Snoop New Ink: Memorial to Nate Dogg

Yesterday, Snoop Dogg tweeted a photo of himself getting a new tattoo on his arm, a memorial to rapper, Nate Dogg, who sadly passed away from congestive heart failure on March 15th, only 41 years old..

Today (March 26th), Snoop Dogg and Warren G, who both formed the rap trio 213 with Nate Dogg many year ago, attended his memorial to pay tribute, along with other famous rappers, close friends, family, fans and colleagues.

MTV reports that other West Coast rap artists attending the service included Dr. Dre, Game, DJ Quik, Mack-10 and WC, DJ Pooh and Battlecat and others were on hand to pay their respects to the singer with platinum vocal chords.

Snoop Dogg and Warren G spoke about their special connection to Nate Dogg:

“1986, Poly High School, that’s where we connected for the first time,” Snoop recalled. “We didn’t know each other, but the music connected us. We built a brotherhood, a friendship.”

“It hurts me so much to see this,” Warren G said sadly. “We been through a whole lot and that was my dogg. He stayed down with me from the bottom to the top. I didn’t ever think I would have to sit at a funeral for one of my doggs. All I can say is that was my friend, me him and Snoop was 213 from the balls to the walls. The music industry lost an incredible artist.”

Snoop Dogg later tweeted a twitpic of his leftt arm displaying the “All Doggs Go To Heaven” tattoo he got in honor of his comrade, while Mr. Cartoon, the artist behind this incredible likeness of Nate Dogg, tweeted one as well.

Nate’s manager, Rod McGrew, said that Nate’s wish to go to heaven and “hang out with the boys” will not be granted. “He loved Tupac. He recorded with him. He wanted to hang with Biggie. But the most important thing is that he can walk around heaven with his favorite artist of all time, Michael Jackson.”

Snoop also remembered Nate as “a loving caring individual,” and thanked God for the opportunity of having known Nate Dogg, whose real name was Nathaniel Dwayne Hale. “It’s 213, DPG for life,” Snoop said.