Romelle Young (Dr. Dre) Andre biography

Biography, life story of Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre (Andre Romell Young) is an American rapper and music producer.

Introduction

At the mere mention of his name, the entire East Coast of America has an attack of hatred and fear, the monsters of old-school hip-hop take off their hats to his work, the most venerable sharks of modern show business envy his production talent, and young talents themselves ask to come under his wing. He is not used to defending his rightness with the help of fists and demonstration of weapons, which some gansta rap figures are adept at; he prefers to prove his toughness through his armor-piercing lyrics and aggressive music. Our story is about one of the pillars of hip-hop culture, the pioneer of gangsta rap and G-funk, the legendary musician and producer Dr. Dre.

Having rejected the radical political stereotypes imposed on the hip-hop public in the early 80s by black radicals from Public Enemy, rejecting intelligent slogans about tolerance, the social significance of hardcore rap and the fact that “whites” are to blame for all the troubles of “blacks,” Dre clearly demonstrated to America that his dark-skinned brothers are also not immune, and only they themselves are the masters of their own destiny (real niggaz rule the world). Street fights, dirt, sex, violence, drugs, murders became an integral part of his lyrics. Dre deliberately took the path of self-exposure of all mortal sins, not only in order to demonstrate self-sufficiency and his own toughness, but also in order to show society the real truth of life that reigns on the streets of America.

With his appearance on the big stage, it became clear that rap is not only a kind of religion for African Americans, but, on top of that, it is a serious business, a lot of money and all the pros and cons that flow from it.

Childhood and youth

Dr. Dre, aka Andre Young, was born on February 18, 1965 in Los Angeles. Andre became the first child of two young lovers Verna and Theodore. At the time of the birth of his son, Verne was only 16 years old... After Andre appeared, the lovers got married, but already in 1968 the couple divorced. Verna later found herself a new husband, Curtis Crayon.

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In 1979, Andre was kicked out of Centennial High School due to poor performance and transferred to Fremont High School. Andre already understood that studying was not for him, and tried to find a job at an airline, but nothing came of this idea. As a result, during his last school years, the young man spent most of his time not in classes, but at noisy parties, where he earned his living as a disc jockey.

Career

He began his creative activity, like most rappers, with a DJ career, mixing records in the World Class Wreckin "" Cru team in clubs in his hometown, the starting point of which was Eve After Dark. At the same time, he tried to write something down on his own, doing it literally on his knees, or rather, on his hands. In a small room on a four-track tape recorder, he created his debut recordings with future NWA partners Yella and Lonzo Williams. The first of these was Surgery, a simple house track with the repeated phrase Calling Dr. Dre To Surgery. Actually, it was then that Andre took the pseudonym Dr. Dre.

In 1986, he meets another future cult hip-hop character - (), and the two friends begin recording their tracks on Ruthless Records, a label organized by a drug dealer. Soon the idea of ​​creating a team NWA (Niggaz With Attitude) with Dre at the head comes to mind. In 1987, the team released the first N.W.A album. And The Posse. A year later, the controversial album Straight Outta Compton was released, deprived of any support on radio and TV due to its vicious lyrics, it overnight became an underground hit. Thanks to the composition with the unambiguous name Fuck The Police, the guys are hooked by the FBI: specialists strongly recommend that the recording companies Ruthless and Priority closely monitor the work of their charges.

Most of NWA's political troubles came to naught after they decided to go free at the end of 1989 due to financial disagreements in the team. after leaving, he became the formal leader, responsible for the fact that the group, with its last two records, was increasingly approaching parody levels. At that time, almost all the music was already in Dre's hands. Both the EP 100 Miles and Runnin" (1990) and the album Efil4zaggin (Niggaz 4 Life Reverse) (1991) - Dre filled with a special explosive mixture of hip-hop rhythms and funk harmonies, which, coupled with funny lyrics, again allowed N.W.A to be on top charts. At the peak of NWA's popularity in 1991, Dre made an attempt to leave the group. The following year, Dre, together with Suge Knight, created the label Death Row Records ("Death Row"). According to legend, in order to finally resolve all relations with NWA, Suge Knight did not philosophizing slyly, he put a gun to the head of the team manager and threatened to kill the poor fellow: from that moment on, all contracts between Dre and NWA were canceled.Dre set off on his own to navigate the waves of hip-hop.

