213 (group)

213 (pronounced "Two One Three") was an American hip hop trio supergroup from Long Beach, California composed of Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Nate Dogg. The name derives from Los Angeles' original telephone area code 213, which served the city of Long Beach at the time of the band's formation.[2][3]

213
Origin	Long Beach, California, U.S.
Genres	West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, G-funk
Occupation(s)	Rapping
Years active	1990–92, 1998–2011[1]
Labels	TVT Doggystyle Records
Past members	Warren G Snoop Dogg Nate Dogg (deceased)

Background

Their breakthrough song was the minor hit "Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)" from Snoop Dogg's solo debut Doggystyle, which also featured Kurupt of Tha Dogg Pound. In 1994, they released the St. Ides EP. Since then, they continued to collaborate on each other's solo projects, but they didn't release any new material as a group. They got their name from Oakland rap group 415 as paying homage. August 17, 2004, they released their only studio album The Hard Way, which reached #4 in the U.S. Billboard 200 charts. It featured the singles, "Groupie Luv" and "So Fly".

On March 15, 2011, Nate Dogg died in Long Beach, California, from complications of multiple strokes, effectively disbanding 213.[4]

Discography

Albums

List of collaborative albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions											Sales	Certifications (sales threshold)
		US [5]	US Ind [6]	US R&B/HH [7]	AUS [8]	BEL [9]	CAN [10]	DUT [11]	GER [12]	NZ [13]	SWI [14]	UK R&B [15]
The Hard Way	Released: August 17, 2004 Genre: West Coast hip hop, Gangsta rap, G-funk, R&B Label: TVT, Doggystyle Format: CD, LP, Cassette, Digital download	4	1	1	50	57	3	57	34	21	33	35	WW: 1,000,000 US: 500,000[16]	RIAA: Gold[17] MC: Gold[18]

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected information

Title	Album details
213 - Live in Las Vegas[19]	Released: April 8, 2009 Label: Black Dragon Entertainment Format: digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions					Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
		US [20]	US R&B/HH [21]	US Rap [22]	AUS [8]	NZ [13]
"So Fly"	2004	—^[A]	39	18	—	—		The Hard Way
"Groupie Luv"		—^[B]	48	24	39	16
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of Other charted songs, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		US R&B/HH [21]
"Dolla Bill"	2004	—^[C]	Non-album song
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

Song	Album	Album artist	Other performers (aside from album artist, where applicable)	Year
"Friends"	G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2	Nate Dogg		1998
"Neva Gonna Give It Up"	Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha	Kurupt	Soopafly, Tray Deee	1999
"Don't Tell"	No Limit Top Dogg	Snoop Dogg	Mausberg	1999
"Game Don't Wait"	I Want It All	Warren G	Xzibit	1999
"Can't Go for That (Remix)"	A Nu Day	Tamia	Missy Elliott	2000
"Yo' Sassy Ways"	The Return of the Regulator	Warren G		2001
"From Long Beach 2 Brick City"	Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss	Snoop Dogg	Redman	2002
"PYT"	In the Mid-Nite Hour	Warren G		2005

Notes

• A ^ "Fly" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.
• B ^ "Groupie Luv" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.
• C ^ "Dolla Bill" did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 11 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

References

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