Dr. Dre is the stage name of (born February 18, 1965, Compton, California, USA), an American record producer, rapper and entrepreneur. He is credited as a key figure in the popularization of West Coast G-funk, a style of rap music characterized as synthesizer-based with slow, heavy beats.
From the 1980s to the 1990s, he was formerly a respective member of the and In 1991, following his departure from N.W.A. and , Dre co-founded with the controversial and
In 1996, after releasing 1992's The Chronic, he left Death Row and founded his own label, . He has since produced albums for and/or overseen the careers of many rappers, including , , , , , , and .
In 2006, he and co-founder co-founded Beats Electronics. In 2014, Beats was acquired by computer giant Apple for $3.2 billion, making Dr. Dre the second richest figure in the American hip hop scene by Forbes Magazine with a net worth of $550 million.
Name Vars
- D.R.
- DR. D.R.E
- Doctor Dre
- Doctor Dré
- Dr - Dre
- Dr D.R.E
- Dr DRE
- Dr Dre
- Dr Dree
- Dr Dré
- Dr. Dr.
- Dr. Dre - Chronicles Deluxe
- Dr. Dre Music
- Dr. Dre'
- Dr. Dre.
- Dr. Dream
- Dr. Dree
- Dr. Dré
- Dr. Rue
- Dr.Dre
- Drdre
- Dre
- Dre's
- Dre.
- Dre. Dre
- Dré
- It's The D.R.E.
- The Dr.
Aliases
- The Mechanic
- Andre Young
- Brickhard