Nate Dogg
Nathaniel Dawayne Hale, commonly known as Nate Dogg (born 1969) is an American singer and occasional rapper who was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He began singing as a child in the New Hope Trinity Baptist Church choir where his father, Daniel Lee Hale, was pastor at the time. At the age of 16 he dropped out of high school in Long Beach, California and left home to join the United States Marine Corps where he served for 3 years before being dishonourably discharged. In 1991 Nate Dogg, his cousin Snoop Dogg and their friend Warren G formed a rap trio called 213 in Long Beach, California, who weren't to release an album until 2004.
Nate Dogg made his debut on Dr. Dre's 1992 album, The Chronic. 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 in 1993. In 1994 he produced his first hit single "Regulate" with Warren G. Nate Dogg released his debut album under Breakaway Records in 1998 after a tumultuous time at Death Row Records. The double album was titled G-Funk Classics Vol. 1 & 2 and was followed up in late 2001 with Music & Me on Elektra Records.
However, Nate Dogg has found his greatest success not in solo projects, but in collaborations with other hip-hop artists. 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 was scrapped in mid 2005 and the substantial number of tracks he had already completed were released for sale on the official Elektra website [1] in early June 2005. Nate Dogg has however begun work on a new project which will be executively produced by Dr. Dre.
Guest appearances
- "Gangsta Nation" Westside Connection featuring Nate Dogg
- "Bitch Please 2" Eminem featuring Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, and Nate Dogg
- "The Next Episode" Dr Dre featuring Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg
- "Xxplosive" Dr Dre featuring Kurupt and Nate Dogg
- "Area Codes" Ludacris featuring Nate Dogg
- "Thugs Get Lonely Too" Tupac featuring Nate Dogg
- "Till I Collapse" Eminem featuring Nate Dogg
- "21 Questions" 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg
- "Never Enough" Eminem featuring 50 Cent and Nate Dogg
- "Til The End" Lloyd Banks featuring Nate Dogg
- "My Name" Xzibit featuring Eminem and Nate Dogg
- "Shake That" Eminem featuring Nate Dogg
- "Skandalouz" Tupac featuring Nate Dogg
- "All About U" Tupac featuring Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg and Outlawz
- "Aint No Fun (If The Homies Cant Have None)" Snoop Dogg featuring Nate Dogg, Warren G and Kurupt
- "Dump" Mobb Deep featuring Nate Dogg
- "Shake That" Eminem featuring Nate Dogg
- "Sammy Da Bull" Proof featuring Nate Dogg and Swifty McVay
- "Oh No" Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch, & Nate Dogg
- "Have A Party" Mobb Deep featuring 50 Cent and Nate Dogg
- "Regulate" Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
- "Where I'm From" The Game featuring Nate Dogg
- "If We" Mariah Carey featuring Ja Rule & Nate Dogg
- "What Would You Do?" Shade Sheist featuring Nate Dogg & Mariah Carey
- "Cali Diseaz" Shade Sheist featuring Nate Dogg
- "The Set Up" Obie Trice featuring Nate Dogg
- "Look In My Eyes" Obie Trice featuring Nate Dogg
- "All My Life" Freeway featuring Nate Dogg
Discography
- G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 (1997)
- G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2 (1998)
- Music & Me (2001)
- Nate Dogg (2005)
- The Realest Man Alive (2006)
Filmography
- 2003 Head of State as Himself