Dre was the eighth best-selling musical artist, The Chronic was the sixth best-selling album, and Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang (the first single from the album) as the 11th best-selling single.īesides working on his own music, Dr. Dre also won a Grammy Award for Let Me Ride. Its sound was really popular with hip hop music for the early 1990s. The Chronic became really popular and had lots of big singles.
Dre brought a new style of rap, both in terms of style and words. In 1992 Dre released his first single with Snoop Dogg Deep Cover. Knight, a known strongman, was able to have Eazy-E release Dre from his contract and, start Death Row Records. and his bodyguard at the time, Suge Knight. The Chronic & Death Row Īfter an argument with Eazy-E over money, Dre left the group in 1991 under the advice of a friend, The D.O.C. Dre was fined $2,500 and given two years' probation and 240 hours of community service, as well as a spot on an anti-violence public service announcement on television.
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In 1991, at a party in Hollywood, he slapped Dee Barnes of the TV show Pump it Up, feeling upset about a news report she did about the feud between them and Ice Cube. He also produced tracks for other rap acts on Ruthless Records, including The D.O.C.'s 1989 album No One Can Do It Better. Dre produced and performed for much of the group's second album Efil4Zaggin (Niggas for life). The FBI sent Eazy-E a warning letter for the song's content.Īfter Ice Cube left N.W.A in 1989 over money issues, Dr.
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With the hit Fuck tha Police, the group's first full album Straight Outta Compton became a big hit, despite almost no radio airplay or concerts. N.W.A favoured themes and explicit lyrics, offering real descriptions of violent, inner-city streets. N.W.A and fellow West Coast rapper Ice-T are normally said to be the creators of gangsta rap. Dre, made songs for Ruthless Records, a rap record label run by local rapper Eazy-E. He later dropped out of Chester to focus on performing at the Eve's After Dark nightclub. After going to a broadcasting school for a little bit, he moved to his father's house, and then his grandparents house before going back to his mother's house. After high school, he went to Chester Adult School in Compton because his mother told him to get a job or go back to school. He was a diver in high school, but because he skipped school a lot, he was kicked off the team. Dre's earliest songs were released in 1994 on a CD called Concrete Roots. Dre and DJ Yella also did mixes for local radio stations, making the ratings for it's show Afternoon Traffic Jam go higher. Dre on the turntables and sell 50,000 tapes within Compton. The group would become stars of the electro-hop scene that was really popular in early 1980s West Coast hip hop, and their first hit Surgery would feature Dr. He later joined the musical group World Class Wreckin' Cru in 1984.
Dre, half his old nickname, and half his first name, also calling himself as the Master of Mixology. Soon afterwards he started using the name Dr. At the club, he met DJ Yella for the first time. He then became a DJ in the club, at first under the name "Dr. Dre was also in movies such as Set It Off, and the 2001 movies The Wash and Training Day.īecause he liked Grandmaster Flash, he often went to a club called The Eve After Dark to see a lot of DJs and rappers performing live. Dre was one of the richest performers in 20. Dre signed Eminem to his Aftermath record label in 1998 and 50 Cent in 2003 helping to make their albums with them. During the 2000s, he produced music for other artists, while sometimes rapping with other artists' on their songs. with Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and DJ Yella which made the use of swear words in rap songs in rap to tell about the violence of street life popular. Dre began his career in music as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru and he later found fame with the gangsta rap group N.W.A. Dre is ranked as the third richest rapper by Forbes and is worth two-hundred & fifty million dollars ($250,000,000). He has made albums with many rappers through their careers, including Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent and The Game.
He has had many records and songs throughout the years and is one of the most famous producers in hip hop. Dre, is an American rapper and record producer. Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr.
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