In addition to music, Dre has also worked as an entrepreneur. of which Dre served as a producer, which also looked at his time at Death Row. By 2015, Dre announced he was officially scrapping Detox for good, and instead released Compton, which was inspired by the film Straight Outta Compton, a biopic on N.W.A.
Dre would also continue to work with Eminem throughout the 2000s, producing many successful releases for him.įor many years, Dre was working on a new solo album called Detox, though it was constantly delayed to the point of becoming hip hop's equivalent to vaporware. This also included Aftermath signee 50 Cent, whose first 2 albums both went multi-platinum. Blige to Gwen Stefani rather than releasing solo records. Since then, Dre has been more focused on producing works for other artists ranging from Mary J. Dre also released his second album 2001 on the label, which was also a huge success. It had some difficulties in its first couple of years, releasing poorly received records, but it turned around when Dre signed Eminem, whose debut album The Slim Shady LP proved to be a huge hit. Dre eventually left Death Row in 1996 due to concern over Suge Knight, whom he felt was financially dishonest and becoming increasingly thuggish.ĭre then formed a new record label called Aftermath Entertainment. Dre further collaborated with 2Pac when he was signed to Death Row, their joint works including the number 1 hit "California Love". He also worked a lot with protégée Snoop Dogg, who was featured on many of the album's tracks, even producing his first Death Row album Doggystyle, which also proved to be highly influential and commercially successful. The first album released on the label was Dre’s The Chronic, which proved highly successful and a key influence on trends for years to come in the rap genre, primarily through popularizing the G-funk sound. to help start Death Row Records with Suge Knight. However, Dre had a falling out with Eazy-E and left N.W.A. Starting out as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru and working in nightclubs as a DJ, Dre joined up with other aspiring rappers like Ice Cube and Eazy-E to become a member of the influential rap group N.W.A, whose work helped brought gangsta rap to the mainstream, selling millions of records in the process despite huge controversy and backlash from legal authorities.
J, the nickname of his favourite basketball player Julius Erving, mixed with his own name. He has helped launch and grow the careers of many other key rappers, including Snoop Dogg, Eminem and 50 Cent. He gained fame as a member of gangsta rap group N.W.A and helped popularize G-funk through his first solo album The Chronic. Dre (born Andre Romelle Young, February 18, 1965) is an American rapper, record producer and entrepreneur.
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