Nate Dogg is the king of hooks. No one did it better. On east coast or west coast songs. Rip Nate.

That album is a certified gem. If it would’ve had the right promotion, Nate Dogg album would’ve been one of death row top seller probably. But Nate still became legendary in due time without Suge.

It amazes me how much Death Row material was never released at the height of their fame. Hundreds of tracks never saw the light of day

That Nate Dogg double album was dope. My favorite song is The Hardest Man In Town

Yeah I remember the late 90s and early 2000s Nate was on everyone's albums, just makes you think how many more legendary tracks he would of been part of or made

I think a nate dogg album would've sold pretty well if they had put the 2pac tribute "why" on it and released it as a single with a video. We saw how well puffy did with "I'll be missing you"

It was the end of 96’ when Never leave me alone came out 98’ is when Nate released it on a different label

That Cd was slept on - I think if Interscope had promoted it wud have blown up - it had some slappers on it !!!!

Tupac and Nate Dogg songs was too good. 💯👍

G Funk Classics Vol.1 was criminally slept on!

me and my homies with nate dogg and pac was a classic track in my opinion!!

I remember waiting to get this Album. I had bought the “Never Leave Me Alone” cassette single. And I think it was “Sam Goody” had the release date posted and I went to go see if it was there and…. Nothing! I asked the guy at the counter about the album and he couldn’t give an answer lol I always wondered what happened. Thank you Reggie for giving us some answers to these questions!

I still have it on cassette. It came out on Breakaway Records, but the album cover and liner notes still had the font used on Deathrow releases.

Thank you Regg for clearing up all the back of house confusion on the last days of Death Row Records. You were there steering a sinking ship and people call you "just a security guard".

reggie is dope. i love and cherish these stories. this is hip hop and i grew up a little boy listening to death row records. salute to reggie and bomb 1st.

Nate Dogg’s single “Never Leave Me Alone” came out before Tha Doggfather dropped. I had the promo vinyl. Nate’s album was supposed to drop first quarter of 97. Some of the cds made it to retail and there’s proof.

Nate doggs vocals! Sheesh, there’s nothing like it !!

This definitely makes sense, the machine was no longer behind Suge, and, Nate and Kokane are the Kings Of Hooks!!!!

I am stoked on this. Thanks!

Nate dogg hands down the most underrated singer of all time

Reg, I still want to put you in touch with my homie David Kendrick. He was Danny Boy's Assistant... He's got stories...

"It's not a hit unless Nate Dogg spit" - Mack 10

Nate could go from singing with the voice and emotions if s female and then act like a tough guy. He had a range

Merry Christmas Reggie! I appreciate the stories and history you provide to us fans. It's always much appreciated. 😎

That album shouldn't have been a double disc. Just cause you can make hooks don't mean you can make hits

Wow. You can tell Suge burned his bridges at Interscope. Sounds like they only "tolerated" him for awhile for the posthumous 2Pac projects. They didn't even want to deal with Snoop anymore? Lol. Tha Doggfather was wack, but it still sold 2 million. Dayum. Real interesting background here. I actually bought the G-Funk Classics double discs when it came out, because I was/still am a huge Nate Dogg fan. Always wondered how that album, obviously recorded while Nate was still at Death Row, ended up on something called "Breakaway Records" alongside something called "Dogg Foundation Records," which I guess was Nate's imprint. I just remember that project getting nearly zero promotion despite having that Warren G assisted single, Nobody Does it Better, which wasn't big nationally, but is an L.A./regional classic. My question to Reggie, if you see this, why didn't ya'll just release Nate Dogg's album on Priority Records? Tha Dogg Pound wasn't under Interscope either, but ya'll took Dogg Food to Priority, where it sold 2 million copies. There was definitely a market for a Nate Dogg solo in ''97-98. I bought the Gang Related soundtrack that year, and Nate's song "These Days" with Daz seemed like it did well on radio and tv. That song and video were on Priority Records.

Bro it’s so good seeing Reggie Free and Alive. Iykyk. Still praying for a full recovery.💯💪🏾

Hey what’s up Reggie Thanks for info and the great interview. What’s the reason on why we can’t find “Murder was the Case Soundtrack” along with the “Gang Related Soundtrack “ on any streaming services? @Reggie Wright

This never made sense to me, considering Tupac was complaining about paying Nate's child support. Reggie explained why that was done but if Suge had a problem with Nate why would he care if Nate's cs was paid? I would've said "f that neggas kids, if he got paid he should've paid it himself",If had a problem with him like that.

whatever happened to the albums there were already pressed up like you said? did they get destroyed? Do you have any copies of the original Nate Dogg death row album Reggie?

