29 Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang

DR. DRE FEAT. SNOOP DOGGY DOGG 1992

Dr. Dre’s debut solo single is a smooth and inimitable kickback classic that would help define his career after the demise of N.W.A. The song originally sampled a Boz Scaggs track before Dre settled on the bass line from Leon Haywood’s 1975 hit “I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You.” Snoop was in jail while Dre was recording, so he delivered some of his initial parts over the phone. “I really wanted this demo done, so he called in and I taped the receiver of the phone to the mic,” Dre said. “You can hear jail sounds in the back.”