WARREN G “LIGHTS UP” MYSPACE.COM AND BILLBOARD CHARTS

Los Angeles, CA January 28, 2006 – The music video for Warren G’s newest single, "I Need A Light,” featuring Nate Dogg, premiered worldwide on MySpace.com beginning January 24, 2006 and has reached 28,000 plays in two days. Video and audio ringtone downloads will be available internationally beginning next week. The audio ringtone and video download will be available through Warner in the United States.

“I Need a Light” focuses on letting loose when stress takes over. There is a lot going on in the world and the song explains that everyone has a different way of dealing with their issues. Some need a light to smoke their pain away, some grab a drink to drink away the rain. The song acts as an autobiography for Warren, touching on his experiences as a kid on the streets of Long Beach, how he ran with gangs and how he came out on top.

Warren comments, “ ‘I Need a Light’ is a song to sit back and listen to if you are stressin’ over something. Listen to the hook and it makes you feel good. As far as the lyrics in the song, I’m talking about growing up in Long Beach, some of the s*#! I went through, everything from what I saw as a kid up until now. We got to do it.”

Nate Dogg breaks down his ideas about the project. “This song is deep ‘cuz all of our other songs are about regulating on someone or having fun, talking ‘bout the game. It’s about when you are going through s*#!, you got people who smoke just to relax themselves. Like, I need a light man, there is so much going on in my life that I just need to relax. Or dammit, go get me a bottle or something ‘cuz I need a drink. There’s just so much stress going off, let me relax myself. That’s where I was going with the song. That’s where it’s at.”

The music video for “I Need A Light” has a 1940s period feel with contemporary flair. The video opens with a look at Long Beach during Warren’s childhood with Snoop and Nate. The video then follows the lyrics of the song literally, showing Warren at the club and letting loose. Paul Hunter directed the video with Kevin Hunter as his second director.

Paul Hunter explains his direction for the video, “The overall tone of the video shows the classic side of Warren – how he built his empire from the streets of Long Beach and expanded it to the world. He is showing everyone that we can have a good time, look good and dress well. It’s all about class and treating people right. It’s really about the classy style of hip-hop.”

This track is a mellow yet upbeat and is sure to have kids on the street and people in their rides feeling its beat. Warren is preparing for a nationwide tour to support his new album.

Warren G – About In The Mid-Nite Hour

“In The Mid-Nite Hour” is the latest incarnation of the G Funk era by legendary hip-hop artist/producer Warren G and is his fifth studio CD—and first in four years. His new music shows a level of focus, maturity and sophistication into heavy-funk excursions, yet stays on the course that led him to gold and platinum CD success with those classic hits “Regulate,” “This DJ” and “I Want It All,” which made him one of the most influential artists of his time.

Leading off the set is the poignant first single, “Get U Down,” featuring G with Cypress Hill’s B Real and Watts-based soul singers Side Effect, which offers a message of support for victims of hard times everywhere. On “Make It Do What I Do,” G spouts to the insomniacs that have slept on his past achievements and his future hit-making potential on In The Mid-Nite Hour’s minimalist beat/rhyme:

I helped start this thang, these suckas wanna act like they forgot my name
But without the G, you can't spell the game
So it's impossible not to have me in it
It's not gangsta unless it has the G in it


Along with Warren In The Mid-Nite Hour are other guest collaborators including Raphael Saadiq, young rising stars Aftermath’s Bishop Lamont, G Funk Productions’ Frank Lee White (the latter two intro-ed to Warren by half-brother Dr. Dre), G Funk Productions’ Chuck Taylor, Nate Dogg, and Chevy Jones. Chop and screw rap expert Mike Jones rides with Warren and watches his back on “In Case Some Sh$# Go Down.”


