I Want It All (album)

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I Want It All
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 12, 1999
Recorded1998-1999
Genre
Length59:40
Label G-Funk Entertainment, Restless Records
Producer Warren G, Soopafly, Vada Nobles
Warren G chronology
Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
(1997)
I Want It All
(1999)
The Return of the Regulator
(2001)
Singles from I Want It All
  1. "I Want It All"
    Released: August 31, 1999
  2. "Game Don't Wait"
    Released: September 9, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
RapReviews7/10 [3]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

I Want It All is the third studio album by the American rapper Warren G. [6] [7] It was released on October 12, 1999, via his own label, G-Funk Entertainment, in conjunction with Restless Records. Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Mack 10, Eve, Jermaine Dupri, and Slick Rick make guest appearances. I Want It All contains less vocals by Warren G, who focused more on the producing.

Contents

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly wrote that Warren G "attempts to regulate his chart position with superstar cameos; but even Snoop Dogg, Eve, and Memphis Bleek can’t bring enough edge." [8]

AllMusic thought that "though I Want It All occasionally skirts the borders of hip-hop lite, it's chocked with quality mid-tempo productions and excellent rapping." [1]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Warren G, except track 8 produced by Soopafly and tracks 10 & 15 produced by Vada Nobles

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:37
2."Gangsta Love" (featuring Kurupt, Nate Dogg and RBX)4:02
3."Why Oh Why" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound)4:01
4."Dollars Make Sense" (featuring Crucial Conflict and Kurupt)4:31
5."I Want It All" (featuring Mack 10)5:07
6."Havin' Things" (featuring Jermaine Dupri and Nate Dogg)3:00
7."You Never Know" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Phats Bossi and Reel Tight)3:44
8."My Momma (Ola Mae)"4:33
9."G-Spot" (featuring El DeBarge and Val Young)5:16
10."We Got That" (featuring Eve, Drag-On and Shadow)3:46
11."Dope Beat"3:19
12."World Wide Ryders" (featuring Neb Love and K-Bar)3:57
13."Game Don't Wait" (performed by 213)4:15
14."If We Give You a Chance" (featuring Slick Rick, Phats Bossi and Val Young)4:13
15."I Want It All (Remix)" (featuring Memphis Bleek, Drag-On and Tikki Diamond)4:14
16."Outro"1:33

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [9] 21
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [10] 4

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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