american singer rapper and songwriter nathaniel hale jr professionally known as nate dog was born
august 19th 1969 in clarksdale mississippi music was a staple in his life growing up he and his
two siblings also sang in the children's choir at the baptist church where his father was a minister
by the age of 14 his parents would divorce and nate would move with his mother to long beach
california there he would meet rappers warren g and snoop dogg when they attended the same
high school they bonded over their shared love of hip-hop with nate singing over snoop and warren's
rhymes when he was 17 he dropped out of high school and enlisted in the marines he served as
an ammunition specialist for three years before being dishonorably discharged apparently nate
wasn't down with being told what to do and he kept leaving periodically without permission to go home
after he returned home for good he hooked back up with snoop and warren
the duo had formed their own group where snoop served as the rapper and warren served as a dj
they wanted to make the group a trio with nate naturally taking over the role of the singer of
the group they ended up calling themselves 213 the area code where they lived they recorded a demo in
the back of a local record store and warren made a point to always have it on him wherever he went
he ended up at a party one night that was thrown by his stepbrother record producer dr dre warren
knew that was the perfect opportunity to play the tape for him so he did dre invited all three to
come to his studio but when it was all said and done he only offered snoop a deal snoop felt bad
about his boys being left out however dre did end up bringing nate into the full by featuring him
on his first solo album 1992's the chronic as well as snoop's debut album 1993's doggy style so what
about warren well he ended up securing a deal with def jam however he reached out to nate to
help him with his debut single nate did just that by co-writing and singing on the hit regulate it
reached number two on the billboard hot 100 and served as the breakout success for both artists
it was also featured on the soundtrack for the sports film above the rim now they dropping and
yelling it's a tad bit late nate dawg and warren g had to regulate he also did another feature
that year on tupac's group thug life's album nate was on fire at this time but death row continued
to drag their feet when it came to putting out his own project so with no money coming in nate
resorted to some illegal options to get paid he was no gang banger but by the early 90s he'd been
arrested numerous times he caught a case back in 1991 for the robbery of a check cashing company
then in 94 he was charged for a robbery of a taco bell but was later acquitted death row
records ceo suge knight later claimed that he spent a quarter of a million dollars keeping
nate out of jail after he was caught on tape robbing the fast food restaurant multiple times
nate then channeled all of his experiences and emotions into his first solo single
off snoop dogg's murder was the case soundtrack album in short film
in 1994 called one more day over the next several years nate diligently worked on his debut album
but it was far from a joyful and stress-free experience he increasingly felt threatened
every time he set foot in the studio so much so that he never went there without wearing a vest
and carrying a strap one well-known incident actually happened outside the studio death
row got into a major beef with rappers drista and his brother bg knockout from easy ease camp
everything came to a head at the music video shoot for r b singer montil jordan's single
something for the hunnies nate took advantage of the opportunity to let it be known that he was not
one to be played with when he unapologetically ran over bg knockout's foot with a golf cart
and then proceeded to bash drista over the head with a golf club later all parties would squash
the beef and nate andresta would even collaborate on a track together in 1996 nate was back on
the wrong side of the law again when he was convicted of a drug offense in los angeles county
towards the end of that year nate's first single off his debut album was released
called never leave me alone featuring snoop dogg the song made it into the top 40 on the hot 100.
