Warren G News

(11/21/01, 6 p.m. ET) -- Warren G's "Looking At You," featuring Toi and produced by Warren's half-brother Dr. Dre, entered Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart last week at Number 71. The song is the first single from Warren's fourth album, Return Of The Regulator, due out December 11 on Universal Records.

Though the album includes collaborations with Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, George Clinton, and WC, the most surprising guest appearance comes from Mista Grimm, who appeared on Warren's 1993 debut single "Indo Smoke" from the Poetic Justice soundtrack.

The two had not worked together since the early '90s recording, so Mista Grimm was surprised when he received a call from Warren. "I'm at the house chillin', and I get a phone call, and it's Warren, and I'm like, 'Wow, how'd you get my number?'" Mista Grimm, told LAUNCH. "He started to tell me about the new album he was doing, and he wanted me to get down with him again. So we hooked right on up. Had no problems."

Warren G agrees. "It was all cool from the jump," Warren told LAUNCH. "I explained to him what I was trying to do. I wanted to put him on my team, and was working on some new stuff. It wasn't no crazy reaction. It was like we hadn't kicked it in a week or two. The way I feel about him is the same way I felt about Snoop. Once I get to lay down some tracks for him, he's going to be out of here."

Mista Grimm appears on several songs on Return Of The Regulator, including "Speed Dreaming" featuring George Clinton, and "Here Comes Another One," with Nate Dogg. Mista Grimm is also working on a solo album.

-- Billy Johnson Jr., Los Angeles

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