In the spring of 1992, his first single, Deep Cover, was released, which not only demonstrated Dre's achievements in the field of his own style of G-funk, but also laid the foundation for a collaboration with another iconic figure of gangsta rap (). Actually, Dre met thanks to his half-brother Warren G (remember his remake of Prince Igor). Through joint efforts, Dre's debut album The Chronic was released in the same year. It is not surprising that with such action films as Nuthin" But A "G"" Thang, Dre Day and Let Me Ride, plastic soon went multi-platinum, and the Dre phenomenon was talked about outside the States. The next four years, a new wave of hip-hop as undermined took its inspiration from the work of Professor G-funk.In addition to the famous work Doggystyle (1993), through the efforts of Dre, several soundtracks were recorded, including the music for the films Above the Rim and Murder Was the Case (1994), he prepared for the release of the albums Warren G ( Regulate) and Blackstreet, and other equally famous black performers. It is worth mentioning his reunion with an old friend on the Natural Born Killaz project. During this time, he did not record a single record, but manipulated almost the entire West Coast rap scene, because Since then, Death Row has become a powerful recording corporation that controls the fate of the global hip-hop movement.The label's problems began after the release of Tupac's (2-Pac Shakur) album All Eyez on Me, which featured the super hit of the 90s California Love, jointly performed by Dre and Shakur. Soon he was accused of murder, Dre was extremely dissatisfied with the policies pursued by Knight within Death Row - the time had come for another parting with the goose that laid the golden eggs.

In the summer of 1996, Dre publicly declared that gangsta rap was dead and created a new company, Aftermath, under the caustic ridicule and serious attacks of his former colleagues. Soon, the insatiable Knight ends up in jail on charges of racketeering, while Dre, meanwhile, releases his first collection, Dr., on a new label. Dre Presents...The Aftermath, which received flattering reviews in the press, but never found its mass listener, despite the presence of hits like Been There Done That. The collapse of Death Row confirmed the validity of Dr. Dre as America's most serious producer.

In 1998, the rapper came across a recording of a white boy (), who at that time was eking out a semi-beggarly condition, in which Dre saw the future superstar of world hip-hop and gave him a chance, releasing his record The Slim Shady LP, which turned the ears of all of America. The union with finally cemented Dre's fame as a real monster of the hip-hop industry, which was facilitated by the release of his cult album "2001" in 1999, in the recording of which such prominent personalities of hip-hop culture as , and , and the re-release of Chronic in 2001 took part The result of the Doctor's many years of work in the field of rap music was that he was awarded a Grammy in 2001 as the best producer (plus another Golden Gramophone for a duet with his “adopted son”

American music producer, rapper, West Coast G-funk star, actor. One of the founders of reputable hip-hop labels Death Row Records And Aftermath Entertainment. His production work includes albums Snoop Doga(Snoop Dogg) Eminem(Eminem) and 50 Cent.

Dr. Dre(Dr. Dre) – pseudonym Andre Romell Young(Andre Romelle Young). Andre was born on February 18, 1965. His parents Theodorou And Verne Young(Theodore & Verna Young), at the time of the birth of their son, they were 16 and 17 years old, respectively. In 1968, his parents separated, his mother Dr. Dre later married again. The musician has two half-brothers Jerome(Jerome) and Tyree(Tyree) and sister Shameka(Shameka). Another of his half-brothers, Warren Griffin III(Warren Griffin III), became a famous rapper Warren Gee(Warren G).

In 1979 Dr. Dre tried to enroll in Northrop Aviation Company, but he was not accepted due to low school grades. After that, he began to spend all his free time in clubs, watching DJs play and gaining his own performance experience.

Dr. Dre's musical career

In 1984 Dr. Dre became a member of the music team World Class Wreckin' Cru, which has become one of the most established electro-hop acts on the West Coast. In 1986, a fateful meeting took place Dr. Dre with a rapper Ice Cube(Ice Cube). Uncompromising lyrics about the life of street boys and catchy musical themes attracted great interest to the group. Moreover, their work became interested FBI, which issued a warning to the label over the lyrics. After leaving the group Ice Cuba in 1989 Dr. Dre became the main producer and performer on the second album " Efil4zaggin».

In 1991 Dr. Dre left the group at the peak of popularity and became one of the founders of the label Death Row Records. In 1992 he released his first single " Deep Cover", recorded with the participation of Snoop Doga. Two future rap stars were introduced by their brother Dr. Dre Warren G.

The single was followed by his debut solo album, “ The Chronic" The commercial success of the album was ensured by the hits “ Nuthin" but a "G" Thang», « Let Me Ride», « Fuck wit Dre Day (and Everybody's Celebratin')" The vocalist on these tracks was Snoop Dog.

