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Title: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: f0n|{sta on February 06, 2007, 05:50:17 AM
man where is nate dogg at? is he on his way to retire or what?
we need another "solo" record and dope westcoast hooks ...
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Conan on February 06, 2007, 05:52:17 AM
Snoop said in his recent DubCNN interview that he's in the studio working on his album. Plus, he's popped up on "Doctors Advocate" and "Tha Blue Carpet Treatment" so it's not like he's completely disappeared.
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: f0n|{sta on February 06, 2007, 05:56:45 AM
yeah i didnt say he disappeared ... and nice to hear hes in the studio. i didnt read the snoop interview yet
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: UKnowWhatItIs: welcome to my traps....game over on February 06, 2007, 05:59:29 AM
Nate fell off, I mean how could anyone really check for this guy after hearing all his recent shit???He completely ruined songs like Game's "Too Much".
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Digital Pimpin' on February 06, 2007, 06:13:56 AM
There's a radio rip of his new song (dre produced) floating around on the net - sounds pretty sick.

Nate fell off, I mean how could anyone really check for this guy after hearing all his recent shit???He completely ruined songs like Game's "Too Much".

I disagree but even if Nate has fallen off, he still shits on Akon.
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Post by: T-Dogg on February 06, 2007, 06:17:45 AM
Nate fell off, I mean how could anyone really check for this guy after hearing all his recent shit???He completely ruined songs like Game's "Too Much".

Whaaaat? I think Nate KILLED IT on "Too Much".
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Digital Pimpin' on February 06, 2007, 06:21:09 AM
Nate fell off, I mean how could anyone really check for this guy after hearing all his recent shit???He completely ruined songs like Game's "Too Much".

Whaaaat? I think Nate KILLED IT on "Too Much".

That track needed more Nate 8)
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Mr.(Ko)Kane on February 06, 2007, 06:23:08 AM
Nate just worked and recorded three tracks with Down, Don Won & Mr.Criminal from Streetlight Music.
That "Coming Home" tracks sounds good, got a real good westcoast feeling.

Here's a YouTube video of the recording sessions:
https://www.youtube.com/v/5S-DEsk8-Fo&eurl= (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S-DEsk8-Fo&eurl=)
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: f0n|{sta on February 06, 2007, 06:28:29 AM
There's a radio rip of his new song (dre produced) floating around on the net - sounds pretty sick.

Nate fell off, I mean how could anyone really check for this guy after hearing all his recent shit???He completely ruined songs like Game's "Too Much".

I disagree but even if Nate has fallen off, he still shits on Akon.

of course ... u cant compare akon with nate dogg !!!
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: MediumL on February 06, 2007, 10:31:12 AM
Crazy was dope. I heard there was a new track produced by dre from him.
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: WILL-I-DIE on February 06, 2007, 12:07:42 PM
we need an interview
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Chief on February 06, 2007, 12:11:04 PM
Nate fell off, I mean how could anyone really check for this guy after hearing all his recent shit???He completely ruined songs like Game's "Too Much".

i disagree, nate still sounds good..

some examples:

-crazy
-that strip club song with eminem
-black mercedes


Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Si-Chiggedy on February 06, 2007, 02:22:06 PM
Nate was the shit and still is the shit. I can listen to "G-Funk Classics" errday and to be serious, I don't know much tracks where Nate gots a bad perfomance. The way he sings on "Crazy" or on Warren G's "Mid-Night Hour" is just amazing. By the way he killed the whole 213 record on every fucking track, he outshined Snoop and Warren, even though they were dope too in my opinion.
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Smoke on February 06, 2007, 02:30:36 PM
THAT YOUTUBE VIDEO IS THE SHIT
great songs and great Nate Dogg
Fuck Akon
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: gav09 on February 06, 2007, 02:43:45 PM
Nates not goin anywhere! hes still dope! Snds gud on the dre produced track that leaked.
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Smoke Break on February 06, 2007, 03:44:53 PM
i'm glad he started to lay low, for a while he was on every damn single or album; now I actually want to hear him again. I liked the way he was sounding on midnite hour, I hope he continues to do some new shit.
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: thisoneguy360 on February 06, 2007, 03:47:48 PM
I still think he's dope these days, I like too much and crazy
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: gav09 on February 06, 2007, 04:08:32 PM
he was on every damn single or album; now I actually want to hear him again.

