Īccusations of Dre's violence against women have been widely publicized. He was the second-richest figure in hip hop as of 2018 with an estimated net worth of $800 million. Rolling Stone ranked him number 56 on the list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. He has won six Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year Non-Classical. Dre has also had acting roles in movies such as Set It Off, The Wash and Training Day. He has produced albums for and overseen the careers of many other rappers, including 2Pac, the D.O.C., Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Knoc-turn'al, the Game, Kendrick Lamar, and Anderson Paak. He signed Eminem in 1998 and 50 Cent in 2002, and co-produced their albums. Dre Presents the Aftermath, in 1996, and released a solo album, 2001, in 1999.ĭuring the 2000s, Dre focused on producing other artists, occasionally contributing vocals. Dre left Death Row Records to establish his own label, Aftermath Entertainment.
That year, he produced Death Row labelmate Snoop Doggy Dogg's debut album Doggystyle, and mentored producers such as his step-brother Warren G (leading to the multi-platinum debut Regulate.G Funk Era in 1994) and Snoop Dogg's cousin Daz Dillinger (leading to the double-platinum debut Dogg Food by Tha Dogg Pound in 1995). It earned him a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance for the single " Let Me Ride", as well as several accolades for the single " Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang". During the early 1990s, Dre was credited as a key figure in the crafting and popularization of West Coast G-funk, a subgenre of hip hop characterized by a synthesizer foundation and slow, heavy beats.ĭre's solo debut studio album The Chronic (1992), released under Death Row Records, made him one of the best-selling American music artists of 1993. The group popularized explicit lyrics in hip hop to detail the violence of street life. Dre began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru in 1985, and later found fame with the gangsta rap group N.W.A. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and was previously co-owner of Death Row Records. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, audio engineer, record executive, and entrepreneur. The next time I saw Suge at an Uptown Records listening party, he shouts my name from across the room, calls me “cuz” and greets me with a pound and a hug.Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. A few months later, I remember being thrilled to see the album cover on a Sunset Strip billboard with my photograph. Thankfully, it all worked out in the end. He glared at me and the entourage instigated with an “ooooh shit!” And sorta needled me. I said “I’m here to shoot Dre and Snoop” and even called him “cuz”, and it didn’t go over well. Unaware of his reputation, I eventually got cross with him. As the night goes on, Suge starts introducing me to other acts he wants me to photograph. Suge Knight was my contact person and seemed to control everything. We started our shoot in the photography studio, then recording studio, and later transitioned to locations outdoors in LA. Two weeks later, I get a call from Death Row Records to fly out to LA to shoot The Chronic album cover. I didn’t yet recognize either of their names but we hit it off and had a great shoot. Dre album cover for The Chronic, I first met Dre when he came to my studio with his new young protégé Snoop Dogg in 1992.
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