Young created a new direction in music - G-funk.
The musician known under the pseudonym Dr Dre was born in Los Angeles on February 18, 1965. The parents named their son Andre Romell Young. At that time, the rapper's mother, Verna, was 16 years old. After the birth, the musician’s parents entered into an alliance. It is known that the name Romell was given to the producer by his father Theodore, who was a fan of the music group The Romells.
Three years later, due to irreconcilable differences, Vernet and Theodore divorced. Andre's family lived in a disadvantaged area. At first, the young man went to Vanguard Junior High School, but due to high crime rates, Vernet transferred her son to Roosevelt Junior High School.
While the future billionaire was studying science, his mother conquered Warren Griffin, whom she later married. The couple met in Long Beach. Thanks to this marriage, DrDre had three sisters and a brother. Verne's second son performs on stage under the pseudonym Warren G.
The rapper changed one school for another. In 1979, the young man ended up at Centennial High School, from where the musician was expelled for poor performance. Andre had to go to Fremont High School. Even during his school years, the young man tried to find a job, but, having been refused by the airline, decided to devote his time to music.
Music
At some point, fate throws the musician into the Eve After Dark club. The young man is inspired by the work of local DJs and the performances of rappers. Here, an important meeting for Dr Dre’s biography took place with like-minded person Antoine Carraby. This became the reason for the appearance of the world famous pseudonym.
Gradually, the rapper’s musical creativity continues to develop. With his colleague Ice Cube, the guy records songs that belong to the Ruthless Records label. The young people decided to organize a group of rappers. Ice Cube and Dr Dre invited Eazy-E, Arabian Prince, MC Ren and DJ Yella to the team. The guys attributed the music they performed to the new genre of “gangster rap.”
Fame overtook the guys quickly, as the musicians offered listeners something different from what rappers had done before. The group's tracks contained obscene words and tragic stories. The disc, which was released under the name “Straight Outta Compton,” was also expected to be an incredible success. The song “Fuck the Police” became popular among young boys and teenagers.
Another twist of fate forces Dr Dre to go solo. Collaboration with the owner of the record company Death Row Records is bearing fruit. In 1991, a new round of the rapper's musical career began. And this happened after the release of a duet with Snoop Dogg. A year later, the world heard Dr Dre's first solo album, The Chronic.
Now the musician used a unique G-funk style in his work, which quickly gained popularity in the rap environment. By 1995, relations with Death Row were heating up, so the rapper left the company and formed the Aftermath Entertainment label.
Young planned to develop as a rapper, but did not forget about his own label. In 1998, thanks to his acquaintance with producer Jimmy Iovine, Dr Dre invited a talented guy from Detroit, Eminem, under his wing.
It's time for the rapper's second solo album to be released. The official presentation took place in November 1999. Dr Dre called the disc "2001". To work on hits, the musician invited friends, including Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Xzibit. This record featured the song “The next episode”.
Sales of the album broke records, so it became platinum 6 times. Even 5 years of oblivion did not affect the rapper’s popularity. This record contains hits, including “Forgot About Dre”, “Still D.R.E.” The year 2000 turned out to be successful for the rapper. The young man was recognized as Best Producer of the Year and awarded a Grammy.
20 years of work and only two solo albums. Dr Dre planned to release a third disc called "Detox". This record was supposed to be the end of the rapper's career. During one of the news broadcasts on MTV, Young shared information about “Detox.” According to Dr Dre, this disc will be a concept one. But work on the record was completed, and the hits never saw the light of day.
The rapper's entire focus was on producing young and talented musicians. After much deliberation, Dr Dre finally decided to present the album to the world, but in 2005. And again delays. As a result, the release date was set for 2009. DJ Khalil, Nottz, Bernard “Focus” Edwards Jr. participated in the creation of compositions for the record.
The story with the album “Detox” took a lot of time and effort from Dr Dre. The author admitted already in October 2009 that he had been working on this disc for 10 years. The musician moved the release date to 2010. Friend and performer The Game said that this record will be incredible, driving millions of fans crazy.
And now 2010 comes, but there are no rumors about the release of a new disc from Dr Dre. By the end of the year, fans of the rapper’s work heard the song “I Need a Doctor.” Eminem and Skylar Gray participated in the recording of the track. The guys shot a video and presented the video in February 2011.
Thanks to this work, the musician’s fans learned that the creative lull was the result of an accident that Dr Dre had in 2001, which later led to a coma. All this time, Eminem was next to the rapper, who helped him cope with the problems. But the world never saw “Detox”.
For some time there was no news about the musician. In August 2015 it took place official presentation Dr Dre's third CD "Compton". Concurrently, the hits from this album turned out to be the soundtrack for the film “Voice of the Streets.” Critics positively assessed the rapper's work. In 2016, the musician presented unreleased tracks.
