R.I.P. Nate Dogg

[magickarl]

I don't know if I'm the only one, but this tore me up. I was a huge Nate Dogg fan, Regulate was definitely one of my top five favorite songs of all time.

He was only 41. He had a history of strokes, beginning in his thirties. You would think though that for the money he had, his doctors would have been doing everything they could in the way of preventative treatment.

I feel cheated. Like we were entitled to another three decades of his baritone crooning. We lost a real talent, whether or not rap music was your thing, the man was very good at what he did. R.I.P Nate Dogg.

In other death related news in my life, a former classmate hung herself last weekend. Never would have thought she would have been the type to do it either. She was a real sweetheart, genuinely nice to everybody regardless of who you were. She had a sort of presence to her. Could literally light up a room. I hadn't spoken to her in a few years, but she was one of the least-depressed people I have ever known, or so I thought. A genuine genius from what I can remember. It just goes to show that under the surface, we really don't know a whole lot about the people in our lives, and that those we percieve as the least troubled can be at the edge at any time.

 

[PDubb75]

I don't know if I'm the only one, but this tore me up. I was a huge Nate Dogg fan, Regulate was definitely one of my top five favorite songs of all time.

He was only 41. He had a history of strokes, beginning in his thirties. You would think though that for the money he had, his doctors would have been doing everything they could in the way of preventative treatment.

I feel cheated. Like we were entitled to another three decades of his baritone crooning. We lost a real talent, whether or not rap music was your thing, the man was very good at what he did. R.I.P Nate Dogg.

Yeah, I'm with you man. I couldn't believe it when I heard it on my way into work the other day. I posted some of his songs in the "Anti-AFC Songs" thread on the day. It's safe to say that hip hop hooks will never be the same anymore. Mount Up!

In other death related news in my life, a former classmate hung herself last weekend. Never would have thought she would have been the type to do it either. She was a real sweetheart, genuinely nice to everybody regardless of who you were. She had a sort of presence to her. Could literally light up a room. I hadn't spoken to her in a few years, but she was one of the least-depressed people I have ever known, or so I thought. A genuine genius from what I can remember. It just goes to show that under the surface, we really don't know a whole lot about the people in our lives, and that those we percieve as the least troubled can be at the edge at any time.

I'm sorry to hear this. It's thing like this that make you look differently at situations. I've had to deal with this way too many times in my life, and it just gets you thinking about the things that set people off. There have even been discussions on this forum that have brought back memories of identical situations where a girl I knew killed herself over. It bothers me seeing some people here joke about treating people like **** sometimes. But... You gotta learn what to listen to and what not.

Keep your head up... "Still claimin D.P.G., till the day I D.I.E."

 

[BigJimbo]

Money? You little boys think that a rapper makes money? A few do. 98% of the ones you listen to make nothing. Go read about how the business works. A manager often takes 50% BEFORE expenses!

 

[Maxtro]

I liked many of Nate Dogg's songs.

It is sad to see him go so soon.

Wherever he goes, he'll have hoes.

 

[magickarl]

Money? You little boys think that a rapper makes money? A few do. 98% of the ones you listen to make nothing. Go read about how the business works. A manager often takes 50% BEFORE expenses!

I think that a rapper on average probably makes more than you or me. Even if that doesn't mean bentley rich. I'm well aware of how the music industry works. I'm also aware that 10% of $1m is still $100,000, which is far from the poor-house, and is definitely enough money to afford decent health insurance.

Sheeet, I only make $16/hr and I can afford health insurance.

Most rappers wind up pocketing high-middle class incomes at the end of the day. Not the lavish kind of money you see in the video, but a comfortable living. Nate Dogg, by the way, had a net worth of $15m He could probably afford the doctors visit.

 

[Vice]

Money? You little boys think that a rapper makes money? A few do. 98% of the ones you listen to make nothing. Go read about how the business works. A manager often takes 50% BEFORE expenses!

Not to mention that the rap business is all about schmoozing everyone else to get into their next song/video, and about impressing people by spending lots of cash to put up an image.

These people more often than not don't have any kind of tangible assets outside of their income from the music business, and once their cash flow dwindles, end up becoming no better off than they were when they first started. All because of a lack of understanding of how money works.

 

[KarmaSutra]

I thought Nate Dogg is, his legacy will prove, a visionary in tone and harmony in rap/R&B music.

The cat was talented as fvck which is why everyone wanted his action in their music.

The dude'll be missed.

 

[TheMale]

I thought Nate Dogg is, his legacy will prove, a visionary in tone and harmony in rap/R&B music.

The cat was talented as fvck which is why everyone wanted his action in their music.

The dude'll be missed.

+1

R.I.P. Nate Dogg

 

[natedizzle]

That nigga has my name R.I.P

 

[lucidbutterfly]

one of the greatest of the game