What I don't quite understand is why it took so long for Nate's album anyway. It seems it was finished around 97-98, that's over 5 years after his debut on The Chronic and over 3 years after Regulate. Warren G already had two albums out by that time.

Regg back with another. Merry Christmas to all out there. Bomb1st fam stay up!!!!

Merry Christmas Reg.. back in 2000 I think on the chronic 2000 cd book .. there was a death row logo with the dude getting lethal injection. Was it ever planned to change the logo?

Nate said in an interview he never went to Death Row office or the studio without his gun. He must have saw some crazy shit or got touched up

Did anyone ever buy Suge a xmas gift in 95 or 96 and if so..who bought it and what was it

Beat Street is a Christmas movie.

Whats up Reg? Hope you and the family had a nice Christmas

Appreciate this Q&A! I’ve always wondered why it wasn’t on Death Row. What happened to the pressed up Death Row version? Are they out here somewhere? Do you know about how many were pressed?

Merry Christmas Reggie from your peoples in the bay . Oakland.

Nate's album should of came out in 95/96. When Deathrow was on top!!

Informative

October or November of 97. Snoop was already an album deep with No Limit by late 98.

Why the Medusa/Versace chain instead of a Death Row Chain?

What was that Song of Nate Dogg and was that video ever released? And the Album name too?

@ReggieWright hey Reggie can you address what the deal was with Tha Realest at all? Did he really meet Pac and Suge and audition? Thanks big homie. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Still it never was never divulged why the merging of Interscope and the other record company exercised the clause in Suge Knight's contracts to part ways with him It had to be business or had to be personal

Nate Dogg A Legend🙏🏾RIP

I never even knew Nate Dogg or Rage’s album ever came out. & I was one of the ones waiting for them back then. I’ll have to try to find them. Fucked up that Snoop making it hard for ppl to play his own music! I don’t get that shit

Album was straight 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥too

nate dogg strength was doing hooks Can't imagine a entire album with nate dogg thou unless he is just doing hooks on each track

Merry Christmas, Reg!

Facts! Business is business!

Nate Dogg ended up making a classic album with elktra records "music and me" rip nate Dogg one of the best hookmans in gangsta rap history.

This is just Monday morning quarterbacking, but I think that if they would’ve went hard on a Nate Dogg album after makeveli… because there was a lull… and this is the end of 96 first quarter of 97 I’m talking about… as far as promotion and putting the energy behind it it would have softened the corporate perception of death row… Even though he would’ve been singing about the same stuff they would’ve been rapping about

Nate R.I.P . Big Co Of Vendetta 4 Life showing support

It appears Nate Dogg was a Lone Ranger from about 98-99 with the exception of Warren G. He was doing hooks until Top Dogg, Streetz iz a Mutha, and Chronic 2001. Snoop abandoned everyone for about year once he went to No Limit and saw that new sound wasn’t going to work (Da Game is to be sold, one of my favorite albums). Nate Dog’s album was better than Daz’s album and should’ve been the focus. But, best case scenario was the album going Gold.

Rest in Power Nate Dogg u hate he never got to bless my beats with his voice 😔

1:50 - October of 97-because Snoops Game is to be Sold album was released on No Limit summer of 98

Business wise this makes sense! Now, we see the source of the money and how things changed

RIP Nate Dogg 🐐

that album is amazing

Merry xmas reg

It's amazing how Reggie can remember things so many years ago especially in detail, I can't remember things anymore I guess maybe it's my age & fried brain cells...much props OG Reggie

They did nate dogg dirty.. R.I.P

Most rap labels skip over the HOOK men and women's albums. Lack of vision, promotion and willing to invest. Rage and Nate would have brought the bag certainly $1.2 to balance the $300k. The ARTIST are under contract and can't really PR themself. Bless Nate for hustling inspite of the crapola.

Merry Christmas to bomb1st and reggie.

Nates Music N Me is a classic.

