Nate Dogg Music & Me

Posted on 12.4.2001

Nate Dogg
Album: Music & Me
Release Date: Dec 4, 2001
Label: Elektra

Review:
Nate Dogg is the undisputed king of choruses, bridges, and hooks, which would seemingly limit his ability to successfully carry a full-length album. Nevertheless, Music & Me is his third appearance at the plate. A little Nate Dogg goes a long way, so it’s no surprise that an extensive A list of guest stars holds most of the album’s appeal. Pharoahe Monch’s limber and loose verses make the otherwise mediocre "I Pledge Allegiance" a pleasant surprise, while surface-level lyrics kicked by rap’s miniest mogul, Jermaine Dupri, help bury an already weak "Your Woman Has Just Been Sighted." Dr. Dre, Snoop, Kurupt, and the Eastsidaz are in the house, of course, and Snoop’s verse on "Ditty Dum Ditty Doo" helps make it the second best song on the album. The hottest track is easily "Keep It G.A.N.G.S.T.A." The beat is bubblegum yet menacing, a perfect background for the supreme combination of Nate Dogg, ghetto chanteuse Lil’ Mo, and Cali’s premier MC Xzibit.

Featurings:
Dr. Dre, Fabolous, Kurupt, Ludacris, Tha Eastsidaz, Jermaine Dupri, Pharoahe Monch.

Tracklisting:
1. I Got Love
2. Backdoor
3. Keep It G.A.N.G.S.T.A.
4. I Pledge Allegiance (Intro)
5. I Pledge Allegiance - Pharoahe Monch
6. Your Woman Has Just Been Sighted [Ring the Alarm] - Jermaine Dupri
7. Your Wife - Dr. Dre
8. Can’t Nobody - Kurupt
9. Another Short Story
10. Concrete Streets
11. Real Pimp - Ludacris
12. Ditty Dum Ditty Doo - Tha Eastsidaz
13. Music and Me
14. I Got Love [Remix] - Fabolous

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