R.I.P. Nate Dogg
 

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So sad, his death got overshadowed by everything happening in Japan.

We can use this thread to post our favorite songs that he did or was featured in.

I will start out with this one first



I love Mark Ronson and this is probably my favorite song with him complimented with some smooth Nate Dogg Hook

Let's not forget about this classic

how can the death of one man be overshadowed by one of the largest earthquakes to ever hit, a nuclear crisis that threatens an entire nation, and a rising death toll?

to be blunt, who the fuck cares about a b-list musician whose only significant claim to fame was riding shotgun for his infinitely-more-talented counterparts?

maybe you misunderstood me but they are both equally as devasting imo. I don't hold one person's life above or below another as you do.

I like Regulate

Atrocious!

This is after all a music forum, the Earthquake and Nuclear crises is clearly a devastating event, nobody's denying that. It will certainly keep getting coverage in the media... but dont use it to belittle somebody's death... Shameful and outragious!

:nono:

I think you're overlooking the one word he emphasised. No one persons death overshadows a disaster like the one in Japan.

Equally as devastating? Are you serious?

It's sad.. I know he had a few strokes from 2007-2008, but 41 is very young. R.I.P.

Nate Dogg Dead at 41
 

Rapper Nate Dogg dead at 41 - MSN Music News

I think the comment made by djchameleon is very insensitive towards the people in Japan. Personally the deaths of tens of thousands of people due to one of the biggest earthquakes of all time is a little more important than the death of one singer and I don't care how legendary he is. That is where I stand on the matter.

Yes, I'm serious

How is my comment insensitive? I think you are just thinking of it from a numbers aspect. I'm not saying that it's devastating because the guy was a celebrity. A homeless man could have died today and I would still feel sorry for the loss of life.

I don't hold the loss of one life over or below someone else. They are all equally sad situations imo.

Mate, it's alright, I understand what you mean but it's just the 'overshadowed' comment that I don't like. Journalists have to think what is more newsworthy and I'm afraid that has to be the disaster in Japan. The death of Nate Dogg would barely make a national paper.

oh of course, the disaster in Japan is more newsworthy and will sell more papers, get more attention from viewers.

Yes, basically mate. The Journalism industry like all other industries has to make money and that comes above anything else, might sound sad but it's the cold, harsh truth/reality of it all. I study Journalism in Chester Uni btw!

I don't know how you gathered that I give people's lives value, but the fact is the death of a musician isn't anywhere near as important as the complete devastation of whole communities. Saying that the two are equally tragic is probably one of the most idiotic, ignorant things I've ever heard, but I'm honestly not surprised at all that you expressed that sentiment.

i got ho's, in different area codes
AREA CODES

"If one person dies, it's a tragedy. If thousands of people die, it's a statistic." - please, never perpetuate this frame of mind...

Although, rest in peace and whatnot. Haven't heard much of him, but he was always nice to listen to when featured in some songs I used to listen to. Best wishes to his family.

Well I have just lost a lot of respect. A country is in tatters and millions of peoples lives are ruined perhaps changing our lives in the process and you care about some ****ty rapper.

you and a few others still don't understand my point. it's not even about the rapper. If you read the rest of my post you would understand that I value all life the same. It could be a homeless man on the street that died and I would still mourn his death why don't you guys see that?

Whatever.

How about the loss of thousands of lives against one life? Cause that's what happened.

EDIT: Also applies to the post you just made.

I see. Still horrible.

I know that's what happened.

I'm not saying that one is better or worse than the other. Any loss of life is on an equal plane to me.

I'm going to just leave this thread and shut up now because I'm just saying the same thing over and over again and you people aren't getting it

like beating a dead horse if you choose not to understand my point then that's fine

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I get your point now, I just hate your point.

I do get it- you're saying it doesn't matter if they're Japanese, a homeless person, or a famous rapper, their life is worth the same to you, and that in and of itself is admirable. Valuing one life over thousands is kookoo though.

I get what you are saying, or at least I think I do, but if you hold the loss of life equally wouldn't the loss of thousands upon thousands out weigh the ONE life?

I only heard "Oh-Wee" and "Regulate" today, shame how it takes an artist's death to publicise his music. Can't say I knew much about him, but RIP none the less.

I only found out about this reading this blog, I guess news comes slowly to Australia. Thanks for posting though, I wouldn't of found out otherwise, a real tragedy.

Nobody give's a **** if homeless people die.

He didn't say that. He said that Japan's earthquake overshadowed Nate Dogg's death.

