Dr. Dre

Andre Romelle Young (alizaliwa tar. 18 Februari 1965) ni mtayarishaji wa rekodi, rapa, na mmiliki wa studio ya rekodi za muizki kutoka nchini Marekani.  Anafahamika zaidi kwa jina lake la kisanii kama  Dr. Dre. Dre ni mwanzilishi na mmiliki wa sasa Aftermath Entertainment na mmiliki mshiriki-msanii wa zamani wa studio ya Death Row Records, na pia kutayarisha albamu kadhaa kwa ajili yake na wasanii wengine kadhaa wa rekodi hiyo kama vile  Snoop Dogg na Eminem.

Akiwa kama mtayarishaji, amejipatia sifa sana kwa kuukuza muziki wa West Coast G-funk, staili ya muziki wa rap unaotengenezwa na  synthesizer-yenye ya taratibu, na mdundo wa nguvu.

Dr. Dre alianza shughuli za muiki akiwa kama mmoja kati ya wanamchama wa kundi la muziki la World Class Wreckin' Cru na kisha baadaye akaanzisha kundi lenye athira kubwa ya gangsta rap la N.W.A, ambayo ilivuma sana kwa mashairi yake mazito yenye kutaja maisha ya kiharifu na mtaani kwa ujumla.
Mnamo mwaka wa 1992, alitoa albamu kama msanii wa kujitegemea. Na albamu ilikwenda kwa jina la The Chronic, ilitolewa ikiwa chini ya  Death Row Records, na kumpelekea kuwa mmoja katia ya wasanii waliouza rekodi bora za muziki wa Marekani kwa mwaka wa  1993 na kushinda Tuzo ya Grammy kwa ajili ya single ya "Let Me Ride".

Mnamo mwaka wa 1996, aliondoka Death Row na kwenda kuanzisha studio yake mwenyewe ya Aftermath Entertainment, na kutoa albamu ya mchanganyiko ya Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath, kunako 1996, na ksiha baadaye akatoa albamu yake nyingine iliyokwendwa kwa jina la  2001, kunako 1999, ambayo ili mfanya ashinde Tuzo ya Grammy akiwa kama mtayarisha bora.

Kunako miaka ya 2000, aliekeza shughuli zake za utayarishaji wa muziki kwa wasanii wengine, wakati muda huo akawa anashiriki katika kutia sauti kwenye baadhi ya nyimbo za wasanii wengine.

Rolling Stone wamemwita ni mmoja kati ya wasanii waliolipwa pesa nyingi sana kwa mwaka wa 2001 na 2004. Dr. Dre also had acting roles in the 2001 films The Wash and Training Day.

Wasifu

Maisha ya awali 
Alizaliwa akiwa kama mtoto wa kwanza wa Verna na Theodore Young, Dr. Dre alizaliwa na jina la André Romelle Young mnamo tar. 18 Februari 1965, wakati mama yake akiwa na umri wa miaka 16. Ameolewa na baba yake, Theodore Young, baada ya kuzaliwa kwake. Jina lake la kati, "Romelle," linatoka katika jina la Theodore Young, ambalo ni jina la kundi la kuimba muziki wa R&B wa lidhaa, The Romells. Mnamo mwaka wa 1968 mama yake akatarikiwa na Theodore Young na kisha baadaye akaja kuoelewa na Curtis Crayon. Kwa pamoja wakaja kuzaa tena mitoto mitatu, wawili wa kiume Jerome na Tyree (wote wamefariki) na binti mmoja aliyeitwa Shameka.

Mnamo mwaka wa 1976 Young akapata kujiunga na shule ya Vanguard Junior High School, lakini kwa kufuatia vurugu, fujo na uhuni uliojaa katika shule ya Vanguard, akahamishwa katika kitongoji kilichosalama kabisa katika shule ya Roosevelt Junior High School. Baadaye Verna akajakuolewa na Warren Griffin, ambaye alikutana naye katika eneo la kazi yake mpya huko Long Beach, ambaye yeye ndiye aliongeza madada wengine watu na mkaka mmoja katika familia. Huyo ndugu wa kiume, Warren Griffin III, ambaye baadaye alikuja kuwa na rapa na kujiita Warren G.