2 True! Gr8 point.
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: d3c0n on February 06, 2007, 04:15:39 PM
Nate fell off, I mean how could anyone really check for this guy after hearing all his recent shit???He completely ruined songs like Game's "Too Much".

what the fuck are you talking about, the track is dope as fuck because of Nate Dogg, Too Much is my favorite track off DA
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Darksider on February 06, 2007, 05:28:44 PM
nate is still dope ..no doubt
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: P Nelson on February 06, 2007, 09:04:56 PM
That "Money in the hood" track looks serious
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: OG Snoopaveli on February 06, 2007, 09:39:02 PM
Nate Dogg is still here !! Nobody can't do it better like he do it !!  8) 8)   His the best !!
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: P Nelson on February 06, 2007, 09:44:45 PM
we need a nate interview
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Smoke Break on February 06, 2007, 09:46:02 PM
fuck yeah, I don't think i've ever seen an interview with him that wasn't about snoop dogg or dre.
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: UKnowWhatItIs: welcome to my traps....game over on February 06, 2007, 09:48:57 PM
Nate fell off, I mean how could anyone really check for this guy after hearing all his recent shit???He completely ruined songs like Game's "Too Much".

what the fuck are you talking about, the track is dope as fuck because of Nate Dogg, Too Much is my favorite track off DA
Your lost buddy.
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: We Fly High on February 07, 2007, 02:59:40 AM
hes cool, but as I start to grow up, i realize hes not that tight. I'd rather listen to Sleepy Brown over Nate Dogg anyday. Nate just isnt that versatile.
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: XaNdEr on February 07, 2007, 03:38:27 AM
hes cool, but as I start to grow up, i realize hes not that tight. I'd rather listen to Sleepy Brown over Nate Dogg anyday. Nate just isnt that versatile.

nah, nate was on so many classics, he used his voice to make so many tracks have that lil bit extra, dude's a hook-legend imo

and i def dont think he fell off, hes still on his old level with his last tracks Crazy, Too Far, Shake That, Black Mercedes, In the Mid-Nite Hour, you name it

 8)
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: We Fly High on February 07, 2007, 04:01:02 AM
im not doubting that he made a lot of classics, there are a lot of good songs that hes done. but if you observe from a talent perspective, hes not that great of a vocalist/singer. he doesnt have that much vocal range, his subject and theme of songs are so limited. He only sings on like rap/hip hop type of songs.

He'd never be able to pull off some smooth R&B stuff, that actually sounds mature or grown.
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Digital Pimpin' on February 07, 2007, 04:03:59 AM
im not doubting that he made a lot of classics, there are a lot of good songs that hes done. but if you observe from a talent perspective, hes not that great of a vocalist/singer. he doesnt have that much vocal range, his subject and theme of songs are so limited. He only sings on like rap/hip hop type of songs.

He'd never be able to pull off some smooth R&B stuff, that actually sounds mature or grown.

Maybe you're right, but Nate's got that X-factor that makes a track sound soooooo good. It might be his swagger on the mic, but whatever it is,it does it for me.
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Rud on February 07, 2007, 04:11:38 AM
Dont forget that Nate always said as he grew older he's gonna move away from Hip-Hop stuff and do more challenging R&B/Gospel stuff...there was an interview around 2000-2001 where he talked about wanting to serende his wife at a wedding and it led onto what he sees his career doing into and after his 40s and thats what he talked about...
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Digital Pimpin' on February 07, 2007, 04:14:05 AM
His new track sounds pure R&B - I wanna hear that in CDQ.
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Si-Chiggedy on February 07, 2007, 05:02:28 AM
im not doubting that he made a lot of classics, there are a lot of good songs that hes done. but if you observe from a talent perspective, hes not that great of a vocalist/singer. he doesnt have that much vocal range, his subject and theme of songs are so limited. He only sings on like rap/hip hop type of songs.

