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Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (born August 19, 1969), better known by his stage name
Stage name

A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, comedians, musician, and professional wrestling....
 Nate Dogg, is a Grammy-nominated American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 R&B/hip hop
Hip hop music

Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 artist and singer born in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a large city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific Ocean coast. It is situated in Los Angeles County, about south of downtown Los Angeles....
. He is the cousin of rapper Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg

Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg , is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor....
.

egan singing as a child in the New Hope Trinity Baptist
Baptist

A Baptist is a member of a Christian denomination characterized by the rejection of infant baptism in favor of believer's baptism by Baptism#Immersion....
 Church choir
Choir

A choir, chorale, or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral Music, in turn, is the music written specifically for a choir to perform....
 in Clarksdale, Mississippi
Clarksdale, Mississippi

Clarksdale is a city in Coahoma County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States. The population was 20,645 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Coahoma County, Mississippi....
 where his father (Daniel Lee Hale) was pastor. At the age of 16 he dropped out of high school
High school

High school is the name used in some parts of the world to describe an institution which provides all or part of secondary education. The term originated in Scotland and spread to the New World countries as the high prestige that the Scottish educational system had at the time led several countries to employ Scottish educators to develop the...
 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a large city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific Ocean coast. It is situated in Los Angeles County, about south of downtown Los Angeles....
 and left home to join the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing Military power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver Marine Air-Ground Task Force....
, serving for three years.






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Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (born August 19, 1969), better known by his stage name
Stage name

A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, comedians, musician, and professional wrestling....
 Nate Dogg, is a Grammy-nominated American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 R&B/hip hop
Hip hop music

Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 artist and singer born in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a large city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific Ocean coast. It is situated in Los Angeles County, about south of downtown Los Angeles....
. He is the cousin of rapper Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg

Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg , is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor....
.

Biography

He began singing as a child in the New Hope Trinity Baptist
Baptist

A Baptist is a member of a Christian denomination characterized by the rejection of infant baptism in favor of believer's baptism by Baptism#Immersion....
 Church choir
Choir

A choir, chorale, or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral Music, in turn, is the music written specifically for a choir to perform....
 in Clarksdale, Mississippi
Clarksdale, Mississippi

Clarksdale is a city in Coahoma County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States. The population was 20,645 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Coahoma County, Mississippi....
 where his father (Daniel Lee Hale) was pastor. At the age of 16 he dropped out of high school
High school

High school is the name used in some parts of the world to describe an institution which provides all or part of secondary education. The term originated in Scotland and spread to the New World countries as the high prestige that the Scottish educational system had at the time led several countries to employ Scottish educators to develop the...
 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a large city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific Ocean coast. It is situated in Los Angeles County, about south of downtown Los Angeles....
 and left home to join the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing Military power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver Marine Air-Ground Task Force....
, serving for three years. In 1991 Nate Dogg, his cousin Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg

Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg , is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor....
, and their friend Warren G
Warren G

Warren Griffin III better known by his stage name Warren G, is an United States West Coast hip hop rapping and hip hop producer. His biggest hit was the single "Regulate " with Nate Dogg released in 1994....
, formed a rap trio called 213. 213 recorded their first demo in the back of the famed V.I.P record store in Long Beach, the demo was later heard by Dr Dre at a house party and he was instantly hooked on the soulful voice of Nate.

Nate Dogg made his debut on Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre

Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records, also having produced albums for and overseeing the careers of many rappers signed to tho...
's 1992 album, The Chronic
The Chronic

The Chronic is the solo debut studio album of hip hop music producer and rapping Dr. Dre, released December 15, 1992 on his former own label, Death Row Records, and distributed by Priority Records....
. Singing in what would later become his trademark style, he was well-received by fans and critics alike, and would go on to sign with Death Row Records
Death Row Records

Death Row Records was a record label that was founded in 1988 in music by Dr. Dre and Suge Knight, and was once home to some of West Coast hip hop's biggest Rappers, including Tupac Shakur, Dr....
 in 1993. Nate Dogg was also featured on Mista Grimm's "Indosmoke" with Warren G. Then in 1994 he produced his first hit single "Regulate
Regulate (song)

