Throwback Male Artist of The Day: Dr. Dre feat. Eminem – Forgot About Dre
Andre Romelle Young better known as Dr. Dre is an American rapper, producer, owner and an entrepreneur. Dr. Dre was born on February 18, 1965 in Comppton, California. He begin his career with the rap group World Class Wreckin’ Cru then late when to N.W.A.. The group member of N.W.A. includes, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and DJ Yella back in the late 1080’s. Dre went solo back in 1992 with the debut of the hit album The Chronic. With the release of The Chronic, he sold millions of record and also won a grammy with the hit single “Let Me Ride”.
Dre is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and were part owner of Beats Elecrtronic which was later sold to Apple for over two billion dollars. Dr. Dre is first Hip Hop billionaire. Dre. Dre help many artists out his career such as Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Xzibit, 50 Cent, The Game, and Kendrick Lamar. He one of the best artist producer ever to live. He produce Snoop Dogg’s first album which went quadruple platinum debut Doggystyle.
Dre was part of the hit label Death Row Records which has 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, and other top rappers in the 90’s. He left the label and started his own label call Aftermath Entertainment. He next started to work on his solo albums entitled, Dr. Dre, Presents the Aftermath, and 2001.
Dr. Dre signed Eminem and 50 Cent to his record label in 1998 and 2003 respectively, while contributing production on their albums. He has won six Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year. Dr. Dre has also had acting roles in movies such as Set It Off, The Wash and Training Day. Rolling Stone ranked Dre at 56 on their list of “100 Greatest Artists of All-Time”.
Here a list of Grammy awards which was won by Dre and nominated over his career.
1994 Nuthin’ But a G Thang Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Nominated
1994 Let Me Ride Best Rap Solo Performance Won
1996 Keep There Heads Ringin’ Best Rap Solo Performance Nominated
1997 California Love Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Nominated
2000 Still D.R.E. Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Nominated
2000 Guilty Conscience Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Nominated
2001 Dr. Dre 2001 Best Rap Album Nominated
2001 Himself Producer of the Year Won
2001 The Marshall Mathers LP Album of the Year(as Producer) Nominated
2001 The Marshall Mathers LP Best Rap Album(as Producer) Won
2001 Forgot About Dre Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Won
2001 The Next Episode Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Nominated
2002 Himself Producer of the Year Nominated
2003 Himself Producer of the Year Nominated
2003 Knoc Best Music Video, Short Form Nominated
2006 Encore Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Nominated
2010 Crack a Bottle Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Won
2010 Relapse Best Rap Album (Producer) Won
2012 I Need a Doctor Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Nominated
2012 I Need a Doctor Best Rap Song Nominated
2014 good kid, m.A.A.d city Album of the Year Nominated
good kid, m.A.A.d city Best Rap Album (Producer) Nominated
Here is a list of movies which he was apart of below:
1992 Niggaz4Life: The Only Home Video Himself Documentary
1996 Set It Off Black Sam Minor Role
1999 Whiteboyz Don Flip Crew #1 Minor Role
2000 Up In Smoke Tour Himself Concert Film
2001 Training Day Paul Minor Role
The Wash Sean Main Role
Dre. Dre was also apart of a video game back in 2005 called Cent: Bulletproof.
We can go on and about what Dr. Dre did over his career. He is a pioneer and legend in hip hop. Go follow Dr. Dre here on twitter.