He'd never be able to pull off some smooth R&B stuff, that actually sounds mature or grown.

Since when is R&B grown or mature? You thzink R. Kelly, Akon, Beyoncé or Rihanna is some kind of mature? It's kiddy-style. I rather listen to a real gangsta singer than those poppy "love-song bitches". Nate never the greatest lyricist but I don't even expect him to be that, I just want Nate to spit some Gangsta Ass Westcoast sound...
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: OG Snoopaveli on February 07, 2007, 05:20:51 AM
we need a nate interview

Fo Sho !!
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: XaNdEr on February 07, 2007, 07:02:25 AM
im not doubting that he made a lot of classics, there are a lot of good songs that hes done. but if you observe from a talent perspective, hes not that great of a vocalist/singer. he doesnt have that much vocal range, his subject and theme of songs are so limited. He only sings on like rap/hip hop type of songs.

He'd never be able to pull off some smooth R&B stuff, that actually sounds mature or grown.

Since when is R&B grown or mature? You thzink R. Kelly, Akon, Beyoncé or Rihanna is some kind of mature? It's kiddy-style. I rather listen to a real gangsta singer than those poppy "love-song bitches". Nate never the greatest lyricist but I don't even expect him to be that, I just want Nate to spit some Gangsta Ass Westcoast sound...


hell yeah, most of these r&b cats are straight up fags on the mic, talkin bout how they love this and that, bah, nate got a unique style, a unique voice and he made classic like it was nothing, nobody can say that, and r&b def aint mature, its as mature as hiphop and rock and pop and w/e is, its about the subjects of the song
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: We Fly High on February 07, 2007, 10:45:15 AM
im not doubting that he made a lot of classics, there are a lot of good songs that hes done. but if you observe from a talent perspective, hes not that great of a vocalist/singer. he doesnt have that much vocal range, his subject and theme of songs are so limited. He only sings on like rap/hip hop type of songs.

He'd never be able to pull off some smooth R&B stuff, that actually sounds mature or grown.

Since when is R&B grown or mature? You thzink R. Kelly, Akon, Beyoncé or Rihanna is some kind of mature? It's kiddy-style. I rather listen to a real gangsta singer than those poppy "love-song bitches". Nate never the greatest lyricist but I don't even expect him to be that, I just want Nate to spit some Gangsta Ass Westcoast sound...

ok forget the R&B you know. take a listen to someone like Raheem DeVaughn, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, alicia keys, Jaguar Wright, Sleepy Brown, theres tons of R&B folks out there besides the very limited artists that you know "R. Kelly, Akon, Beyonce, or Rihanna"
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Tanjential on February 07, 2007, 11:19:16 AM
You're confusing versatility with how many styles someone has. nate only has one style which is what you are saying and that is true. But Nate is very versatile, he can fit on any kind of rap song damn near from backpack hip hop with pharoahe monche to g funk with the favorites, to pop shit with the pop people, to mature well produced r and b like on G funk classics.


too much and crazy are both really great.

that song that dre produced 'leave it alone' is gonna be banging in CVQ and it's a very mature r and b record, this the one you're speakin' on digital pimpin'?

Too much is my fave track on DA as well.

we fly high-I know what you mean in your criticisms, such criticisms are what led me to get into so much classic rock, modern rock and blues in the last 4 years. I needed different types of singing and I feel i've been exposed to alot of great voices now but it doesn't change the bumpability of g funk classics which I listened to almost the whole thing of yesterday purely by coincidence. +1

