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Dr. Dre is a producer, rapper, actor, and the founder/CEO of Aftermath Entertainment. He has won a number of prestigious music awards, including the Grammy, and has had a huge influence on rap music. In addition to his own music, Dre has produced and guided a number of other rap artists, including Eminem, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, and Snoop Dogg. He is also known as one of the main creators of West Coast G-Funk (rap music with slow, heavy beats) that is one of the major styles of hip-hop.
Dr. Dre was born as Andre Romell Young on February 18, 1965, in Compton, California. He didn't begin to rap, however, until the 1980's when he joined the group World Class Wreckin' Cru. He then took on the name Dr. Dre, created from the second half of "Andre" and the nickname of Julius Erving (Dr. J.), his favorite basketball player.
Dre would become famous in 1986 when he became one of the founding members of the rap group N.W.A. The group along with a few others redefined hip hop, adding profanity and realistic descriptions of crime and life on the streets to the beats. Their first album, "Straight Outta Compton," hit it big. Dre also produced the album, so his part in the music was limited. He would later pick up more of the vocals, especially after Ice Cube left, and produce more artists under the Ruthless Records label.
In 1991, Dre left N.W.A. due to issues over money and joined Death Row Records, a fledging record company. He soon released his first single, "Deep Cover," and followed it up with his first solo album, "The Chronic." It was this album that gave rise to the East Cost style of rap, cementing Dr. Dre as one of the biggest names in rap history.
Over the next five years, Dre would release a number of albums both as a singer and as a producer. In 1996, however, he left Death Row Records over a contract dispute, and his exit among a number of criminal charges sent the label into decline.
Now without a label, Dre was free to pursue his own production company, Aftermath Entertainment, and while his projects were semi-successful, Aftermath had no clear hit for two years. In 1998, however, Dre signed Eminem and Aftermath had its first major success.
Dre has won a number of impressive awards, including the Producer of the Year Grammy in 2000 for "the Marshall Mathers LP" and "2001." He continues to produce albums and run Aftermath Entertainment and, in February 2007, New Line Cinema announced that Dre would produce films for their Crucial Films company.
Dr. Dre was born as Andre Romell Young on February 18, 1965, in Compton, California. He didn't begin to rap, however, until the 1980's when he joined the group World Class Wreckin' Cru. He then took on the name Dr. Dre, created from the second half of "Andre" and the nickname of Julius Erving (Dr. J.), his favorite basketball player.
Dre would become famous in 1986 when he became one of the founding members of the rap group N.W.A. The group along with a few others redefined hip hop, adding profanity and realistic descriptions of crime and life on the streets to the beats. Their first album, "Straight Outta Compton," hit it big. Dre also produced the album, so his part in the music was limited. He would later pick up more of the vocals, especially after Ice Cube left, and produce more artists under the Ruthless Records label.
In 1991, Dre left N.W.A. due to issues over money and joined Death Row Records, a fledging record company. He soon released his first single, "Deep Cover," and followed it up with his first solo album, "The Chronic." It was this album that gave rise to the East Cost style of rap, cementing Dr. Dre as one of the biggest names in rap history.
Over the next five years, Dre would release a number of albums both as a singer and as a producer. In 1996, however, he left Death Row Records over a contract dispute, and his exit among a number of criminal charges sent the label into decline.
Now without a label, Dre was free to pursue his own production company, Aftermath Entertainment, and while his projects were semi-successful, Aftermath had no clear hit for two years. In 1998, however, Dre signed Eminem and Aftermath had its first major success.
Dre has won a number of impressive awards, including the Producer of the Year Grammy in 2000 for "the Marshall Mathers LP" and "2001." He continues to produce albums and run Aftermath Entertainment and, in February 2007, New Line Cinema announced that Dre would produce films for their Crucial Films company.