{"id":5580,"date":"2022-02-15T23:30:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T03:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mi5recordings.com\/new\/?p=5580"},"modified":"2022-02-15T23:36:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T03:36:15","slug":"tony-t-money-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mi5recordings.com\/new\/tony-t-money-green\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony T-Money Green Presents &#8211; California Love &#8211; 2Pac, Dr. Dre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tony &#8220;T-Money&#8221; Green presents G-Funk<br \/>\nA legacy of Death Row Records<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tony T-Money Green Presents - G Funk to A Legacy of Death Row Records\" width=\"640\" height=\"520\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reverbnation.com\/widget_code\/html_widget\/artist_6524783?widget_id=55&#038;pwc[included_songs]=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Edward A. Green known as Tony &#8216;T-Money&#8217; Green (T$G) is a bass player, record producer, and award-winning songwriter well known for his work with Death Row Records, Dr. Dre, George Clinton, Five Special, Snoop Dogg, The Dramatics, Tupac, and Warren G. Tony T-Money Green is President of Hyped International Records a partner with Mi5 Recordings Universal Music Group and R.L. Recordings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"3CHz1i5StHYfAkWaFBBC3K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify Playlist of Legacy releases with T$G<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tony began playing the bass at 14 years old. After forming his band in 1971, the Roadwork crew, Tony\u2019s passion for the music business grew tremendously. In 1975, L.J. Reynolds from The Dramatics noticed Tony\u2019s talent playing at a local club in Detroit. After auditioning for The Dramatics, Tony earned the bass players position in the group. Tony played bass, wrote, and produced many of their many of their hits including four songs from The Dramatic\u2019s gold album[1] \u2018Do What You Wanna Do\u2019, as well as their last top 10 song \u2018Welcome Back Home\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In 1978, Tony Green and Ron Banks of the Dramatics teamed up with George Clinton and wrote one of hip-hop\u2019s most sampled songs \u2018One Of Those Funky Things\u2019 from Parliament&#8217;s \u2018Motor Booty Affair\u2019.[2] Even greater success came when Tony became the band director and bass player for Death Row Records in 1993. Throughout the development of the G-Funk sound, Tony\u2019s signature bass lines elevated several hit projects that went platinum including the Doggystyle album by Snoop Dogg, the All Eyez on Me album by Tupac, the Poetic Justice Soundtrack, the Above The Rim Soundtrack, the Grammy award-winning \u2018Let Me Ride\u2019 (Remix) by Dr. Dre, and Regulate by Warren G.<\/p>\n<p>As Founder and CEO of Hyped International Records, Tony has continued to develop an impressive repertoire of compositions referred to simply as \u2018The Vault\u2019. Many of his projects are an eclectic blend of R&amp;B, Hip-Hop, Funk, Soul, and Rock n\u2019 Roll. His works having been sampled by artists such as DMX, EPMD, Erykah Badu, Ice Cube, Gang Starr, Master P, Ruff Ryders, The Game, and Tupac<br \/>\nEdward A. Green (born September 22, 1956) a.k.a. Tony &#8216;T-Money&#8217; Green is a bass player, record producer, and award-winning songwriter well known for his work with Death Row Records, Dr. Dre, George Clinton, Five Special, Snoop Dogg, The Dramatics, Tupac, and Warren G.