Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Regulaaaaaaaaaators Mount Up!
Nathaniel D. Hale, a rapper known by the stage name Nate Dogg, died on Tuesday, his family said. The cause of death was not yet known, but Hale, 41, had suffered strokes in 2007 and 2008, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Hale was part of an extended family of rappers known as the Dogg Pound Gangsta Crips (DPGC), a group that also includes Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger – both of whom responded to news of Hale's death with tribute messages on Twitter.
Regulators Mount Up may have been the best combination of words put together by any man. Regulators was a staple in every athletic locker room in the 90's. Suburban white kids acting hard while dancing in their tighty whiteys will be something I will always remember. I would like tip my cap to Nate Dog for giving goofy suburban kids like myself a song they thought they could rap and dance too. Anytime you were around your boys and you heard "Regulators" chorus come a across the radio you instantly would nudge your buddy and give him a head not while simultaneously saying "awww shit dude, regulators!"
Ps. How we going to break the news to these guys?