ever been on and compiles them all on to one disc. However, curiously absent are the centerpieces of his career to date: the Warren G collaboration that turned into the G-funk anthem "Regulate" and selections from his 2001 release Music & Me. Had these two things been included, Essential would be a more well-rounded representation of the man's career thus far. Instead, it's more for the die-hard fans and those looking to get a deeper picture of Nate Dogg beyond the major-label releases.
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Nobody Does It Better
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4:30 |
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Who's Playin' Games |
2:48 |
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I Don't Wanna Hurt No More
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5:39 |
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Me & My Homies
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4:09 |
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Because I Got A Girl |
3:49 |
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Scared of Love
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5:26 |
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Just Another Day |
4:18 |
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Dogg Pound Gangstaville
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3:48 |
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No Matter Where I Go |
4:40 |
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Friends
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4:58 |
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She's Strange
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4:32 |
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Never Leave Me Alone
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5:56 |
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My Money |
4:50 |
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Puppy Love
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4:27 |
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Never Too Late |
6:11 |
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Hardest Man In Town |
4:07 |
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16 Total Tracks, 74:08 Total Length
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Credits
- Val Young - Vocals (Background) // Snoop Dogg - Performer // Snoop Dogg - Performer // Snoop Dogg - Performer // Snoop Dogg - Performer // Snoop Dogg - Performer // Warren G - Producer // The Lady of Rage - Vocals (Background) // 2Pac - Performer // 2Pac - Performer // 2Pac - Performer // 2Pac - Performer // Tony Green - Bass // Bernie Grundman - Mastering // Teddy Riley - Producer // Carl "Butch" Small - Percussion // Sean "Barney" Thomas - Producer // Barbara Wilson - Vocals (Background) // Lance Pierre - Engineer // Lance Pierre - Mixing // Nanci Fletcher - Vocals (Background) // Nate Dogg - Vocals (Background) // Nate Dogg - Vocals (Background) // Nate Dogg - Producer // Nate Dogg - Producer // Nate Dogg - Main Performer // Nate Dogg - Main Performer // Nate Dogg - Executive Producer // Nate Dogg - Executive Producer // Nate Dogg - Mixing // Nate Dogg - Mixing // Soopafly - Keyboards // Soopafly - Keyboards // Soopafly - Producer // Soopafly - Producer // Daz Dillinger - Producer // Daz Dillinger - Producer // Daz Dillinger - Producer // Danny "Butch" Means - Vocals (Background) // Shotaro Yamada - Art Direction // Shotaro Yamada - Design // Hideo "Jam" Hosoda - A&R // Kumiko Wada - Text Coordination
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