13 Facts About Nate Dogg

Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, known professionally as Nate Dogg, was an American singer and rapper from Long Beach, California.

Nate Dogg gained recognition for providing guest vocals on several hit rap songs between 1992 and 2007, earning the nickname "King of Hooks".

Nate Dogg sang at Life Line Baptist Church in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

Nate Dogg was stationed at Camp Schwab in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, in the Materiel Readiness Battalion of the 3rd Force Service Support Group, which supplied ammunition to most of the Pacific.

Nate Dogg debuted on Dr Dre's first solo album, The Chronic, in 1992.

Nate Dogg's trademark singing, complementing the new gangsta rap sound G-funk, was well received by critics.

Nate Dogg signed to Dr Dre's label, Death Row Records, in 1993.

Nate Dogg featured on Snoop Dogg's debut solo album, Doggystyle, in 1993, his singing prominent on the track "Ain't No Fun ".

In 1994, Nate Dogg co-wrote his duet with Warren G, the single "Regulate".

Nate Dogg had an eponymous album that saw unauthorized release in 2003.

Nate Dogg was often sought to sing on other artists' tracks, usually to sing the hook.

Further, in 2002, appearing on television, Nate Dogg was on a celebrity episode of Weakest Link, where, finally eliminated by Xzibit and Young MC, he was among the final three.

Nate Dogg was interred in Long Beach at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.