It seems in the past few weeks, we have heard of several celebrity deaths. My mom always used to tell me that things happen in threes, and it proves true here. Liz Taylor, DJ Megatron, and Nate Dogg all died within 12 days of each other. None of their deaths are related.
Nate Dogg, whose first hit single in 1994, “Regulate,” with Warren G. reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He worked regularly with Tupac on his music. Nate Dogg was “featured in and contributed to over 40 chart singles,” according to wikepedia.com.
Nate Dogg had health issues a few years ago, having had two stokes in two years. He died on March 15, 2011 of congestive heart failure.
Many of us knew of the Hollywood legend, Liz Taylor, in one way or another, whether it was her famous roles in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? or Cleopatra or her eight marriages. Her beauty was so apparent that when she was married to Richard Burton, she gained weight so she would stop getting offered roles. She wanted to concentrate on her marriage.
Maybe you remember her “White Diamonds” commercials, where she takes off her earrings and puts them down on a table and says to a guy “These have always brought me luck.” She died of congestive heart failure. Although she is missed, she will live on in our hearts through her unmistakable beauty and talent.
DJ Megatron, best known as a BET host, was shot in the chest in New York City’s borough, Staten Island, yesterday morning. He was on his way to the store, but little other information is known in his murder. “No arrests have been made,” according to longislandpress.com.
DJ Megatron, whose career was built from hip hop and R & B radio stations, leaves behind three kids and a fiancé. Police are investigating and searching for witnesses.
The hip hop and rap world has suffered two loses in less than two weeks and the world is mourning a legend. With Elton John dedicating “Hero” to Elizabeth Taylor and The Game releasing “All Doggs Go To Heaven” for Nate Dogg, we might feel a little comfort in knowing we are not alone, and that it will take time to heal.
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