14 Facts About Warren G

Warren G is credited with discovering Snoop Dogg, having introduced the then-unknown rapper to record producer Dr Dre.

In 1982, Warren G went to live with his father in North Long Beach.

In 1988, age 17, Warren G was jailed for gun possession.

Once out of jail, Warren G worked at the Long Beach shipyards and began focusing on music after Dr Dre taught him how to use a drum machine.

The trio dissolved after Warren G connected them to Dr Dre.

Warren G initially helped there; not desiring a career in his mentor and stepbrother's shadow he signed to Def Jam Recordings in New York City.

Warren G helped Dre find sounds for Dre's debut solo album The Chronic, further debuting Snoop, whereby superstardom chased Snoop into 1993 and, via Snoop's own debut solo album, Doggystyle, captured him by 1994.

Warren G, returning to Long Beach, aimed to find his own way.

Singleton asked Warren G to produce a song for the soundtrack of his forthcoming film Poetic Justice.

The single's success led to Warren's invitation to Russell Simmons's label Def Jam Recordings, where Warren G signed a record deal.

Yet further, unlike other G-funk artists, Warren G, even called "a romantic" at heart, voiced simpler concerns.

From June to September 2013, Warren G toured in the West Coast Fest, "an OG affair" with DJ Quik, Mack 10, the Dogg Pound, Bone Thugs N Harmony, and others.

Meanwhile, in a guest role, Warren G played OG Hemingway in the sitcom Newsreaders on the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming.

In 2019, Warren G launched a line of barbecue sauces and rubs, Sniffin Griffin's BBQ, for retail and restaurant supply.