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  • Issued : 01 Dec 2001

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Genre : Dance & Soul Catalogue Number : 2.62688
Format : CD Label : Elektra
Issued : 01 Dec 2001 Item sourced from : USA
Original Release Year : 2001   
Number of Discs : 1

Music And Me

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  • LP   US Edition   ¥3,245   US Import   Released: 04 Dec 2001  

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Music & Me technically isn't Nate Dogg's debut album. That would be G-Funk Classics (1998), a mishandled double-disc album released as an afterthought during the waning days of Death Row Records. But since G-Funk Classics was such a hodgepodge, and also since it fell upon deaf ears, it's understandable that Music & Me feels like Nate Dogg's solo debut album -- his first chance to shine on his own and elevate his reputation from featured guest to solo superstar. Released by Elektra, Music & Me is a well-crafted album on most counts, featuring first-rate production work by Megahertz, Bink, and Mel-Man, along with high-profile guest features by Xzibit, Pharoahe Monch, Jermaine Dupri, Dr. Dre, Kurupt, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, and Fabolous (all of whom are returing the favor, for Nate Dogg was a featured guest on recent albums of theirs). Music & Me certainly sounds good while it's playing, and the revolving door of guest features keeps the proceedings interesting, if occasionally routine rather than exciting. If there's one quality lacking, however, it's a wealth of ace songwriting -- the productions are first-rate, the guests are talented, Nate Dogg himself is in good form, but the songs themselves are often generic. There are some exceptions, including such standouts as I Got Love and Keep It G.A.N.G.S.T.A., but too many of these songs are lyrically artless. This generally isn't a problem with Nate Dogg, since he usually is brought in by others to sing prewritten hooks, and so long as those hooks are catchy and sound good, it doesn't really matter however shallow they may be. Over the course of an entire album like this, on the other hand, where Nate Dogg is the focal point rather than a featured guest, there needs to be some substance -- lyrics and concepts that add up to something meaningful. Perhaps this goes to show that while Nate Dogg is a fantastic featured guest, a sure-fire hitmaker when brought in to sing a hook, he's no wordsmith. Nonetheless, Nate Dogg is vocally in fine form on Music & Me, an album that sounds good when it's playing, and fans will surely enjoy much of the album, which admittedly has been a long time coming, so long as they're not expecting anything deep or meaningful. ~ Jason Birchmeier, Rovi

Credits

A.J. Luke(Guitar),  Anthony Mazza(Guitar),  Howard Hersh(Keyboards),  Marlon Williams(Guitar),  Mike Elizondo(Bass),  Mike Elizondo(Keyboards),  Printz Board(Trumpet),  Rhemario Webber(Keyboards),  Tim Izo Orindgreff(Flute),  Tony G.(Percussion),  Barbara Wilson(Vocals (Background)),  Battlecat(Multi Instruments),  Damizza(Multi Instruments),  Mike City(Multi Instruments),  Battlecat(Producer),  Bink(Producer),  Brian Frye(Engineer),  Bryan-Michael Cox(Producer),  C.J. DeVillar(Engineer),  Damizza(Engineer),  Damizza(Producer),  Darrell Thorp(Engineer),  Dave Aron(Engineer),  Dr Dre(Producer),  Jermaine Dupri(Producer),  Mauricio Iragorri(Engineer),  Mike City(Producer),  Mike Elizondo(Producer),  Nate Dogg(Producer),  Tyson Leeper(Engineer),  Anita Marisa Boriboon(Art Direction),  Battlecat(Mixing),  Brian Paturalski(Mixing Assistant),  Brian Vibberts(Assistant Engineer),  Doug Wilson(Mixing),  Dr Dre(Mixing),  Fabolous(Performer),  Gary Walker(Assistant Engineer),  Gary Walker(Mixing Assistant),  James McCrone(Assistant Engineer),  James McCrone(Mixing Assistant),  Jay Brown(Executive Producer),  Joe Warlick(Mixing),  John Horesco IV(Mixing Assistant),  Kevin "KD" Davis(Mixing),  Kurupt(Performer),  Larry Chapman(Production Coordination),  Ludacris(Performer),  Manny Marroquin(Mixing),  Mauricio Iragorri(Mixing),  Pharoahe Monch(Performer),  Phil Tan(Mixing),  Piotr Sikora(Photography),  Richard Huredia(Mixing),  Rouble Kapoor(Assistant Engineer),  Steve Macauley(Mixing Assistant),  Sylvia Rhone(Executive Producer),  Tadd Mingo(Assistant Engineer),  Tha Eastsidaz(Performer),  Tom Rounds(Assistant Engineer),  Tom Rounds(Mixing Assistant),  Tyson Leeper(Mixing Assistant),  Victor McCoy(Assistant Engineer),  Wayne Williams(Assistant Engineer),  Xzibit(Performer),  Andrea Cooker(Stylist),  Yolanda Halston(Grooming),  Andre Johnson(A&R),  Jay Brown(A&R)

Songs

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    1
    I Got Love  (03:58)
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    2
    Backdoor  (05:14)
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    3
    Keep It G.A.N.G.S.T.A.  (04:05)
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    4
    I Pledge Allegiance (Intro)
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    I Pledge Allegiance  (04:27)
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    Your Woman Has Just Been Sighted [Ring the Alarm]  (04:02)
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    Your Wife  (03:39)
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    8
    Can't Nobody  (05:22)
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    9
    Another Short Story  (04:16)
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    10
    Concrete Streets  (03:59)
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    11
    Real Pimp  (03:34)
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    12
    Ditty Dum Ditty Doo  (04:27)
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    13
    Music and Me  (04:01)
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    14
    I Got Love [Remix]  (04:01)

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  • ★★★★★ 

    HAL  |  U.S. Japan State  |  不明  |  30/December/2006

    甘くエロティックなメロウジャム&ヴォーカルには完全に惚れました。

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  • ★★★★★ 

    BitchBatch  |  徳島県  |  不明  |  10/November/2005

    キングオブフューチャーのネイト。いい仕事しています。

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  • ★★★★☆ 

    CORRUPT  |  広島県  |  不明  |  06/November/2005

    Fredwreck作/Eastsidaz参加のKはヤバいですね。全体的に落ち着いた雰囲気でとても聞きやすいです。@のRMXのMはゲストの参加でかなりカッコ良く生まれ変わってます。

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