Nate Dogg passes away

Peyton Manning

Infamous hook singer and former Death Row artist Nathaniel D. Hale, better known as Nate Dogg has passed away his family announced last night. According to TMZ, the cause of death is unknown as of press time.

Nate Dogg has been suffering serious health issues the past years after he suffered a massive stroke in 2007 followed by another in 2008.

Nate Dogg made his debut in the rap game alongside Warren G on the smash record "Regulate" followed by a breakout appearance on Dr. Dre’s classic album The Chronic. Nate went on to release numerous solo albums including G-Funk Classics Vol. 1 & 2 followed up in late 2001 with Music & Me and the latest self-titled solo album Nate Dogg released in 2004. Nate also made a show stealing appearance on producer Mark Ronson’s "Ooh Wee" that also featured Ghostface Killah.

Following his stroke back in 1998 a rep for Nate told MTV News the singer was on the mend and recovering.

"On behalf of Nate, he would like to thank all of the well wishers, both friends and fans," Rod McGrew said. "He appreciates it deeply, and he plans on fully recuperating and getting back in the studio."

"Time will tell everything, obviously. The doctor can only guess what the outcome will be," McGrew said. "But based on situations with similar people his age, and based on his health, the prognosis is good right now."

The rap star, born and raised in Long Beach, Calif. was 41.

http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/03/16/singer-nate-dogg-passes-away/

Big fan of his, especially back around the Death Row era. RIP

DrumSteve

RIP Nate.

Regulate is still my favourite tune ever and you could always be assured that if Nate was on a track it was usually at least decent.

MoyVilla9

I've said it for a long time during his sickness, if Nate passes away he will be given that legend status by people who never took notice of him during his life.

A true legend. The best at what he did.

I'm actually devastated now. Rest in Peace Nate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojTVN3cyRM0

JP Liz V1

RIP

Ganymede Glow

Absolute genuine legend of Hip Hop. One of the most unique voices in the business. Sorely missed RIP Nate Dogg

Ev84

Regulate was awesome... as was death row, Loved that "f**k about dre" song too. RIP bro...

Dancor

RIP

I didnt know about his ailments recently due to not really listening or following hippidy hop anymore.

Shapey Fiend

Dude was probably a bit underappreciated because his albums were somewhat patchy and most of his best work was guest hits and verses on other peoples tracks. Nice mix of his best stuff here:

http://soundcloud.com/dj-steve1der/nate-in-08-mixed-by-dj-steve1der

GodlessInfidel

R.I.P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvrKzmkdBTI

Zero-Cool

So much singing on rap now-a-days makes it sound faggy/poppy. Nate was the only person who could pull it off. grew up listening to 213, very sad.

RIP Nate D O Double G

mufcboy1999

RIP nate dogg a true legend in hip hop and rnb. one of the best hook men to ever do it.

here's what some rappers had to say about his passin.

http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2011/03/16/22612791.aspx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw0febBGS_E

JimiWonderDoor 92

He had the ability to carry a song with his voice alone.

People who may not even have liked hiphop (like myself back in the day) could hear his voice and just get sucked into it and the whole genre.

Ice Cube summed it up on Gangsta Nation

'Better get up on it,
cos it must be a single with Nate Dogg on it'

'It ain't a hit,
til Nate Dogg Spit'

Seeing him pass away so young is sickening for those who'd want to see him (heard he was great live). His passing, MC Breed's and the Guru make me pretty sure I'm gonna go outta way to see Rakim now.

Only in the last few weeks did I see a piece of grafitti that from a distance, as I walking into Dun Laoghaire, appeared to deface a building.
It read:

Smoke Weed Everyday

It's still there if anyone's interested, anyway true legend of the G Funk era. Nobody Does it Better

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY8UD-eLIfw

Lukker-

RIP a true legend and he will be missed.

pragmatic1

Best singer in hip hop by a mile.

batari

RIP

Regulate was the very first CD I ever bought.

S Line

Gotta say it again

'Better get up on it, cause it must be a single with Nate Dogg singing on it'

I loved the way he sang gangsta lyrics, it sounded sweet and melodic but the words were actually hard and not some R n B love song
Throw on ‘Aint no fun (if the homies can’t have none)’ it’s scandalous but watch all the ladies singing it!!!

R.I.P.

‘I can’t be faded, I’m a N***a from the Muthaf***n streets’ !!!!!!

He will be missed

HalloweenJack

Legend. Simple as that.

I was aware of his health problems but still shocked to hear that he'd died.

He was the original hip hop singer and he did a great job at it. In the early days, it never felt like the producer/rapper/record company were throwing him onto a record just so he could sing a catchy hook and they could make money. It felt like that was the best way he could contribute to a song and make it better.

He had so many guest spots but my favourite is this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_Nk2b2Mtlc

DarkJager

RIP Nate Dogg

Damn, Regulate is going to get played out tonight!

