Song of the Day #5,845: ‘Regulate’ – Warren G feat. Nate Dogg

Throwing back to the week of July 2, 1994, we find All-4-One’s ‘I Swear’ continuing its stranglehold on the #1 spot.

At #2 is rapper Warren G with ‘Regulate,’ a track from the soundtrack of the basketball drama Above the Rim. Another West Coast rapper, Nate Dogg, is featured on the track.

Nate is the cousin of Snoop Dogg, whom Warren G is credited with discovering. The trio performed together in Long Beach, California, as a group called 213 before all three found success as solo artists.

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Song of the Day #5,460: ’21 Questions’ – 50 Cent feat. Nate Dogg

Throwing back to the week of June 14, 2003, we find 50 Cent atop the Billboard Hot 100 with ’21 Questions,’ a track featuring singer/raper Nate Dogg. This song spent four weeks atop the chart on its way to 23 total weeks on the Hot 100.

This was 50 Cent’s second straight single from debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’ to reach #1. The first was ‘In Da Club,’ which showed up on a Throwback Weekend six weeks ago.

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