As far as drum machines go, the musician used the Roland TR-808 on NWA's Gangsta, Gangsta. Like J-Dilla and Swizz Beats, Dr. Dre has used the iconic Akai MPC3000, Akai MPC2000, and Akai MPC60. The rapper has said that he would use a several Akai MPC3000s at a time because he was too lazy to swap out the discs.