Nate Dogg

Nathaniel "Nate Dogg" Hale

1969 - 2011

We lost another Hip Hop giant today. Calling Nate Dogg simply a rapper does his nearly endless catalog of outstanding songs and appearances a huge disservice. Nate was an all around vocalist capable of bringing the (G)Funk to any song just by singing what he lived. The "King of Hooks," as he was widely known,  had been sick for a while after having two strokes and several surgeries, but his legacy as one of the foremost pillars of West Coast Rap will live on. How are we going to regulate without hm?

Nate Dogg featuring Warren G. - Nobody Does It Better

Warren G. & Nate Dogg

Song #275: Warren G. and Nate Dogg - I Need a Light

213

From Wikipedia:

North American area code 213 is a California telephone area code which was one of California's original three area codes created in October 1947. It has historically been associated with Southern California and Los Angeles.

For all intensive purposes, it could be better associated with three of the Best of the West Coast Rappers, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg (they are related, I'm not kidding) and Warren G.

Song #213: 213 - Groupie Luv