Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (born August 19, 1969 - died March 15, 2011) is known to the world as Nate Dogg, a hip-hop artist born in Long Beach, California. Nate Dogg is known for his melodic performance, he is one of not many hip-hop artists who specifically sings rather than raps. He started singing in a children's church choir (at a church called New Hope Trinity Baptist Church where his father, Daniel Lee Hale, was the pastor) in Clarksdale, Mississippi.