G-Funk: The Untold Story of Warren G premieres exclusively on YouTube Premium on July 11 Warren G (born Warren Griffin III) is chronicling the rise of “Gangster Funk” in a new YouTube documentary ...

There was something special brewing in Los Angeles around the tail end of the 1980s. In the wake of N.W.A.'s classic Straight Outta Compton album, young creatives began stretching and reshaping ...

In the 1990s, three best friends at Long Beach’s renowned Polytechnic High School polished a new sound at the intersection of funk and rap music. Warren G, with the help of Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg, ...

This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

It’s apparent that the influence of G-funk is not only on the West Coast but also global. There are big names who have left their legacy and are continuing to make an impact in the music industry and ...

"For people older than me and people younger me, [the documentary] gives them a chance to know who we are as human beings,'' Griffin said. "A lot of people have the perception of hip-hop artists being ...