Nate Dogg - It's A Wonderful Life unreleased Album

[Mr. Sunshine]

What happened to Nate Dogg's unreleased album It's A Wonderful Life ? The album was officially announced in late 2012 by Seven Arts Music and United Media & Music Group, with an initial target release date in the first half of 2013 feat. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Jay-Z, and Mary J. Blige

[Jay_J]

i dont think its a finished album. so it will never come out i guess.

[gfunk2024]

It seems nearly impossible to get new music released from artists who have passed away. Too much fighting from the estate, the label(s) involved, and then the featured artists/producers. It is sad, because these people are gone, the music is already recorded, and most people will never hear it.

[Soopafly DPGC]

Too much tied up in the estate.  It's not profitable to release albums anymore.  By the time you pay for mixing, mastering, sample clearance, production of actual product, etc....the estates would rather just have the money and be done with it.  They don't have the passion or love for the music like the original artist had.  9 times out of 10 fans don't like the posthumous release and it taints the artist's legacy, thus, costing the estate money in the long run.  From a financial standpoint, there's no reason to do it. 

[Mr. Sunshine]

perfectly understandable, but just take a look at the artists, or rather the labels and see how many millions they've made from a Nate Dogg feature.
Let's take an example. That was a mega hit.
Area Codes (feat. Nate Dogg)

Good Relationships (Ludacris Feat. Katt Williams, Nate Dogg & Snoop Dogg)
And you're trying to tell me that this guy doesn't have enough cash? He clearly couldn't care less, but if I were sitting on tracks like these, I'd release them for free.

[Mr. Sunshine]

Now one could count how many unreleased tracks by Nate Dogg exist.And why wait? For example, Mike Dean or Timbaland.

[Sccit]

i'm more interested in getting a cd copy of his self titled album

it was released as a promo advance and i know a few people got their hands on it

i remember a copy selling for $100 on ebay which i wish i woulda copped

[WCThang]

Never heard of his project. His self-titled Nate Dogg album that never officially released on Elektra was his big unreleased album.

[Eddz]

i'm more interested in getting a cd copy of his self titled album

it was released as a promo advance and i know a few people got their hands on it

i remember a copy selling for $100 on ebay which i wish i woulda copped

I have a copy still, one of the only albums I kept from my CD collection.

[Sccit]

I have a copy still, one of the only albums I kept from my CD collection.

where did u get it and how much?

[Soopafly DPGC]

i'm more interested in getting a cd copy of his self titled album

it was released as a promo advance and i know a few people got their hands on it

i remember a copy selling for $100 on ebay which i wish i woulda copped

There's promo single LPs out there too. Not too pricey if you know where to look.

[Sccit]

There's promo single LPs out there too. Not too pricey if you know where to look.

i'm looking for the cd

point me to it if u know

[Soopafly DPGC]

i'm looking for the cd

point me to it if u know

Shit, you're a certified member of DPG!  Surely you can get the hookup through your DPG fam, you got connections. You don't need me to point you anywhere in particular.

[Sccit]

Shit, you're a certified member of DPG!  Surely you can get the hookup through your DPG fam, you got connections. You don't need me to point you anywhere in particular.

you think daz and rbx collect cds? lmao

if i mentioned a nate dogg self titled album to them they would look at me like i fell out the sky

shit, if i asked rbx what nate doggs first album was called he couldn't tell me if his life depended on it


i didn't actually expect u to help out, but thanks anyways u fuck

[Eddz]

where did u get it and how much?

I would have bought it probably over 15 years ago and cant remember where from, maybe E-Bay.

I've just moved houses recently and it's packed away, once I find it I'll post pics.