"Regulate" was the breakout single for Warren G and Nate Dogg. Released in the summer of 1994, the track appears on the soundtrack to the film Above the Rim and later Warren G's album Regulate... G Funk Era.

To adjust by rule, method, or established mode; to direct by rule or restriction; to subject to governing principles or laws.

bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

To control through legislation (laws), put rules on something.

To adjust, or maintain, with respect to a desired rate, degree, or condition; as, to regulate the temperature of a room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a machine, etc.

fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"

shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

check the emission of (sound)

To put in good order; as, to regulate the disordered state of a nation or its finances.

to put or maintain order in