After Nate Dogg received medical treatment from CareMeridian in Orange County, California prior to his death, the healthcare facility is now suing his estate over unpaid medical expenses.
According to TMZ, Nate moved into a treatment center following his second stroke in 2008. He racked up $293,512.52 in bills for care from 2008 to 2010, which manager David Michery guaranteed they would pay to the facility.
The lawsuit claims that Nate Dogg’s camp did not pay the expenses, even after his death in 2011.
[February 9]
UPDATE: According to TMZ, former Nate associate David Michery says that he vowed to pay the bill back in 2010, but that “none of Nate’s so-called rapper friends” cared to help out following his death.
“I was the only person who would come forward because I didn’t want him to die,” he said. “Me and Nate have 20 years history together and I did what everyone should have done and tried to save his life … not let him get kicked out in the streets and die.”
Michery claims that he will make up the difference by releasing previously unheard Nate Dogg songs, and says that he has no regrets. “Not at all … I would do it again in a minute. I just wish that the people he looked out for all these years and the people who claim to love him so much would help out.”
R.I.P Nate Dogg, the only artist who could sing and rap at the same time, FUCK Drake
^Forget about Bone Thugs
WORD UP
Lauryn Hill too
For-profit health care FTL!
(ps…Nate Dogg produced classic after class, but Krizz Kaliko is a better performer, entertainer, rapper AND singer)
Word!!! Drake is just a silly sh*t!!!
fuck them all
R.I.P Nate
Ayo Dr Dre, instead of giving a 100 000$ watch to that fat fuck officer Rickie, you know what to do with your money
cosign
cosign
Hell yeah
Biggest co-sign ever!
and Where are Snoop & Warren G, the 213?
Dre a weak ass nigga.Thats why nobody but Slim shady got his back.He wouldnt have helped Nate with that much money,even if he was alive.
Co-Fuckin-Sign
Fuck CareMeridian, R.I.P. Nate Dogg. Nuff said…
dude i swear i wuz thinking the same thing then i saw your comment
fuck dr dre
Fuck CareMeridian.Nate is dead.If he was alive,I could see them wanting that loot,but he aint,so they can eat that bill.290k and the nigga dead?! Shove that bill up yo asses.
They should ask Dre. He’s giving out $100,000 watches. That’s only a drop in the bucket for what Nate made for him.
respect to u tresdemayo. i agree 100%
F*cked up to see Nate’s name related to money problems and sh*t
That man was a Legend (IMO), and he was surrounded by legends ((yo living legends, where the money at?)) damn shame..
R.I.P Nate Dogg
Here is a bite of the true to all you young and dumb niggaz, Nate Dogg had the fame, but no money, just like a lot of these Rapper out here today, simple reason why he could paid his bills and say estate being sued, the nigga was Broke, just like a lot of rapper today, one rap song away from being homeless nigga need to stop fronting.
Fucking Dre & Snoop are snakes just like most of the other people in the game like Nas, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, 50 Cent etc. Everyone’s a snake there are and were only a few people in the game who were real and loyal like Pac & Game. Get your head out of your asses and take care of Nate Dogg’s family and whatever expenses there the rest of your life. You niggas have so much money, Nate Dogg is Snoop’s cousin these guys have known each other since the childhood there family, they grew up together, became famous together. Both of them have so much money take care of your homeboy’s family and whatever costs there are. Warren G was snaked by Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre, Pac called Dre out on the snake bs a long time ago and right before he died he had a falling out with Snoop for the same reasons. Fucking disloyal motherfuckers Snoop asking people to donate after Nate Dogg’s death get the fuck out of here. You and Dre exploited him and used him to do hooks and didn’t pay him enough. Plus I don’t even think Nate Dogg got to much money from the songs he made in death row taking responsibility you snake niggas. Pac would fucking slap the shit out of both of you today if he was here for pulling this shit.
Such news should be shelved and not made public this is like disrespecting the legend Nate Dogg (RIP), This bill should be taken care of by these millionaire MC’s who throw $’s on Maybach’s rather than allow a legend’s name be rubbed in the mud
Since when does Dre, Snoop or anybody else have to clean up Nate’s mess? He did his thing for years, and should have made plenty of money to cover these things. Yeah, it’s sad, but it’s also a reminder that there are no handout’s in life. Handle your business or it will handle you.
