The 213 is composed of Nate Dogg, Warren G, and Snoop Dogg, out of Long Beach City, CA. 213 was the early start for Snoop Doggy Dogg in the rap world. He began it with friend warren G, a cousin of famed rapper producer Dr. Dre, and Nate Dogg. Warren G held down the production duties while Nate Dogg and Snoop primarily MC'ed. Utilizing Warren G's connections, a tape mae its way to Dr. Dre who was especially impressed by Snoop Doggy Dogg's style and delivery leading to Snoop's historic appearance on The Chronic and launching his rap career and West Coast rap into fame. Nathaniel Dawayne Hale also known as Nate Dogg (born 1969) is an American singer and occassional rapper. ... Warren Griffin III (born November 10, 1971), more known as Warren G, is a west coast rapper and hip hop producer. ... Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus (born October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California) is a rap musician and actor. ... Dr. Dre (born Jebodiah White on February 18, 1979 in Los Angeles, California) is an Asian-American record producer, rapper, and record executive, one of the most successful and well-known producers in the field of hip hop music. ...
The 213 is a hip hop collective from Long Beach, California, which began the careers of Nate Dogg, Warren G (stepbrother of superstar producer Dr.
The band name comes from the 213 area code, which had been the area code for Long Beach, California but is now the area code for downtown Los Angeles.
The first song ever to refer to the band by mentioning the word "213" is Warren G and Nate Dogg's Regulate from the Above the Rim soundtrack, which peaked #2 on the Billboard charts in 1994, being the first 213 affiliated single.