We greatly appreciate that and thank everyone for their prayers and support. We know that Nate will be hanging out with his good friends 2Pac and Biggie. Hours after his death, several members of the hip hop community took to Twitter to pay tribute.
P he meant a lot to west coast hiphop. Iv always been a fan of it. Been here before. He's Already Deeply Missed: Shortly after news of his death broke, his friends, fans and collaborators began flooding Twitter with messages of remembrance.
First out of the gate was Snoop, who lamented , "We lost a true legend n hip hop n rnb. One of my best friends n a brother to me since when I was a sophomore at poly high where we met I love u buddy luv Nate's brother Samuel even appeared on Los Angeles' KDAY FM early this morning and while he declined to discuss the specifics of his brother's death, he said he felt "numb" by the unexpected passing.
RIP, Nate Dogg. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Share this —. By lending his gruff baritone vocals to ubiquitous hooks on hits by Dr.
He first gained attention for two tracks on Dr. Yet his solo career never matched the success he experienced as a collaborator.
Label and legal drama at Death Row Records marred his debut effort, and his album was shelved for two years. News of his death struck an immediate chord in the hip-hop community. Born Aug. After a dishonorable discharge, he returned to Long Beach in to focus on music. The rapper maintained the arrests were the result of mistaken identity.
The charges were dismissed in , and he pleaded no contest to a lesser charge of possessing an unmarked firearm. Gerrick D. Kennedy is a former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times.
He covered music and pop culture from to A and the Dawn of Gangsta Rap.
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