Nate Dogg Regulates On Hip-Hop’s Hottest Collaborations (VIDEO)
West Coast based singer and hip-hop collaborator Nate Dogg passed away late last night at the age of 41 from unknown health complications. Nate was the hook master, singing in his intense, deep bass on some of the biggest hip hop hits of the last two decades. Nate quickly developed a reputation as the man to have on your hip-hop jam, his smooth, distinct voice took each song to another level. After gaining recognition for his feature on Dr. Dre’s classic album “The Chronic” Nate began to pop up everywhere. By 2004, he had contributed to over 40 chart hits.
Nate put out his own solo albums such as 2001’s “Music & Me” and the last record released before his death, 2008’s self tilted solo. While Nate could more than hold his own on his solo material, he was a pro at collaborations, expertly weaving different ideas, musical styles and flows and hitting the hip-hop beat with his distinct voice and unique swagger. GlobalGrind put together a list of some of the most classic Nate Dogg collaborations from Snoop Dogg to Ludacris and everywhere in between. Check them out on the next pages for our musical tribute to Nate Dogg.
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Ludacris featuring Nate Dogg “Area Codes.” This 2001 hit joint off Ludacris’ “Word of Mouf” album is practically a classic. It’s fun, catchy and no disrespect to Luda, but Nate’s chorus makes the song. “There is a certain void in hip hop’s heart that can never be filled. Glad we got to make history together,” Ludacris tweeted of Nate’s death.
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50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg “21 Questions.” This 2003 hit track showed off a softer side of 50. “I wrote the chorus to ‘21 Questions’,” 50 Cent said on Twitter, “I needed Nate to sing it for me. He had a way of making everything feel hard.”
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Warren G featuring Nate Dogg “Regulate.” In 1994, “Regulate” was Nate’s first hit single after appearing on “The Chronic.” The song was listed in VH1’s Top 100 Greatest Songs In Hip-Hop. “Everybody’s just gotta keep him in their prayers, because he had two strokes and that’s real dangerous,” Warren G said following Nate’s strokes back in 2008, “A lot of people don’t come back from that. Luther Vandross did it, so hopefully Nate can do it. The game needs him. I need him.”
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Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg and Kurupt “The Next Episode.” Another classic track from the doctor, it was nominated for a Grammy in 2001. “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 tweeted. “all doggs go to heaven yo homie n baby brotha bigg snoopdogg!!”
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Snoop Dogg featuring Dr. Dre and Nate Dogg “Lay Low.” We love the mafia-themed video of this 2000 hit. The slamming beat is classic and cool and even though Nate’s verses are pretty threatening, he still sounds like a charismatic crooner.
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Xzibit featuring Eminem and Nate Dogg “Say My Name.” This track is old-school, verse focused hip hop and X, Em and Nate go hard on anyone who’s been talking crap. We wouldn’t mess with these guys.
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Eminem featuring Nate Dogg “Shake That.” This song features Nate in all his glory and it marks his sixth collaboration with Em. The cartoon video is hilarious and Nate has is own full verse, not only the hook and/or refrain. This was yet another Nate featured track that was nominated for a Grammy Award.
