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{{Short description|American singer (1969–2011)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Redirect|Nathaniel Hale|other uses|Nathan Hale (disambiguation)}}
{{About|the American singer|the Canadian ice hockey player sometimes known by the same moniker|Nathan MacKinnon}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Nate Dogg
| image              = Nate-Dogg-2006.jpg
| caption            = Nate Dogg in 2006
| birth_name         = Nathaniel Dwayne Hale
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1969|8|19}}
| birth_place        = [[Long Beach, California]], U.S.
| alias              = 
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2011|3|15|1969|8|19}}
| death_place        = Long Beach, California, U.S.
| education          = [[Long Beach Polytechnic High School]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Singer|rapper|songwriter}}
| years_active       = 1990–2008
| spouse             = 
| children           = 9
| relatives          = {{ubl|
* [[Butch Cassidy (rapper)|Butch Cassidy]] (cousin)
* [[Snoop Dogg]] (cousin)
* Clinton Meckiory 
}}
| works              = [[Nate Dogg discography]]
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| background = solo_singer
| genre = {{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[G-funk]]|[[West Coast hip-hop]]}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Death Row Records|Death Row]]|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]|Breakaway|Dogg Foundation|[[Elektra Records|Elektra]]|Love & Happiness|Nate Dogg, Inc.}}
| past_member_of    = {{flatlist|
* [[213 (group)|213]]
* [[Tha Dogg Pound#D.P.G.C.|D.P.G.C.]]
}}
}}
}}

'''Nathaniel Dwayne Hale''' (August 19, 1969 – March 15, 2011), known professionally as '''Nate Dogg''', was an American singer and rapper. He gained recognition for providing guest vocals on several hit rap songs between 1992 and 2007, earning him the nickname "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music|King of Hooks]]".<ref name=":0">Garth Cartwright, [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/mar/16/nate-dogg-obituary "Nate Dogg obituary"], ''[[The Guardian]]'' (UK), March 16, 2011.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/nate-doggs-elaborate-new-headstone-honors-the-late-king-of-hooks-9326820/|title=Nate Dogg's Elaborate New Headstone Honors the Late 'King of Hooks'|first=Heran|last=Mamo|website=Billboard.com|date=March 2, 2020|access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref>

Hale began his career in 1990 as a member of [[213 (group)|213]], a hip-hop trio formed with his cousin [[Snoop Dogg]] and friend [[Warren G]].<ref name=":0" /> Hale guest appeared on the latter's 1994 single "[[Regulate (song)|Regulate]]", which peaked at number two on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and was nominated for [[Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group]] at the [[37th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref name=":1">John Bush, [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nate-dogg-mn0000373592/biography "Nate Dogg: Biography"], ''[[AllMusic.com]]'', Netaktion LLC, visited April 24, 2020.</ref><ref>[[Joel Whitburn]], ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=EW9RsB0a0oAC&pg=PA9 The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits]'', 9th edn. (New York: [[Crown Publishing Group|Crown Publishing]], 2010), [https://books.google.com/books?id=EW9RsB0a0oAC&pg=PA462&dq=Nate+Dogg p 462].</ref> Hale would soon become a fixture in the [[West Coast hip-hop]] genre, frequently collaborating with [[Dr. Dre]], Snoop Dogg, and [[Xzibit]] in the 1990s; his deep vocals became sought after for [[Hook (music)|hook]]s, and he began working with other artists throughout the 2000s, such as [[Eminem]], [[50 Cent]], [[Fabolous]], [[Mos Def]], and [[Ludacris]]. As a featured artist, Hale performed on 16 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart entries, which includes his appearance on the number one-single "[[21 Questions]]" by [[50 Cent]]. Hale also guest appeared on the singles "[[The Next Episode]]" by [[Dr. Dre]], as well as "[['Till I Collapse]]" and "[[Shake That]]" by Eminem. Hale released three studio albums, as well as a string of moderately successful singles as a primary artist in the 1990s.

