When did Nate Dogg die? Nate Dogg died on March 15, 2011.  Nate Dogg was one of the most recognizable voices in West Coast rap and a pioneer of the G-Funk sound. He got his start with Warren G and Snoop Doggy Dogg as a member of a group called 213 and eventually became the

Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg, and Warren G were once in a local rap group named 213, which was L.A.’s original telephone area code. The rap trio started in 1992 and they first appeared together on “Ain’t No Fun (If the Homies Can’t Have None)” from Snoop Dogg’s solo debut album Doggystyle, which also featured Kurupt of Tha Dogg Pound.

Warren G sampled a VCR for the beginning of the 1994 hit “Regulate” using an Akai MPC60 and his cousin Nate Dogg recorded his vocals in a closet due to lack of furniture in Warren’s two bedroom Long Beach apartment. The vocals you hear on the album version of “Regulate” were the original closet recording.