Regulate
Nate Dogg & Warren G Lyrics

It was a clear black night, a clear white moon
The setting is depicted as a night with a clear sky, where the black color represents the darkness of the night while the white moon shines in the sky.

Warren G. is on the streets, trying to consume
Warren G is walking on the streets looking for some fun.

Some skirts for the eve, so I can get some funk
He is looking for women to enjoy the night with and have a good time.

Just rollin' in my ride, chillin all alone
He is driving his car all by himself in a relaxed manner.

Just hit the eatside of the L.B.C.
He arrived at the east side of Long Beach, California.

On a mission trying to find Mr. Warren G.
He is searching for himself, referring to himself in the third person.

Seen a car full of skirts ain't no need to tweak
He notices a car filled with women and gets excited.

All you skirts know what's up with 213
He addresses the women telling them they should know about the area code, indicating he is from Long Beach.

So I hooks a left on the 21 to Lewis
He turns left onto the 21st street towards Lewis.

Some brothas shootin dice so I said "let's do this"
He sees men playing dice and asks to join in.

I jumped out the ride, and said "what's up?"
He excitedly steps out of his car and greets the men.

Some brothas pulled some gats so I said "I'm stuck"
The men pulled guns on Warren, so he is now stuck in a dangerous situation.

Since these girls peepin me I'ma glide and swerve
The women are watching him, so he starts to smoothly drive and swerve to impress them.

These hookers lookin so hard they straight hit the curb
The women looking at Warren so intensely caused them to hit the curb with their car.

Gonna think of better things than some horny tricks
Warren decides to look for something more engaging and fulfilling than just casual sex.

I see my homey and some suckers all in his mix
Warren sees his friend with some troublesome people.

I'm gettin jacked, I'm breakin myself
He starts to get robbed, so he takes off his jewelry and gives it to them.

I can't believe they're taking Warren's wealth
Warren is in disbelief that he is being robbed and losing his possessions.

They took my rings, they took my rolex
The robbers stole Warren's rings and watch.

They got my homey hemmed up and they all around
Warren's friend is trapped and surrounded by the robbers.

Ain't none of them seeing if they going straight pound for pound
None of them are willing to fight fairly, but instead will fight dirty against Warren and his friend.

I gotta come up real quick before they start to clown
Warren needs to come up with a plan before things get even worse.

I besta pull out my strap and lay them busters down
He decides to use his gun to defend himself and his friend, laying down the robbers.

They got guns to my head
The robbers have guns pointed at Warren's head, threatening his life.

I think I'm going down
Warren feels like he's going to die.

I can't believe this happened in my home town
He can't believe he's getting robbed in his own town where he should feel safe.

If I had wings I would fly
Warren wishes he could escape from this dangerous situation.

Let me contemplate
He takes a moment to think about his next move.

I glanced in the cut and I see my homey Nate
He looks around and spots his friend Nate Dogg.

Sixteen in the clip and one in the hole
Nate Dogg's gun has sixteen bullets in the magazine and one in the chamber.

Nate Dogg is about to make some bodies turn cold
Nate Dogg is about to use his gun to kill the robbers.

Now they droppin and yellin
The robbers are falling and shouting in pain as they are hit by the bullets.

It's a tad bit late
It's a little too late to save the situation, but at least they are alive.

I laid all them busters down
He defeated all of the robbers.

I let my gat explode
He fired his gun multiple times to defend himself and his friend.

Now I'm switching my mind back into freak mode
He is going back into looking for casual sex mode.

If you want skirts step back and observe
He warns the women to step back if they don't want to be involved in his quest for sex.

I just left a gang of those over there on the curb
He just left a group of women on the curb who he may return to later.

Now Nate got the freaks
Nate Dogg is now attracting women as well.

And that's a known fact
It's a well-known fact that Nate Dogg is also interested in women.

Before I got jacked I was on the same track
He was looking for women before he got robbed and had to switch to survival mode.

Back up back up 'cause it's on
He warns people to back off because things are about to get intense.

N-A-T-E and me
He spells out Nate's name because they are a team together.

The Warren to the G
He refers to himself as Warren G.

Just like I thought
As he suspected, the women are still in the same area he left them.

They were in the same spot
The women are in the same location as before.

In need of some desperate help
The women need help, and Warren and Nate are up to the task.

The Nate Dogg and the G-child
Nate and Warren are working together to help the women.

Were in need of something else
They are looking for something else to do besides sex.

One of them dames was sexy as hell
One of the women is exceptionally attractive and catches Warren's attention.

I said "ooh I like your size"
He compliments the woman's curvaceous figure.

She said "my car's broke down and you seem real nice"
The woman needs help with her car and believes Warren is trustworthy enough to help her.

"Would you let me ride?"
She asks for a ride in Warren's car.

I got a car full of girls and it's going real swell
Warren has a group of women in his car and things are going well.

The next stop is the east side motel
Warren takes the women to a motel on the east side of Long Beach.

I'm tweaking
He's getting excited and aroused.

Onto a whole new level
He's taking his sexual experience to a new level of excitement.

G-Funk
A style of hip hop music that Warren and Nate helped pioneer.

Stept towards
He takes a step forward to confront his next challenge.

I dare ya
He challenges anyone to try and stop him.

Funk
He repeats that he is making G-Funk music.

On a whole new level
He's taking his music to a new level of creativity.

The rhythm is the base and the base is the treble
The music is all about its rhythm and bass.

Chords
Musical notes played together to create harmony.

Strings
Musical instrument strings, such as guitar strings.

We brings
He brings his music to the audience.

Melody
The part of the music that consists of the tune.

G-Funk
He reminds us that he is still making G-Funk music.

Where rhythm is life
He emphasizes the importance of rhythm as it gives life to the music.

And life is rhythm
He states that rhythm is very important to life in general.

If you know like I know
If you understand like I do.

You don't want to step to this
Don't try to challenge him or his music.

It's the G-Funk era
He is proud to represent and be a big part of the era of G-Funk music.

Funked out with a gangster twist
His G-Funk music has a twist that makes it more gangster-like.

If you smoke like I smoke
If you smoke marijuana like I do.

Then you high like everyday
The effects of smoking marijuana make you feel high every day.

And if your ass is a buster
If you are a coward or a weak person.

213 will regulate
Warren and Nate represent the area code of Long Beach and are calling out to take control of the situation, similar to how they deal with issues in their community.