To lay down the law. Begin controlling shit. Often By physical force/restraint.

1) Any individuals who take care of problematic people through violence. They hit hard and fast either out in the open or covertly.
2) Can also be used as a verb to describe carrying out the action of a regulator.

Smooth-ass hip-hop song that came out in 1994 and performed by Warren G. and Nate Dogg and one of the silkiest rap songs ever to hit your ears. Charted #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop and Rap charts.

"Regulate" appears on both the "Above the Rim" Soundtrack and Warren G.'s album, "Regulate: The G-Funk Era." It has since become a bona fide classic in hip-hop and is now considered an old school jam of jams.

Because of the Micheal McDonald sample and Warren G. and Nate Dogg's smooth voices, white people go crazy over this g-funk track. However, they will often erroneously refer to this song's title as "Regulators" or "The Regulators" because of the intro, which contains lines taken from the 1988 film "Young Guns."

Someone who solve problems using necessary violence, wich is of course necessary in a lot of cases.

1. Having used extreme violence to stop someone from stealing, or causing other problems that put you out.
2. To have represented.
3. To have kept it real.

to deal with rivals on the street- often in a forceful and violent

see Nate Dogg or Warren G.