==Early life==
Nathaniel Dwayne Hale was born on August 19, 1969, in [[Long Beach, California]].<ref name=latimes>{{Cite news|first1=Gerrick D.|last1=Kennedy|first2=Valerie J.|last2=Nelson|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-mar-17-la-me-nate-dogg-20110317-story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321002812/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/17/local/la-me-nate-dogg-20110317|url-status=live|archive-date=March 21, 2011|title=Nate Dogg dies at 41; West Coast rapper created the blend of singing-rapping known as G-funk|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|location=Los Angeles, California |date=March 17, 2011 |access-date=June 21, 2018| language=en-US |issn=0458-3035}}</ref><ref name="nyt-obit">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/arts/music/nate-dogg-hip-hop-collaborator-dies-at-41.html |title=Nate Dogg, Hip-Hop Collaborator, Dies at 41 |first=Jon |last=Caramanica |date=2011-03-17 |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=2022-08-25}}</ref><ref name="hiphopdx 2011-03-16"/><ref name="Press-Telegram 2011-03-15">{{cite news |last=Mellen |first=Greg |date=2011-03-15 |title=Rapper Nathaniel Hale — Nate Dogg — dies at 41 
|url=https://www.presstelegram.com/2011/03/15/rapper-nathaniel-hale-nate-dogg-dies-at-41/ |work=Long Beach Press-Telegram |location=[[Long Beach, California]] |access-date=2022-08-25}}</ref>{{efn|Some sources say he was born in [[Clarksdale, Mississippi]], eventually moving to Long Beach in his teens.<ref name="City of Clarksdale">{{Cite web |title=Dogg |url=https://www.cityofclarksdale.org/artists/nate-dogg/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=City of Clarksdale |language=en-US}}</ref>}} Hale met [[Warren G]] at [[Long Beach Polytechnic High School]].{{cn|date=January 2023}} As a youth, he sang at the New Hope Baptist Church in Long Beach, where his father was a pastor.<ref name="hiphopdx 2011-03-16">Sean Ryon, [https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.14420/title.breaking-nate-dogg-passes-away-at-41-years-old# BREAKING: NATE DOGG PASSES AWAY AT 41 YEARS OLD], hiphopdx.com, US, March 16, 2011</ref> He also sang at Life Line Baptist Church in [[Clarksdale, Mississippi]].

At age 17, Hale dropped out of high school, left home, and 30 days later enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corps|US Marines]].<ref name="marine">{{cite web |url=http://www.usmc.net/famous_us_marines/ |title=Joining the Ranks of Famous Marines |publisher=USMC.net |access-date=December 26, 2009 }}</ref> He was stationed at [[Camp Schwab]] in [[Okinawa Prefecture]], Japan, in the Matériel Readiness Battalion of the [[3rd Marine Logistics Group#3rd Force Service Support Group (3rd FSSG)|3rd Force Service Support Group]], which supplied ammunition to most of the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]]. After three years as an ammunition specialist, he was [[military discharge|discharged]] in 1989. Hale would recall that he joined the military because he "wanted to see if he was a man".<ref name="Arnold 2012">{{cite web|first=Paul|last=Arnold|url=https://hiphopdx.com/editorials/id.1899/title.souljas-story-10-hip-hop-artists-who-served-their-country|title=Soulja's Story: 10 Hip Hop Artists Who Served Their Country|website=hiphopdx.com|location=Portland, Oregon|date=May 28, 2012|access-date=May 3, 2018}}</ref>

==Musical career==
===213===
In 1990,<ref name="About"/> Nate Dogg, [[Snoop Dogg]],<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p200247/biography|pure_url=yes}} Nate Dogg Biography], [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved November 2, 2006.</ref> and Warren G formed a rap trio called [[213 (group)|213]].<ref name="About">{{cite web|url=http://www.warreng.com/about|title=Warren G|website=Warreng.com|access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref> They recorded their first [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] in the back of record store [[VIP Records (Long Beach)|V.I.P. in Long Beach]]. The demo was later heard by [[Dr. Dre]] at a bachelor party.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ness |first1=Jimmy |title=Where Rhythm is Life & Life Is Rhythm: An Interview with Warren G |url=https://www.passionweiss.com/2015/08/25/warren-g-interview/ |website=Passion of the Weiss |access-date=July 23, 2018 |date=August 25, 2015}}</ref>

===Solo career===
Nate Dogg debuted on Dr. Dre's first solo album, ''[[The Chronic]]'', in 1992. Nate's trademark singing, complementing the new [[gangsta rap]] sound [[G-funk]], was well received by critics. He signed to Dr. Dre's label, [[Death Row Records]], in 1993. Nate Dogg also featured on Snoop Dogg's debut solo album, ''[[Doggystyle]]'', in 1993, his singing prominent on the track "[[Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)]]".

In 1994, Nate Dogg co-wrote his duet with Warren G, the single "[[Regulate (song)|Regulate]]". That same year, Nate also featured on "How Long Will They Mourn Me?" from [[Thug Life (band)|Thug Life]]'s album ''[[Thug Life, Volume I]]''. In July 1998, amid his departure from Death Row, the label released his double album, delayed about two years, ''[[G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2]]''. In 2001, his [[Elektra Records]] follow-up, ''[[Music & Me (Nate Dogg album)|Music & Me]]'', peaked at No. 3 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart.<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p200247/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Nate- Charts and Awards], [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved November 2, 2006</ref> He also had an [[Nate Dogg (album)|eponymous album]] that saw unauthorized release in 2003.{{Citation needed|date=March 2018}}

Nate Dogg was often sought to sing on other artists' tracks, usually to sing the [[hook (music)|hook]]. As a featured artist, he charted 16 times on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], and in 2003 reached No. 1 via [[50 Cent]]'s "[[21 Questions]]".

