Watch Snoop Dogg Talk About Meeting Nate Dogg While Getting A Tattoo From Mister Cartoon

"Mourn his death but at the same time celebrate his life, and celebrate his music."

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It's been more than two years since Nathaniel Hale, better known as Nate Dogg, passed away at the young age of 41, but his legacy as a legendary singer and torchbearer of the signature West Coast G-Funk sound remains firmly intact.

The latest episode of Sanctioned TV's series "Tattoo Stories" captures a slice of that legacy, following Nate's close friend and musical associate Snoop Dogg as he heads the studio of legendary tattoo artist Mister Cartoon to get singer's portrait tattooed on his forearm for Nate's birthday, August 19.

While getting inked, Snoop spoke on how he thinks Nate should be remembered, and he recounted the fantastic yet totally normal story of meeting Nate for the first time in high school:

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Check out everything Snoop had to say about Nate and see Mister Cartoon's awesome work in the video above.

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