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NATE DOGG DEAD AT 41 SNOOP DOGG TWITTER TRIBUTE

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:08 AM PDT

Nate Dogg has died at age 41. The rapper became famous for collaborating with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre and Warren G on hit songs like regulate. The hip hop legend had been suffering from poor health problems. Snoop Dogg posted a twitter tribute to his best friend.

Warren G – Regulate ft. Nate Dogg

Snoop Doggy Dog ft Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg – Lay Low

“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.”
“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.”
Snoop added, “I love u buddy luv. U will always b wit me 4ever n a day u put the g n g funk u put the 1 n 213 n u put yo stamp on evrybdy u ever didit wit.” [tmz]

R.I.P. Nate Dogg.

Nate Dogg, whose smooth voice added a soft touch to some of the biggest rap hits to come out of the West Coast, has died. He was 41.
The cause of death was not immediately announced, but the lyricist, born Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, had suffered two serious strokes in recent years.
Hale made his first waves in hip-hop in 1991 as part of the rap trio 213 with Warren G and Snoop Dogg and later rose to fame as a guest vocalist on Dr. Dre’s mega-hit, “The Chronic.”
But he was best known for the hook he provided on the 1994 hit song “Regulate,” with Warren G.
Appearing on the soundtrack of the film “Above the Rim,” starring late rapper Tupac Shakur, the song hit No. 2 on the Billboard Top 100.
“We lost a true legend n hip hop n rnb,” Snoop Dogg tweeted. “One of my best friends n a brother to me since 1986 when I was a sophomore at poly high where we met. I love u buddy luv. U will always b wit me 4ever n a day.”
Hale began singing as a child in a Long Beach, Calif. Baptist church where his father was the pastor.
When he was 16, he dropped out of high school and joined the Marines where he served for three years.
When Dr. Dre heard a demo by 213 he was intrigued, and began to work with the group. Their collaboration helped make Snoop Dogg one of hip-hop’s biggest stars.
Hale went on to make three solo albums, but was best known for his collaborative work, singing hooks on other rappers’ songs.
He was nominated for four Grammy Awards, most recently for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for the 2007 Eminem track, “Shake That.”[NYDN]