And now, a trip to the theme park…

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Al Shipley: An unlikely smash from at least 5 years after Cube and Nate had stopped making these kinds of gangsta hits, the former moving into film and the latter mostly sticking to clubbier, more lighthearted fare. And it still knocks so hard that it’s no surprise why it made for such a strong comeback of a style that had already fallen so far out of favor, with Nate as always adding a little deadpan absurdity to the menace with lines like “I have no fear, afraid of what?/ and in five beers I’m comin’ up.”
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Katie Lewis: This song is the benchmark that I hold all other Na-Na-Na-Na-Na-Na-Na-Na’s to. Also, I have always enjoyed that in a time span of less than 30 seconds, Ice Cube and Mack 10 BOTH admit in one way or another that their song would probably not be shit if Nate Dogg weren’t involved. I appreciate that Westside Connection knows its place.
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Alfred Soto: The sing-song chorus, roller rink organ, and The Return of the Inescapable West Coast Helium Sound remind me how in 2003 this kind of hip-hop had become as global as Gap. As long as these purportedly hard-dicked motherfuckers don’t inflict their swill on innocent bystanders like the hoes on whom they lavish such macabre detail, they’re as scary as Sir Nose d’Voidoffunk.
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Asher Steinberg: This song is pretty remarkable for its dead-on recreation of a nearly decade-old sound, seven years being an eternity in rap. It also features surprisingly energetic performances from all three of its grizzled performers. Clashing with that energy, however, is Nate’s smug, self-satisfied hook.
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Michaelangelo Matos: The needling organ evokes cheap zombie horror, and that’s appropriate, because everyone sounds like they’re sleepwalking.
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Martin Skidmore: I really love the clipped church organ riff on this, though Nate’s too-simply structured hook doesn’t strike me as one of his finest guest shots. It almost sounds nursery rhymish.
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Ian Mathers: “It ain’t a hit until Nate Dogg spit”, indeed (he pulls off the suit better than the other three, too). None of the Westside Connection guys are much more than adequate here, but the nagging organ riff pairs nicely with Nate’s clipped delivery of the hook and those bullying verses. Add in the hilariously dated video and it’s more than the sum of its parts.
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