Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang

Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang

Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang這支歌曲出自美國幫派饒舌歌手Dr.Dre於1992年發行的第一張個人專輯The Chronic。這首與說唱歌手Snoop Doggy Dogg合作的歌曲是專輯中的第一支單曲。Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang在公告牌百大熱門單曲中取得了第二的好成績,比出自The Chronic中的其它單曲表現更為出色(Fuck wit Dre Day巔峰時達到了第八位,Let Me Ride則達到了第34位)。Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang同時也在公告牌最熱藍調/嘻哈歌曲榜單中成為冠軍單曲。在英國,這首歌曲也是一大熱門,於榜單中達到了第31位的排名。

Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang被搖滾名人堂選為推動搖滾成型的500首歌曲之一。XXL雜誌認為這首歌曲是十年來最出色的說唱歌曲。

音樂錄影帶


這首歌曲的MV由Dr.Dre執導,描述的是Dre去到了加州長灘,帶SnoopDogg參加一個大派對的種種畫面。到達了派對,伴隨著一旁進行著的燒烤與排球比賽,他們開始了歌曲的第一段演唱。一位女性的比基尼在比賽中脫落,露出了她的乳房。第二段中,Dre和Snoop進了房子里,從幾個鏡頭中,一個女人被酒精噴了一臉。派對結束后,Dre把Snoop載到了家裡,下車后Snoop吐了一地。

樂曲背景


這首歌由Dr.Dre和SnoopDogg演唱,他們的歌詞里展示了加州長灘和康普頓的城市魅力與特點。這首歌採樣了LeonHaywood的“IWant’aDoSomethingFreakyToYou”,PublicEnemy的“B-SideWinsAgain”和KidDynamite的“Uphill”。SnoopDogg的第一支單曲StillaGThang則是Nuthin’ButA‘G’Thang的續作。這首歌也在洛杉磯銀河隊的的比賽中被數以百計的粉絲同時歌唱。

歌詞


One, two, three and to the fo'
Snoop Doggy Dogg and Dr. Dre are at the do'
Ready to make an entrance, so back on up
Cause you know we 'bout had to rip shit up
Gimme the microphone first, so I can bust like a bubble
Compton and Long Beach together, now you know you in trouble
Ain't nuthin' but a G thang, baby
Two loc'ed niggas so we're crazy
Death Row is the label that pays me
Unfadeable, so please don't try to fade this (Hell yeah)
But back to the lecture at hand
Perfection is perfected, so I'm 'a let 'em understand
From a young G's perspective
And before me dig out a bitch I have ta' find a contraceptive
You never know she could be earnin' her man,
And learnin' her man, and at the same time burnin' her man
Now you know I ain't wit that shit, Lieutenant
Ain't no pussy good enough to get burnt while I'm up in it (yeah)
Now that's realer than real - deal Holyfield
And now all you hookas and ho's know how I feel
Well if it's good enough to get broke off a proper chunk
I'll take a small piece of some of that funky stuff
It's like this and like that and like this and uh
It's like that and like this and like that and uh
It's like this and like that and like this and uh
Dre, creep to the mic like a phantom
Well I'm peepin', and I'm creepin', and I'm creepin'
But I damn near got caught, 'cause my beeper kept beepin'
Now it's time for me to make my impression felt
So sit back, relax, and strap on your seatbelt
You never been on a ride like this befo'
With a producer who can rap and control the maestro
At the same time with the dope rhyme that I kick
You know, and I know, I flow some ol'funky shit
To add to my collection, the selection
Symbolizes dope, take a toke, but don't choke
If ya' do, ya' have no clue
Of what me and my homey Snoop Dogg came to do
It's like this and like that and like this and uh
It's like that and like this and like that and uh
It's like this, and we ain't got no love for those
So jus' chill, 'til the next episode
Fallin' back on that ass with a hellified gangsta' lean
Gettin' funky on the mic like a' old batch a collard greens
It's the capital S, oh yes, the fresh N - double O - P
D - O - double G - Y D - O - double G ya' see
Showin' much flex when it's time to wreck a mic
Pimpin' ho's and clockin' a grip like my name was Dolomite
Yeah, and it don't quit
I think they in a mood for some mothafuckin' G shit
So Dre (What up Dogg?)
We gotta give 'em what they want (What's that, G?)
We gotta break 'em off somethin' (Hell yeah)
And it's gotta be bumpin' (City of Compton!)
It's where it takes place so I'm a ask your attention
Mobbin like a mothafucka but I ain't lynchin
Droppin' the funky shit that's makin the sucka niggaz mumble
When I'm on the mic, it's like a cookie, they all crumble
Try to get close, and your ass'll get smacked
My mothafuckin homie Doggy Dogg has got my back
Never let me slip, 'cause if I slip, then I'm slippin'
But if I got my Nina, then you know I'm straight trippin'
And I'm a continue to put the rap down, put the mack down
And if your bitches talk shit, I have ta' put the smack down
Yeah, and ya' don't stop
I told you I'm just like a clock when I tick and I tock
But I'm never off, always on, 'til the break of dawn
C - O - M - P - T - O - N and the city they call Long Beach
Puttin' the shit together
Like my nigga D. O. C. , no one can do it better
Like this, that and this and uh
It's like that and like this and like that and uh
It's like this, and we ain't got no love for those
So jus' chill, 'til the next episode