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The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. Most often on Last.fm, compilation album tracks appear under the name of Various Artists erroneously because the individual artist is not listed in the album's ID3 information.
Compilation albums, for example.

Sometimes, single releases may be credited to Various Artists when their profits are going to charity and, usually in high-profile cases, are sometimes known by a group name. Examples include Band Aid with their releases of Do They Know It's Christmas? and USA for Africa with We Are The World.

Various Artists is also an actual performance name for Torsten Pröfrock, who runs the German DIN label. Torsten performs also as Dynamo, Erosion, Resilent, Traktor besides some others. He's a good friend of Robert Henke and since the Fall of 2004, he is a member of Monolake.

Various Artists was also a short-lived Bristol punk band formed by brothers Jonjo and Robin Key (originally from Birmingham). Other members were also simultaneously in Art Objects who went on to become The Blue Aeroplanes, the latter the Key brothers also co-wrote some songs and were involved in. When Various Artists imploded, the Key brothers went on to form Either / Or.

Various Artists also appear on tracks from musical theater soundtracks, due to the nature of having many cast members on one song, as well as an ensemble in some cases.

Regulate
Various Artists Lyrics

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Regulators
We regulate any stealing of his property and we damn good too
But you can't be any geek off the street
Gotta be handy with the steel if you know what I mean, earn your keep
Regulators, mount up

It was a clear black night, a clear white moon
Warren G was on the streets, trying to consume

Some skirts for the eve, so I can get some funk
Just rollin' in my ride, chillin' all alone

Just hit the East side of the L B C
On a mission trying to find Mr. Warren G.
Seen a car full of girls, ain't no need to tweak
All you skirts know what's up with 213

So I hooks a left on the 21 and Lewis
Some brothas shootin' dice so I said, "Let's do this"
I jumped out the ride, and said, "What's up?"
Some brothas pulled some gats so I said, "I'm stuck"

Since these girls peepin' me I'ma glide and swerve
These hookers lookin' so hard they straight hit the curb
Won'tcha think of better things than some horny tricks
I see my homey and some suckers all in his mix

I'm gettin' jacked, I'm breakin' myself
I can't believe they taking Warren's wealth
They took my rings, they took my rolex
I looked at the brotha said, "Damn, what's next?"

They got my homey hemmed up and they all around
Ain't none of them seeing if they going straight pound for pound
I gotta come up real quick before they start to clown
I best pull out my strap and lay them busters down

They got guns to my head, I think I'm going down
I can't believe this happenin' in my own town
If I had wings I could fly, let me contemplate
I glanced in the cut and I see my homey, Nate

Sixteen in the clip and one in the hole
Nate Dogg is about to make some bodies turn cold
Now they droppin' and yellin', it's a tad bit late
Nate Dogg and Warren G had to regulate

I laid all them busters down, I let my gat explode
Now I'm switching my mind back into freak mode
If you want skirts sit back and observe
I just left a gang of those over there on the curb

Now Nate got the freaks and that's a known fact
Before I got jacked, I was on the same track
Back up, back up, 'coz it's on N A T E and me
The Warren to the G

Just like I thought, they were in the same spot
In need of some desperate help
The Nate Dogg and the G-child were in need of something else
One of them dames was s*** as hell, I said, "Ooo, I like your size"
She said, "My car's broke down and you seem real nice
Would ya let me ride? "
I got a car full of girls and it's going real swell
The next stop is the Eastside Motel

I'm tweaking into a whole new era
G-Funk, step to this, I dare ya
Funk on a whole new level
The rhythm is the bass and the bass is the treble

Chords
Strings
We brings
Melody
G-Funk
Where rhythm is life
And life is rhythm

If you know like I know, you don't wanna step to this
It's the G-Funk era funked out with a gangsta twist

If you smoke like I smoke then you high like everyday
And if your ass is a buster 213 will regulate

Overall Meaning

The song "Regulate" by Various Artists is a narrative of an encounter with two men who are robbed by a group of gangsters. Warren G and his friend Nate Dogg were driving around the city, looking for some women to hang out with, when they drove into a bad neighborhood. Suddenly, they found themselves surrounded by a group of thugs who demanded their belongings. Warren G couldn't believe that this was happening in his own town, so he had to quickly come up with a plan. He pulled out his gun, and he and Nate Dogg managed to take down the robbers. The song is a celebration of their success and their ability to regulate any kind of theft in their neighborhood.

The lyrics of "Regulate" have became an iconic representation of the West Coast hip hop genre, and the song has been sampled and referenced by many artists since its release in 1994. It's not only the lyrics that made this song so popular, but it was also its melodic instrumental structure that became a signature sound for Nate Dogg, and the smooth, laid-back flow by Warren G. They created a new sub-genre of hip hop known as G-Funk, which was later adopted by Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and other well-known rappers from the West.

