Long Beach-born rapper Nathaniel Hale -- Nate Dogg -- dies at 41

LONG BEACH — Nathaniel D. Hale, known in the music industry as Nate Dogg, died Tuesday, his family announced.

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

Cause of death is not known. However, Hale had suffered two strokes, one in 2007 and another in 2008.

Details will be available later.

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Sadly this day was going to come. Rest in peace.

Damn...R.I.P.

RIP Nate Dogg.... the voice of so many classics... there has yet to be anyone worthy of taking his place as the "king of hooks" on hip-hop tracks....

I don't think he ever fully recovered from those two strokes that he had....

Omg... RIP Nate Dogg

We lose all the greats only to be stuck with "musicians" who don't give a damn

His best hook for me is in the St. Ides commercial with Cube: "Just hit the corner store / You know I'm looking for - St. Ides".

This was a cut!

R.I.P.

Hold up, heyyyyy.... RIP

Some under-rated Nate performances - Tupac's "Skandalouz", "Teardrops & Closed Caskets" and "How Long Will They Mourn Me", 213's "So Fly" and "Groupie Luv".... his own "Hardest Man In Town" and "First We Pray"....... Nate had so many classics!!!

I remember how happy I was to pick up this, the first time I hit up Amoeba in SF in the late 90's.... you could only get this album on import in the UK and it was hella expensive!!!

One of my favorite songs for a commercial ever.

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i was not a fan of nate dogg's but i do acknowledge the impact he made. many condolences... we are losing people quickly... wow.

Aww, naw! I hope this is a false alarm. Most sites are crediting the same source as posted here. TMZ supposedly confirmed it but has since removed the story.

http://www.tmz.com/2011/0...ong-beach/

SonOfSoul said:

His best hook for me is in the St. Ides commercial with Cube: "Just hit the corner store / You know I'm looking for - St. Ides".

That brought a smile to my face. Damn childhood memories. The official "hook man" of hip hop is gone. Who else is gonna sing the hook so smooth? RIP dude

TonyVanDam said:

What is sad about this is he died broke after all those hits he sung on….& couldn’t pay his medical bills. Where was all those artist that he help make there songs a hit at? Especially Dr. Dre. Warren G had to try to help him raise money. The industry is so selfish. I remember working in a music video he was in years ago…r.i.p. Nate

R.I.P Nate Dogg.

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Much strength to his family and friends

Militant said:

Some under-rated Nate performances - Tupac's "Skandalouz"

That's a great jam. Good atmosphere and infectious hooks sang by Nate.

Paris9748430 said:

R.I.P.

A West Coast classic. Very effective use of instrumentation, rhymes and Nate's voice. Rap in peace.

Awww

nevermind.

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Shango said:

Paris9748430 said:

R.I.P.

A West Coast classic. Very effective use of instrumentation, rhymes and Nate's voice. Rap in peace.

"Lay Low" is definitely a classic!!!

This is really sad news. I read about it on a friend´s FB page. May he rest in peace.

Wonder why none of those millionaires that he sang for helped him with his medical bills. I mean, how stingy and greedy can you be?

Militant said:

I remember how happy I was to pick up this, the first time I hit up Amoeba in SF in the late 90's.... you could only get this album on import in the UK and it was hella expensive!!!

What songs are on that compilation?

KoolEaze said:

Militant said:

I remember how happy I was to pick up this, the first time I hit up Amoeba in SF in the late 90's.... you could only get this album on import in the UK and it was hella expensive!!!

What songs are on that compilation?

It's not a compilation, it's his debut album. Full liner notes, lots of photos and credits. I guess most of the songs were probably released on different compilations after the fact, but this is the tracklist:

Disc 1

Disc 2:

It was all recorded at Death Row, but after the label fell apart when 'Pac died and Suge went to jail, he was able to release it independently in 1998.