Dre was previously the co-owner of, and an artist on, Death Row Records. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper and entrepreneur. 'Zoom,' single from Bulworth (soundtrack), Interscope, 1998.Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known by his stage name Dr.'California Love' single, Death Row, 1996.'Keep Their Heads Ringin',' single from Friday (soundtrack), Priority, 1995.100 Miles and Runnin', Ruthless, 1990.Straight Outta Compton, Ruthless, 1989.After that, he says he plans to stay in the studio and produce for other artists on his label Aftermath Music. Dre will then work on the new Ice Cube album before returning to work on his own album, tentatively titled Detox - said to be his last. Dre and Eminem have produced the debut album for 50 Cent, Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Dre and his patented G Funk.Īs of 2003, Dr. Thanks to the single 'Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang,' The Chronic became a multi-platinum seller, making it virtually impossible to hear mainstream hip-hop that wasn't affected in some way by Dr. Snoop's voice appeared on Dre's 1992 debut album The Chronic as much as Dre himself.

Not only was the record the debut of his elastic G funk sound, it was the beginning of his collaboration with rapper Snoop Dogg, a young man who had recorded some homemade tapes with Dre's stepbrother Warren G. Dre released his first solo single, 'Deep Cover,' in the spring of 1992. Dre enjoyed significant success in NWA, but left the group (at the peak of its popularity in 1991) to form Death Row Records with Suge Knight.ĭr. In 1986, he joined NWA, and gained early fame through that group's success and notoriety. Dre, became a pioneer in today's hip-hop culture and gangsta rap. Andre Young (born February 18, 1965), better known as Dr.

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