Line by Line Meaning

We regulate any stealing of his property and we damn good too
We prevent theft of personal belongings and we do it very well

But you can't be any geek off the street
However, we don't just let anyone become a regulator

Gotta be handy with the steel if you know what I mean, earn your keep
You must be skilled with a weapon and prove yourself worthy of the position

Regulators, mount up
Let's go, regulators, it's time to act

It was a clear black night, a clear white moon
It was a clear and beautiful night

Warren G was on the streets, trying to consume
Warren G was wandering the streets, looking for something to do

Some skirts for the eve, so I can get some funk
Looking for some attractive women to socialize with and have a good time

Just rollin' in my ride, chillin' all alone
Driving around leisurely by myself

Just hit the East side of the L B C
Just arrived on the East side of Long Beach, California

On a mission trying to find Mr. Warren G.
Searching for another person named Warren G

Seen a car full of girls, ain't no need to tweak
Noticed a car full of women and there's no need to be concerned

All you skirts, know what's up with 213
All you women know who we are, we represent the Long Beach area code

So I hooks a left on the 21 and Lewis
I turned left onto the street that intersects with 21st and Lewis

Some brothas shootin' dice so I said, "Let's do this"
Some guys were gambling, so I suggested we join them

I jumped out the ride, and said, "What's up?"
I got out of the vehicle and greeted the guys

Some brothas pulled some gats so I said, "I'm stuck"
Some guys pulled out guns, so I felt trapped

Since these girls peepin' me I'ma glide and swerve
The women are watching me, so I'll make some fancy moves in the car

These hookers lookin' so hard they straight hit the curb
The women are so interested in me that they hit the curb with their car

Won'tcha think of better things than some horny tricks
Why don't you find something more meaningful to do than to act promiscuous

I see my homey and some suckers all in his mix
I see my friend surrounded by some less-than-desirable people

I'm gettin' jacked, I'm breakin' myself
I'm getting robbed, I'm surrendering

I can't believe they taking Warren's wealth
I can't believe they're taking Warren's possessions

They took my rings, they took my rolex
They took my jewelry

I looked at the brotha said, "Damn, what's next?"
I asked the guys what they were going to do next

They got my homey hemmed up and they all around
My friend is surrounded and in trouble

Ain't none of them seeing if they going straight pound for pound
None of them are prepared to fight fairly

I gotta come up real quick before they start to clown
I need to act fast before they start to make fun of us

I best pull out my strap and lay them busters down
I should use my weapon and take down those guys

They got guns to my head, I think I'm going down
They're pointing their guns at me and I think they're going to kill me

I can't believe this happenin' in my own town
I can't believe this is happening in my own neighborhood

If I had wings I could fly, let me contemplate
If only I had a way to escape, let me think

I glanced in the cut and I see my homey, Nate
I looked around and saw my friend, Nate

Sixteen in the clip and one in the hole
I have 16 bullets in my gun and one in the chamber

Nate Dogg is about to make some bodies turn cold
Nate Dogg is about to kill some people

Now they droppin' and yellin', it's a tad bit late
Now they're falling and screaming, but it's too late

Nate Dogg and Warren G had to regulate
Nate Dogg and Warren G had to take control of the situation

I laid all them busters down, I let my gat explode
I shot all those guys and let my gun fire freely

Now I'm switching my mind back into freak mode
Now I'm changing my way of thinking to something else

If you want skirts sit back and observe
If you want women, just wait and watch

I just left a gang of those over there on the curb
I just left a group of women over by the sidewalk

Now Nate got the freaks and that's a known fact
Now Nate has the women and everyone knows it

Before I got jacked, I was on the same track
Before I was robbed, I had the same plan

Back up, 'coz it's on N A T E and me
Step back, because it's Nate and me taking control

The Warren to the G
My name is Warren G

Just like I thought, they were in the same spot
Just as I suspected, they were in the same location

In need of some desperate help
In need of urgent assistance

The Nate Dogg and the G-child were in need of something else
Nate Dogg and I needed something more

One of them dames was s*** as hell, I said, "Ooo, I like your size"
One of the women was extremely attractive and I made a suggestive comment

She said, "My car's broke down and you seem real nice / Would ya let me ride?"
She asked if I could give her a ride because her car was broken down

I got a car full of girls and it's going real swell / The next stop is the Eastside Motel
My car is already full of women and everything is going well. We're heading to the Eastside Motel

I'm tweaking into a whole new era
I'm entering into a new state of mind

G-Funk, step to this, I dare ya
The new era is G-Funk and I challenge you to embrace it

Funk on a whole new level
This era of music is taking funk to a new level

The rhythm is the bass and the bass is the treble
The key to the music is the rhythm, which is carried by the bass and treble

Chords
The song includes chords

Strings
The song includes strings

We brings
We bring

Melody
The song includes a melody

G-Funk
The song is a representation of the new era of G-Funk music

Where rhythm is life
Where the rhythm of the music is the essence of life

And life is rhythm
And the rhythm of life is the essence of the music

If you know like I know, you don't wanna step to this
If you have the same knowledge as me, you don't want to challenge this