Personal life
When Dr Dre just turned 16, friend Lisa Johnson announced that the teenager was going to become a father. The boy's parents named him Curtis. Now the guy is known in the musical community under the pseudonym Hood Surgeon. The relationship with Johnson did not last long.
In 1988, Young dated Jenita Potter. The girl gave birth to the rapper's second son, who was named Andre Young Jr. But at the age of 20, the young man died suddenly. The media reported that the cause of the death of Dr Dre's son was an overdose of heroin and morphine.
Already in 1990, the musician met Michelle. The girl represented the Death Row Records label. Soon the couple had a son named Marcel, but the lovers' relationship lasted only 6 years. The guys decided to live separately.
Andre couldn’t grieve alone for a long time, so he proposed marriage to Nicole Srit. A year later, the couple had a boy, who was named Truth, and in 2001, there was another addition to the Dr. Dre family. Now the couple has introduced their daughter Truly to the world.
Dr Dre now
Dr Dre now devotes most of his time to family and producing. The experienced musician is currently working on an Eminem album.
According to the producer’s colleagues, Young disappears for days in the studio, where he creates new masterpieces for his charges. Dr Dre stopped thinking about a solo career.
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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 1976, Andre began attending Vanguard Junior High School, a little later due to the high crime rate near educational institution he had to transfer to Roosevelt Junior High School. At the same time, his mother divorced and married for the third time to work colleague Warren Griffin. Verna and Warren had children - three girls and one boy.
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. famous work Doggystyle (1993), through the efforts of Dre, several soundtracks were recorded, including music for the films Above the Rim and Murder Was the Case (1994), he prepared for release the albums of Warren G (Regulate) and Blackstreet, and other equally famous black performers. Worth mentioning is 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, since by that time Death Row had turned into a powerful recording corporation, deciding the fate of the world 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 his former colleagues under caustic ridicule and serious attacks. new company Aftermath. 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 was 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).
This is a great producer who has ignited more new stars than anyone in the history of hip-hop. It is to him that we thank him for moving away from the politicking of Public Enemy and Boogie DownProduction and from the monosyllabicity and blandness of the “old school”. And now, 6 years after his famous “Chronic” revolutionized the sound of the West Coast and, to one degree or another, changed the entire rapper world, Dre returns with the album “Chronic 2”, shrouded in an aura of great mystery. Andre Young (or Dr. Dre) was born on February 18, 1965 and grew up in Compton, which some consider to be an independent administrative unit, but in general it is like another area of Los Angeles. Raised and raised by his mother and grandmother, Andre loved basketball very much and received the nickname (by which everyone knows him) because his basketball idol was always the famous center Dr. J. His mother’s musical preferences (James Brown, Marvin Gaye and Funkadelic Parliament) clearly influenced Dre, and the teenager decided to devote all his free time to music, working as a DJ at school and club parties.
At the age of 16, Dre DJed in adult clubs, where under other circumstances he would have been prohibited from entering, and mixed classic soul compositions for the K-Day radio station, and a year later he was hired to work at the famous Los Angeles club Eve After Dark", where he gets involved with hip-hop and begins composing his own songs in the club’s tiny studio. It is noteworthy that, unlike his colleagues who based their recordings on samples, “scratch” turntables and drum machines, Dre, as a DJ and rapper, created the background for recitative, playing the keyboard, and was not afraid to sing himself.
In 1982, after the formation of World Class Wreckin' Cru, one of the most famous Los Angeles groups engaged in electro-funk dance, Dre became their DJ (I wouldn’t like to deceive you, but he had nothing to be proud of - everyone there was a DJ -jays) In the "Eve After Dark" studio he meets DJ Yella, his future
partner in N.W.A., and together with Lorenzo Williams they record a lot of new demos, among which is Dre's song "Surgery" with the chorus: "Calling Dr. Dre to surgery", which, with the help of World Class Wreckin "Cru, becomes Dre's first local hit. However, in the company of four DJs he becomes crowded, and Young is looking for outlets for the huge mass of songs that he wrote in the first half of the 80s.In parallel, he continues to conduct his “Skateland Parties”, very popular in South Central, on one of whom he meets young Ice Cube and jokingly forces him to sing “My Penis” instead of “My Adidas.” Soon, Dre first tries himself as a producer, representing the interests of CIA, the duo Ice Cube and Sir Jinx.
In 1986, Dre and Cube began writing songs for bands recording on Eazy-E's Ruthless Records label, and together with Eazy they formed the first line-up of N.W.A. The trio performs outside of Compton for the first time, opening for Salt-N-Pepa at the Hollywood Palladium and immediately rousing the ears of a heated audience that no longer had any desire to listen to Salt-N-Pepa.
