This sucks, dude could do a hook. However its not too surprising for someone who's most famous quote was 'Smoke weed e'ryday'
This is in extremely bad taste, and I think quite a bit disrespectful. === Thoughts go out to all family and friends.
I'm pretty sure his smoking habits weren't as big a factor in his death than you may think. He had a history of problems concerning strokes and a heart attack recently.
He was a legend, and I have lots of respect for him, he often went uncredited in a lot of songs that he was a huge part of. I was just insinuating that, like the recent deaths of The Reverend, MJ, and DJ AM, that the rockstar life will catch up with you if you live it.
As Ice Cube rapped on "Gangsta Nation", "It must be a single when Nate Dogg singin' on it." Rest In Peace.