Nathaniel “Nate Dogg” Hale Passes Away at 41

He hit the big time when his song “Regulate” blew up back in the 1990s, and sadly Nathaniel “Nate Dogg” Hale passed away yesterday (March 15).

The hip-hop great had suffered two strokes in 2007 and 2008, though his cause of death still has not been released.

Nate was a founding member of 213 along with Snoop Dogg and Warren G, and he also collaborated with Eminem and Dr. Dre during his career.

Taking to his Twitter page, Snoop tweeted, "We lost a true legend in hip hop and R&B. One of my best friends and a brother to me since 1986, when I was a sophomore...I love u buddy luv. U will always be with me forever and a day. You put the 'G' in G funk. You put the '1' n 213. And you put yo stamp on everybody you ever did it with."