Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young:1, better known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics. Dre was previously the co-owner of, and an artist on, Death Row Records. He has produced albums for and overseen the careers of many rappers, including 2Pac, The D.O.C., Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Xzibit, Knoc-turn'al, 50 Cent, The Game and Kendrick Lamar. He is credited as a key figure...
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth18 February 1965
CityCompton, CA
I can take a three-year-old and make a hit record with him.
I been in the game for 10 years making rap tunes... Ever since honeys was wearing Sassoons.
I've looked at pictures that my mom has of me, from when I was four years old at the turntable. I'm there, reaching up to play the records. I feel like I was bred to do what I do. I've been into music, and listening to music and critiquing it, my whole life.
When I think of the future, I think a lot of Quincy Jones and how he is an inspiration. Look at the quality of his work over so many years. He didn't even make his best record, 'Thriller,' until he was 50. That gives me something to look forward to. Nothing pulls you back into the studio more than the belief that your best record is still ahead.
You got to realise that when I was 20 years old, I had a house, a Mercedes, a Corvette and a million dollars in the bank before I could buy alcohol legally.
I wanted to be sure that my donation went directly into the hands of hurricane victims,
Mission accomplished, we didn't have any problems as far as violence goes.
Children listen, I'm trying to tell you something good, don't get caught up in the hood.
I'd rather deal with Tipper than Bush. He's trying to kill everybody in jail.
I realized at a young age that sequence in an album is almost as important as the songs that are on the album.
I am never going to give music up.
Anyone that's trying to do something to improve sound... that's all good.
I love the new technology. New things give you a reason to want to go to the studio. New challenges mean you have to keep up, you know?
My mother got pregnant with me at the age of fifteen. This was '64, and unheard of at that time.