Nate Dogg at the Maxim Magazine party hosted by The Pussycat Dolls in Hollywood 2002
Rapper Nate Dogg (born Nathaniel Dwayne Hale) passed away on Tuesday, March 15. The master of the rap hook, whose distinctive croon featured prominently in West Coast rap and hip-hop classics including Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" and Warren G's "Regulate," suffered a massive stroke in Long Beach, CA. He was 41.


