Peter Paphides from Melody Maker wrote, "The thing that makes Dr Dre's music so ace (in the case of "Nuthin' but a G Thang") is the fluidity of the rhymes and a salubrious touch of swingbeat arrangements that sweeten the blow of the lithe, luminous rhythm section.

The subject matter — a slimy soliloquy on how Dre and guest rapper Snoop Doggy Dog like their woman — is best taken with a pinch of salt.

A female player's (Mercedes Ashley)[12] bikini top is pulled down by "T-Dubb", an original member of the Long Beach rap group Foesum, exposing her breasts.

A small sequence of events shows a snobbish female party-goer humiliated by being sprayed with shaken-up malt liquor.

The MTV edit censors nudity, drug paraphernalia, Warren G with a blunt, copyrighted logos, a Chicago White Sox ball cap, and screen text.

Q magazine listed it as the 24th greatest hip hop song of all time and is featured in the game Grand Theft Auto San Andreas.

[16] Musically, the funk orientation in hip-hop is often linked to "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" but its roots were laid by another rap group, Above the Law.