<\/p>\n<p>Discography<br \/>\nSamples<br \/>\nDMX\/Ruff Ryders &#8211; \u2018The Ruff Ryders Anthem\u2019 from the \u2018It\u2019s Dark &amp; Hell is Hot\u2019 album (Sample of One of Those Funky Things by Parliament)<br \/>\nEPMD &#8211; \u2018Head Banger\u2019 ft. K-Solo &amp; Redman from the \u2018Business Never Personal\u2019 album (Sample of One of Those Funky Things by Parliament)[3]\nErykah Badu &#8211; \u2018Jump Up In the Air and Stay There\u2019 ft. Lil Wayne &amp; Bilal from the \u2018New Amerykah Part Two\u2019 album (Sample of Jump Up In The Air by Original P)[4] &amp; \u2018U Don\u2019t Have To Call\u2019 from the \u2018But You Caint Use My Phone\u2019 mixtape (Sample of 86 Degreez by Kiko ft. T. Money Green)<br \/>\nIce Cube &#8211; &#8216;I Wanna Kill Sam&#8217; from the &#8216;Death Certificate&#8217; Album (Sample of One of Those Funky Things by Parliament)<br \/>\nGang Starr \u2013 \u2018Make Em\u2019 Pay\u2019 ft. Krumbsnatcha from the \u2018Moment of Truth\u2019 album (Sample of You&#8217;re Something Special by Parliament)[6]\nMaster P &#8211; \u2018How Ya Do Dat\u2019 ft. Young Bleed and C-Loc from the \u2018I\u2019m Bout It\u2019 soundtrack (Sample of One of Those Funky Things by Parliament)<br \/>\nThe Game &#8211; \u2018Cali Sunshine\u2019 ft. Bilal from the \u2018LAX\u2019 album (Sample of California Sunshine by The Dramatics)<br \/>\nTupac &#8211; \u2018Tha Lunatic\u2019 from the \u20182Pacalypse Now\u2019 album (Sample of One of Those Funky Things by Parliament)[9]\nXV \u2013 \u2018Lights Please Vizzy Remix&#8217; ft. J. Cole (Sample of You&#8217;re Something Special by Five Special)[10]\nSoundtracks<\/p>\n<p>Writer\/Producer\/Musician (Bass) for &#8220;Above The Rim&#8221; on \u2018Jus So Ya Know\u2019 by CPO and \u2018My Money Right\u2019 by Lord G<br \/>\nVocals\/Musician (Bass) for &#8220;Murder Was The Case&#8221; on the entire album including \u201821 Jumpstreet\u2019, \u2018What\u2019 Would You Do\u2019, \u2018U Better Recognize\u2019, \u2018Dollaz + Sense\u2019, \u2018The Eulogy\u2019, and \u2018One More Day\u2019<br \/>\nMusician (Bass) for &#8220;Clueless&#8221; on \u2018Rollin With My Homies\u2019 by Coolio<br \/>\nMusician (Bass) for &#8220;Jason&#8217;s Lyric&#8221; on \u2018First Round Draft Pick\u2019 by The Twinz ft. Warren G, and \u2018Walk Away\u2019 by The Five Footaz<br \/>\nMusician (Bass) for &#8220;Poetic Justice&#8221; on \u2018Indo Smoke\u2019 by Mista Grimm, and \u2018Niggas Don\u2019t Give a Fuck\u2019 by Tha Dogg Pound<\/p>\n<p>Awards and honors<br \/>\n2017 \u2013 The Made Man Detroit Honoree, Presented by the 100 Black Men and Urban League[11]\n2017 \u2013 Detroit Music Awards; Outstanding Rap Recording \u2018The Ghetto\u2019, Outstanding Rap Producer, Outstanding Rap Composer<br \/>\n2016 \u2013 Detroit Music Awards; Outstanding Rap Producer<br \/>\n2015 &#8211; Detroit Music Awards; Urban Musician<br \/>\n2011 \u2013 Detroit Music Awards; Outstanding Urban\/Funk\/Hip-Hop Recording for \u201cOne Shot\u201d &amp; Outstanding<\/p>\n<p>Urban\/Funk Vocalist<br \/>\n2008 \u2013 Urban\/Funk Award for Musicianship &amp; Urban\/Funk Songwriter of the Year<br \/>\n1995 \u2013 2008 (in progress)<br \/>\n1995 \u2013 Source Awards Winner for Soundtrack of the Year for the \u2018Above The Rim\u2019 Soundtrack<br \/>\n1993 \u2013 Grammy Award for the \u2018Let Me Ride\u2019 single (honorable mention in lyrics)<br \/>\n1980 &#8211; ASCAP &#8220;Hit Song&#8221; Award for The Dramatics &#8220;Welcome Back Home&#8221;<br \/>\n1980 &#8211; ASCAP &#8220;Hit Song&#8221; Award for Five Special\u2019s &#8220;Why Leave Us Alone&#8221;<br \/>\n1979 &#8211; RIAA Platinum, Writer for George Clinton\u2019s &#8220;Motor Booty Affair\u201d Album<br \/>\n1977 &#8211; RIAA Gold, Writer\/Musician for The Dramatics &#8220;Do What you Wanna Do&#8221; Album<\/p>\n<p>The single &#8220;What Would You Do&#8221; was included on the Natural Born Killers soundtrack and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in the 38th Annual Grammy Awards in 1996. The album was re-released with a bonus DVD containing 3 music videos on July 11, 2006.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony &#8220;T-Money&#8221; Green presents G-Funk A legacy of Death Row Records Edward A. 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