Dr. Dre

Andre Romell Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre (or simply Dre ; / ˈ d r eɪ / ), is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics , and co-founder of Death Row Records . Dre began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru in 1984, and later found fame with the gangsta rap group N.W.A , which he formed in 1987 with Eazy-E , Ice Cube and Arabian Prince . The group popularized explicit lyrics in hip-hop to detail the violence of street life. N.W.A's debut album Straight Outta Compton (1989) was one of the most successful albums in the West Coast hip-hop scene, and is often credited for the rise in popularity of gangsta rap. During the early 1990s, Dre was credited as a key figure in the crafting and popularization of West Coast G-funk , a subgenre of hip-hop characterized by a synthesizer foundation and slow, heavy production.

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