Translations for the Hip Hop Impaired, Vol. 1 - Regulate

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Nate Dogg and Warren G: Regulators

"Regulate," by Warren G (feat. Nate Dogg)

Movie clip

Regulators

Go watch Young Guns.

We regulate any stealing of his property

It’s good.

And we damn good too

So is the sequel.

But you cant be any geek off the street,

Probably Emilio Estevez' best work since The Breakfast Club.

Gotta be handy with the steel if you know what I mean, earn your keep!

But enough about that.

Regulators! Mount up!

Let’s begin the tale.

Warren G:

It was a clear black night, a clear white moon

It all started on a very pretty night.

Warren G was on the streets, trying to consume

I had made my way downtown,

Some skirts for the eve, so I can get some funk

Looking for women who might want to have sex.

Just rollin' in my ride, chillin' all alone

As it happens, I was driving without any of my usual entourage.

Nate Dogg:

Just hit the eastside of the L-B-C

That same night I drove over to east Long Beach County,

On a mission trying to find Mr. Warren G.

Hoping I’d run into my friend Warren, who is known to frequent the area.

Seen a car full of girls ain't no need to tweak

I saw several attractive women in a car, but I didn’t get overly excited and run over to them.

All you skirts know whats up with 2-1-3

You see, women everywhere throw themselves at men from my neighborhood.  I can probably pick them up later.

Warren G:

So I hooks a left on the 2-1 and Lewis

So I turned down a street near my destination,

Some brothas shootin' dice so I said "Let's do this"

And what should I find but an impromptu, unsanctioned game of Craps.  I couldn’t resist…

I jumped out the ride, and said "What's up?"

I parked my car and politely asked the gentlemen if I could join their game,

Some brothas pulled some gats so I said "I'm stuck."

But, to my surprise, they aimed pistols at me.  What rotten luck.

Nate Dogg:

Since these girls peepin me I'm'a glide and swerve

I could tell the ladies in the other car were interested, so I decided to put on a bit of a show of my driving skill.

These hookers lookin' so hard they straight hit the curb

Unfortunately, my antics caused them to have a minor accident.

Won't cha think of better things than some horny tricks

Just as I was considering coming to their aid...

I see my homey and some suckers all in his mix

I noticed my friend Warren in a spot of trouble with some local criminals.

Warren G:

I'm gettin' jacked, I'm breakin' myself

I was being robbed and humiliated.

I can't believe they taking Warren's wealth

I never thought the day would come when my hard-earned possessions would be stolen by common thugs.

They took my rings, they took my Rolex

They removed my jewelry and designer watch.

I looked at the brotha said "Damn, what's next?"

I asked the lead robber if there was more he wanted to take from me, fearful of his answer.

Nate Dogg:

They got my homey hemmed up and they all around

Warren was in a tight spot, surrounded by criminals.

Ain't none of them seeing if they going straight pound for pound

It was clear they were not interested in fighting fair.

They wanna come up real quick, before they start to clown

I decided to intervene before they hurt Warren severely.

I best pull out my strap and lay them busters down

I realized the best solution to the problem was to murder them with my concealed pistol.  I thought that should do the trick.

Warren G:

They got guns to my head

As they threatened me with their pistols,

I think I'm going down

I began to contemplate my life and impending demise.

I can't believe this happenin' in my own town

I thought I was safe in the city I grew up in, but alas…

If I had wings I would fly

I might have a chance to escape my fate if I could somehow fly away.

Let me contemplate

Funny what your mind conjures up when you’re in peril.

I glanced in the cut and I see my homey Nate

Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of my friend Nate just behind my attackers.

Nate Dogg:

Sixteen in the clip and one in the hole

My pistol had seventeen bullets loaded and ready for action.

Nate Dogg is about to make some bodies turn cold

I was resolute in my intention to kill these delinquents.

Now they droppin' and yellin'

As I shot at them, they began to fall down and beg for their lives,

It's a tad bit late

But I was having none of that.

Nate Dogg and Warren G had to regulate

Warren and I would accept nothing less than their deaths.

I laid all them busters down

I shot each and every one of the criminals.

I let my gat explode

Each gunshot resonated loudly, reminiscent of a bomb going off.

Now I'm switchin' my mind back into freak mode

When the violence was over, my thoughts returned to the ladies from before.

If you want skirts sit back and observe

I asked Warren if he was interested in finding dates,

I just left a gang of hoes over there on the curb

Explaining that I had seen some potentially willing partners just minutes before, and only a few yards away.

Warren G:

Now Nate got the freaks

Nathan sure has a way with women.

And that's a known fact

He’s a local legend in that regard.

Before I got jacked I was on the same track

I told him that, as a matter of fact, I had intended to find a female companion before I got into the recent predicament.

Back up back up cause its on

And so we approached the ladies in tandem,

N-A-T-E and me - the Warren to the G

Best friends forever.

Nate Dogg:

Just like I thought

As I suspected,

They were in the same spot

The women were where I had seen them last,

In need of some desperate help

Still having car trouble.

The Nate Dogg and the G-Child

Meanwhile, Warren and I

Were in need of somethin' else

Were horny.

One of them dames was sexy as hell

One woman in particular caught my attention.

I said "Oooh I like your size."

I told her I thought her figure was quite attractive.

She said "My car's broke down and you seem real nice,

She asked me, since she couldn’t drive and I was non-threatening to her,

Would ya let me ride?"

if I wouldn’t mind transporting her in my car.

I got a car full of girls and it's goin' real swell 

Wouldn’t you know?  All the women joined us in the car.

The next stop is the Eastside Motel

We happily made our way to a disreputable establishment for some sex.

Warren G:

I'm tweaking

I really enjoy

Into a whole new era 

The way my life has turned out since I became a rapper.

G-Funk

Our particular niche in rap?

Step to this

Well, say what you want,

I dare ya

But I think it is the best.

Funk

Funk was a fantastic form of music,

On a whole new level

And our interpretation improves on that concept.

Nate Dogg:

The rhythm is the bass and the bass is the treble

I have lost my damn mind.

Warren G:

Chords

We use

Strings

All the

We brings

Typical

Melody

Musical structures and attributes

G-funk

To create our particular rap style.

Where rhythm is life

The beats are particularly important in this style.

And life is rhythm

We’ve made them integral in producing our music.

Nate Dogg:

If you know like I know

If you understand our music like I do

You don't wanna step to this

You know that it is unimpeachable.

It's the G-Funk era

We are at the forefront of a major musical fad.

Funked out with a gangsta twist

It’s like funk music, from the perspective of the mean streets.

And if you smoke like I smoke

Furthermore, if you enjoy marijuana as much as I do

Then you high like everyday

Then you probably have trouble keeping your thoughts together.

And if your ass is a buster

But remember, if you are not a likeable person and venture into our neighborhood

213 will regulate

You will likely be killed.   Sorry.