Nate Dogg didn’t even get paid for most of what he did at death row. When there’s people like you who say fuck my boy and fuck his kids and family it’s his problem smack yourself for thinking like that. Snoop and Nate are family, there boys they became famous by doing it together the chronic and 2001 were made a family project as in it was made together not by one person. Your supposed to take care of your boys Game takes care over all of the people signed to BWS Pac took care of all his boys and famliy. It’s sad people like you think if you get famous and rich fuck everyone its every man for himself. Nate barely got paid for all the tracks he did he was owed millions and was paid thousands. Wake up stop being selfish you takw care of your friends and family because like Pac said you ain’t shit without your homeboys. The least Snoop and Dre could do is make sure everything is taken care of the medical expenses are paid off and the kids are taken care of. Snoop and Dre wouldn’t be famous without Nate Dogg and vice versa they worked together and became famous TOGETHER.
Dude, you’re living in a dream world if you think “homeboys” are going to break you off financially, or handle your business for you. I have a hard time believing Nate didn’t get paid a cent during his time on DR. He may have got short changed here and there (who didn’t), but he was on alot of people’s songs, and should have made plenty to secure his family’s future. Like I already said. Handle your business or it will handle you.
Man fuck that estate!
Y doe rappers all rap about having so much money (CAN U HEAR ME DRE? U OWN AFTERMATH FUCKING RECORDS AND ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE N SUCCESFUL BRAND OF HEADPHONES IN THE WORLD) y can’t they help out? I mean really. Nate got used like a puppet and thrown out when he was starting to lose his coolness. But keep rapping bout ur billions guys, PAC Nate and Eaz r probably rolling in their graves… RIP.
Exactly i’m glad you see it the same way I do.
Exactly, well put my friend, these greedy ass rappers let the money be their true friend and forgot who they should really be carin about.
ALL THE PEOPLE WHO REALLY BELIEVE DR DRE BOUGHT OFFICER RICKY THAT WATCH NEED A WAKE UP CALL
For real son…its either them dudes be faking,claiming they’r rich and wealthy or they must be some bastard heartless muth’fuckaz…look @ Buju,when he got caught for drug case,his manz Stephen Marley vouched his house just to appeal for his friend…if this is true, tho I love the West, I will still have to fuck the West…I means all of them from Dre, who is suppose to be the leader to Snoop who is a cousin or close pal to Nate…Fuck outta here,bunch of traitors bitch ass fake gangster muthafuckerz…I said it TUMANY7NIMS…come find me bitchessssssssss
God Bless the NHS, America is so skewed.
This is why universal health care legislation is needed. But I’m sure that passes over the heads of most, who will start dissing, laughing, saying it doesn’t matter. Rappers, take note: take the money that you would normally spend on jewelry, cars, fashion, drugs, etc., and at least have a comprehensive health care plan for you and your family.
Except it is passed, and notice how it didn’t help Nate.
Obamacare is good for the young middle class that are healthy. They don’t pay much taxes and their minor visits are accounted for.
Beyond that? It’s a nightmare. Poor blacks are being hypnotized by the fact that “MY PRESIDENT IS BLACK” and “OBAMA GONNA FIX ALL MY PROBLEMS AND PAY MY GROCERIES.” Remember the video of a poor black woman saying that on YouTube?!
Minorities are voting for Obama because he’s a minority. He’s just a political candidate at the end of the day, and he’s a shitty one at that.
But this is a black, leftist website, so I don’t know why I’m wasting my time talking about how Obama is a terrible President that has made almost no positive impact on unemployment or debt. “It takes time”? I bet you wouldn’t say that if it were John McCain in office saying that.
I was paying $380 a month for private health insurance with United Health Care for me and my family. You’re telling me who couldn’t afford that when he was alive?? I obviously don’t have all the details, but that would have saved his estate a $293,000 bill.
What makes you think that he didn’t have healthcare insurance ?
I have a job, pay for health insurance with Blue Shield. Insurance does not cover everything. I had surgery a while ago , had to stay in the hospital for 14 days. Total bill was 153K and i was responsible for $7534.96 because of deductibles, the percentage a hospital pays for rooms, shit thats not covered but hospital gives you, etc. I could only imagine the charges you’d get after being in a facility for 2 years…oh around 293K.