Otherwise, his successful collaborations are numerous, including [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]]'s "All Bout U", Dr. Dre's "[[The Next Episode]]", [[Westside Connection]]'s "[[Gangsta Nation]]", [[Mos Def]]'s "[[Oh No (Mos Def and Pharoahe Monch song)|Oh No]]", [[Fabolous]]' "[[Can't Deny It]]", [[Ludacris]]' "[[Area Codes (Ludacris song)|Area Codes]]", [[Kurupt]]'s "Behind the Walls", [[Mark Ronson]]'s "[[Ooh Wee (song)|Ooh Wee]]", [[Houston (singer)|Houston]]'s "[[I Like That (Houston song)|I Like That]]", [[Eminem]]'s "[['Till I Collapse]]", "Never Enough", and "[[Shake That]]", and [[Mobb Deep]]'s "[[Have a Party]]".<ref name="Top Collaborations">{{cite magazine|last=Perpetua|first=Matthew|title=Nate Dogg's Best Guest Appearances|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/nate-doggs-best-guest-appearances-20110316/warren-g-featuring-nate-dogg-regulate-1994-0119022|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 16, 2011|access-date=May 7, 2011}}</ref>

Further, in 2002, appearing on television, Nate Dogg was on a celebrity episode of ''[[Weakest Link (American game show)|Weakest Link]]'', where, finally eliminated by [[Xzibit]] and [[Young MC]], he was among the final three.<ref name="mtvweakestlink">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452885/rappers-face-off-on-weakest-link.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319054523/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452885/rappers-face-off-on-weakest-link.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 19, 2011|title=Xzibit, B-Real, DJ Quik Face Off On Hip-Hop 'Weakest Link'|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=March 13, 2002|website=[[MTV]]|location=New York City|access-date=February 17, 2011}}</ref>

==Artistry==
Hale was known for his deep, melodic vocals, with his music often described as a mix between [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[hip-hop]], and his vocal range between [[tenor]] and [[baritone]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rapper-and-singer-nate-dogg-dead-at-41-235438/|title = Rapper and Singer Nate Dogg Dead at 41|website=Rollingstone.com|date = March 16, 2011}}</ref> Hale himself considered his voice and style to be mostly influenced by the [[gospel music]] he performed in the church choir as a child, though he also grew up listening to [[soul music|soul]] and cited [[Marvin Gaye]], [[Stevie Wonder]], and [[Maurice White]] of [[Earth, Wind & Fire]] as some of his biggest musical influences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/nate-dogg-singer-who-gave-a-soulful-dimension-to-a-raft-of-g-funk-and-gangsta-rap-records-2245051.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/nate-dogg-singer-who-gave-a-soulful-dimension-to-a-raft-of-g-funk-and-gangsta-rap-records-2245051.html |archive-date=June 18, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title = Nate Dogg: Singer who gave a soulful dimension to a raft of G-funk and|website=Independent.co.uk|date = March 18, 2011}}</ref>

He is considered to be the inventor of "gangsta singing", a singing style that consisted in the blend of R&B and soul vocals with [[gangsta rap]] lyrics. The style was heavily influential to urban culture, with major R&B artists like [[R. Kelly]] and [[Chris Brown]] later using it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vladtv.com/article/249673/godfrey-and-vlad-discuss-juice-wrld-disrespecting-nate-dogg|title=EXCLUSIVE: Godfrey and Vlad Discuss Juice Wrld Disrespecting Nate Dogg|website=Vladtv.com|access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref>

==Legal issues==
Hale was charged for a 1991 robbery of a Check Changers shop and for a 1994 robbery of [[Taco Bell]] in [[San Pedro, Los Angeles|San Pedro]], but was acquitted.<ref name="cases">{{cite web |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE8FF7EB702DFB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=L.B. Rapper Nate Dogg Out On Bail in Robbery Charge |work=Press-Telegram |date=December 14, 1994 |format=Fee required |access-date=March 24, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE90E01DF7AB5B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Nate Dogg Acquitted of '91 Robbery Charges |work=Press-Telegram |date=July 22, 1996 |format=Fee required |access-date=March 24, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="robbery">{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE8FFE3724BC63&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=L.B. Rapper Suspected of Robbery|date=December 19, 1994|work=Press-Telegram|format=Fee required|access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref>

