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{{Short description|American record label}}
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{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| name = G-Funk Entertainment
| name = G-Funk Entertainment
| image = [[Image:G-funk.jpg]]
| image =
| image_bg = <!-- (background color for logo, should remain empty/white unless required) -->
| image_bg = <!-- (background color for logo, should remain empty/white unless required) -->
| parent = <!-- parent company, such as "[[Warner Music Group]]" -->
| parent = [[Universal Music Group]]
| founded = 1995
| founded = 1995
| founder = [[Warren G]]
| founder = [[Warren G]]
| status = <!-- leave blank unless "Inactive" or "Defunct" -->
| status = <!-- leave blank unless "Inactive" or "Defunct" -->
| distributor = [[Warner Music Group]]
| distributor = [[Fontana Distribution]]
| genre = [[West Coast hip hop]], [[G-funk]], [[R&B]]
| genre = [[West Coast hip hop]], [[G-funk]], [[R&B]]
| country = [[United States]]
| country = [[United States]]
| location = [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| location = [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| url =
| url =
}}
}}


'''G-Funk Entertainment''' (formerly known as '''G-Funk Records''' and later renamed '''G-Funk 2000: The New Millennium''') is an American [[vanity label]] founded by [[West Coast hip hop]] artist [[Warren G]]. It was a subsidiary of [[Def Jam]], where it was dropped off and signed to [[Restless Records]] in 1998 under a new name to finally arrive to Hawino Records as ''G-Funk Entertainment'' in 2005, where [[Warren G]] released his album ''[[In the Mid-Nite Hour]]''.
'''G-Funk Entertainment''' (formerly known as '''G-Funk Records''' and later renamed '''G-Funk 2000: The New Millennium''') is an American [[vanity label]] founded by [[West Coast hip hop]] artist [[Warren G]]. It was a subsidiary of [[Def Jam]], where it was dropped off and signed to [[Restless Records]] in 1998 under a new name to finally arrive to Hawino Records as ''G-Funk Entertainment'' in 2005, where [[Warren G]] released his album ''[[In the Mid-Nite Hour]]''.


== Roster ==
==Roster==
* [[Warren G]]
* [[Warren G]]
* [[Mista Grimm]]
* [[Reel Tight]]
* [[Reel Tight]]
* Jessica Betts
* CB10
* Jessica
* [[Foesum]]
* [[Twinz]]
* [[Twinz]]
* Da 5 Footaz
* Da 5 Footaz
* [[The Dove Shack]]
* [[The Dove Shack]]
* Olack

