Regulate ft. Nate Dogg
Warren G Lyrics

Regulators
We are the authority figures that keep the peace in our neighborhood

We regulate any stealin' of his property
We put a stop to any stealing of people's possessions

We're damn good too, but you can't be any geek off the street
We are highly skilled at our job and require special training to do what we do

You gotta be handy with the steel, if you know what I mean
You need to be proficient in handling firearms to join our group

Earn your keep
You have to work hard to prove yourself as a valuable member of our team

Regulators, mount up
Let's get ready to execute our duties as regulators

It was a clear black night, a clear white moon
The setting was a dark, clear night with a bright moon shining

Warren G was on the streets, trying to consume
Warren G was out on the streets looking for a good time

Some skirts for the eve, so I can get some phones
He was looking for ladies to spend time with and possibly get their phone numbers

Rollin' in my ride, chillin' all alone
He was cruising around in his car by himself

Just hit the eatside of the LBC
He arrived at the Eastside of Long Beach, California

On a mission tryna find Mr. Warren G
He was on a mission to find himself

Seen a car full of girls, ain't no need to tweak
He noticed a car full of girls and wasn't too alarmed

All you skirts know what's up with 213
The girls knew about the neighborhood's area code, which is 213

So I hooks a left on the 21 and Lewis
He made a left turn on 21st Street and Lewis Ave

Some brothers shootin' dice, so I said, "Let's do this"
He saw some people gambling and decided to join in on the action

I jumped out the ride and said, "What's up?"
He exited his car and greeted the group

Some brothers pulled some gats, so I said, "I'm stuck"
Some of the group pulled out guns and he realized he was in danger

Since these girls peepin' me I'ma glide and swerve
Since the girls noticed him, he decided to act cool and composed

These hookers lookin' so hard they straight hit the curb
The girls were staring at him so intensively that they ran into the side of the road

Onto bigger, better things than some horny tricks
He's not interested in girls that are only after sex, he's looking for something greater

I see my homie and some suckas all in his mix
He sees his friend in a scuffle with some uncool people

I'm gettin' jacked, I'm breakin' myself
He is getting robbed and coming to terms with it

I can't believe they taking Warren's wealth
He can't fathom that they're stealing his friend Warren's possessions

They took my rings, they took my Rolex
The robbers took his jewelry and watch

I looked at the brother said, "Damn, what's next?"
He's concerned and wondering what else they'll take

They got my homie hemmed up and they all around
The robbers have his friend surrounded and trapped

Can't none of them see him if they going straight pound for pound
The robbers won't back down easily if they get in a physical altercation

They wanna come up real quick before they start to clown
The robbers want to steal quickly before they get caught or made fun of

I best pull out my strap and lay them busters down
He decided to pull out his gun and get into a gunfight with the robbers

They got guns to my head
The robbers are holding guns to his head

I think I'm going down
He feels like he's about to die

I can't believe it's happenin' in my own home town
He's incredulous that this is happening in his own neighborhood

If I had wings I would fly, let me contemplate
He's wishing he had wings and is reflecting on what he could've done differently

I glanced in the cut and I see my homie Nate
He looked to the side and saw his friend, Nate Dogg

Sixteen in the clip and one in the hole
Nate Dogg has sixteen bullets in his gun and one in the chamber

Nate Dogg is about to make some bodies turn cold
Nate Dogg is preparing to shoot and potentially kill the robbers

Now they droppin' and yellin', it's a tad bit late
The robbers are being shot and are screaming, but it's already too late

Nate Dogg and Warren G had to regulate
Nate Dogg and Warren G were forced to use their guns to maintain order

I laid all them busters down, I let my gat explode
He took down all the robbers and shot his gun repeatedly till it was empty

Now I'm switching my mind back into freak mode
He's calming down and getting back into a relaxed mindset

If you want skirts, sit back and observe
If you want to check out girls, watch me interact with them from a safe distance

I just left a gang of hoes over there on the curb
He just finished talking to a group of women on the side of the road

Now Nate got the freaks and that's a known fact
Nate Dogg got the women's attention and is getting their numbers

Before I got jacked I was on the same track
Before he got robbed, he was looking for women to spend time with

Back up, back up, 'cause it's on
Step back and get out of the way because something big is happening

N-A-T-E and me, the Warren to the G
I'm Warren G and Nate Dogg is here with me

Just like I thought, they were in the same spot
He finds out that Nathan and the women he was talking to were located in the same place

In need of some desperate help
They need immediate assistance

The Nate Dogg and the G child
Nate Dogg and Warren G

Were in need of something else
They needed something other than women

One of them dames was sexy as hell
One of the women was incredibly attractive

I said, "Ooh I like your size"
He complimented the woman's physique

She said "My car's broke down and you seem real nice, would you let me ride?"
The woman asks him if he could drive her around because her car broke down

I got a car full of girls and it's going real swell
He already has a car full of women, but it's going great

The next stop is the Eastside Motel
He's taking the women to a motel on the Eastside

I'm tweaking into a whole new era
He's transitioning to a new state, perhaps a realization or a life-changing event

G-funk, step to this, I dare ya
We are about to play some G-funk music and challenge you to listen to it

Funk on a whole new level
The music we are playing is on a completely different level

The rhythm is the bass and the bass is the treble
The music is characterized by a pulsating bass and treble

Chords, strings, we brings melody
The music we play has a strong melody brought to life by various instruments

G-funk, where rhythm is life and life is rhythm
G-funk is a type of music where rhythm is incredibly important and influences one's way of life

If you know like I know
If you're aware of what I'm talking about

You don't wanna step to this
You don't want to challenge or argue with me about this subject

It's the G-funk era, funked out with a gangster twist
This is the G-funk era, which features a blend of gangster influences

If you smoke like I smoke
If you smoke marijuana as often as I do

Then you're high like everyday
You're high every day

And if your ass is a buster
If you're a coward

213 will regulate
We, the regulators from Long Beach, will regulate any situation and make it right