Happy Christmas Reg 🎄 Do you think Suge burned too many bridges or Nate Dogg had no regulate on his album ? If Interscope thought there was a massive hit then they would have distributed the album ? I think the Nate Dogg album is good but no real hits. He is a great artist but 3 verses of Nate dogg is too much for one song. Two verses and one rap verse is good.

Reggie if Suge wouldn’t have gone to prison in 96 do you think death row would’ve still have distribution through Interscope ? Or would the music industry start black balling suge like they did in the 2000’s.

I remember they showed the album in the sales paper....I get all the way up there!....nope it ain't came out yet😡

I still bought the priority death row albums. gridlockd and daz. not the dogg father. thanks reggie! merry xmas

Hey Reggie 😊 Nate Dogg is definitely king of the hooks over here 👑🇬🇧 one more day ( murder was was the case) nearly 30 years on & still stands the test of time ⏳ 🎶🎶 Regulate with Warren G ( smoothest voice ever) was a summer banger in the UK i could go on lol. Peace to you & yours Reggie.✌🏼 R.I.P Nate Dogg 👑🕊

One of the rare times Reggie is being 100 percent

That was 2 me a classic album. But also could've maybe been better, but b that as it may. They fucked up Just Another Day & Bag O Weed should've been singles. They were amazing cuts

WHAT UP DOE REGGIE U MY GUY💯💯💯 BUT PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE TELL THE HOUSE OF BLUES STORY THAT NEVER GETS TOLD THEY TALK AROUND IT AND THATZ THE 2PAC KEITH MURRAY INCIDENT. WHAT HAPPENED WITH THAT REG????

Nate was a Master of Hooks and could lay your Chorus down in mere minutes!!! But... As far as a complete album or even mixtape from Nate? I just don't see how it could work unless it is a compilation album and you either invest a lot of money or you have many many artists jump on as a favor or out of Love for Nate, I could see what I could companies struggling to profit off of it and not wanting to release it though it's sad because the fans and listeners go without but that is just the Game of America, on a small scale, sadly... The Americans simply only invest in certain people and that is usually based on the favors you do for that or what you could do for them or whether or not you could turn a profit but these people do not stand on values and morals so they hardly ever do what's right for the artist and consumer

We're inspiring, motivating people to discover and walk in their original purpose

The solo album he did finally release was classic still.

If he is your artist shouldn’t you pay for the video

Reggie eyes knows all 😳

REGGIE “but anyway” WRIGHT

These are some really high level business classes

I think you misspoken Reggie snoop first album on the tank came out august 4th 1998 it must have been 97 that you're talking about

Rigge is a legend

@reggiewright I have a few questions and comments. 1)So suge basically did "release" the death rowalbum and made good money with it?? And thats why it says in the booklet "recorded at can am studios" (not dogg foundation like disc 2 lol) which was basically a hint that yall were involved??? But nobody knew about that deal back then. Thats crazy. But The fans wanted the logo or suge on the record....til this day....... and Nate got his freedom and yall lost the rights to a possible greatest hits album later like with snoop, dre etc (ok the money and signed off rights were good) 2) about the snoop deal with P: How much was the deal worth? Did yall get paid one time or through album sales or songs or all of it. He was a superstar worth so much for Master p: Can you explain the details in short form? 3) why did suge have Publishing on 2 Kuruption Tracks? Were this death Row songs or just because of Daz Production?? 4) Daz did some guest appearances in 97/98. Were yall paid for them ?? 5) no idea if yall can legally talk about that but was suge involved in the Wideawake deal and albums?? Thanks

Hey Reg, what's your 2 favorite albums during the death row Era, New subscriber love your videos ,

Probably Death Row's biggest L not treating or pushing Nate Dogg like the star he was.

6:44 Dave who?

I always wonder what Daz Album would have been like.

With an exception to 2Pac, Interscope cut off Death Row water in 1998.

Finally a real question 😂

Had to be October ‘97.

G funk classics. Classic album!!!!!

Cee lo or Nate Dawg singing on the hook?

Reggie always looking like he’s about to shit on someone 😂 my guy

That album could have saved Death Row for another few years. Never Leave Me Alone was a big hit. Although Snoop had already left so he probably wouldn’t have helped promote the single anyway.

Happy dab holidays

Is it a coincidence that aftermath started in 1998 the year death row fell off is this the same thing jay z did to all the hot rappers in New York he went from roc a fella to ceo of Def jam

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 Reggie ! God Bless you and your Familia!

Papa G The Greats Peace.