Dr Dre was born February 18, 1965, And his true name is Andre Romelle Young He is American rapper record producer and entrepreneur He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics Dre was previously the co owner of and an artist on Death Row Records He has produced albums for and overseen the careers of many rappers including 2Pac The D O C Snoop Dogg Eminem 50 Cent The Game and Kendrick Lamar Dre began his job as a member of the World Class Wreckin Cru and later found fame with the influential gangsta rap group N W A with Eazy E Ice Cube MC Ren and DJ Yella which promoted the use of plain lyrics in rap to detail the violence of street life His 1992 single debut The Chronic released under Death Row Records led him to develop one of the best selling American performing artists of 1993 and to win a Grammy Award for the single Let Me Ride In 1996 he left Death Row Records to found his own label Aftermath Entertainment He produced a compilation album titled Dr Dre Presents the Aftermath in 1996 and released a solo album titled 2001 in 1999 During the 2000s he focused on production for other artists while occasionally contributing vocals to songs Dr Dre signed Eminem in 1998 and 50 Cent in 2002 to his record label individually while causal production on their albums
