"Alwayz Into Somethin'" is a song by American hip hop group N.W.A, performed by Dr. Dre and

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featuring Admiral D. It is the lead single from their second studio album, ''

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''. The song also appeared on the '' N.W.A's Greatest Hits'' album and '' The Best of N.W.A: The Strength of Street Knowledge''.

History

The song is an early example of

G-funk G-funk, short for gangsta funk, is a sub-genre of gangsta rap that emerged from the West Coast scene in the late 1980s. The genre is heavily influenced by 1970s psychedelic funk (P-funk) sound of artists such as Parliament-Funkadelic. Characte ...

produced by Dr. Dre. His commercially successful solo debut, ''

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'', further developed the subgenre with beats, samples, and instrumentation similar to the one used in "Alwayz into Somethin'. The song was featured in '' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'', on the West Coast gangsta rap station, Radio Los Santos. In a part of the lyrics, Dr. Dre disses

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in the line, "Dre I was speakin' to your bitch O'Shea", referring to Ice Cube leaving the group over royalty disputes.

Music video

In the music video, N.W.A's members are shown shoplifting, stealing cars, shooting at rival gang members, blowing things up, being arrested and thrown in jail, and generally making a nuisance of themselves. The video depicts scenes of murder and

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. The D.O.C. makes a cameo appearance.

Charts

References

External links

* 1991 singles 1991 songs G-funk songs N.W.A songs Ruthless Records singles Song recordings produced by Dr. Dre Songs written by Dr. Dre Songs written by MC Ren Songs written by The D.O.C. Diss tracks {{1990s-single-stub