*A household dispute over Nate Dogg’s grasp recordings has spilled into the general public eye after his son, Nathaniel Hale Jr., claimed that Snoop Dogg obtained the recordings with out full authorization from the household.
Throughout a latest podcast interview, Hale Jr. opened up about years of unresolved frustration surrounding his father’s music catalog, The Supply stories. Hale Jr. defined that his uncle saved the masters at their grandmother’s residence whereas Nate Dogg was going through extreme well being challenges. He believes Snoop then went to the house and picked up the recordings with the grandmother’s approval, however with out his uncle ever being knowledgeable.
“Supposedly, Snoop acquired the okay from my grandma to go to her home and get my Pop’s masters,” Hale Jr. mentioned. “When my Daddy acquired sick, my uncle positioned the masters at my grandma’s home. He wasn’t conscious that Snoop went to my grandma’s home and acquired the masters.”
The fallout has prolonged past the masters themselves, creating rifts amongst family. Hale Jr. shared {that a} heated change between him and his uncle befell at a Warren G live performance. “Me and him simply acquired into a giant feud at Warren G’s present not too long ago in entrance of lots of people and it was embarrassing virtually, and we haven’t talked since,” he mentioned.
Snoop has pushed again on the claims, sustaining that he by no means took possession of the recordings. “What Snoop has all the time informed me is he don’t acquired it, and he would by no means do one thing like that,” Hale Jr. mentioned. “I at the least need to know that he did get them and they’re secure.”
The dispute casts a shadow over what was as soon as considered one of hip-hop’s most celebrated partnerships. Nate Dogg, Snoop, and Warren G rose to prominence collectively because the Lengthy Seashore trio 213 and performed a pivotal function in shaping West Coast rap. Extensively considered the “King of Hooks,” Nate Dogg appeared on 18 songs that reached the Billboard Sizzling 100, together with “21 Questions” with 50 Cent and “Regulate” alongside Warren G. He died on March 15, 2011, at age 41 because of congestive coronary heart failure following a number of strokes.
Over a decade since his passing, the destiny of his recordings stays a supply of deep concern for his household.
Nate Dogg’s son claims Snoop Dogg took his father’s masters with out the household’s approval. pic.twitter.com/FgrEbbEj7t
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