I woke this morning, checking my Blackberry in bed, as I usually do, to skim past a few R.I.P Nate Dogg messages, presuming it was some stupid joke going about I carried on until message after message came in with the same tragic news. Nate Dogg, the Long Beach crooner who shot to fame as part of 213 with Snoop Dogg and Warren G, passed away on March 15th after several years of health problems at the age of 41. After suffering a major stroke in 2007 that left him paralysed on his left side, Nathaniel Hale then suffered a further stroke the following year, and current reports are claiming his death was a result of complications from these strokes.
Numerous artist took to Twitter to show their sympathy including Snoop who left a series of messages: "We lost a true legend n hip hop n rnb. One of my best friends n a brother to me since 1986 when I was a sophomore at poly high where we met." He later added "I miss u cuzz I am so sad but so happy I got to grow up wit u and I will c u again n heaven cuz u know d slogan...all doggs go to heaven yo homie n baby brotha bigg snoopdogg!! (sic)". While Ludacris expressed many people's feelings with his tweet, "There is a certain void in hip hop's heart that can never be filled. Glad we got to make history together. RT @SnoopDogg: RIP NATE DOGG".
With a fantastic back catalogue and numerous stand out features, check out some of my favourite Nate Dogg tracks below and pay your respects to a hip hop legend that left too soon.
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