IN THE MID-NITE HOUR
1) “Shhhhh”
2) “On My Mind” featuring Chevy Jones, Bishop Lamont, Mike
Anthony, Bokey
3) “Do What It Do” featuring Bishop Lamont
4) “In Case Some Sh$# Go Down” featuring Mike Jones and
Frank Lee White The Greatest
5) “I Need A Light” featuring Nate Dogg
6) “Get U Down” featuring B Real, Side Effect
7) “A Chronic Break”
8) “Weed Song” featuring Frank Lee White The Greatest
9) “Wheels Keep Spinning”
10) “PYT” featuring Big Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg
11) Walk These Streets” featuring Raphael Saadiq
12) “Garilla Pimpin’” featuring Bishop Lamont
12) “Turn It Up Loud” featuring Chuck Taylor
14) “In The Mid-Nite Hour” featuring Nate Dogg
15) “I Like That There” featuring Bishop Lamont
16) “Yes Sir” featuring Snoop Dogg, Bishop Lamont and Frank Lee White
The Greatest
17) “Ahh” featuring Bishop Lamont, Frank Lee White The Greatest, Chuck Taylor
18) “All I Ask of You” featuring Frank Lee White The Greatest,
Bishop Lamont and Chevy Jones
19) “Get U Down Part 2” featuring B Real, Side Effect, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube


Warren G – Quotes on “In The Mid-Nite Hour”

“On his fifth comeback effort, In The Mid-Nite Hour, Warren G is so smooth that you would think Billy Dee Williams was commandeering the mixing board. For the most part, Warren G – who has stumbled with recent record sales – still exhibits the multiplatinum form he first flexed on his debut, Regulate… G –Funk Era. Warren’s underrated skill as a producer comes to the forefront with the heavy funk excursions “Garilla Pimpin’”… Mr. Regulate packs plenty of
menacing Cali-keyboard virtuosity on “In Case Some Sh*t Go Down” … On the dreamy “PYT,” Nate and Snoop Dogg drop in for an infectious 213 reunion that’s soon to be in every stripper’s musical repertoire. And when a swaggering Warren G lets off “Without the G, you can’t spell the
game… it’s not gangsta unless you got the G in it,” on the jumping Ray Charles-sampled “Do What I Do,” it’s a ballsy boast that’s maybe just too real to dismiss” … Despite the few bumps, Warren has still navigated one of the year’s smoothest rides In the Mid-Nite Hour. – Keith Murphy, XXL Magazine.

“Warren G’s album proves that veterans can still be viable and marketable in today’s rap landscape. Just as cool and laid back as ever, “In The Mid-Nite Hour” is a testament to the sound that this producer/rapper helped pioneer over a decade ago. While helping to usher in new talent (Carson’s Bishop Lamont and Georgia native Frank Lee White) Warren shows how his sound has evolved much better than the countless knockoffs. G-Funk is alive and well.” – Ryan Ford, Deputy Editor, The Source Magazine.

“Warren G is one of the most underrated rappers/producers of our time. He is consistently overlooked in the rap game and that needs to change… In The Mid-Nite Hour is a masterpiece that needs to be heard.” – Scott Bejda, Murder Dog Magazine

I love the CD. It's bangin! – Look Magazine

Warren G…his track record speaks for itself. His new album, In the Mid-Nite Hour, is a display of great songs, slammin' beats, gritty and incisive lyrics, and a blend of R&B and Hip Hop that results in his best work ever. Warren g collaborates with an incredible list of guests, including performances by Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Raphael Saadiq, Mike Jones, B Real, Bishop Lamont, Frank Lee White, and others. – artistdirect.com.

“IN THE MID-NITE HOUR may be the best example of g-funk Warren G has released since REGULATE. Focused, sophisticated, and spilling over with superbly produced, heavy-lidded jams strong on fat bass, cool, jazzy keys, and a smooth, R&B-tinged feel, Warren's 2005 joint is hip-hop for real hip-hop heads. All the more impressive is the fact that Warren G programs all his own tracks, raps, and brings on heavyweight friends like Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg to guest.” – Towerrecords.com© Muze/MTS Inc.


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