REST IN PEACE NATE DOGG - We lost a true Hip-Hop Legend.

One of rap's most lauded male hook singers, Long Beach, California, native Nate Dogg (born Nathaniel Hale) died on Tuesday at the age of 41 after years of health problems. He suffering a massive stroke in 2007 that left him partially paralyzed and another the following year.

With his deep, melodic voice and smooth soul rumble, Dogg was one of the key elements in the rise of the West Coast G-Funk sound pioneered by Death Row Records in the early 1990s. Though overshadowed by such peers as Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Warren G, Nate was a critical participant in a number of major left-coast gangsta hits, including G's "Regulate" and Dre's iconic solo debut, 1992's The Chronic.

 

- R.I.P. Nate Dogg -