The album went multi-platinum, and Dr. Dre received a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance for “Let Me Ride.” At the end of the year, Dr. Dre took eighth place on Billboard magazine's list of "Best Selling Musicians."

Working on my own material Dr. Dre I also managed to work on other people’s projects. He became the album's producer Snoop Doga « Doggystyle", the first debut album to go straight to number one on the chart. Billboard 200.

In 1995, when the label Death Row Records signed a contract with Tupac(2Pac) and bet on him as the main star, Dr. Dre left the company. A year later he opened a new label - Aftermath Entertainment- under the auspices of Interscope Records. His album " Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath album"in 1996 received platinum status. Same year Dr. Dre appeared in two songs that occupied the first line of the hit parade - “ California Love» Tupac And " No Diggity» r’n’b groups Blackstreet.

A resounding success for the label and Dr. Dre how he came to the producer in 1998, when he “discovered” Eminem. He produced three songs and featured vocals on two songs on the debut album. Eminem« The Slim Shady LP" Including Dr. Dre produced the super hit " My Name Is", who made Eminem world-class star. Around the same time Dr. Dre made a mix for the track Nine Inch Nails« Even Deeper", included in the album " The Fragile».

Second solo album Dr. Dre entitled " 2001 "was published in 1999. Duets were recorded on the disc Dr. Dre with various musicians, including Snoop Dogg, Exibit And Eminem. Singles " Still D.R.E." And " Forgot About Dre"became multifaceted.

In 2000, Dr. Dre received a Grammy for Producer of the Year.

Since 2001 Dr. Dre He was mainly involved in producing albums of other musicians. Among his successes is the song “ The Real Slim Shady» Eminem, a joint project Mary J. Blige(Mary J. Blige) Yves(Eve) and Gwen Stefani(Gwen Stefani), tracks Snoop Doga, Jay-Z. In 2003, the label once again guessed right with the budding star, releasing the album “ Get Rich or Die Tryin"» rapper 50 Cent.

Early 2009 Dr. Dre became a producer and guest vocalist on the next single Eminem. Composition " Crack a Bottle"became a hit and sold more than 400 thousand copies within the first week.

In 2010 Dr. Dre announced that he is working on his solo album " Detox" The album is due out in 2011, although work in the studio began back in 2004. Also Dr. Dre announced that he is producing the instrumental album " The Planets", each composition of which will be dedicated to a specific planet solar system.

Film career of Dr. Dre

For the first time on the big screen Dr. Dre appeared in 1996, playing a gun dealer in the bank robbery film Call" In 2001, he played small roles in " Moika" and Oscar-winning " Training day».

In 2008 Dr. Dre opened the production of high-quality headphones under the brand Beats by Dr. Dre. His plans also include the release of cognac and vodka under the brand Aftermath.

Personal life of Dr. Dre

In 1981, he became a father for the first time: Lisa Johnson(Lisa Johnson) gave birth to his son Curtis(Curtis). The boy was raised by his mother; he met his father only 20 years later. Curtis, like his father, raps under his stage name Hood Surgeon. In 1988 Dr. Dre second son was born - Andre Young Jr.(Andre Young Jr.). With his mother Jenita Porter(Jenita Porter) the musician did not live together, she sued him, demanding monthly payments of 5 thousand dollars. In 2008 Andre Young Jr. died at his mother's house from a heroin and morphine overdose.

From 1990 to 1996, the rapper dated the singer Michelle(Michel "le). In 1991, they had a son Marseilles(Marcel). In 1996 Dr. Dre married for the first time - to the player’s ex-wife NBA Sedala Tretta(Sedale Threatt) Nicole Treat(Nicole Threatt). The couple has a son (born in 1997) and a daughter (born in 2001).

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Skin, Hair & Eye color

This friendly handsome talented musician, DJ & director originating from Los Angeles, California, U.S has a body builder body & triangle face type. Dr. Dre makes commercials for Beats by Dre, but actually uses: Nike.

Hair color	Black
Hair type	Curly
Hair Length	very short hair
Hairstyle	alternative
Distinct feature	ears
Skin Tone/Complexion	Type VI: Black brown skin
Skin Type	Oily/Acne
Beard or Mustache	Beardless
Eye color	Dark Brown
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Height, Weight, Body Measurements, Tattoos & Style

Dr. Dre endorses clothing brands like Beats by Dre. And wears brands like Majestic & G-Star Raw.

Height	185 cm
Weight	80.1 kilo	Clothing style	gangster
Favorite colors	black
Feet size	12
Biceps	40
Waist size	112
Buste size	180
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Official websites/fansites: www.beatsbydre.com

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