In 1987, Dre produced the debut album "N.W.A. And The Posse", and a year later, under his leadership, "Straight Outta Compton" was recorded, the most underground rap album of the late 80s, labeling N.W.A. label "Sex Pistols of rap". Dre produces Eazy-E's debut solo disc "Eazy-Duz-It", which sells two million copies, and the dance album of his fellow countrymen J. J. Fad (high-energy was very fashionable then), which goes platinum, after which Dr. Dre buys a luxury red Mercedes. Between tours, Dre somehow manages to find some free time and lends his platinum-selling production talent to the debut album of Dallas rapper D.O.C. and a super album by one of his many girlfriends, soul singer MichelTle. Dre becomes a pioneer and innovator of the so-called hip-hop soul (rhythm and blues vocals over a hip-hop beat).
In 1990, his hands reached Above The Low. After leaving N.W.A. Ice Cuba, of course, becomes the vocal leader of the group, the author of most of Eazy-E's lyrics, and Dre still manages the music. On his two 1990–91 platinum-selling EPs "100 Miles And Runnin" and the LP "Efil4zaggin" (a reversal of "Niggaz4Life"), Dre shines with funky inventions while Eazy acts as a vulgar comedian in his lyrics. Late 1991 The following year, Dre expressed his intention to leave N.W.A. and the following year founded Death Row Records with Suge Knight, entering into a distribution agreement with Interscope Records. Dre left for essentially the same reason as Cube. He was not happy with the financial affairs of the group and Ruthless Records , which, in his opinion, unreasonably lowered the royalties for all eight albums that he produced between 1986 and 1991 (seven of them, by the way, went platinum, and one gold!) Formally, Dre was still obliged to work for label Easy, but he was still given freedom. There is a legend about this, which, if you think about it well, may turn out to be a real reflection of these behind-the-scenes events. Rumor has it that Suge Knight himself once walked into the Ruthless office in full combat readiness and threatened to kill manager of N.W.A. Jerry Geller, unless he terminates his contract with Dr. Dre. After Dre left, it was reasonable to assume that the thinned-out N.W.A. won’t last long (from the creative team only the ambitious Easy remained, and MC Ren and DJ Yella were always just good performers). Following the departure of Dre, Easy began to slander: they say, “Dre is from the breed of those who are called a studio gangster.” However, Dre almost undercut these words with his sad behavior. Even though Dr. Dre had some influence throughout the West Coast as a former member of N.W.A., and lived in a luxurious home in the San Fernando Valley, he was constantly involved in minor and major crimes. Thus, television journalist Dee Barnes filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against him, claiming that in 1991, “Dre threw her against the wall of a Hollywood nightclub in a fit of mutual misunderstanding.” It was also reported that Dre “participated in damaging the jaw of a producer,” for which he was placed under quite a long house arrest, and was also detained by the police as a direct participant in a noisy showdown that took place in the lobby of a hotel in New Orleans. In addition to everything, a slightly tipsy group that had a picnic near his home burned down his house, during the extinguishing of which two firefighters died. And by the end of that terrible year of 1992, Dre was shot at, among other things, and four bullets were removed from his leg. However, this year was not completely lost for him. professionally. After the release of the epoch-making mega-album "Chronic", no one was interested in its assessment by Izy or anyone else. As they say, winners are not judged! Based on the good old funk of George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic and extremely real lyrics, Dre managed to derive the formula for the new G-Funk style, which fuels gangsta rap to this day. You won’t believe it, but such an epoch-making and revolutionary album, which was “Chronic,” was named after a handful of marijuana, which in black slang is called “chronicle” (and in my opinion, chronicles should be called people who indulge in it). Written by Dre and D.O.C., who had damaged his vocal cords in a car accident, "Chronic" sold 8 million copies and remained in Billboard's top ten for eight months, and its real star was the then-young Snoop Doggy Dogg, whose haunting voice Dre entrusted his debut single "Deep Cover" (which became basic theme for the soundtrack to the film of the same name by Laurence Fishburne), released in the spring of 1992. It's no secret that Dre's vocal abilities aren't as impressive as, say, his production sense ("I can take a 3-year-old kid and record something with him that will be a hit." - Dr. Dre). Dre discovered Snoop's talent through his half-brother Warren G and took control of him
