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Andre Romelle Young, professionally known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records. He has produced albums for and overseen the careers of many rappers, including Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar and Game.
About Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics. Dre was previously the co-owner of, and an artist on, Death Row Records. He has produced albums for and overseen the careers of many rappers, including The D.O.C., Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Tupac, Xzibit, Knoc-turn'al, 50 Cent, The Game and Kendrick Lamar. He is credited as a key figure in the popularization of West Coast G-funk, a style of rap music characterized as synthesizer-based with slow, heavy beats.
Dre began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru and later found fame with the influential gangsta rap group N.W.A with Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and DJ Yella, which popularized the use of explicit lyrics in rap to detail the violence of street life. His 1992 solo debut The Chronic, released under Death Row Records, led him to become one of the best-selling American performing artists of 1993.
In 1996, he left Death Row Records to establish his own label, Aftermath Entertainment. He released a solo album titled 2001 in 1999 to critical acclaim, with many considering it one of the best rap albums of all time. Dr. Dre signed Eminem in 1998 and 50 Cent in 2002 to his record label respectively, while contributing production on their albums. He has won six Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year.
On August 7, 2015 Dr. Dre released his long awaited third studio album, Compton (also known as Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre). It was inspired by the cancelled Detox album and the movie Straight Outta Compton.
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23:36 UTC
Who played the guitar and bass on the Slim Shady LP?
Only song I have information on is "My Name Is". Dr. Dre's production always features a Guitar and Bass being played & recreating samples but there is no one credited on this album in the liner notes. I was wondering if anyone had information on certain songs. I wanted to assume it was Mike or Sean but when I got the info on My Name Is, I'm now thinking it can be anyone lol. Thank you
17:44 UTC
Can’t wait to try this
01:43 UTC
Love a record delivery.!
Today was a Dre day.!
14:14 UTC
[FANART] Origami Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre!
So after the success of my origami Kendrick Lamar based on his outfit from the album cover for GNX (you can find that post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/KendrickLamar/s/jWC0zcG7ra ), I wanted to branch out some more… and where better to go than one of the most iconic hip-hop beats out there with Still D.R.E?
I made origami puppets of Snoop Dogg AND Dr. Dre, both based on their outfits from the music video for Still D.R.E., I thought they looked AWESOME! Love to get your thoughts on these guys, I’m planning on making some more origami rappers (Tyler, The Creator coming in the future as well 👀), so stay tuned with me for more!
16:41 UTC
I am looking for the 1994 MTV Movie Awards. Dr. Dre presented at this event. It is not uploaded on the YouTube or archive websites.
I am looking for the 1994 MTV Movie Awards. Dr. Dre presented at this event. It is not uploaded on the YouTube or archive websites. I have been looking for this for quite sometime, and would love to see it.
21:38 UTC
Original Next Episode from 1993
I recently found out that a different "Tha Next Episode" was recorded, and was going to be put on Snoop's debut album.
The issue is - why did the track not get put onto the album (even though on original copies it was listed), and where does a high resolution copy of it exist? All copies of it on YouTube are copied from a poor leak.
04:06 UTC
Does anybody have a file of The Ice Breaker by Snoop Dogg?
21:40 UTC
Dr Dre 2001 20th Anniversary Show.
https://youtu.be/8aSMIyxFSHQ?si=RV3aXOlj465PC6XW
One of the highlights from this night.
November 16th, 2019.
16:43 UTC
What is the most popular Dr. Dre song of all time?
21:07 UTC
Dre n Snoop in NYC
16:42 UTC
Dr. Dre's promo for a Tyson fight.
01:43 UTC
What happened to Dre's sound man?
If there are any true Dre fans I would like to know if I'm the only one who feels like Dre's music and production style aren't the same anymore. All his work from "85 - 09" got him solidified as the 2nd best producer overall after Quincy Jones (he got MJ, its done) but an unbeatable as number one in Hip-Hop due to his work of the years i mentioned (and producers just arent fucking with Dre like that c'mon now)
Since the 2010s its been rough, I liked him mixing good kid, m.a.a.d city, Ventura and the Compton Soundtrack all though its not in the same arena as his previous stuff. His beats on Oxnard were mehh (Cheers was okay to good), beats Music to be Murded By were a little better, TDOSS beats were dope & Missionary, CASABLANCO?? nah
14:13 UTC
Didn't know there was a video to this song.
21:11 UTC
Most Christmas themed Dre song
(Seeing if anyone will actually comment)
11:50 UTC
Dre 2001Live.
For the 20th Anniversary of 2001, Wing Night (the band) played the album in the entirety. I've been finally sharing the footage and would love to get some feedback from the hard-core Dre fans.
18:59 UTC
Just found that on the Web Archive
18:26 UTC
Could Anyone Help My Account Out And Like This Post?
11:53 UTC
Whats the origin of 'like we always do about this time'?
Never thought about it until now! Its in the intro tracks for both the chronic and doggystyle.
07:43 UTC
Anyone has the original The Chronic 1992 CD rip?
Anything that was "remastered" sounds like shit and I can't find the original rip anywhere. I have the new CD and vinyl and both also sound ass so yeah. Also if possible: lossless (.flac preferably).
11:44 UTC
In his 2020 song titled “Black Privilege”, Dr Dre says “Heading over to Puffy’s place, a million dollars a plate.” Should we be worried about this? Or is just a wealth bar
08:51 UTC
Missionary Production
How are we feeling about Missionary so far?
Personally I’ve listened to the album 3 times front to back. This is an album that you have to listen to with quality headphones. Sure the production is busy but that’s what Dre is going for, they’re going for the big cinematic beats which I’m fine with. I don’t wanna hear old Dre, we’ve heard old Dre, do we want him to just throw together a drum loop with some clanking pianos? I’m a huge Dre Stan and I’m glad we get to hear some different sounds. ICU really came through on this album.
I’m sure most of the hate will come from people 25 and under since there’s no trendy songs, and I guess using real instruments and musicianship isn’t cool nowadays.
I’m gonna do a track by track review, inital reactions I’d give this a solid 7-7.5/10
18:40 UTC
Sam Sneed is on Missionary!
That’s it - that’s the post! 2 tracks, coincidentally 2 of the best tracks.
07:08 UTC
2001 vinyl
Ok in Australia we have JB HI FI which is a tech store and they sell vinyls - offical vinyls.
So I bought 2001 from there and played it on my record player and it SUCKED??? It kept jumping and stopping and hopping etc.
So I returned it and bought a different one but same problem!!???
Thing is, I bought the second one months later so it could be a manufacturing issue for a batch but they were pretty far apart
What I’m wondering is:
Is this some thing I have missed? Is this intentional? Etc etc etc
12:16 UTC