 peace-T

Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: .:Hercy Buggz:. on February 07, 2007, 11:25:52 AM
Kids Needs to go check the Vault!! real R&B isnt Rihanna, Chris Brown and shit like that ..they make Pop Music, Nate Dogg Could have Been on the same level as Charlie Wilson, Luther Vandross, Barry White or Gerald Levert or people like D,angelo & Bilal, but he's too busy doing gangsta hooks , his first album was great, but after that, he wasnt able to put sumthin that we could listen to 15 years later. Not to say that I dont like his hooks or whatever, but i feel like he could do better songs, maybe its because im getting older
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Tanjential on February 07, 2007, 11:30:57 AM
Kids Needs to go check the Vault!! real R&B isnt Rihanna, Chris Brown and shit like that ..they make Pop Music, Nate Dogg Could have Been on the same level as Charlie Wilson, Luther Vandross, Barry White or Gerald Levert or people like D,angelo & Bilal, but he's too busy doing gangsta hooks , his first album was great, but after that, he wasnt able to put sumthin that we could listen to 15 years later. Not to say that I dont like his hooks or whatever, but i feel like he could do better songs, maybe its because im getting older

there are some really great r and b cuts on g funk classics, so i mean..he has done some of those better songs, But yeah I haven't even heard his whole albums since g funk classics. he has music and me, is there another?
-T
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Mygla on February 07, 2007, 01:45:18 PM
He'd never be able to pull off some smooth R&B stuff, that actually sounds mature or grown.

IMO he did that on G Funk Classics Vol 1... esp on songs like Crazy/Dangerous, Scared Of Love & Where Are You Going...

one of the finest albums i own... probably listen to it weekly.
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Tanjential on February 07, 2007, 02:46:21 PM
He'd never be able to pull off some smooth R&B stuff, that actually sounds mature or grown.

IMO he did that on G Funk Classics Vol 1... esp on songs like Crazy/Dangerous, Scared Of Love & Where Are You Going...

one of the finest albums i own... probably listen to it weekly.

also because I got a girl and my world.

-T
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: P Nelson on February 07, 2007, 05:56:33 PM
Its his style... do people ask Ludacris to be more serious/mature? Music is about having fun and doing what you do and if that's what he loves (that's what I love, I dont need to express my maturity via music), well that's what he's gonna do. If everybody  had the same style, music would be boring. I have no problem if people don't like Nate Dogg because of his subject matter, but I do, i'm not gonna ask D'Angelo to make a hook like "It Aint no fun" ,its not his style and I respect that. If Nate Dogg was like the other Rnb cats, what would be special about him? Music needs diversity and all the tastes are good tastes, getting your dick sucked IS mature... no need to make sweet music to be mature.

Being mature is being able to respect an opinion that's not yours and accept that your opinion is not a fact
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Invincible on February 07, 2007, 06:27:24 PM
there are some really great r and b cuts on g funk classics, so i mean..he has done some of those better songs, But yeah I haven't even heard his whole albums since g funk classics. he has music and me, is there another?
-T
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Yer his self titled album that got released as a download only.
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Desert Lord on February 07, 2007, 07:36:37 PM
Nate always been able to make good music...and he have done some smooth r&b nowadays at warren g's "the midnighthour"...
you can't compare nate with d'angelo or bilal or cats like that...they all three are good singers and musicans but nate dogg do it in another way that's all.. he's not lesser talented than them he just do other type of music.
I'm happy that not all music sound the same, you know...it would be boring if every singer would sound the same
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Canuck on February 07, 2007, 08:00:03 PM
could someone please hook up the radio rip of that nate dogg song produced by dre havent heard it yet
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: P Nelson on February 07, 2007, 08:39:51 PM
Nate always been able to make good music...and he have done some smooth r&b nowadays at warren g's "the midnighthour"...
you can't compare nate with d'angelo or bilal or cats like that...they all three are good singers and musicans but nate dogg do it in another way that's all.. he's not lesser talented than them he just do other type of music.
I'm happy that not all music sound the same, you know...it would be boring if every singer would sound the same

I agree 100% with what you said
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Tanjential on February 07, 2007, 11:44:20 PM
could someone please hook up the radio rip of that nate dogg song produced by dre havent heard it yet

the hook up for it is in the post about it in the west coast connection main forum, look up 'new nate dogg song dre' in search for the last 2 months or so and it should come up

-T
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: westside159 on February 07, 2007, 11:50:32 PM
NATE DOGG - I DONT WANNA HURT NO MORE = HIS BEST SONG - off G FUNK CLASSIC'S ALBUM   8) 8)

