It appears that all was not right with the artist known as Nate Dogg upon his death. News is coming out that the southern California based hip hop artist was in a bit of trouble financially. Nate Dogg’s Pamona, California home went into foreclosure just two days after his death.
The bank has stated that Nate Dogg owed nearly $6,000 in mortgage payments and TMZ, the celebrity gossip site, has learned that Nate Dogg hadn’t made payments on his home since last December. It’s still unclear as to what the financial situation of Nate Dogg was at the time of his death. While it’s entirely possible that the R&B singer was broke, it’s also possible that Nate Dogg, who had suffered from numerous strokes over the last couple of years, simply had neglected them unintentionally.
The truth of Nate Dogg’s financial troubles may not have been known to the rest of the world, but it’s not anything new. Regardless of the downturn in the economy, there is a epidemic among hip hop artists where going broke is a commonality. The life of excess often exceeds the money they are making. When tied into the issues that many artists have with giving back to those who went along with them for the ride, there becomes an even bigger, and much harder to manage, problem.
Nate Dogg had a long career and was as instrumental to the development of the West Coast sound as those he worked with like Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. His smooth vocals were the first to give hip hop a serious musical voice instead of a rapper singing his own hooks.
As the story unfolds for Nate Dogg’s estate, we’ll learn just how deep his financial issues ran. Here’s hoping the worst of his financial troubles are behind him — for the sake of his family, anyway.
