RIP Nate Dogg

The man, the legend, the voice of g-funk, Nate Dogg passed away last night, and he'll leave a big void. Dude was just straight up proper on everything he touched and he really WAS the West Coast sound for so long.

Here are a couple of Nate Dogg related pieces for you - first a little intro edit I made years ago of the canonical "Regulate" for my DJ sets.

Warren G f/ Nate Dogg - Regulate (DJ Apt One Intro Edit)
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Second, a fantastic "Best of Nate Dogg" mix from '08 by my homie Steve1der from LA.

NATE IN '08 (MIXED BY DJ STEVE1DER) by DJ STEVE1DER

Ready Or Not

Herbie does his best Funkadelic impression. Ray Parker Jr. has a writing credit on this as well.

Herbie Hancock - Ready Or Not | zShare | YSI | 320 kbps

G-Funk Era 2008

You know, as I sit down to post this it occurs to me that I've been dedicating a lot more time to making tracks and posting them here than I have been to actually putting up any Dollar Bin Jams. But hey- today's tracks are tomorrow's dollar bin finds, right? (Calling all label managers).

Today's special is a nice lil' spin on west coast gangsta synth work- anybody who recognizes any of the samples gets a gold star (tip- the synths are all original).



DJ Apt One - Mickey Dreidels '92 | Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

And to tip my cap to the original and stated purpose of this fine outpost in the inhospitable desert of the internet- here's the super duper OG g-funk track, the one that really started it all.



Ohio Players - Funky Worm | Zshare | YSI | 256 kbps