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The Roots
The Roots


Background information
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genre(s) Hip-hop
Jazz
Soul
Rock
Funk
Years active 1987—present
Label(s) Def Jam Recordings
Geffen Records
Interscope Records
Island Def Jam Music Group
MCA Records
DGC Records
Website Website
Members
Black Thought
Questlove
Kamal Gray
F. Knuckles
Captain Kirk Douglas
Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson
Owen Biddle
Former members
Ben Kenney
Kenyatta "Kid Crumbs" Warren
Josh "Rubberband" Abrams
Malik B.
Rahzel
Scott Storch
Martin Luther
Scratch
Dice Raw
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Snoop Dogg Sets Up Trust Fund For Nate Dogg's Children

March 25, 2011
Snoop Dogg Sets Up Trust Fund For Nate Dogg's ChildrenSnoop Dogg has set up a trust fund for Nate Dogg's children, following the rappers death.

The rapper – real name Nathaniel D. Hale – died last Tuesday (March 15). A cause of death is not yet known.

A statement on Snoop Dogg's website said: "In memory of Nate Dogg, a memorial trust has been set up for expenses of services and the financial security of Nate's children".

Snoop Dogg is now appealing to friends and family to donate cash into the fund for Nate Dogg's children.

The rapper also posted a message over his Twitter: "[W]e goin hard 4 #natedogg today. we tryn 2 make sure his family's straight. 100% of donations go 2 his fam. http://t.co/67vE8Dm. RT this,”

Nate Dogg's funeral will take place tomorrow morning (March 26) at Long Beach Cruise Terminal, California and will be open to the public.

(by Holly Frith)



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