about a rapper's career. Thanks to this favor, Snoop could be heard on “Chronicle” no less than maestro Dre himself. In addition to Snoop, the studio team called The Dogg Pound included future G-Funk stars such as Dat Nigga Daz, Rage, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, Warren G, RBX and gangsta rap veteran Buchwick Bill of the Geto Boys. MTV surprisingly quickly became addicted to playing rap videos, and in 1993-94, Dre’s singles “Nothin’ But A G” Thang,” “Dre Day” and “Let Me Ride” broke all sales records. Dr. Dre was nominated for a Grammy in two categories and received one statuette for “Let Me Ride” in the “Best Rap Performance” category, although, to face the truth, he deserved more. This is how the West Coast got its own emperor. What about the conflict with Eazy-E? It was reflected on Chronicle in the song "Fuck Wit Dre Day", where Snoop and Dre say: "Your label was on us, and then we took your candy and kicked the little boy in the ass," and then Snoop covers up the last slap in the face of Easy, offering him "to eat a big fat dick". Eazy responds to all of this with his song "Muthaphukkin' Gs." Over the next four years, you could count on your fingers the number of trendy hip-hop records that weren't influenced by G-Funk to one degree or another. Dre helped Snoop record his multi-platinum album "Doggystyle," which became one of the best-selling debut rap albums in history with 5 million sales, while Snoop was out on $1 million bail after being accused of a murder he didn't commit." Doggy Dogg World", the video for which was directed by Dre himself (Doc actually directed most of Doggy Dogg's videos), as well as "Murder Was The Case" from the soundtrack to the film of the same name, Dr. Dre's directorial debut, became real hits in 1994. A little after Ice Cuba Dre felt the urge to record soundtracks, and in 1994–95, with his blessing, the soundtracks for the films "Above The Rim" were recorded (with the help of this work his brother Warren G, who recorded for Def Jam, promoted his legendary single "Regulate" ") and Cube's "Friday".
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The collaboration with Ice Cube continues in the joint singles "Natural Born Killaz" and "Helter Skelter", after which Dre produces hip-hop rhythm and bluesmen Blackstreet, but after the platinum single "Keep Their Heads Ringin"", nominated for a Grammy ", is in no hurry to release new albums under his own name. However, this does not bother him at all, because the entire Death Row camp is under his sole control, and friends and competitors continue to copy his style, and only 2Pac goes his own way. Dre respects him very much, produces and he himself raps on Shakur's undisputed hit "California Love", from which 2Pac's album "All Eyez On Me" sold more than 6 million copies. However, in the period from 1994 to 1996, Dre finally introduced the general public to what He was active before N.W.A., releasing three compilation albums of his early songs. "Concrete Roots" (C94) clearly shows that in the early 80s, Dre was routinely exploiting the mainstream "old-school" and did not have a distinct style. "Back N Tha Day " (C96) looked more interesting, filled with fresh remixes of his previously unreleased songs (with two completely new songs written in the mid-90s), but still, in my opinion, they could only interest ardent Doc fans. As for the "First Round Knock Out" build, little is known at all. At the beginning of 1996, Dre received a short sentence for a false case of assault a year ago and spent from February 10 to July 10 on government bunks in the Pasadena prison. There he rethinks his life and a week after his release he leaves Death Row, declaring that gangsta rap is dead. But on the first release from his own new label, Aftermath Records, he says he's "been there and done a lot of things" ("Been There, Done That"). On the album "Dr. Dre Presents The Aftermath", which appears in November (after Dre got married), East and West, feminine and masculine, hip-hop and rhythm and blues, hardcore and pop, old and a new school. New label, new faces, new sound - this was the new motto of the great producer. Since that time, Aftermath Records has declared itself not only as a forge of new talents (Nowl, Sharief, Miscellaneous, RC, HANDS ON), but also as a spiritual refuge for all respected veterans King T, RBX and Mel-Man. At the same time, Dre continued to produce records of the most talented rappers on both coasts (Nas, Scarface, FIRM, 2Pac) and released one after another collections of fresh rhythm and blues and hip-hop products. About the fate of Death Row after Suge Knight thundered for 9 years to places where all entertainment comes down to walks, TV and gym, and I don’t want to remember. For four years, Death Row was a real force, claiming to become the “Motown” of the 90s, but it didn’t work out, because it’s impossible to constantly imitate the same sounds and repeat the same themes (started in “Chronicle”) without the risk of boring everyone and to everyone. “In what I’ve heard so far, there have been a lot of ideas borrowed from me,” Doc says with sadness in his soul. “But I’m not offended. I see it all as a compliment. Although I’m sure that if I ever get around to record "Chronic 2", it will be completely different music." Now he is recording it, and only Dre himself knows what kind of album it will be. He still hasn’t given any announcements or interviews on this matter. We only know that, like the track "Ask Yourself A Question" for Karapt's new album, work was carried out in a Los Angeles studio abode called "Dre's Krib". The album will be released in the spring. Will "Chronic 2000" show the way of hip- The future will decide the hope of the 21st century. Dre, for his part, has already assured that he is working on this future. Maybe he was joking, or maybe he’s really working!...
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