"Regulate" is a 1994 in music song performed by Warren G. and Nate Dogg. Released in the summer of 1994, the track appears on the soundtrack to the film Above the Rim and later Warren G.'s album Regulate...G Funk Era....
" with Warren G
Warren G

Warren Griffin III better known by his stage name Warren G, is an United States West Coast hip hop rapping and hip hop producer. His biggest hit was the single "Regulate " with Nate Dogg released in 1994....
. Nate Dogg was also featured in many Tupac releases, including his collaboration record Thug Life: Volume I
Thug Life

Thug Life: Volume 1 was the first release by the group Thug Life, started by rapper Tupac Shakur, and was released on September 26, 1994. The album was originally released by Shakur's label Out Da Gutta Records....
. Then in 1998 after a tumultuous time at Death Row Records he released another album. The double album was titled G-Funk Classics Vol. 1 & 2 and was followed up in late 2001 with Music & Me on Elektra Records
Elektra Records

Elektra Records is a now-dormant United States record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group....
. Music & Me peaked at number three on the Billboard
Billboard

Billboard is a weekly United States magazine devoted to the music industry. It maintains several internationally recognized Record chart that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis....
 hip-hop charts in 2001.

In 2002, Nate Dogg appeared on a celebrity episode of the Weakest Link making it to the last three players before being eliminated by Xzibit
Xzibit

Alvin Nathaniel Joiner , better known by his stage name Xzibit , is an United States Rapping, actor, and Celebrity. He is also known for hosting MTV's Pimp My Ride....
 and Young MC
Young MC

Marvin Young better known by his stage name Young MC is a British born, American Rapping. He is best known for his 1989 Chart-topper "Bust a Move "....
.

Nate has found his greatest success not in solo projects, but in collaborations with other hip-hop artists. One of Nate's biggest collaborations was with recording artist Shade Sheist
Shade Sheist

Shade Sheist is a hip hop recording artist from Inglewood, California. His first commercially released single "Where I Wanna Be" peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot Hip-Hop/R&B Singles and Tracks and #1 on their Rhythmic Top 40, both in 2000 and 2001....
 on the #1 Billboard single "Where I Wanna Be" in 2001. As of 2004, Nate Dogg has featured in and contributed to over 60 chart singles.

After a number of delays and an original release date of April 2004, his self-titled album Nate Dogg is set to be released on Affiliated Entertainment Group on June 3rd 2008. Nate Dogg has already begun work on a new project.

He is also credited with being the spokesman of a blunt
Blunt (cigar)

A blunt is a cigar which is wider than a cigarillo and not quite as wide as a traditional cigar. These cigars typically consist of two main parts; the inner leaf, which is similar to a cigarette rolling paper, except it is made of tobacco, and a thicker outer leaf which is rolled around the inner leaf in a spiral....
 wrap company called .

On December 19, 2007, he suffered a stroke, according to a coordinator for his recently formed gospel choir, Innate Praise. Reports had circulated that Nate Dogg had been admitted to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center in Pomona
Pomona, California

Pomona is the 5th largest city in Los Angeles County . As of the 2000 census, the city population was 149,473. In 2005, its population was estimated as 160,815 ....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
 after suffering a heart attack. Erica Beckwith, however, confirmed to MTV News that Nate Dogg was released on December 26 after being treated for a stroke and is currently in a medical-rehab facility to assist him in his recovery. On January 18, 2008, it was officially reported that the stroke had rendered the left side of his body paralyzed. Doctors believe there will be a full recovery, and his voice was not affected.

On September 15, 2008, dubcnn.com reported Nate Dogg had suffered a second stroke.

On September 16, 2008, it was reported that Dogg is using an assisted-breathing tube for comfort, although he can breathe on his own.

However, he is to appear on the song "Here For A Reason" on the forthcoming album by 50 Cent
50 Cent

Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' and The Massacre ....
 entitled "Before I Self Destruct
Before I Self Destruct

Before I Self Destruct will be the fourth studio album by rapper 50 Cent, his final solo release in his current contract with Interscope Records, excluding a "greatest hits" album....
.

