SNBRN offers a total rework of the late Nate Dogg's original, speeding up the track and embedding a warm house beat behind the rap icon's verses. What's most special about the track is the inclusion of a previously unreleased Nate Dogg acapella that SNBRN acquired officially from Nate Dogg's estate.
SNBRN's 'Gangsta Walk' arrives following the massive success of his '21 Questions' remix of 50 Cent and Nate Dogg's original. His recent release marks the first time Nate Dogg's estate has ever supplied an unreleased acapella to any artist, marking this track as a very special occasion.
Eazy-E- You may not know this but there actually is a bunch of unreleased Eazy-E material still sitting in vaults. The last posthumous Eazy-E album was released in 2002, and even then it was only an EP. There is more much Eazy out there, stretching back to the NWA days. Krazy Dee has said that he has about 5 unreleased Eazy-E tracks, and Dresta has made it public that he had worked on some Eazy-E songs that he was going to release posthumously, but never did in the end. All of those tracks are still out there along with a handful of song originals that have not been released, that are different from the final recordings. If whoever is in charge of his music is reading this, we want more Eazy-E!
As tha Dogg Pound, West Coast MCs Kurupt and Dat Nigga Daz played a supportive role to the foundation of gangsta rap, contributing verses to two of the biggest G-funk albums of the genre, Dr. Dre's timeless party masterpiece The Chronic and Snoop Dogg's equally strong debut, Doggystyle. While the duo's profile paled in comparison to that of their more successful counterparts, their 1995 debut, Dogg Food, quietly sold millions and the group continued its role of support for some of hip-hop's brightest stars, working closely with 2Pac as he approached his final days. Doggy Bag collects unreleased tracks and different versions of Dogg Pound productions from the group's early days, compiling 15 tracks recorded between 1993 and 1998. While 2Pac's verses from tracks like "N.Y. 87" are inexplicably omitted, frequent guest spots show up from Snoop, Too Short and Nate Dogg. Even while dealing with unreleased material from the vaults, Doggy Bag is as consistent and strong as the majority of the Dogg Pound catalog. Daz and Kurupt stick mostly to tales of daily gangsta life, smoking weed, and hustling over stock G-funk beats and the occasional standout DJ Quick production. An alternate version of 1995 single "Let's Play House" finds Warren G spitting smooth verses while Michel'le and Nate Dogg trade hooks and Big Pimpin' rambles an extended spoken word piece that didn't make the cut for the single version. Like many collections of unreleased material, though, Doggy Bag is best viewed as rough sketches or working models for more refined releases. The beats sound tossed-off even for their time and many of the verses will be extremely familiar, as they were reused or recycled for proper releases at one time or another. The collection stops far short of being any type of Holy Grail or great lost album material, but for fans, Doggy Bag lives up to its name as a fun, breezy extra helping of tha Dogg Pound at their best.
The project will include new material and verses from other Nate Dogg pals like Snoop Dogg and The Game, as well as some of the unreleased collaborative material with Nate Dogg himself.
We've made it to the middle of the week and the weekend is almost in sight. Now we just have to catch up on the news before trying to hit relaxed mode. Find out about Snoop Dogg's unreleased track with Nate Dogg, what GZA has to say about the state of rappers' imaginations these days and watch Rick Ross perform in front of 100,000 people in South Africa. Be sure to check out a classic KING gallery featuring the incredible Draya Michele.
My favorite unreleased album that I've gotten a hold of (after years of hearing about it) is the Toadies "Feeler", parts of it definitely made it beyond that album but very little made it onto the next release or even to b-sides considering the lack of support they got after Rubberneck.
also, Fiona Apple's first version of Extraordinary Machine, Team Sleep's unreleased LP or demo's, Deftones have an unreleased album "Eros" due to their bassist going into a coma, Self "Ornament and Crime", also the Mountain Goats "Jack and Faye" EP that was put up online for free
I'll post more if I can think of any others.
Reconnecting with Dr. Dre and Snoop during the latter half of the '90s, Nate appeared on high-profile releases like 2001 and Tha Last Meal before returning with his sophomore effort, Music & Me, which was well-received by critics and fans alike. The turn of a new decade also saw Nate expand his own artistry, stepping outside of his California comfort zone and collaborating with rap artists from all corners of the country, further cementing himself as the greatest hookman of all-time. Unfortunately, Nate Dogg would pass away at age 41 due to complications of multiple strokes, ending one of the most unique, yet historic runs in rap history prematurely. However, his voice continues to live on due to the breadth of classic material recorded and released prior to his death, introducing him to new generations of fans with each passing year.
robbie, i cosign on that r&b in hip hop shit, those two genres need to stay separate, t-pain needs to get shot in the face, nate dogg is cool, tj swann is chill, shit i even like aloe blacc from emanon, when hes either singing or rapping, but together, nah man that shit is terrible
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