In this ongoing series we introduce you to songs that have (legally) borrowed, alluded to, been inspired by or stolen from (knowingly or unknowingly) the riff of another song. And we'll have plenty more for you in the weeks ahead... this week we look at a more obvious riff off, where the riff from the original was appropriated, by permission, for a future track - and within a very short period too I might add.

Nate Dogg, born Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, passed away on 15 March 2011 due to heart failure related to two strokes suffered in recent years – he was 41 years old.