RIP Nate Dogg (1969-2011)

Nathaniel Hale, better known as NATE DOGG, passed away on March 15th due to congestive heart failure. He was 41. The rapper had suffered multiple strokes the past couple of years, first one in 2007, and a second in 2008.

The rapper was best known for his collaboration work with many artists including Dr Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent, Warren G and many more.

He was nominated for 4 Grammy awards for his work with Warren G on the song "Regulate" in 1995, Dr Dre's "The Next Episode" in 2001, Ludacris' "Area Codes" in 2002, and finally Eminem's track "Shake That" in 2007.

Plenty of artists are paying tribute to the man who "liked good pussy and liked good tree". Here's a few clips below, RIP.

I Need A Doctor

I NEED A DOCTOR is the second single from DR DRE set up to be on his upcoming final album entitled DETOX, set for release sometime this year. The song features long time colleague and friend EMINEM and also SKYLAR GREY. The song is produced by ALEX DA KID, who is best known for co-writing the song "Love The Way You Lie". The song contains Eminem rapping two verses about his mentor, thanking Dre for believing in him in his early days and returning the favor, before Dre delivers the song's final verse.

The music video is below and was released February 24th. Certainly set to be another classic from one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time.

Napster Days

I call this post Napster days basically because I've been thinking about some of the first bits of music I first listened to way back in the span of 1999-2000. It was a time when Napster and free music file sharing was first invented and being dominantly used around the world. My brother was a user, and this is some of the stuff he was listening to, and I was hooked. My beginnings for love of music.

Love The Way You Lie Part II

The sequel to Eminem's hit song "Love The Way You Lie", which features Rihanna singing the hook, has made its way onto the interwebs. The song is from the female perspective and features Rihanna as the main singer. The song is due to be released on Rihanna's upcoming album "LOUD", due to drop November 12th 2010. Check out the song below.

Love The Way You Lie

the official music video for EMINEM'S latest single "Love The Way You Lie" was released a few days ago, the song features R&B singer RIHANNA providing the chorus, and the music video features actor DOMINIC MONAGHAN (LOST, LORD OF THE RINGS) and actress MEGAN FOX (TRANSFORMERS, Being Incredibly Sexy) as the main characters in the video. check it out below, the song is off Em's latest album "RECOVERY", OUT NOW!

Eminem: RECOVERY. OUT NOW

Eminem has a new album out today entitled "RECOVERY". with such tracks featuring Lil Wayne, Pink and Rihanna, with tracks produced by the likes of Boi-1da, Dr Dre, Just Blaze, DJ Khalil, to name a few. A fine offering from the detroit rapper, who describes the album "more emotionally driven" then last years offering "RELAPSE".


THE FIRST SINGLE "NOT AFRAID"