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Regulate is still one of my favourite songs. He was unreal.
RIP:(

Half an hour tribute on NME now and again at 8:40.

DarkJager

baz2009 wrote: »

Regulate is still one of my favourite songs. He was unreal.
RIP:(

Half an hour tribute on NME now and again at 8:40.

Some of his solo stuff was very good. Hardest Man in Town is a great song, but he had so many classic hooks on other peoples tracks. Just remembered he was even on Dr Dre - Kush which only did the rounds a few months back

Regulate is an all time classic though, it really is hard to surpass the coolness that song has.

KrazeeEyezKilla

Excesive guest appearances usually get on my nerves but Nate Dogg was one of the few people who always improved a track when he was on it. Not really surprised he's dead, I heard a few months ago he mighn't have long left.

mufcboy1999

just remembered he was even on Dr Dre - Kush which only did the rounds a few months back

everyone taught the same bud, but that wasnt nate dogg it was some other chap cant remember his name but he sounds a lot like nate dogg on kush.

DarkJager

mufcboy1999 wrote: »

everyone taught the same bud, but that wasnt nate dogg it was some other chap cant remember his name but he sounds a lot like nate dogg on kush.

You're sadly right man according to a site I've just read, I thought it was Nate on it. Unfortunately it appears to be Akon, which brings the question - who the hell does he think he is ripping off Nate Doggs style on that track?

mufcboy1999

DarkJager wrote: »

You're sadly right man according to a site I've just read, I thought it was Nate on it. Unfortunately it appears to be Akon, which brings the question - who the hell does he think he is ripping off Nate Doggs style on that track?

your not the only one nearly all of hip hop taught it was nate dogg but it was cleared up by dre a while back in an interview, akon has his own bit mate the chap who sounds like nate dogg goes by the name of sly or something from what i can gather through a quick search.

at the time of kush i think nate dogg was still ill so he wasnt available for any recordings i guess thats why he aint on it because you know dre would of had to have nate somewhere on detox after being on chronic and 2001 i think nate would have played a big part in capturing that old g funk westcoast sound that we are all crying out for.

DarkJager

mufcboy1999 wrote: »

your not the only one nearly all of hip hop taught it was nate dogg but it was cleared up by dre a while back in an interview, akon has his own bit mate the chap who sounds like nate dogg goes by the name of sly or something from what i can gather through a quick search.

at the time of kush i think nate dogg was still ill so he wasnt available for any recordings i guess thats why he aint on it because you know dre would of had to have nate somewhere on detox after being on chronic and 2001 i think nate would have played a big part in capturing that old g funk westcoast sound that we are all crying out for.

Thanks for the info man. I'd love to hear some new G-Funk but I don't think it could ever be the same as it was in its golden days. Twinz, Warren G etc put out some great tracks - the sound of a smoke on a summers day kind of music. Must dig out a few CD's tomorrow to revisit it properly.

Handsome Bob

Won't claim to be a major fan but he has collaborated on some of my favourite rap/hip hop songs such as Regulate, The Next Episode and Bitch Please II. Such a smooth and cool rapping voice, he always perfectly complimented the voices of those he collaborated with.

MikeyCdublin

Hip-Hop Legend Hes up there with the greats imo.There will never be anyone like him again his voice was so unique RIP Nate

mufcboy1999

DarkJager wrote: »

Thanks for the info man. I'd love to hear some new G-Funk but I don't think it could ever be the same as it was in its golden days. Twinz, Warren G etc put out some great tracks - the sound of a smoke on a summers day kind of music. Must dig out a few CD's tomorrow to revisit it properly.

no prob you would of found out sooner or later anyway, ye i agree 100 per cent with you, i dont think it will ever be recaptured again not in todays hip hop climate it just doesnt look possible.

Now a days instead of collaborating with a hip hop/rnb legend like a nate dogg or mary j blidge (who is another beast on hip hop hooks) comes 2nd place, rappers rather get a beyonce, pink etc pop act to do the hook, even the likes of dre with skylar grey if he done that in the 90's or even the early 00's he would of been a laughing stock, thats what i think both of us mean by it never being the same again (g funk westcoast sound) infact who are we kidding its gone:mad:.

nate dogg is the best example that hip hop and rnb go hand in hand not this techno and pop rubbish, i was reading somewhere that nate dogg's vocals have been featured on a total of 20 million songs that were sold, some aheivment for a man who was known more for his colaborations rather than solo work.

3hn2givr7mx1sc

If some came through with the West Coast sound and they were actually good they'd be huge, imo. A lot of people want it but all the bug West Coast rappers seem to be going to the pop side. Snoop with Katy Perry, Dre with Skylar Grey etc.