Such event and news should be shelved and not made public, this is like disRESPECTing the legend Nate Dogg (RIP), This bill should be taken care of by these millionaire MC’s who throw $’s on Maybach’s rather than allow a legend’s name be rubbed in the mud for $293,512.52 . Peace
Such event and news should be shelved and not made public, this is like disrespecting the legend Nate Dogg (RIP), This bill should be taken care of by these millionaire MC’s who throw $’s on Maybach’s rather than allow a legend’s name be rubbed in the mud for $293,512.52
Such news should be shelved and not made public, this is like disrespecting the legend Nate Dogg (RIP), This bill should be taken care of by these millionaire MC’s who throw $’s on Maybach’s rather than allow a legend’s name be rubbed in the mud.
for all you bitches that think you know something..Snoop and Dre both paid six figures to give Nate the best funeral service one can have that was open to the public in a place I’m sure cost more than those medical bills..Snoop’s been raising money for Nate on his website since his passing..So know what the fuck you’re talkin about before you open your pussy to talk you bitches..How is Dre supposed to know everything financial about the next man..the moment he finds out the details on this it’s paid for..yall pussies act like Snoop and Dre and everyone else from their old camp knows every detail about one another..people have wives, kids, debt etc and their own lives.
exactly, they probably are just ideologically opposed to paying the bills because they are so exorbitant and unfair
Socialized medicine drives up the prices of insurance and health care thus leaving these types of situations.
Ron Paul 2012
Repeal Obamacare
Ron Paul in 2012?
You do know that Ron Paul thinks that the Civil Rights Act is unconstitutional right? And that he believed a “Race War” was coming back in the early 90s right? If it were up to Ron Paul, Nate Dogg would have had to go to a black-only hospital.
But ya, let’s get rid of the first thing any President has ever done for healthcare for a long time……..to elect a guy who would prefer to go back to segregation……
The majority of his medical bills happened before “Obamacare” was even signed into law.
Actually, the American govt spends a lot more money per capita on healthcare (equipment, etc) than countries with socialized care, look up statistics if you don’t believe me. Also, France has the #1 healthcare in the world, USA isnt even top 25.
Obamacare is a scam. Notice how it did nothing for Nate Dogg or your asses at this moment except raise taxes!
Ron Paul 2012. That race bs above is a myth.
attention america: DON’T GET SICK AND DIE
look at what the system puts your family through. disgusting.
snoop dogg, dr.dre, eminem, could pay that tab with money that falls out of their pocket when they sit on the couch. i don’t care what their relationship was like at the end, if you have the means to help, then help. it should be a no brainer but these guys aren’t a living in reality.
dr.dre would rather parade around as jimmy iovine’s lap dog hustling headphones than help out an old friend’s family. dre is a the biggest sucker in rap. time exposed all.
cosignng
dres gay lipstick wearing ass. didnt that nigga just buy officer ricky a 100k watch or sum shit like that? these niggas greedy
Don’t be quick to judge .honkeys do this to make a Nigga look bad in the public. they know good and Damn well that if people knew they would help.stop it crackers stop it.lol
You sound white. oops i just fed the troll. lol
this is sad , if snoop or dre or even warren g don’t come forward and handle this , they can fuck themselves
fucking right
Kind of got mixed feelings on this. True, they should have Nate’s back no matter what. BUT, dude is dead, it’s not like paying these bills is going to help Nate’s credit rating… THE DUDE IS DEAD! Why should they pay to contrubute to OUR FUCKED UP HEALTH CARE SYSTEM!!!
RIP NATE! The hip hop community will always miss you.
Probably to help his wife and children, if that is the case, or family, that is now responsible for the bills.
Paying actually helps the health care system. Shit like this is the reason why healthcare costs are rising in the US. When you don’t pay you medical bills the hospital has to make up the difference by charging the next patient more money.
The estate is supposed to help with pay outs to Nate Dogg’s will wife and kids. It’s not a lot of money now if the estate gets sued and loses that money is not available to his kids. That’s why it matters this gets paid. Your credit rating comment was funny but it’s more serious then that.
this is rotten… DRE is worth hundreds of millions.. snoops a millionaire, and neither Snoop or Dre would be anywhere without a Nate Dogg hook!
dre is too busy shooting up with HGH and anabolics in his private gym ducking the studio to care. he only leaves the house at jimmy’s request. guy is rotten. he has no friends. just his boss jimmy and his dog elvis, eminem. he’ll give rick ross 100,000 dollar watch for a headline and sell his bogus headphones for 350 bucks a pop, but an old friends family in crisis isn’t worth the change. what a cowardly fuck. fraud. living a lie. dr.gay.
Fact: The estate is supposed to help with pay outs to Nate Dogg’s will wife and kids. It’s not a lot of money now if the estate gets sued and loses that money is not available to his kids.
Fact: Dre and Snoop a could cover this by selling a couple of old chains or watches.
Fact: This bill is from 2008-2010 so the hospital has been trying to collect for awhile . When you’re sick and or dying you shouldn’t have to spend your time on asking your friends and business partners to help out.
Fuck Dr. Dre. That nigga has the money to blow 100,000 on a watch for Rick Ross, but no money to help Nate Dogg?
