Andre Romelle Young known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, audio engineer, record executive, entrepreneur, and actor.He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and was previously co-owner of Death Row Records.
Dr. Dre Music Career
Dr. Dre began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin’ Cru in 1985, and later found fame with the gangsta rap group N.W.A. The N.W.A group although a gangster group was socially and politically active as the group popularized explicit lyrics in hip hop to detail the violence of street life.Dre’s solo debut studio album The Chronic (1992), released under Death Row Records, the album sold out and made him one of the best-selling American music artists of 1993.During the 2000s, Dre focused on producing other artists, occasionally contributing vocals. He signed Eminem in 1998 and 50 Cent in 2002, and co-produced their albums.He has produced albums for and worked with many other rappers, including 2Pac, The D.O.C., Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Knoc-turn’al, The Game, Kendrick Lamar, and Anderson Paak. Aside music, Dr. Dre has starred in Hollywood movies;Set It Off, The Wash and Training Day.
Dr. Dre Awards
He has won six Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year; Non-Classical. Rolling Stone ranked him number 56 on the list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Dr. Dre Net Worth
Dr. Dre Net Worth is $820 million making him one of the richest rappers in the world.
Aside music, he also owns the following businesses; Beats by Dr. Dre, which he sold to Apple in 2014 for $3 billion.