213 (group)

The hip- hop trio 213 ( Two One Three ) consisted of rappers Nate Dogg, Warren G and Snoop Dogg from Long Beach ( California). The name can be derived from the former area code of Long Beach 213. The three came together in the 1980s, before they became famous as a solo artist. Snoop and Nate Dogg and Warren G were cousins ​​, the half brother of Dr. Dre, is friends with the two since childhood.

Only in 2004, after they had sold together more than 25 million records as a solo artist, she had reunited to release their first album The Hard Way. 21 was then the area code of Los Angeles and the 3 stands for the three protagonists. Meanwhile, Long Beach has its own area code ( 562 ), the band's name was kept.

On the night of 16 March 2011, Nate Dogg died at the age of 41 years on the effects of a stroke.

Discography

  • 2004 The Hard Way (various editions, including Eur Spec. Edition & Vinyl LP)
  • 2004 Hard Way (Edited Version)
  • 2004 Groupie Luv Single (various versions, including EP (Vinyl LP ) & Audio Cassette )
  • 2004 So Fly / Groupie Luv (Vinyl LP)
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