Far from being only a solo artist, Dr. Dre is also a highly recognized music studio producer. His successful career has given him the knowledge needed to produce and consult many budding artists and discover raw talent where it's at. From the small streets of Southern California to being a respected producer and rapper, Dr. Dre certainly shows us that his skills are to be noticed and that his career is still well on its way. After being a star member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru and collaborating with N.W.A as well as releasing his own solo material, he is now focusing on production and providing valuable advice to many international artists in the hip-hop and r&b genre.
Dr. Dre was born Andre Romelle Young in February 1965. His interest in music didn't start to show until years into high school, when he first started to show up at the Eve's After Dark Nightclub to observe DJs and rappers performing. He had his first try at being a dj, until the pseudonym Dr. J; he then quickly switched to Dr. Dre. It was not long after that he joined the ranks of the World Class Wreckin' Cru, a very popular rap group of the time on the West Coast scene.
From his days in the World Class Wreckin' Cru Dr. Dre moved on quickly to collaborate with N.W.A., a pioneer group of the 'gangsta rap' genre, along with Ice-T. It is after leaving N.W.A to release his own solo effort and founding his very own record label Aftermath Entertainment that he really decided to focus on production as opposed to be a performer himself. His first successful production credits include no other than 3 tracks on Eminem's highly successful Slim Shady LP. From then it was very clear that Dre's knack for production was slowly unveiling itself and needed to be nourished by further opportunities.
Excluding many collaborations with Eminem, signed to Aftermath, he has also produced tracks for Mary J. Blige, Eve and Gwen Stefani, 50 Cent, Snoop Dog, Jay-Z and more. To this date, Dr. Dre is still producing highly successful singles and albums amongst the hip-hop and r&b community and remains a pioneer figure in the industry. Many modern artists such as Kanye have quoted Dr. Dre's sound as being inspirational and influential; Dre is now considered to be an acclaimed artist and quality music studio producer.
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