RIP Nate Dogg. Regulate was an absolute classic for sure, and was the first song that went through my head when I heard the news this morning. Its a massive loss to the Hip Hop world, the man had a voice that could improve a song massively, and yet he never seemed to claim the spotlight the his talent deserved.





Nobody does it better, never has a song been more apt.

My post was not in response to the OP. It was in response to the exchange between vega and anticipation.

I think I see what DJ was saying and the point he was trying to make and I think, and hope, that it's just one person misunderstanding the other.

If an individual I was a fan of happened to pass away at the same time as a disaster like the one in Japan, it's not like I shouldn't be allowed to affected by this the way I would on any other day or at any other time.

However DJ, the thing you are overlooking is the use of the word overshadowed. If you read your OP it seems to read like "It's a shame that this guys death was overshadowed by the disaster in Japan." Logically the disaster in Japan has to overshadow the death of any one individual, whoever it is. People die every day, it's much less of a natural or frequent occurence for over a thousand people and entire villages, towns and cities to be destroyed. The way you worded it seems to suggest you are actually comparing the two.

Anyway, this thread probably shouldn't become a flame war so try to keep it on topic.

British toaster Smiley Culture died today.

That, for me, totally overshadows all the people who have died since the DAWN OF HOMOSAPIENS

Dude, shut up. I hope you go around feeling sad everyday, then. Because people die every single day.

Look, I don't care about your comment about Japan overshadowing Nate Dogg's death, honestly, because... I don't know, it just doesn't bother me. (I guess it's my lack of involvement, unfortunately...) But I can see how it would others, because yeah, you kind of are saying his one life was of equivalent value to however many thousand people died in the Japan tragedy.

I hate to break it to you, but some people are better than other people. People are not really equal. It would be an insult to great minds to say that they're just as good as a dolt.

So yes, in great numbers of death, certainly, good people were lost.

And it would be unfair to say that the sum of all those people's character/potential/etc. are of the exact same importance as Nate Dogg; plus, there's a lot more suffering over the Japan incident than Nate Dogg's death. (Well, if you included all the negatives and overall bad people, maybe a balance or even a negative figure could be deduced, and Nate Dogg could be considered to have been "better"... but, nevermind that. Quantity probably wins in this case.)

But, I don't care. Looking over this, it's likely that I'm ridiculously simplifying the relevance of human existence in a very subjective manner, but who cares, it's food for thought.

You people are all ridiculous. Anyone who crashes a legitimate music related thread that is posted in the proper forum with garbage like, "OMG how can you mention Nate Dogg's death at a time like this.. blah, blah blah". Take your humanitarian sh*t to CNN. This isn't Wolf Blitzer, it's a music forum, on which there is already a thread to discuss this poop-stain of a media frenzy. You guys have just spent the last 4 pages of a music related thread trying to derail a perfectly relevant talking point. If you care so damn much about the disaster in Japan, then go over there and dig bodies out yourselves. I know most of you are pathetic losers, but even you must have something better to do than accost someone for posting music related topics on a music forum, god f*cking forbid.

Oh yeah, fuck Japan.

I'm not going to go back and quote everyone because you guys have selective reading skills or something. you took one word and just decided to jump on your high horse about the whole thing. When I said overshadowed I just mean from a news reporting aspect. The tradegy that happened in Japan has been running on the news for for days since it happened on Friday and they couldn't take the time out to mention that Nate Dogg had died. I'm not trying to say that he's way more important than all of the lives that have been lost. I just feel he deserved to be mentioned is all. News can be reported on MORE than one thing at a time!! That's why I hate the media they are all about shock value and trying to get the attention of people to tune into their stations or hits to their website with the most dramatic tag lines.

Thank you Mojo. It seems like you are the only one that understands. :bowdown:

I know that people die everyday and just because there were greater numbers in Japan doesn't mean I chalk it up to statistics. Anyways enough of this I'm done talking about this....back on topic.

RIP Nate Dog, I'll never forget your incredible lyrics:

Were gonna have a party, turn the music up
Let's get it started, go ahead shake ya butt
I'm lookin for a girl I can **** in my Hummer truck
Apple bottom jeans and a big ol slut
Some girls they act retarded, some girls are bout it bout it
I want a bitch that sit at the crib with no panties on
Knows that she can but she won't say no
Now look at this lady all in front of me, sexy as can be
Tonight I want a SLUT, would you be mine?
I Heard you was freaky from a friend of mine

He's no Lady Gaga, that's for sure.

I am totally serious about Smiley Culture, btw, not trolling....

His influence on me was phenomenal........

Erm, I thought that would be kind of obvious?

I poured a forty....RIP.