naturally nate believed that the release of his album would be soon to follow that didn't happen
and at this point he was so fed up he knew he had no other choice but to leave death row in july
1998 with breakaway records nate finally released his debut album which ended up being a double disc
titled g-funk classics volume one and two he was understandably upset that the album didn't end up
doing as well as he had hoped nate dogg would soon become a fixture in the west coast hip-hop genre
sought after for being the king of hooks he would work with a variety of artists such as most def
pharaoh monge fabulous eminem 50 cent and ludicrous make no mistake his services weren't
cheap nate was making incredible money doing his thing and with money comes an increase in
the attention from the opposite sex he would go on to father nine children with several women
so he really did have hoes in different area codes as he proclaimed on the ludacris 2001 hit area
codes whatever it is they love it and they just won't let me be those relationships unfortunately
produce their fair share of drama in 2000 he was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting
a former girlfriend the charges were eventually dismissed by the following year nate had landed
a new record deal with elektra and his follow-up album music and me would drop that december it did
far better than his debut peaking at number three on the hip-hop albums chart however more legal
drama would be on the horizon in april 2002 nate's tour bus got pulled over the vehicle was searched
and turned up a couple of pistols and several ounces of cannabis he was booked and then released
on bond the next month the weapon charges were dropped for his guilty plea on a drug charge and
he was sentenced to probation community service and drug counseling nate's final solo album
simply titled nate dog ended up being a victim of bootlegging and released without authorization in
february 2003 elektra did officially release it in digital format later on in the year
however because they were getting ready to shut down their rap department the album never received
any quality promotion nate then decided it was time to reunite with his fellow 213 group members
the group's first and only studio album titled the hard way dropped in august 2004 it dominated
the charts reaching number four on the billboard 200 and number one on the hip-hop album chart it
was pretty safe to assume by now that no amount of career success was going to keep nate on the
straight and narrow in july 2006 he was charged with misdemeanor aggravated trespassing battery
assault dissuading a witness and violating a restraining order allegedly this all stemmed
from him wanting to get back a very expensive four carat diamond ring he had given to his ex-fiance
the day nate went to her home to retrieve it he apparently got into a physical fight
with her boyfriend he would plead guilty to aggravated trespassing and battery charges
and be sentenced to three years of informal probation and order to complete a domestic
violence battery treatment program nate moved on and began dating actress tamala jones
their short-term relationship would crash and burn because of radio dj turned tv talk show host wendy
williams nate did a radio interview with her where he mentioned wanting to marry tamala wendy took
that moment to trash talk her to nate even though she'd never even met tamala he took what wendy
said at face value and their relationship never recovered then in 2007 nate was driving with his
girlfriend when they were involved in a horrible car accident the vehicle even flipped over several
times he refused to stay at the hospital to complete treatment for his many serious injuries
and checked out to go do a show in las vegas even though nate survived the car wreck the decision
to leave the hospital prematurely would prove to be deadly nate had a problem with alcohol
and lived a fast lifestyle the people around him were familiar with his wasted alter ego he called
buddy love when buddy love came out everyone knew to run for cover he continued drinking during
this time while also suffering from hypertension several months later in december nate would suffer
the first of a series of strokes after a week in hospital he entered a rehabilitation facility
unbelievably when his friend's snoop dogg came to visit he noticed a bottle of hennessy under
his bed although his body's left side was partially paralyzed neither his cognition
nor voice were affected after nate left the facility he decided to get back in touch with
his gospel roots to provide music that his parents would feel comfortable listening to
so he formed a gospel choir called innate praise in the summer of 2008 nade quietly married his
girlfriend latoya calvin however she fell for divorce just a few weeks later even though the
relationship had now ended the drama between them continued nate would be arrested after
chasing his estranged wife down a los angeles freeway she also relayed to the 911 dispatcher
that he'd also made death threats against her he was charged with two counts of criminal threats
and one count of stalking all felonies he pleaded not guilty and the charges were dropped
that same year nate suffered a second massive stroke this time it would produce devastating
results he ended up on life support and became paralyzed from the neck down unable to walk or
speak on march 15 2011 nathaniel hale jr aka nate dog died from complications from multiple strokes
he was 41 years old nate's family along with snoop dogg warren g dr dre and many other
friends and colleagues plus over 1 000 fans paid their respects at his funeral the following week
times are different now but you'll still get stuck i'm not a kid no more i just don't
give a [ __ ] so if you're thinking about coming and stepping to me keep this in mind
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