Albums


  • G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1: Ghetto Preacher
    G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1: Ghetto Preacher

    'G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1: Ghetto Preacher is the debut album of Nate Dogg. The album was later released as part of the two CD set G-Funk Classics, Vols....
     (1997)
  • G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2
    G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2

    G-Funk Classics, Vols. 1 & 2 is an album by Nate Dogg. The album was shelved due to legal problems at Death Row Records, and he wasn't able to release the album until the summer of 1998....
     (1998)
  • The Prodigal Son
    The Prodigal Son (Nate Dogg album)

    The Prodigal Son is a repackaged German edition of the second disc of G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2, Nate Dogg's double-disc debut album, originally released in 1998 by Death Row Records and later split into two separate albums, The Ghetto Preacher and The Prodigal Son, by secondary labels, in this case K-Town...
     (2000)
  • Music and Me
    Music and Me (Nate Dogg album)

    Music & Me is a Nate Dogg solo album released by Elektra Records in 2001. It received a fair amount of critical and commercial success upon release....
     (2001)
  • Essentials (2002)
  • Nate Dogg
    Nate Dogg (album)

    Nate Dogg is an album from R&B singer Nate Dogg.Track listing...
     (2003)
  • Fifth Studio Album (TBA)


Filmography

  • The Transporter
    The Transporter

    The Transporter is a 2002 in film Franco-American Action movie / crime / driving movie directed by Louis Leterrier and Corey Yuen. Luc Besson was inspired by BMW Films' "The Hire" series to create this movie....
     song "I Got Love" (2002)
  • Doggy Fizzle Televizzle
    Doggy Fizzle Televizzle

    Doggy Fizzle Televizzle is a sketch comedy show produced by and starring rap musician Snoop Dogg. It was aired on MTV in 2002 until 2004.Snoop Dogg stated that according to the contract, the show was to air six times, but it turned out to be a series of eight parts....
     as singer of the theme song for the sketch "The Braided Bunch" (2002-2003)
  • Head of State
    Head of State (film)

    Head of State is a 2003 in film comedy movie directed, written by, and starring Chris Rock and also co-starring Bernie Mac....
     as himself (also singer/composer of theme song) (2003)
  • Need For Speed: Underground
    Need for Speed: Underground

    Need for Speed: Underground is the seventh racing game in the Need for Speed developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts in 2003....
     song "Keep it Comin"


Awards/nominations

Nate Dogg has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, but has yet to win one.



Category Genre Song Year Result
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(with Eminem
Eminem

Marshall Bruce Mathers III , known by his primary stage name Eminem, or by his alter-ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer and actor....
)		 Rap "Shake That
Shake That

"Shake That" is a song from Eminem's 2005 Curtain Call: The Hits greatest hits album. It is one of three new songs released on the album, and was the album's second and last single release, following "When I'm Gone ."...
"		 2007 Nominated
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(with Ludacris
Ludacris

Christopher Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, Grammy Award-winning American rapping. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings....
)		 Rap "Area Codes" 2002 Nominated
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
(uncredited with Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre

Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records, also having produced albums for and overseeing the careers of many rappers signed to tho...
 and Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg

Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg , is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor....
)		 Rap "The Next Episode
The Next Episode

"The Next Episode" is a single by Dr. Dre released in 2000 from his album 2001 , which was released in 1999. It features Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, & Kurupt....
"		 2001 Nominated
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
(with Warren G
Warren G

Warren Griffin III better known by his stage name Warren G, is an United States West Coast hip hop rapping and hip hop producer. His biggest hit was the single "Regulate " with Nate Dogg released in 1994....
)		 Rap "Regulate
Regulate (song)

"Regulate" is a 1994 in music song performed by Warren G. and Nate Dogg. Released in the summer of 1994, the track appears on the soundtrack to the film Above the Rim and later Warren G.'s album Regulate...G Funk Era....
"		 1995 Nominated


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