Selfish ass pieces of shit. 300,000 is nothing to Dr. Dre. He just made millions from the overpriced headphones.
Dr. Dre owes Nate Dogg for so many classics.
Fuck him. I am no longer buying detox if that piece of shit ever comes out. Im not putting more money into that greedy black hulk bitches hands so he can buy more protein shakes.
Dont judge the Good Doc , stupid muthafuckaz.I understand greed iz a bitch but do not undermine Dre.
Newsflash. Rich people are tight with money. That said, it isn’t Dre or Snoop’s responsibility to pay another man’s debt, especially when it’s to the tune of $293,000. Nate should have been putting money away for years in the event something happened. So now it’s medical. What’s it going to be next month? Save our foreclosed house? The family Mercedes?
That is exactly what is wrong with this world. If someone is dying in the middle of the street, it is not your responsibility to help them out either.
Dr Dre just blew 100,000 on Rick Ross. RICK ROSS! The fact is that Dr. Dre has so much money that it wont even effect his pockets to pay the bill. Its called being a human and not be greedy over money that would wont even spend because you already have so much.
these guys rack in millions say a lot of shit about how they want to help but they don’t care
Why does it cost 300,000 for treatment anyways? Damn Obama, do your job.
help out my ass who ever heard of going to the grave with bills. i wouldnt pay that shit either
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If the family asked Dre and it was reported he said no, then I could maybe see some warranted criticism, but were in a recession. Yes, even rich people tighten their belts, and as cheap as that may seem, it’s still their choice not to give a significant sum of money to a family that probably doesn’t have the means to ever pay it back.
Now imagine a friend of your’s asking for 5 grand. You know he needs it. You trust him when he says he’ll pay you back (common sense tells you he won’t), but then you realize your own family needs that money as well. It’s not always that simple to just hold out your hand and expect people to do what you want because it’s deemed “the right thing to do”. That’s how people get burned and friendships destroyed.
fuck that
you know how much money dre has?
Where The Fuck is Snoop, Warren G, Daz, Kurupt, and Even Dr. Dre in all of this?, Its a Goddamn Shame that a Man who had a huge part in all of the mentioned Rappers Classic Songs couldnt get some help when he was deteriorating. So Much For Gangsta Love.
R.I.P. Nate Dogg.
where dat nigga game at? wasnt he rapping about losing one of his best friends???
It should be the problem of his friends whether they’re “tight with money” or not (utter bullshit). Nate was screwed over royally by Suge and Death Row like everyone else, but the difference is he gave a lot of rappers some of their biggest hits before and after. The man was suffering when he wasn’t unconscious from a major stroke that left him languishing in a hospital for years, and these big names with big money can’t cut a check for all the success Nate gave them years ago just to help his family who had to take care of him themselves?
I understand if Warren G doesn’t have the money but at least he visited him and kept close like a true friend. Where is Ludacris? Where is Dr. Dre? Where is Game? Where is Snoop Dogg? These guys are veteran multimillionaires the rest of their kid’s lives, all of them wearing shirts mourning his passing after it happened, taking to Twitter to express their condolences, Dr. Dre dedicating a few moments at a club in LA with Swizz saying “rest in peace that’s my nigga!”, and it’s infuriating that none of these guys bother to help his family out after everything Nate contributed to their own careers which was a lot.
This was a stroke, not a stupid drug overdose, and certainly not Nate’s fault – it could happen to anyone and I’ve not read one story of anyone holding a grudge against Nate his whole career. He always came off like the coolest, chillest guy in the room who kept loyal and would be there. Without Nate, these classics we enjoy and the classics the other guys take credit for would’ve never been nearly as great without Nate’s voice on them, all the way back from The Chronic, one of the most classic rap albums to exist. If they really showed their appreciation for Nate and their human side, they would say “I can hold off on buying another Bentley and throw some money Nate’s way because that was my dude and I owe him for some of my success.”
