I thought it was only appropriate to attribute a blog post to Nate Dogg aka one of the most well known artists from the G-funk era in hip-hop. Nate Dogg was known for his successful collaborations with artists like Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Warren G., Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Game, and 2Pac. Nate Dogg (Nathaniel Dwayne Hale) passed away on March 15, 2011. Nate had dealt with previous health issues leading up to his death; according to TMZ he had survived two strokes in 2007 and 2008. Yahoo News explained that his death was due to the complications from these past strokes.
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Snoop Dogg posted on Twitter "We lost a true legend in hip-hop and R&B. One of my best friends and a brother to me since 1986 when I was a sophomore at Poly High where we met. You will always be with me forever and a day. You put the 'G' in 'G funk', you put the '1' in '213' and you put your stamp on everybody you ever did it with. I miss you because I am so sad but so happy I got to grow up with you, and I will see you again in heaven, because you know the slogan about 'all doggs go to heaven."
50 Cent's: twitter read “I just landed nate dog is dead damn. GOD BLESS HIM R.I.P he meant a lot to west coast hiphop. Iv always been a fan of it. I wrote the chorus to 21 questions I needed nate to sing it for me. He had a way of making everything feel hard.”
According to OK News Warren G said: “It means a lot, you know, because this is something that's being done for a person that we really love. It's deeper than music, that's a brother to us, to me and Kurupt and Snoop and Daz ... it's really deeper than that," he said. "I mean, like, I'm not a psychic or a genie or a gypsy or anything, but I know deep down in my heart he's around us, he's with us ... he's with us in spirit. Everything we do, he's a part of it."
Game released a tribute song to Nate Dogg less than 48 hours after he died called "All Doggs Go to Heaven (R.I.P. Nate Dogg)"
Very topical. I was definitely sad and surprised to find out about Nate Dogg, too. Cool to see all those people's twittering about him. Had no idea 50 Cent and him were so close.
ReplyDeleteI did not know who Nate Dogg was before reading this, as I am not attuned to the hip-hop and R&B world of music. But as it seems in any genre there are people who sometimes hold groups of music together. Nate Dogg was that for his genre. He worked with and helped many artists. It is nice to know these people are getting recognized.
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