101 Rappers 2: Dr. Dre

Name: Andre Romelle Young

Stage Name: Dr.Dre

Nicknames: The Doctor

Hometown: Los Angeles California

About Dr.Dre: Dr.Dre is definitely one of the most impact full hip-hop artist ever. He is responsible for the jump starting the careers of many popular artist today including Snoop Dogg, Eminem, The Game and 50 Cent. Dre has also produced songs for dozens of artist’s including Jay-z, Nas, and 2pac. Dr.Dre first caught public attention while he was a member of the gangsta rap group N.W.A. who are often credited with making gangsta rap successful. Upon leaving the group Dr.Dre went on to join Deathrow wear he released his first solo album The Chronic which heavily featured new artist at the time Snoop Dogg. The Chronic was hailed as a classic hip hop album and still is today. Dre left Deathrow in 1996 an went on to create his own music label called Aftermath. After a few years rumor began to circulate that Aftermath was in financial distress until Dr.Dre signed Eminem a white rapper from Detroit. Eminems successes and the release of Dr.Dre’s second solo album Chronic 2001 were enough to keep Aftermath financially safe. From 2001 on Dr.Dre has focused more on production then rapping, as well as working with his artist signed to Aftermath including Eminem and 50 Cent. In 2004 Dre was assaulted by a man during the Vibe awards. During the assault the man was stabbed by Young Buck an artist signed to 50 Cent’s G-Unit label. Dr.Dre is currently working on his final solo album Detox which has no scheduled release date.