PEEP IT -  www.myspace.com/natedogg
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Tanjential on February 07, 2007, 11:51:46 PM
i think many songs on g funk classics are that good or better

b cause i gotta girl
just another day
my money
no matter where i go

off the top of the head

-T
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: westside159 on February 07, 2007, 11:59:18 PM
i think many songs on g funk classics are that good or better

b cause i gotta girl
just another day
my money
no matter where i go

off the top of the head

-T

None better than - I DONT WANNA HURT NO MORE ,  IT HAD THAT laid bacc G Funk style like regulate and it was talking about some real life shit , with Butch Cassidy on it too , dont get any better bro !!!!!! 8) 8)
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Tanjential on February 08, 2007, 12:01:38 AM
word, it's a dope song for sure.

-T
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: M Dogg™ on February 08, 2007, 12:28:19 AM
I've heard he'll eventually go by Nate Hale, and do pure R&B. The kid can sing, but resently, it seems that Nate is used for the typical Westcoast track, but his not puttin out singles.
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Chief on February 08, 2007, 04:54:48 AM
wasn't 'there she goes' only released 1 or 2 years ago? nate made that song a classic!
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: XaNdEr on February 08, 2007, 10:59:20 AM
I've heard he'll eventually go by Nate Hale, and do pure R&B. The kid can sing, but resently, it seems that Nate is used for the typical Westcoast track, but his not puttin out singles.

its too late for that anyways imo, cause he now already got a name of westcoast gangstarap hook-singer  ::)
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Tanjential on February 09, 2007, 03:00:37 AM
so to answer the question, he and dre got somethin' cookin' as expressed by the song that was played on the radio "leave it alone"

-T
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: XaNdEr on February 09, 2007, 03:17:02 AM
yeah, its funny to see people talking about all kinds of things except the question the topic is about, i love this forums  8)
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: f0n|{sta on February 09, 2007, 04:03:25 AM
can any1 post that new track ? i havent heard it yet ...
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Tanjential on February 09, 2007, 09:37:58 AM
it's in a thread titled something like 'new nate dogg song produced by dre' look it up in the search and aim for posts in the last 100 days or so, and hit find the most recent. should come up no problem, the hook up is in the thread in the main 'west coast connection' forum.

-T
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Sanford - V. President of the Dangerous Crew Movement on February 09, 2007, 09:40:29 AM
akon took over.
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Tanjential on February 09, 2007, 09:43:30 AM
akon took over.

his voice just doesn't do it for me, i was just thinking last nigh "is this was this dude came over from south africa or whatever for...to sing about livin' a boss' life and strip clubs? he needed to mob from fuckin' africa to come here and do that shit? we already have plenty of homegrown dudes to do that shit." Is he a fuckin' refugee or something, something about his backstory that I am missing?

-T
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: d-nice on February 09, 2007, 09:51:08 AM
akon took over.

his voice just doesn't do it for me, i was just thinking last nigh "is this was this dude came over from south africa or whatever for...to sing about livin' a boss' life and strip clubs? he needed to mob from fuckin' africa to come here and do that shit? we already have plenty of homegrown dudes to do that shit." Is he a fuckin' refugee or something, something about his backstory that I am missing?

-T

But you gotta look though. Where did Akon make his mark? Not on the west coast. On the east coast. I used to always clown my friend from NY and say your artists need a west coast artist to make your hooks tighter and make some hits. Nate Dogg was ALL over east coast albums. Jada, Fab, Freeway, 50, the list goes on and on. So Akon was like a nice alternative for other rappers. And he is not from any coast here. Once he did Locked Up it was a wrap. And the industry follows the money trail. Everyone wants to work with the "it" artist and Akon is that right now.
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Sosna on February 09, 2007, 09:55:54 AM
Damn, Nate should back wit his G-Funk!
This shit's dope, I remember those tracks from 90s, that's that shit!
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Tanjential on February 09, 2007, 09:56:12 AM
akon took over.

his voice just doesn't do it for me, i was just thinking last nigh "is this was this dude came over from south africa or whatever for...to sing about livin' a boss' life and strip clubs? he needed to mob from fuckin' africa to come here and do that shit? we already have plenty of homegrown dudes to do that shit." Is he a fuckin' refugee or something, something about his backstory that I am missing?

