By Kwamena JAFFUUL -Ghana

US hip-hop star known as the soul man of G-funk Nate Dogg, has died at the age of 41.

Lawyer Mark Geragos told the Associated Press news agency that the singer died as a result of complications from two strokes he suffered in recent years.

Snoop Dogg paid tribute to a “true legend of hip-hop and R&B” on Twitter adding Nate Dogg was “one of my best friends and a brother to me since 1986 when I was a sophomore at Poly High where we met”.

Nate Dogg, real name Nathaniel Hale, went to school with Snoop and sang on Warren G’s hit Regulate as well as tracks by Dr Dre, 50 Cent and Ludacris.

Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg and Warren G began their careers in a rap trio in Long Beach called 213 in the early 1990s.

Nate Dogg went on to feature on such hits as 50 Cent’s 21 Questions, Eminem’s Shake That and Area Codes by Ludacris.

Ludacris tweeted: “There is a certain void in hip-hop’s heart that can never be filled. Glad we got to make history together.”

On Sunday, Warren G told fans on Twitter: “For those that don’t know, a while back Nate had two strokes. He is in therapy. Thanks again for your support.”

Nate made appearances on several huge hits: “Regulate” with Warren G, 2Pac’s All Eyez on Me, and the soundtrack to Murder Was the Case. The cousin of Snoop Dogg, Nate was born in Los Angeles and began working with Warren early in the ’90s.

By 1994, the duo hit number two on the pop charts with “Regulate,” from the soundtrack to Above the Rim. The two later severed their relationship, with Warren going on to multi-platinum success. Nate scored again in 1996 with “Never Leave Me Alone,” featuring Snoop, and released his debut album, G-Funk Classics, Vols. 1 & 2, early the following year on Interscope. John Bush, Rovi

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