Dr. Dre

Birth Name:

André Romell Young

Birth Place:

Compton, Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Music department, Actor, Producer, Director

Was awarded the ASCAP Founders Award in 2010
Was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 as a member of the rap group N․W․A
Became the first hip-hop producer to win Producer of the Year at the Grammys in 2001
Is the step-brother of fellow rapper Warren G
Started out watching performers at a club called The Eve After Dark before eventually coming back to perform there himself
Quote: "People are always coming up to me, thinking I've got some magic wand that can make them a star and I want to tell them that no one can do that․ Making hit records is not that easy․ But it took me time to realize that myself․"
Most prominently known as a rapper and hip-hop producer
Helped popularize gangsta rap, as well as G-funk
Featured on a Dr․ Pepper commercial in 2009
Founded the audio brand Beats By Dre in 2006
Started out under the DJ name Dr J
Studied the planets in the solar system in his free time for years in preparation for a planned instrumental album inspired by them

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