This is some eye-opening shit that some fans will want to look away from and forget because it makes their artist look bad (and it should), but you know, it’s never as real as this. This is real life shit because you never truly know someone and your friendship until it comes to sacrificing to help them out, and it isn’t even sacrificing for these guys! Dre made what, $200 or $300 million dollars from selling his Beats stake to HTC? On top of the eternal royalties, production credits, and money magnets to his name the rest of his entire life? He can’t cut even half the medical bill after Nate had to lose everything up until his own life? If they want to wear shirts mourning Nate’s passing, use his name to express their sorrow, and dedicate this or that from his career to his memory, they should be stepping on each others’ heads to cut a check and help out his family after all the suffering Nate went through losing his voice, career, and means to live the rest of his days like a normal person again. Nate was building WC hip-hop from the ground up with all these guys and he happened to have an awful stroke and last few years of his life afterward, and here we are, with everyone looking the other way pretending they have no money or means to do anything about it. Fuck them. If that’s the way it is, these guys were never really his friends, just users when it was easy, and then erasing his existence and success HE gave them when times call for them to do something they could easily do. All of us WC fans thought more of these guys but I assure you from now on I think a lot less of them. I guess buying $100,000 watches for Rick Ross’ birthday party is much more important than putting some of that money toward Nate Dogg who had to languish in a hospital bed for years, unable to move, unable to talk, losing everything he loved to do, until he passed away without the support of friends he thought he had.
Yo man yo comment makes sense.but know whut the human heart n mind are nothin but muthafuckaz….. n dont be surprised to hear the wife of the president gettin banged!!!
^^Anonymous Exactly you get it.
all yall niggas is lame. yall sound like sum old white ppl………he’s FUCKIN DEAD who gives a fuck where if these ppl get paid or not, its not like his credit score go take a hit and the most they can do is call and ask his family for the money. Niggas and payin the bills because they know it would be a waist of money
fuck u imbecile bastard.
Again… Not their responsibility to handle another man’s business. What is so hard to grasp about this? I’m sure Nate’s “close” (notice I said close not business associates who hooked up for a song)friends were saddened by his passing, and rightfully so, but that doesn’t mean Dre (to name one) has to reach into his pockets and produce $293,000. There is no such thing as a fraternity for good hearted rappers who look out for one another. Maybe it’s greed, but if they did this for everyone they knew, they’d be taken advantage of and broke real fast.
dre been giving out 100 thousand dollar watches right?
yeah that is some bullshit
going by what ross says he dont need no one to buy him anything, guess he aint really a boss
I feel sad bout dis shit but can’t judge nobody.But whether or not tha homie Nate was broke, helpin him out should’ve neva been an issue it was really inhuman to let him die like dat. But the greed of the rich neva worries Me coz I kno them muthafuckaz cant go with they damn cash when they die, so fuck everybody out there that’s greedy!!!! fools.
Word i’m with you same type of shit i’ve been saying.
Yo HipHopDX
An interview with Dre,Snoop,Daz&Kurupt,Game would be nice. About this situation right here that is.
So they can stop this sh*t right here
Before Nate’s name wil be reminded for this stupid sh*t
Come on, that man was a LEGEND (imo)
Some of you niggas need to get out of muhfuckas pockets. Regardless of how much money they have, they are not obligated to pay another adult’s bills. When niggas are charitable and go broke, y’all the first dickheads to call them stupid. Fucking hypocrites. You can’t have it both ways. For all you know, they could have stepped up to offer help and Nate said, “Fuck them bitches!!” Y’all probably sorry ass, bitter, groupie-grabbing, peripheral entourage wanna-bees always waiting for someone else to do something for you instead of being a grown adult and making your own way in the world. Bottom line is Nate should have taking care of his financials. Yeah it sucks what he went through but he saw more pussy, money and weed than most of us could ever dream. It’s funny how easy it is to spend other people’s money.
AYE, STOP WORRYING ‘BOUT DRE AND SNOOP AND THEM. U COMPLAININ’? U CAN SEND SOME MONEY TO HELP TOO FCUKBOI. GOOGLE THE FUND SET UP AND DONATE OR STFU.
AND SNOOP SET THE FUND UP. ASSHOLES ALWAYS TALKIN’ ‘BOUT SOMEBODY ELSE. HERE’S YO’ CHANCE TO DO IT BIG. PUT SOME MONEY IN THE FUND IF U CARE SO MUCH ABOUT NATE.
Where the fuck is Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and that nigga 50??? Dre swimming in cash from sellin headphones, Eminem turned down a 6 Million Dollar concert because he was tired, and 50 makin millions on twitter. These Rich Niggaz will spit on a nigga once he’s gone. Shameful
agree, shameful.. sad..
Where is Dre? He had the nerve to buy Rick Ross a $100,000 watch when he could have used that towards Nate dogg’s bills? Wow…
FUCK YOU DRE!!!
Has Nate’s family asked Dre or Snoop for help?
It’s like someone said below – Dre and Snoop could probably sell a couple chains and that alone could pay this bill…
This is so sad…Nate was one of the founding architects of the west coast sound that allowed Dre and Snoop to become multi gazillionaires in the first place and they cant even go half on 300k? They probably have that much in their car ash trays…