Nate Dogg

At 41 years old, Nate Dogg has this physical status:

Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (August 19, 1969 – March 15, 2011), also known as Nate Dogg, was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor.

Hale, a long-time friend Warren G and cousin Snoop Dogg, started his life as a member of the Long Beach, California rap trio 213.

He pursued a solo career and released three solo albums, G-Funk Classics Vol. 2.

1 & 2 in 1998, Music & Me in 2001, and Nate Dogg as a bootleg album in 2003 and 2014, and on CD in 2014. He was known for his deep, low-pitched singing voice and for playing hooks, frequently working with other artists, including Dr. Felber.

Dre, Eminem, Warren G, Tupac Shakur, Westside Connection, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cents, Ludacris, Xzibit, and Shade Sheist were among the hits released.

Nate Dogg is regarded as one of the pioneers of G-funk and West Coast hip hop. Hale died in 2011 as a result of multiple strokes.

Early life

Nathaniel Dwayne Hale was born in Long Beach, California, on August 19, 1969. He was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and later moved to Long Beach in his teens, according to various accounts.) Hale was a student at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, and he met Warren G. He performed at New Hope Baptist Church in Long Beach, where his father served as a pastor. He has also performed at Life Line Baptist Church in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

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Military career

At age 17, Hale dropped out of high school, left home, and 30 days later enlisted in the Marines. He was stationed at Camp Schwab in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, in the Materiel Readiness Battalion of the 3rd Force Service Support Group, which supplied ammunition to most of the Pacific. After three years as an ammunition specialist, he was discharged in 1989. Hale would recall that he joined the military because he "wanted to see if he was a man".

Entertainment career

In 1990, Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg, and Warren G, formed a rap trio called 213. They recorded their first demo tape in the back of record store V.I.P. in Long Beach. The demo was later heard by Dr. Dre at a bachelor party.

Nate Dogg debuted on Dr. Dre's first solo album, The Chronic, in 1992. Nate's trademark singing, complementing the new gangsta rap sound G-funk, was well received by critics. He signed to Dr. Dre's label, Death Row Records, in 1993. Nate Dogg also featured on Snoop Dogg's debut solo album, Doggystyle, in 1993, his singing prominent on the track "Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)".

In 1994, Nate Dogg cowrote his duet with Warren G, the single "Regulate". Nate was also featured on 2Pac releases, including his group's Thug Life: Volume 1, also released in 1994. In July 1998, amid his departure from Death Row Records, the label released his double album, delayed about two years, G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2. In 2001, his Elektra Records follow-up, Music & Me, peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. He also had an eponymous album that saw unauthorized release in 2003.

Nate Dogg was often sought to sing on other artists' tracks, usually to sing the hook. As a featured artist, he charted 16 times on the Billboard Hot 100, and in 2003 reached No. 1 via 50 Cent's "21 Questions".

Otherwise, his successful collaborations are numerous, including 2Pac's "All Bout U", Dr. Dre's "The Next Episode", Westside Connection's "Gangsta Nation", Mos Def's "Oh No", Fabolous' "Can't Deny It", Ludacris's "Area Codes", Kurupt's "Behind the Walls", Mark Ronson's "Ooh Wee", Houston's "I Like That", Eminem's "'Till I Collapse", "Never Enough" and "Shake That", and Mobb Deep's "Have a Party".

Further, in 2002, appearing on television, Nate Dogg was on a celebrity episode of Weakest Link, where, finally eliminated by Xzibit and Young MC, he was among the final three.

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