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Nuthin' But a "G" Thang

"Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang"
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Single by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg
from the album The Chronic
Released November 19, 1992 (CD Only)
January 12, 1993 (Cassette)
June 18, 1994 (reissue)
Format 12" vinyl, CD single, Cassette
Recorded June 1992
Genre West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, G-funk
Length 3:58
Label Death Row 53816
Songwriter(s) Andre Young, Tracy Curry, Calvin Broadus, Leon Haywood
Producer(s) Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre singles chronology
"Deep Cover"
(1992)
"Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang"
(1992)
"Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')"
(1993)
"Deep Cover"
(1992)
"Nuthin' But a "G" Thang"
(1992)
"Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')"
(1993)
Snoop Doggy Dogg singles chronology
"Deep Cover"
(1992) Deep Cover1992
"Nuthin' But a "G" Thang"
(1992) Nuthin' But a "G" Thang1992
"Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')"
(1993) Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')1993
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"Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang" is a duet by American rapper Dr. Dre and rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg from Dre's debut solo album, The Chronic (1992). It is the first single from the album. "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, behind "Informer" by Snow, outperforming The Chronic's other singles, "Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')", which peaked at #8, and "Let Me Ride", which peaked at #34. The single also reached #1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and was a hit in the UK, where it reached #31.

The song was selected by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the 500 songs that shaped rock and roll.XXL magazine named it the top hip-hop song of the decade. The song samples "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You" by Leon Haywood. It was later reissued in June 1994 in certain European countries.

The vocals are shared by Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg, who has sole songwriting credit; they drop in trademark references to Long Beach and Compton, California. The song contains samples from Leon Haywood's "I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You", "B-Side Wins Again" by Public Enemy and "Uphill (Peace of Mind)" by Kid Dynamite. On the inside cover of The Chronic, under "Credits", Haywood's name is incorrectly given as "L. Hayward". Snoop Dogg's first single from Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told was a sequel to the song titled "Still a G Thang". Dre and Snoop retooled "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" into the titular theme of their 2001 comedy film The Wash.


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