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Time was, rappers only had to worry about crack epidemics and violent deaths as they struggled to 'keep it real'. Now, obesity is the real danger. Justin Quirk gets ready to pie
Saturday February 9, 2008
The Guardian
In December 19th 2007, silky-voiced G-Funk legend Nate Dogg was feeling a bit peaky. Tapes that have subsequently emerged online detail a woman - apparently his girlfriend - making what can only be described as the most laidback emergency call of all time. Sounding disturbingly like she's gazing out of a window while twirling her hair, she tells the operator that she suspects Snoop Dogg's cousin has had a heart attack. As the man behind Regulate and the ribald group-sex classic Ain't No Fun (If My Homies Can't Have None), Nate personified one of rap's high watermarks, his smooth, gospel-tinged voice livening up many a lumpen west coast beat. He was later announced to have suffered a stroke, aged just 38.
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