== Discography ==

=== Past releases ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Album information
|-
| '''[[Warren G]]''' - ''[[Regulate... G Funk Era]]''
* Released: June 7, 1994
* Chart positions: #2 US, #1 Top Hip Hop/R&B
* Last [[RIAA certification]]: 3x Platinum
* Singles: "Regulate", "Do You See", "This DJ"
|-
| '''Jessica''' - ''California Girl''
* Released: 1995
* Chart positions:
* Last [[RIAA certification]]:
* Singles:
|-
| '''[[The Twinz]]''' - ''[[Conversation (album)|Conversation]]''
* Released: August 22, 1995
* Chart positions: #84 US
* Last [[RIAA certification]]:
* Singles: "Round & Round"
|-
| '''[[The Dove Shack]]''' - ''[[This Is the Shack]]''
* Released: August 22, 1995
* Chart positions: #68 US
* Last [[RIAA certification]]:
* Singles: "Summertime in the LBC"
|-
| '''[[Foesum]]''' - ''[[Perfection (album)|Perfection]]''
* Released: September 10, 1996
* Chart positions:
* Last [[RIAA certification]]:
* Singles:
|-
| '''[[Warren G]]''' - ''[[Take a Look Over Your Shoulder]]''
* Released: March 25, 1997
* Chart positions: #11 US, #4 R&B/Hip-Hop
* Last [[RIAA certification]]: Gold
* Singles: "I Shot the Sheriff", "Smokin' Me Out"
|-
| '''[[Reel Tight]]''' - ''[[Back to the Real]]''
* Released: April 13, 1999
* Chart positions: #197 US
* Last [[RIAA certification]]:
* Singles: "(Do You) Wanna Ride"
|-
| '''[[Warren G]]''' - ''[[I Want It All (album)|I Want It All]]''
* Released: October 12, 1999
* Chart positions: #21 US, #4 Top Hip Hop/R&B
* Last [[RIAA certification]]: Gold
* Singles: "I Want It All", Game Don't Wait" "Gangsta Love", "You Never Know"
|-
| '''Jessica''' - ''You Can't Resist''
* Released: 2000
* Chart positions:
* Last [[RIAA certification]]:
* Singles:
|-
| '''[[Warren G]]''' - ''[[The Return of the Regulator]]''
* Released: December 11, 2001
* Chart positions: #11 US, #4 Top Hip-Hop/R&B
* Last [[RIAA certification]]:
* Singles: "Lookin' At You", "Ghetto Village"
|-
| '''[[Warren G]]''' - ''[[In the Mid-Nite Hour]]''
* Released: October 11, 2005
* Chart positions: #80 US, #15 Top Hip Hop/R&B
* Last [[RIAA certification]]:
* Singles: "Get U Down", I Need a Light"
|-
| '''[[The Dove Shack]]''' - ''[[Reality's Got Me Tied Up]]''
* Released: May 5, 2006
* Chart positions:
* Last [[RIAA certification]]:
* Singles:
|-
| '''Da 5 Footaz''' - ''The Lost Scrolls''
* Released:
* Chart positions:
* Last [[RIAA certification]]:
* Singles:
|-
| '''Da 5 Footaz''' - ''Lifetime''
* Released:
* Chart positions:
* Last [[RIAA certification]]:
* Singles:
|-
! Other singles
|-
| '''Mista Grimm''' - ''Indo Smoke''
* Released: 1994
* Chart positions: #56 US, #63 R&B
* Last [[RIAA certification]]:
* Singles:
|-
| '''Mista Grimm''' - ''Situation: Grimm''
* Released: 1995
* Chart positions: #97 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
* Last [[RIAA certification]]:
* Singles:
|-
| "Smoke dat G-Funk!
* Released: 1996
* Chart positions: #35 Hot Rap Singles
* From the album: ''[[Set It Off (film)#Soundtrack|Set It Off]]'' soundtrack<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/release/908870 Da 5 Footaz - The Heist<!-- Bot generated title

Olack - Limit

Released: 2013
Chart positions: #120 US
Last RIAA certification:
Singles: "(Limit) Feat RabTheMusic"

-->]</ref>
|-
|}


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:American record labels]]
[[Category:American record labels]]
[[Category:Companies based in Los Angeles, California]]
[[Category:Companies based in Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Hip hop record labels]]
[[Category:Hip-hop record labels]]
[[Category:Gangsta rap record labels]]
[[Category:Gangsta rap record labels]]
[[Category:Record labels established in 1995]]
[[Category:Record labels established in 1995]]

Latest revision as of 17:45, 13 December 2024

G-Funk Entertainment
Parent companyUniversal Music Group
Founded1995
FounderWarren G
Distributor(s)Fontana Distribution
GenreWest Coast hip hop, G-funk, R&B
Country of originUnited States
LocationLos Angeles, California

G-Funk Entertainment (formerly known as G-Funk Records and later renamed G-Funk 2000: The New Millennium) is an American vanity label founded by West Coast hip hop artist Warren G. It was a subsidiary of Def Jam, where it was dropped off and signed to Restless Records in 1998 under a new name to finally arrive to Hawino Records as G-Funk Entertainment in 2005, where Warren G released his album In the Mid-Nite Hour.

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