In 1996, he was convicted of a drug offense in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]].<ref name="charges">{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fqFIAAAAIBAJ&pg=2583,12574 |title=Firearm charges dog another rapper |work=The Post and Courier |date=March 16, 2001 |access-date=March 24, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On June 17, 2000, for allegedly assaulting his former girlfriend and setting her mother's car on fire in [[Lakewood, California|Lakewood]], Hale was charged with kidnapping, domestic violence, terrorist threats, and arson.<ref name="arrest">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TE0gAAAAIBAJ&pg=2870,2389837 |title=Nate Dogg arrested |agency=Associated Press |date=June 16, 2000 |access-date=March 24, 2011 }}</ref> Dr. Dre posted a $1 million bond.<ref name="bail">{{cite web |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE8B414DD615CD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Rapper Nate Dogg Charged on 5 Counts |work=Press-Telegram |date=July 15, 2000 |format=Fee required |access-date=March 24, 2011 }}</ref> The charges were dismissed while he pleaded [[Nolo contendere|no contest]] to illegal gun possession by a felon,<ref name="charges"/> and received a $1,000 fine and three years' [[probation]].<ref name="probation">{{cite web |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EE15D1E6658A22E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Rapper Nate Dogg takes plea bargain |work=Press-Telegram |date=August 22, 2001 |access-date=March 24, 2011 }}</ref>

On April 12, 2002, a tour bus carrying Hale, while outside of [[Kingman, Arizona]], was found with two pistols and four ounces of [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]], whereby he was booked and then released on $3,500 bond.<ref name="mohave">{{cite web |first=Jim |last=Seckler |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LNpPAAAAIBAJ&pg=4186,1301415 |title=Rap singer released on bond after drug, gun arrest locally |work=[[Kingman Daily Miner]] |date=April 16, 2002 |access-date=March 24, 2011 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="mtv">{{cite web |first=Noah |last=Callahan-Bever |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1454560/nate-dogg-sentenced-drug-possession.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107114933/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1454560/nate-dogg-sentenced-drug-possession.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |title=Nate Dogg Sentenced For Drug Possession |publisher=MTV News |date=May 28, 2002 |access-date=March 15, 2018 }}</ref>

In July 2006, Hale was charged with misdemeanor aggravated trespassing, telephone harassment, battery assault, dissuading a witness from reporting a crime, and breaking a [[restraining order]]. On March 20, 2008, pleading guilty to trespassing and battery, he lost gun-ownership rights for ten years, received three years' probation, and was ordered to a domestic-violence intervention program.<ref name="hiphopdx 2008-03-27">{{cite web |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6636/title.nate-dogg-pleads-guilty-in-domestic-violence-charge |title=Nate Dogg Pleads Guilty In Domestic Violence Charge |work=HipHopDX |date=March 27, 2008 |access-date=March 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614151316/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6636/title.nate-dogg-pleads-guilty-in-domestic-violence-charge |archive-date=June 14, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On June 23, 2008, after allegedly threatening his estranged wife by emails and chasing her on [[Interstate 405 (California)|Interstate 405]], Hale was charged with two felony counts of criminal threats and one count of [[stalking]].<ref name="dropped">{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705297775/Stalking-charge-dropped-against-Nate-Dogg.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023101206/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705297775/Stalking-charge-dropped-against-Nate-Dogg.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 23, 2012|title=Stalking charge dropped against Nate Dogg|date=April 16, 2009|access-date=March 24, 2011|agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name="dui">{{cite web |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=121FD15FC57C6B40&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Nate Dogg Pleads Not Guilty to Making Threats, Stalking Estranged Wife |work=Long Beach Press-Telegram |date=July 17, 2008 |format=Fee required |access-date=March 24, 2011 }}</ref> He pleaded not guilty.<ref name="dui"/> In April 2009, as the alleged victim had failed to contact prosecutors, the charges were dropped.<ref name="dropped"/> Incidentally, he was also convicted of [[Drug–impaired driving|driving under the influence of drugs]].<ref name="dui"/>

