Dr. Dre

His second son, Andre Young Jr was born from his unison with Jenita Porter, though the two never married.

From 1990 to 1996, he dated Michelle with whom he has a son, Marcel.

Dr Dre was born as Andre Romelle Young on February 18, 1965 in Compton, California to Theodore and Verna Young. His parents separated when he was seven.

As a student, he attended various institutions including Vanguard Junior High School, Roosevelt Junior High School, Fremont High School and later Chester Adult School.

During his college days, he desired to enrol for an apprenticeship program in Northrop Aviation Company but his consistently poor grades made him ineligible. As such, he turned his attention to music.

His initial stint with music was as a DJ in the local club, The Eve After Dark. It was during this time that he took up the moniker Dr Dre that has lived with him all through.

In 1984, Dre began his musical career as a member of the musical group, World Class Weckin’ Cru. The group soon dominated the electro-hop scene in the West Coast with their first single, ‘Surgery’ selling more than 50,000 copies within Compton alone.

In 1986, he along with Eazy-E, Ice Cube and DJ Yella formed the local gangsta rap group N.W.A. (Niggaz for Life). N.W.A worked on the themes of urban crime and gang lifestyle. Their lyrics were harsh and overt, and brought to mainstream America the slice of ‘real’ life on streets.

N.W.A’s debutant studio album, ‘Straight Outta Compton’ met with blockbuster success, selling more than 2 million copies. Its single, ‘Fuck Tha Police’ explored the tension between black youth and police officials. In 1991, the group released its second album, ‘Efil4zaggin’ before disbanding.

in 1991, he co-founded Death Row Records with Sue Knight. In 1992, he released his first single, which served as the title track for the film ‘Deep Cover’. The single featured the debut of rapper Snoop Dogg as well

Dre’s flamboyant career has had many noteworthy milestones, right from his involvement with the influential gangsta rap group, N.W.A to serving as the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics. As a solo artist, he has released two studio albums, both of which have earned him a Grammy each.

Dre’s role as a producer is invaluable. He has been instrumental in launching the career of numerous hip-hop and rap artists including, Eminem, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Xzibit, The Game, and Kendrick Lamar. He has popularized the genre of West Coast G-Funk to the world and given the music fraternity a new style of rap.