-T



But you gotta look though. Where did Akon make his mark? Not on the west coast. On the east coast. I used to always clown my friend from NY and say your artists need a west coast artist to make your hooks tighter and make some hits. Nate Dogg was ALL over east coast albums. Jada, Fab, Freeway, 50, the list goes on and on. So Akon was like a nice alternative for other rappers. And he is not from any coast here. Once he did Locked Up it was a wrap. And the industry follows the money trail. Everyone wants to work with the "it" artist and Akon is that right now.

that's cool that he makes money and all but so do republicans. I'm just saying his voice doesn't do it for me, and I don't get his story. Like he's a west or south african dude or whatever that mobbed out here to make music? to me it's just outta left field I guess.

also, your avi, that the original cover to dogg chit or is that one still gonna be used?
-T
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Tha G In Deee on February 09, 2007, 09:59:58 AM
akon took over.

his voice just doesn't do it for me, i was just thinking last nigh "is this was this dude came over from south africa or whatever for...to sing about livin' a boss' life and strip clubs? he needed to mob from fuckin' africa to come here and do that shit? we already have plenty of homegrown dudes to do that shit." Is he a fuckin' refugee or something, something about his backstory that I am missing?

-T
^LOL that's what I think about Akon's voice, I can't really stand listening to him...Nate's always gonna have that #1 spot of hook-singing on lock... 8)
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: d-nice on February 09, 2007, 10:05:17 AM
akon took over.

his voice just doesn't do it for me, i was just thinking last nigh "is this was this dude came over from south africa or whatever for...to sing about livin' a boss' life and strip clubs? he needed to mob from fuckin' africa to come here and do that shit? we already have plenty of homegrown dudes to do that shit." Is he a fuckin' refugee or something, something about his backstory that I am missing?

-T



But you gotta look though. Where did Akon make his mark? Not on the west coast. On the east coast. I used to always clown my friend from NY and say your artists need a west coast artist to make your hooks tighter and make some hits. Nate Dogg was ALL over east coast albums. Jada, Fab, Freeway, 50, the list goes on and on. So Akon was like a nice alternative for other rappers. And he is not from any coast here. Once he did Locked Up it was a wrap. And the industry follows the money trail. Everyone wants to work with the "it" artist and Akon is that right now.

that's cool that he makes money and all but so do republicans. I'm just saying his voice doesn't do it for me, and I don't get his story. Like he's a west or south african dude or whatever that mobbed out here to make music? to me it's just outta left field I guess.

also, your avi, that the original cover to dogg chit or is that one still gonna be used?
-T


Yeah his voice is  :-\ My avi is the 1st Dogg Chit cover they scrapped. Someone wanted to rock the other one so I went with this one. Nate always will be the man on the west. The east just wanted they own hook man.  ;D Snoop works with him too, but again that is because he is the "it" artist right now. Wait until he wins some Grammys, then even more people will want to work with him.
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Sanford - V. President of the Dangerous Crew Movement on February 09, 2007, 10:08:37 AM
thats why hook men are so important these days.  nobody relys on actually rapping no more to sell records, its the hook and the beat.

it dont matter where akon is from, he makes hits. 
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: d-nice on February 09, 2007, 10:13:09 AM
thats why hook men are so important these days.  nobody relys on actually rapping no more to sell records, its the hook and the beat.

it dont matter where akon is from, he makes hits. 

Sad but true.
Title: Re: Sup with Nate Dogg these days ???
Post by: Tanjential on February 09, 2007, 10:23:24 AM
thats why hook men are so important these days.  nobody relys on actually rapping no more to sell records, its the hook and the beat.

it dont matter where akon is from, he makes hits. 

Sad but true.

some rappers get it cracking through their actual rapping, mac dre for example, you can fuckin party to him accappella alone, he just so happens to have great production and hooks too.

-T