Cork boy 55

RIP Dogg


http://blogs.bet.com/news/newsyoushouldknow/nate-dogg-faces-felony-charges-its-a-wrap-ror-russell-simmons-and-girlfriend-more-essence-music-festival-pics/

ricero

sexist voice in rap

Jimmy Iovine

A tip of the MarketBeat cap to Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, A.K.A. Nate Dogg. The smooth-as-hell West Coast R&B singer has died too young at the age 41. Closely affiliated with West Coast hip-hop legends Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, Hale’s silky vocals had the unique ability to sound simultaneously melodious and physically menacing. He was best known for teaming up with Dr. Dre’s stepbrother, Warren G on the 1994 megahit “Regulate.”

Now, strictly speaking, “Regulate” is not a meditation on macroprudential financial policy. Nope. it’s a rather conventional gangsta rap odyssey involving a dice game, an attempted robbery, discharge of firearms and a gaggle of overly friendly women experiencing car trouble.

But listening to “Regulate” closely here at MarketBeat today, we can’t help but hear the hit with new ears in light of the financial crisis the nation suffered in recent years. And we think, in light of Hale’s passing, it’s high time that key financial regulators sit down and listen hard to what they might be able to learn from Nate Dogg. Especially Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.

There’s a lot of blame that goes around for the financial crisis. But for our money, Bernanke’s predecessor Alan Greenspan deserves plenty for the low rates and hands off regulatory policy that prevailed during the final years of his reign as Fed chief. Make no mistake, like Nate Dogg and Warren G — Elizabeth Warren G? — the Fed is one of the primary banking regulators in the U.S. In the run-up to the crisis, the Federal Reserve regulated bank-holding companies and, along with the FDIC and state regulators, state-chartered banks. Or at least it should have.

The problem is, Mr. Greenspan was a free market ideologue who didn’t believe in regulation. The Journal has reported that back in 2005, 25% of subprime mortgages were made by lenders affiliated with a regulated, deposit-taking bank or thrift, including affiliates of bank-holding companies supervised by the Federal Reserve. The Fed also had authority to write consumer-protection rules on things such as credit-card disclosures and the terms of high-cost mortgages. Its failure to do so helped puff up the subprime bubble.

In short, Bernanke should be less Ayn Rand and more Nate Dogg when it comes to regulating. And let Nate Dogg’s words be his guide.

http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2011/03/16/nate-dogg-rip-what-ben-bernanke-can-learn/?mod=google_news_blog

Was looking up news articles and came across this. Just goes to show the wide ranging influence that Nate and hip hop has when he had an article written about him on the Wall Street Journal website.

Got a big shock when I heard the news this morning. Can't believe it tbh. He was always my favourite hook singer and as mentioned above he brought a great melody to it whilst keeping his gangster image as well.

R.I.P. Nate Dogg

AckwelFoley

only heard about this now while going through youtube videos of 90's hip hop tunes and noticed the RIP Nate dogg.

Another one bites the dust

RIP

Zero-Cool

Posted this in track of the day but better to put it in this tribute/memorial thread to Nate. Brings back great childhood memories.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph2TUjqLJdY

horsebox09

Best hook man in the business, swag, energy, presence - the guy had it all

R.I.P

aquarian_fire

Really sad to hear he died. Weirdly enough when I told people, a lot of people didn't know who he was! :eek: RIP

Zero-Cool

Game has a tribute for Nate already with Diamonds are Forever tune in the beat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta0G2sydBB4

mufcboy1999

dj rob e rob just dropped a free mixtape, havnt got a chance to listen to it yet but the tracklist is here and also videos from nate's tribute concert with warren g and snoop.

http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/warren-g-and-kurupt-on-nate

mixtape link, (its free)

http://www.mediafire.com/?gok6lk0k7ekoa86


dj premier laid down a good tribute mix (free)

http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/en/play/s/4489212-227463/

dj skee also done a good mix. (free)

http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/en/play/s/9ed97c0-227467/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWuqz7_BwDo

StevieG

Here's mine

Free dl

http://djstevieg.podomatic.com/entry/index/2011-03-21T13_33_45-07_00

mufcboy1999

just downloaded it there and had a listen to some of it, good stuff sounds very well put together and blended. il have a proper listen later, good too see dj's as far as here respect his work and what he achieved.

sound stuff bud.

StevieG

Nice one!

mufcboy1999

warren g just released a solid tribute track.

http://www.diversehiphop.com/blog/2011/04/warren-g-dedicated-to-you-nate-dogg-tribute/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHXv0hS4BmM

Borderfox

RIP Nate, a sad loss but what a contributor in a short life

joseph brand

Just found out about his passing today.

Unmistakable voice. I first heard him in 'Regulate' with Warren G, and then in Snoop Doggs' 'Doggystyle' album.

RIP

Think I'll listen to 'Area Codes' by Ludacris once more.

SJM

RIP

HalloweenJack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVuBmenQptQ