In 1996, he left Death Row to establish his own label, Aftermath Entertainment. His 1992 solo debut, The Chronic, released under Death Row Records, led him to become one of the best-selling American performing artists of 1993 and to win a Grammy Award for the single 'Let Me Ride'. Dre began his career in music as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru and he later found fame with the influential gangsta rap group N.W.A with Eazy-E and Ice Cube which popularized the use of explicit lyrics in rap to detail the violence of street life. As a producer he is credited as a key figure in the popularization of West Coast G-funk, a style of rap music characterized as synthesizer-based with slow, heavy beatsĭr. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records, also having produced albums for and overseeing the careers of many rappers signed to those record labels, such as Snoop Dogg, Eminem and 50 Cent. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor.

Dre began his career in music as a member Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), primarily known by his stage name Dr.

Description: Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), primarily known by his stage name Dr.

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