{"id":3251,"date":"2014-08-19T19:38:53","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T19:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/music\/we-got-love-celebrating-nate-dogg-s-44th-birthday\/"},"modified":"2014-08-19T19:38:53","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T19:38:53","slug":"we-got-love-celebrating-nate-dogg-s-44th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/music\/we-got-love-celebrating-nate-dogg-s-44th-birthday","title":{"rendered":"We Got Love: Celebrating Nate Dogg&#8217;s 45th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-30145\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/NateDogg.jpg\" alt=\"NateDogg\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Illustration by Karma Jello.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When Nate Dogg passed in 2011 at the age of 41, it is quite possible that no city mourned the loss more than Long Beach, where his mission to find Mr. Warren G in the East LBC made Nate a musical legend.<\/p>\n<p>Nate Dogg was the hip-hop master of the hook, taking over the choruses, bridges and guest verses of songs and making them his own even while appearing on tracks that headlined Dr. Dre, Eminem, Ludacris, and Snoop.<\/p>\n<p>All the real smokers know: Nate Dogg\u2019s tricks got us every time and we\u2019ll be movin\u2019 and groovin\u2019 to every single one of your hooks til our bones collapse.<\/p>\n<p>Happy 45th birthday, Nate Dogg. Here are the <em>Post <\/em>staff&#8217;s&nbsp;favorite songs from or featuring Nate Dogg, the God of the Hip-Hop Hook. What are your favorites? Leave &#8217;em in the comment section below.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: These songs contain explicit lyrics that may be offensive to some.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Asia&#8217;s Pick: \u201cOoh Wee\u201d by Mark Ronson feat. Nate Dogg, Ghostface Killah, Trife Da Kid, &amp; Saigon<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lpayJn3Ch5M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Brian\u2019s Pick: \u201cAin\u2019t No Fun (If the Homies Can\u2019t Have None)\u201d by Snoop Dogg feat. Nate Dogg, Kurupt, &amp; Warren G)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Th0V-fxo9CE\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Brittany\u2019s Pick: \u201cGangsta Nation\u201d by Westside Connection feat. Nate Dogg<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gMo4Ul0NKt8\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Dennis\u2019s Pick: \u201cOh No\u201d by Mos Def feat. Nate Dogg &amp; Pharoahe Monch<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bYrmop7g2cU?list=PLEB8153049781DF44\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Jason\u2019s Pick: &#8220;High Come Down&#8221; by Nate Dogg<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xc0cjxPtNLM\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Marlo\u2019s Pick: \u201cRegulate\u201d by Warren G feat. Nate Dogg<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1plPyJdXKIY\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Group Pick: \u201cThe Next Episode\u201d by Dr. Dre feat. Nate Dogg, Kurupt, &amp; Snoop Dogg<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QZXc39hT8t4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Nate Dogg passed in 2011 at the age of 41, it is quite possible that no city mourned the loss more than Long Beach, where his mission to find Mr. Warren G in the East LBC made Nate a musical legend. 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