The G-Child talks Nate Dogg, collaborations with Mac Dre and Roger Troutman and visiting Tookie in Death Row.
The only way I can cope with the loss of the new KDAY is listening to Suga Free and the late Nate Dogg on loop. If anyone was going to get an old Nate hook, it should’ve been Free. Dre wasn’t going to do anything with it and Snoop is busy being the next Desmond […]
One year ago, the greatest hookman in hip hop history passed away. But Nate was more than that. He is my favorite R&B singer of the 90s. I miss Nate Dogg like I miss Hunter Thompson, Kurt Vonnegut, or the guy who made the Shamwow (what an inventor). J. Period understands our plight and mixed […]
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Another one from the archives. Circa 2008 vintage. RIP Nate Dogg. 1. Not being just any geek off the streets How To Avoid Being A “Geek Off the Streets: Learn how to how be to handy with the steel and earn your keep. Best Models to Emulate: Gay steel workers, Andrew Carnegie, Iron Man 2. […]
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The news of Nate Dogg’s death hit as I touched down in Austin. I have yet to recover. Expect some legitimate tributes from me next week. In the meantime, I believe my appreciation for the man was best expressed by my 2006 hypothesis that the nation’s woes were attributable to a dearth of Dogg. Starting […]
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Doc Zeus and Doc Dre attended the same medical school. Celebrity deaths in the Age Of Twitter can often make placing an artist’s legacy in the proper context difficult. The rush to lionize a public figure in the wake of their passing often leads to otherwise marginal personalities in the annals of pop culture to […]
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