Before T-Pain, Akon or Anderson .Paak, there was Nate Dogg. The original hook-killer became a staple in the West Coast and went on to influence generations that came after his passing. The world will never see another Nate Dogg, however, it appears that we will once again hear him in Anderson .Paak’s upcoming album, Ventura. The highly-anticipated album is set to drop on April 12th, which will follow .Paak’s critically-acclaimed, Oxnard.
During a recent interview with Beats 1, the Aftermath artist explained the importance of obtaining a Nate hook. “It means the world. It’s just as important to have that as it is to be working with Dr. Dre, to have worked with Snoop,” he says. “These are the men that pretty much molded my whole adolescence and pre-teens.”