==Health problems and death==
[[File:Graffiti upamiętniające Nate Dogga na ujściu wody oligoceńskiej przy skrzyżowaniu al. Solidarności i ul. Żelaznej w Warszawie..jpg|thumb|Graffiti on Solidarności Avenue in Warsaw, Poland, 2012]]
On December 19, 2007, Hale suffered a [[stroke]].<ref name=":3">''MTV News'' staff, [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114603/http://www.mtv.com/news/1579019/hannah-montana-contest-winner-apologizes-for-fake-essay-plus-american-idol-c-murder-rem-birdman-more-in-for-the-record/ "Hannah Montana contest winner apologizes for fake essay; plus 'American Idol,' C-Murder, R.E.M., Birman & more, in ''For the Record''"], ''MTV.com'', January 4, 2008.</ref> After a week in Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, he entered a [[Physical medicine and rehabilitation|rehabilitation]] facility.<ref name=":3"/> Although his body's left side was [[Hemiparesis|weakened]], neither his cognition nor voice were affected and he was expected to fully recover.<ref name=":3"/>  Hale suffered another stroke on September 12, 2008.<ref name="MTV">Jayson Rodriguez, [https://web.archive.org/web/20080120145236/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1579891/20080118/nate_dogg.jhtml "Nate Dogg paralyzed after stroke; manager slams coverage of 911 call"], ''MTV.com'', January 18, 2008.</ref> 

On March 15, 2011, Hale died at age 41 in Long Beach of complications of multiple strokes;<ref name=":4">Matthew Perpetua, [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rapper-and-singer-nate-dogg-dead-at-41-235438 "Rapper and singer Nate Dogg dead at 41"] and appended update, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' website, Wenner Media LLC, March 16, 2011.</ref> another, or contributing, suspected cause of death was [[congestive heart failure]].<ref name=":1"/> He was interred in Long Beach at [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Long Beach)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park]].

==Legacy==
In 2013, Nate Dogg's son Naijiel Hale was committed to play football at the [[University of Washington]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Player/Naijiel-Hale-26958/high-school-43866/|title=Naijiel Hale, St. John Bosco, Cornerback|website=247Sports|access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref> A couple of years later, in 2015, Nate's other son, Nathaniel Jr., having adopted the stage name Lil Nate Dogg, released his own album, ''Son of a G''.{{cn|date=May 2023}} Naijiel would also begin to create music, adopting the stage name NHale, and released his debut studio album, ''Young OG'', in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-20 |title=Nhale Proves He Is The Audio Sequel To Nate Dogg On "The Next Episode" |url=https://rosecransave.com/2021/03/20/nhale-proves-he-is-the-audio-sequel-to-nate-dogg-on-the-next-episode/ |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=Rosecrans Ave. |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-21 |title="This Is What This West Coast Shit Look Like:" An Interview with NHale |url=https://www.passionweiss.com/2021/04/21/this-is-what-this-west-coast-shit-look-like-an-interview-with-nhale/ |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=Passion of the Weiss}}</ref>

It was reported a posthumous and final studio album entitled ''Nate Dogg: It's a Wonderful Life'' was announced in 2012, with a late spring or early summer 2013 release from Seven Arts Music and United Media & Music Group. As of 2025, the album has not been released and no further announcements have been made.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Gerrick|date=November 28, 2012|title=Posthumous Nate Dogg album in the works|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2012-nov-28-la-et-ms-posthumous-nate-dogg-album-20121128-story.html|access-date=January 24, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Nate Dogg discography}}
{{See also|213 discography}}

'''Studio albums'''
*''[[G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2]]'' (1998)
*''[[Music & Me (Nate Dogg album)|Music & Me]]'' (2001)
*''Nate Dogg'' (2003)

'''Collaborative albums'''
*''[[The Hard Way (213 album)|The Hard Way]]'' {{small|(with [[213 (group)|213]])}} (2004)

==Filmography==
* ''[[One on One (American TV series)|One on One]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Doggy Fizzle Televizzle]]'' (2002–2003)
* ''[[Head of State (2003 film)|Head of State]]'' (2003)
* ''[[The Boondocks (2005 TV series)|The Boondocks]]'' (2008)

==Awards and nominations==
Nate Dogg was nominated for four [[Grammy Awards]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:"
! Category
! Song
! Year
! Result
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance|Best Rap/Sung Collaboration]] {{small|(with [[Eminem]])}}
| "[[Shake That]]"
| [[49th Annual Grammy Awards|2007]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Rap/Sung Collaboration {{small|(with [[Ludacris]])}}
| "[[Area Codes (Ludacris song)|Area Codes]]"
| [[44th Annual Grammy Awards|2002]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group|Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group]] {{small|(uncredited with [[Dr. Dre]] and [[Snoop Dogg]])}}
| "[[The Next Episode]]"
| [[43rd Annual Grammy Awards|2001]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group {{small|(with [[Warren G]])}}
| "[[Regulate (song)|Regulate]]"
| [[37th Annual Grammy Awards|1995]]
| {{nom}}
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
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* {{Find a Grave|66995284}}

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