Music & Me (Nate Dogg album)

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Music & Me
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ReleasedDecember 4, 2001
Recorded200001
Genre
Length55:13
Label Elektra
Producer
Nate Dogg chronology
G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2
(1998)
Music & Me
(2001)
Nate Dogg
(2003)
Singles from Music & Me
  1. "I Got Love"
    Released: October 13, 2001

Music & Me is the second studio album by American singer Nate Dogg, released by Elektra Records in 2001. It received a fair amount of critical and commercial success upon release. Its popularity was led by the hit single "I Got Love" which appeared on the soundtrack to the Jason Statham film The Transporter , and reached number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It features guest appearances from Dr. Dre, Xzibit, Kurupt, Fabolous, Ludacris, Pharoahe Monch, Snoop Dogg, Tha Eastsidaz, Jermaine Dupri, B.R.E.T.T., and Lil' Mo, and includes production by Bink!, Dr. Dre, Mel-Man, Battlecat, Damizza, Fredwreck Nassar, Mike City, Bryan Michael-Cox, and Megahertz. According to SoundScan, Music & Me has sold 400,000 copies to date. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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NME (7/10) [3] [ better source needed ]
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RapReviews6/10 [5]
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Wise Q of HipHopDX gave praise to the production contributions by Dr. Dre and Mike City, and the guest lyrics from Xzibit and Ludacris, concluding that "There aren't many tracks that show Nate's enthusiasm dropping but the numerous features question whether the Dogg can hold it solo. Doesn't matter. Right now, the number one crooner from the West (not TQ) is back and this album displays Nate in all his pimp daddy vocalising glory." [4] AllMusic's Jason Birchmeier also commended the production and featured artists for making the record have banging sound quality but felt the songwriting throughout lacked substance to avoid being "lyrically artless", concluding that "Nonetheless, Nate Dogg is vocally in fine form on Music & Me, an album that sounds good when it's playing, and fans will surely enjoy much of the album, which admittedly has been a long time coming, so long as they're not expecting anything deep or meaningful." [2] Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews gave note that the album shines when the solo tracks and featured songs follow the "Regulate" formula but said there was few of them to be found, concluding that "[F]or Nate Dogg fans his vocals are still quality and the beats are choicer than most, but hip-hop heads who expect rapper + Nate may actually find the reverse is less than they expect, rather than being equivalent." [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Got Love" Bink 3:58
2."Backdoor"
  • Hale
  • Harrell
Bink5:13
3."Keep It G.A.N.G.S.T.A." (featuring Lil' Mo and Xzibit) Megahertz 4:05
4."I Pledge Allegiance (Intro)" Mel-Man 0:13
5."I Pledge Allegiance" (featuring Pharoahe Monch)
  • Hale
  • Bradford
  • Elizondo
  • Jamerson
Mel-Man4:27
6."Your Woman Has Just Been Sighted (Ring the Alarm)" (featuring Jermaine Dupri)
  • Jermaine Dupri
  • Bryan-Michael Cox
4:01
7."Your Wife" (featuring Dr. Dre)
  • Dr. Dre
  • Mike Elizondo
3:39
8."Can't Nobody" (featuring Kurupt)
  • Hale
  • Wesley
Megahertz5:22
9."Another Short Story"
Mike City4:15
10."Concrete Streets" Battlecat 3:58
11."Real Pimp" (featuring Ludacris)
Bink3:34
12."Ditty Dum Ditty Doo" (featuring Snoop Dogg & Tha Eastsidaz) Fredwreck 4:27
13."Music & Me"
Damizza 4:00
14."I Got Love (Remix)" (featuring Fabolous, B.R.E.T.T. and Kurupt)
Bink4:00
15."One Night Stand (Bonus Track)" (featuring Angie Martinez, Illo 77 and Simon Vegas) Simon Vegas4:22
16."I Got Love (Simon Vegas Remix) (Bonus Track)" (featuring Fabolous, B.R.E.T.T. and Kurupt) Simon Vegas4:01

Charts

Singles chart positions

YearSongChart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Rhythmic Top 40
2001"I Got Love"#48#45-#33

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