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Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper and entrepreneur. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics. Dre was previously the co-owner and artist of Death Row Records. He has produced albums for and overseen the careers of many rappers, including Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Knoc-turn'al, Xzibit, 50 Cent, The Game and more recently Kendrick Lamar. 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. In 2011, Dr. Dre was ranked as the third richest figure in the American hip hop scene by Forbes with a net worth of $250 million. Dre began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru and later found fame with the influential gangsta rap group N.W.A with Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and DJ Yella, which popularized the use of explicit lyrics in rap to detail the violence of street life. His 1992 solo debut ''The Chronic'', released under Death Row Records, led him to become one of the best-selling American performing artists of 1993 and to win a Grammy Award for the single "Let Me Ride". That same year he produced Death Row labelmate Snoop Dogg's quadruple platinum debut ''Doggystyle''. In 1996, he left Death Row to establish his own label, Aftermath Entertainment. He produced a compilation album titled ''Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath'' in 1996, and released a solo album titled ''2001'' in 1999, for which he won the Grammy producer's award. During the 2000s, he focused on production for other artists, while occasionally contributing vocals to songs. Dr. Dre signed Eminem and 50 Cent to his record label in 1998 and 2003 respectively, while contributing production on their albums. Dr. Dre has also had acting roles in movies such as ''Set It Off'', ''The Wash'' and ''Training Day''.

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New Day Single 2012-07-30 itunes amazon
The Recipe Single 2012-04-03 itunes amazon
I Need a Doctor Single 2011-02-01 itunes amazon
Kush Single 2010-11-19 itunes amazon
Detoxification Compilation 2009-03-06 itunes amazon
Crack a Bottle Single 2009-02-12 itunes amazon
Dr. Dre 2008 Compilation 2008-01-14 itunes amazon
Dr. Dre Presents: Early Years of the… Compilation 2007-02-06 itunes amazon
Dr. Dre vs. World Class Wreckin' Crew Compilation 2006-11-13 itunes amazon
Chronicles: Death Row Classics Compilation 2006-06-06 itunes amazon
Dretox Compilation 2005-11-14 itunes amazon
A Tribute to 2pac Compilation 2005-10-31 itunes amazon
Pretox Compilation 2005 itunes amazon
Re-Edits Classics EP 2005 itunes amazon
4x4 Refix EP EP 2004-11-01 itunes amazon
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