Some of his well-known prodigies include 50 Cent, The D.O.C, Kendrick Lamar, Xzibit, 2Pac, The Game, and Knoc-turn’al.Īlthough he is a high school dropout, Dr. Dre became a supervisor for these artists and helped nurture their talents to the highest point in their careers. Dre managed to produce an album for several well-known hip-hop artists. In addition to Eminem and Snoop Doggy Dogg, Dr. Dre managed to win two more Grammy awards after producing another top-notch album with Eminem. In fact, Dre won the Grammy Award for the best producer in 2000 following his work on the Grammy-winning album of Eminem titled The Marshall Mathers LP. He produced hit songs for several renowned hip-hop artists, including Eminem and Snoop Doggy Dogg. Dre was a well-known rapper however, his work as a producer was not understated. In the same album, Dre managed to release some top-notch hit songs.īy this time, Dr. This album saw him winning the Grammy award with his single Forgot About Dre. And three years after coming up with his record, Dr. Later on, he left Death Row Record in 1996 and created his record called the Aftermath Records. The success of his album introduced this sound to mainstream hip-hop. This single was released in 1994 after his album had taken home the best rap solo performance.

Dre producing his first-ever Grammy Award, Let Me Ride. This music style was characterized by synthesizer washes along with plodding tempos and copious musical sampling of 1970s funk music.

Dre debuted his first solo album titled The Chronic, where he introduced the G-funk style of production. However, in 1992, Dre decided to leave N.W.A and along with Marion Knight, they co-founded Death Row Records. Dre was seen as a prominent rapper in the group, his main role was that of a producer. The album features explicit descriptions (often glorifying) of drug dealing along with street violence. N.W.A second album becomes the breakthrough for the gangsta rap movement. He was discovered in 1986 by N Wit Attitudes (N.W.A) along with rappers Ice Cube and Eazy-E. Dre in the early 1980s when he was still a deejay performing at parties and clubs in South Central District, Los Angeles. Dre performed as a deejay and was a part of World Class Wreckin’ Cru.

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