Editing Warren G (section)

===Indie career (2005–present)===
''[[In the Mid-Nite Hour]]'', released in October 2005, Warren G's fifth album, his first without a major label involved,<ref name=":0" /> was on Hawino Records.<ref name=":10">Steve "Flash" Juon, [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2005_10_midnitehour.html "Warren G: ''In the Mid-Nite Hour'': Hawino Records/Lightyear Ent."], ''RapReviews.com'', October 18, 2005.</ref> Heavily featuring his native, 213 groupmates Nate and Snoop, it is devotedly Warren's own project, homemade on a low budget.<ref name=":0" /> Music critics assess it to better carry Warren G's own virtues as G-funk's [[everyman]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":10" /> Yet by that very virtue, as expected, it saw scarce exposure beyond Warren G's fans.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":10" />

His sixth album, in September 2009, ''[[The G Files]]'', "still the same basic G-funk sound", adds to "that classic soul vibe", Warren explains, "a taste of that modern electro sound".<ref name=":11">Jeff Weiss, [https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/12/the-gfunk-continuum-warren-g-talks-the-gfiles-the-xfiles-and-west-coast-hiphop.html "The G-funk continuum: Warren G talks 'The G-Files,' 'The X-Files' and West Coast hip hop"], ''Pop & Hiss'', the ''L.A. Times'' Music Blog, December 18, 2009.</ref> Disliking what he put as the rap standard of "some drums and one synth sound", he titled "The West is Back" for return to "that great soulful sound".<ref name=":11" /> "100 Miles and Running" features Nate Dogg—recorded before Nate's strokes in 2007 and 2008—and the [[Wu-Tang Clan]]'s [[Raekwon]].<ref name=":11" />

From June to September 2013, Warren toured in the West Coast Fest, "an OG affair" with [[DJ Quik]], [[Mack 10]], the [[Dogg Pound]], [[Bone Thugs N Harmony]], and others.<ref name=":21">Rose Lilah, [https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/west-coast-fest-tour-line-up-features-e-40-dogg-pound-warren-g-and-more-news.5950.html "West Coast Fest tour line-up features E-40, Dogg Pound, Warren G & more"], HotNewHipHop website, June 6, 2013.</ref> Meanwhile, in a guest role, Warren played OG Hemingway in the sitcom ''[[Newsreaders]]'' on the [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] programming.<ref name=":27">For some examples, see [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004943 Warren G's profile] on [[IMDb]].</ref> And in August 2014, on the [[Mnet (TV channel)|Mnet]] channel's reality series ''American Hustle Life'', he directed an alternate music video for "Boy In Luv", by South Korean boy band [[BTS]].

Nostalgic fans would ask Warren for more of classic [[G-funk]], and even ask for more from Nate Dogg, who had died in 2011.<ref name=":3">[[Ebro Darden]] & [[Laura Stylez]], interviewers, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0blMD48aR0s&t=1s "Warren G talks growing up as Dr. Dre's brother, Snoop's early rap battles and his new album"], ''[[Hot 97]]'' @ YouTube, August 10, 2015</ref><ref name=":26">Erika Ramirez, [https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6620370/warren-g-regulate-g-funk-era-part-ii-ep "Warren G to release 'Regulate…G Funk Era Part II' EP this summer"], ''Billboard.com'', July 8, 2015.</ref> The single "[[My House (Warren G song)|My House]]", leading Warren G's first [[Extended play|EP]], arrived on July 13, 2015. With four songs, the EP, premised as a sequel to the 1994 original, is titled ''[[Regulate... G Funk Era, Part II]]''. Released on August 6, it features [[E-40]], [[Too Short]], [[Jeezy]], [[Bun B]], and, in all four songs, Nate Dogg. With his unique knack for intuiting Warren's production cues, Nate leaves behind some of his 213 partner's favorite recordings.<ref name=":3" />