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'''Dr. Dre''' (born '''André Romel Young''' on [[February 18]], [[1965]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]) is an influential, [[United States|American]] [[record producer]], hip hop producer, [[rapper]], and record executive.

Dre became famous as a member of iconic [[gangsta rap]] group [[N.W.A]], continuing his success as a best-selling solo rapper, and most famously, the co-founder of [[Death Row Records]] with [[Suge Knight]] and the founder of [[Aftermath Entertainment]]. He is most notable for having launched the careers of rap superstars [[Snoop Dogg]] and [[Eminem]], and is widely regarded as one of hip hop's greatest producersproducer, noted for perfecting [[synthesizers]], [[keyboards]], and heavy [[Bass guitar|bass]] into his hip-hop beats. The artists on his sizeable Aftermath roster today include [[RIAA certification|multi-platinum]] artists such as [[Eminem]], [[50 Cent]], and more recently [[Busta Rhymes]], [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]], [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] and of course Dr. Dre himself.

Dr. Dre's albums ''[[The Chronic]]'' and ''[[2001 (album)|2001]]'' were both critical and commercial successes, and the former is credited with revolutionizing hip hop by beginning [[West Coast hip hop|West Coast]] [[G-funk]]'s four-year dominance of mainstream rap (1992-96) and having a lasting influence in its sound.