is nate dogg related to snoop dogg
American singer Nate Dogg, real name Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, has died at the age of 41. Snoop Dogg paid tribute to his close friend and long-time collaborator via Twitter, describing him as a âtrue legend of hip-hop and R&B.â. He added: â[Nate] was one of my best friends and a brother to me since 1986 when I was a sophomore at Poly High [Long Beach Polytechnic High School] where we met.