Warren G - Regulate

this song pops into my head more than once a week.

i had never considered it for wikimusicvideo until ciccone brought its excellent commentary to my attention. he even provided a weblink.

thanks, ciccone.

i feel like i've seen this video a million times in my life, but until today i've never really noticed the seemingly random clips from the tupac shakur vehicle "above the rim" that are interspersed at seemingly random intervals throughout the video.

DID I BLOCK THESE OUT OVER THE COURSE OF ONE MILLION VIEWINGS?!?

any way you slice it, it's all very meta.

i can't believe they're taking warren's wealth.

The song tells a story in which Warren G., while looking for some "skirts" (women), is mugged in Long Beach, California. Nate Dogg is trying to find Warren G. at the same time, and when he finds that Warren G. is getting mugged, he kills the people mugging him. The two then look for women together, whom they eventually find.

The music video featured scenes from the movie Above the Rim including an appearance by late rap superstar Tupac Shakur.

*Special Bonus (from me)*

Mad props to anyone who can provide a complete list of bleeped-out words in this youtube clip, many of which are not expletives. Please submit your answers in the comments.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x5Olen_1co

Eddie Murphy - Party All The Time

Unfortunately, the wikimasters didn't have much to say about this gem, opting to mention it only in reference to Sharam Tayebi's 2006 homage.

What amazes me about this video is that everybody in it seems so nice, earnest, and genuine.

In the 80s, could one be nice, earnest, and genuine and STILL party all the time (PATT)?!?!

Eddie's girl couldn't, but maybe Rick and Eddie could.

In reality, Rick definitely couldn't.

That's why this video remains such a mystery. I never assumed Rick James or Eddie Murphy to be especially nice, earnest, or genuine.

Especially during the 1980s.

I also find it slightly dubious that VH1 ever aired a program entitled "The 50 Most Gay Sucky Songs Ever," but I don't watch much VH1 these days.

Thanks to Carlander for suggesting this video.

He wisely commented, "At they very least, Hegel would have been way into music videos."

*Special Bonus (also from wikipedia)*

Eddie Murphy's singles discography, a catalog which deserves super celebration:


"Party All the Time" was a single recorded by comic actor Eddie Murphy in 1985, written and produced by Rick James and Kevin Johnston. The single reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the only major hit of his music career. Rick James also provided some vocals for the song. Later, "Weird Al" Yankovic covered part of the song in one of his polkas.^[1] The song holds the dubious honor of being ranked #2 in VH1's list of "The 50 Most Gay Sucky Songs Ever",^[2] and #8 in Blender magazine's list of the "50 Most Terrible Songs Ever".^[3]

In 2006, house DJ and producer Sharam Tayebi of Deep Dish released a remix of the song known simply as "PATT", an abbreviation for "Party All The Time" that reached #8 in the UK. The subsequent music video is a homage to the original, which had featured Murphy, James, members of the Stone City Band and some backup singers recording the song in a studio.

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