By Monica Miller | March 4, 2020
Nate Dogg, born Nathaniel Dwyane Hale, was a rapper, singer, songwriter and actor. He was born in 1969 in Long Beach. His family moved to Mississippi and and then back to Long Beach at age 14 where he sang alongside his family at the New Hope Baptist Church.
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Later, he formed the Long Beach-based rap trio, 213, with his cousin Snoop Dogg and longtime friend Warren G.
