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Warren G

Warren G or Warren Griffin III, was born in 1970 and he is a rapper in American and a hip hop producer. He became a success with his Single Regulate and it reached number 2 in US.  He grew up listening to the collection of their parents in soul, funk and jazz and this is the time he nurtured his love for the music. He is a founder of 213 group which was the area code of Long Beach. Other group members were Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg.  He was working full time and at the same time making his own sound doing everything possible to make it big. However, all the three members of this group had problems with the law and they had to spend sometime in the jail which encouraged them to do their music at the side.  

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While singing in his solo career, he worked with 2Pac and MC Breed but his break through did not come until he collaborated with Mista Grimm with Indo Smoke song. The song appeared in Poetic Justice Soundtrack.  His outstanding rapping had led to long time collaboration with the stepbrother Dr Dre. He was dedicated to hard work and he made an important contribution with The Chronic which is the album produced by Dr Dre. He produced a large part of his music in the shadow of Dr Dr.

When he sung with Warren G in the hit Regulate, he got recognition worldwide.  He was his second song in the Top 20.  Four million copies of this album were sold and 3 million were sold only in America.

Warren G has a net worth of 10 million dollars. He made his money collaboration with many singers until he decided to do it on his own.  He released Take a Look Over Your Shoulder album, which got low sales and mixed reviews and others were I Want It All, The return of the Regulator.  He signed for Lightyear Entertainment where he released Mid Nite Hour.

Warren G was born from an airplane mechanic and he is the only son of his father.  Her mother was Ola, and she was a dietitian. But his parents got a divorce when he was only 4 years old and he grew up together with his three sisters which were Mitzi, Traci, and Felicia. His mother remarried and Warren G moved to live with him and his second wife known as Verna. Verna had 3 children with his first husband and among her children was Dr  Dre.  Warren early years were consumed by football, school and to hang around with his friends especially Calvin Broadus under the stage name Snoopy Dogg.  Warren was involved in a gang and was jailed when he was only 17 because of gun possession.  During this time, his brother was a producer and established rapper in his group N.W.A.  He was the one who showed Warren how he can program a drum machine.  He is only known to marry Tennille Griffin and there is no more information about early relationships such are early marriage, divorces or girlfriends. 


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 10 Nov, 1970
Age: 49 yrs
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Long Beach
Gender: Male
Description: American recording artist; rapper, songwriter, record producer and DJ
Twitter Id: Regulator
Net Worth 2021: 6 million
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Last Modified: Feb 19 2023
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