Young alielekeza zake tena katika shule ya Centennial High School ya mjini Compton wakati wa ujana wake mnamo mwaka wa 1979, lakini alihamisha katika shule ya Fremont High School kwa kufuatia viwango vidogo. Young akathubutu kujiandikisha katika kampuni moja iitwayo Northrop Aviation Company kwa mpango wa kujiendeleza kivitendo, lakini viwango vidogo vya shuleni vimefanya awe hafai. Baada ya hapo, akaamua kulenga maisha yake ya kijamii katika masuala ya burudani kwa ajili ya maisha yake ya shule. Young akapata mtoto wa kiume, Curtis, aliyezaliwa tar. 15 Desemba 1981, na Lisa Johnson. Curtis Young alilelewa na mama yake na hajaonana na baba yake hadi Curtis alipokuja kuwa rapa akiwa na umri wa miaka 20 hapo baadaye, akiwa na jina la kisanii la Hood Surgeon.

Muziki

Albamu

Albamu za studio
 The Chronic (1992)
 2001 (1999)
 Compton (2015)

Albamu za filamu
 The Wash (2001)

Albamu za ushirikiano
akishirikiana na World Class Wreckin' Cru
 World Class (1985)
 Rapped in Romance (1986)

akishirikiana na N.W.A.
 N.W.A. and the Posse (1987)
 Straight Outta Compton (1988)
 100 Miles and Runnin' (1990)
 Niggaz4Life (1991)

Tuzo na mapendekezo

Tuzo za Grammy
Dr. Dre ameshinda Tuzo za Grammy mara sita. Tatu kati ya hizo ni kwa kazi yake ya utayarishaji.

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|align=center|1990
|"We're All in the Same Gang"
|rowspan="2"| Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
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|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1994
|"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" (with Snoop Doggy Dogg)
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|"Let Me Ride"
|rowspan="2"|Best Rap Solo Performance
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|align=center|1996
|"Keep Their Heads Ringin'"
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|align=center|1997
|"California Love" (with 2Pac & Roger Troutman)
|Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
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| style="text-align:center;"|1998
||"No Diggity" (with Blackstreet & Queen Pen)
|Best R&B Song
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| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2000
|"Still D.R.E." (with Snoop Dogg)
|rowspan="4"|Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
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|"Guilty Conscience" (with Eminem)
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| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|2001
|"Forgot About Dre" (with Eminem)
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|"The Next Episode" (with Snoop Dogg, Kurupt & Nate Dogg)
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|rowspan="2"|The Marshall Mathers LP (as engineer)
|Album of the Year
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|rowspan="2"|Best Rap Album 
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|2001
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|rowspan="3"|Himself
|rowspan="3"|Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
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|align=center|2002
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|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|2003
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|"Knoc" (with Knoc-turn'al & Missy Elliott)
|Best Music Video, Short Form
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|The Eminem Show (as producer)
|Album of the Year
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|style="text-align:center;"|2004
|"In da Club" (as songwriter)
|Best Rap Song
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|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2006
|Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (as producer)
|Album of the Year
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|"Encore" (with Eminem & 50 Cent)
|rowspan="2"|Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
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|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2010
|"Crack a Bottle" (with Eminem & 50 Cent)
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|Relapse (as engineer)
|Best Rap Album
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|style="text-align:center;"|2011
|Recovery (as producer)
|Album of the Year
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|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2012
|rowspan="2"|"I Need a Doctor" (with Eminem & Skylar Grey)
|Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
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|Best Rap Song
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| style="text-align:center;"|2014
|good kid, m.A.A.d city (as featured artist)
|Album of the Year
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| style="text-align:center;"|2016
|Compton
|Best Rap Album
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| style="text-align:center;"|2017
|Straight Outta Compton
| Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
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MTV Video Music Awards

Filamu

Marejeo

Viungo vya Nje 
 Tovuti rasi
 
 Moving Target : article in The Source by Ronin Ro, Novemba 1992
 Blogu rasmi ya Detox 
 Beats by Dr. Dre tovuti rasmi
 

Waliozaliwa 1965
Wanamuziki wa Marekani
Wanachama wa N.W.A.
Marapa wa West Coast
Watu walio hai
Los Angeles
Wasanii wa Aftermath Entertainment