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| name               = Dr. Dre
| image              = Dr. Dre 2013.jpg
| caption            = Dre in 2013
| birth_name         = Andre Romell Young
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1965|2|18}}
| spouse             = {{marriage|Nicole Plotzker|1996|2021|end=divorced}}
| alias              = {{hlist|Dre|Brickhard|The Mechanic}}
| birth_place        = [[Compton, California]], U.S.
| relatives          = [[Sir Jinx]] (cousin)<br />[[Warren G]] (step-brother)<br />[[Olaijah Griffin]] (step-nephew)
| occupation         = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter|record producer|entrepreneur|record executive|actor}}
| works              = {{hlist|[[Dr. Dre discography|Discography]]|[[#Filmography|filmography]]|[[Dr. Dre production discography|production]]}}
| years_active       = 1984–present
| children           = 8
| awards             = [[#Awards and nominations|Full list]]
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| website         = {{URL|drdre.com}}
| genre           = {{flatlist|
* [[West Coast hip hop]]
* [[gangsta rap]]
* [[G-funk]]
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| label           = {{hlist|[[Interscope]]|[[Aftermath Records|Aftermath]]|[[Death Row Records|Death Row]]|[[Priority Records|Priority]]|[[Ruthless Records|Ruthless]]|Kru-Cut|[[Epic Records|Epic]]}}
| past_member_of = {{hlist|[[World Class Wreckin' Cru]]|[[N.W.A]]}}
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'''Andre Romell <!--- See citation in Early life section---> Young''' (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as '''Dr. Dre''', is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and [[CEO]] of [[Aftermath Entertainment]] and [[Beats Electronics]], and co-founder of [[Death Row Records]]. Dre began his career as a member of the [[World Class Wreckin' Cru]] in 1984, and later found fame with the [[gangsta rap]] group [[N.W.A]]. The group popularized explicit lyrics in [[hip hop]] to detail the violence of street life. During the early 1990s, Dre was credited as a key figure in the crafting and popularization of [[West Coast hip hop|West Coast]] [[G-funk]], a subgenre of hip hop characterized by a [[synthesizer]] foundation and slow, heavy production.
Released as Death Row's first major project, Dr. Dre's debut solo album, ''[[The Chronic]]'' (1992), made him one of the best-selling American music artists of 1993. It earned him a [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance]] with its single "[[Let Me Ride]]", as well as several accolades for the single "[[Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang]]" (featuring Snoop Dogg). That same year, he produced Death Row labelmate [[Snoop Dogg]]'s debut album ''[[Doggystyle]]'', and mentored producers such as his stepbrother [[Warren G]] (leading to the multi-platinum debut ''[[Regulate... G Funk Era]]'' in 1994) and Snoop Dogg's cousin [[Daz Dillinger]] (leading to the double-platinum debut ''[[Dogg Food]]'' by [[Tha Dogg Pound]] in 1995), as well as other producers including [[Mel-Man]] and [[Scott Storch]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/77620-scott-storch-dr-dre-and-steve-lobel-are-working-on-something-secretive-news|title=Scott Storch, Dr. Dre and Steve Lobel Are Working on Something Secretive|website=HotNewHipHop|date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> In 1996, Dre left Death Row Records to establish his own label, Aftermath Entertainment; his compilation album, ''[[Dr. Dre Presents: The Aftermath]]'' (1996) and second studio album, ''[[2001 (Dr. Dre album)|2001]]'' (1999) followed thereafter.
During the 2000s, Dr. Dre shifted focus onto production for other artists, occasionally contributing vocals. He signed [[Eminem]] in 1998 and [[50 Cent]] in 2002, while extensively contributing to releases by both artists. Aftermath has since signed other artists including [[The Game (rapper)|the Game]], [[Kendrick Lamar]], [[Anderson .Paak]], [[Silk Sonic]], [[Busta Rhymes]], [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]], and [[Rakim]], among others. He has won seven [[Grammy Award]]s, including [[Producer of the Year, Non-Classical]]. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked him number 56 on the list of [[Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time|100 Greatest Artists of All Time]]. Outside of music, Dre has acted in films such as ''[[Set It Off (film)|Set It Off]]'', ''[[The Wash (2001 film)|The Wash]]'', and ''[[Training Day]]''.
Accusations of Dr. Dre's violence against women have been widely publicized. Following his assault of television host [[Dee Barnes]], he was fined US$2,500, given two years' probation, and ordered to perform 240 hours of [[community service]], part of which he fulfilled by making an anti-violence [[public service announcement]]. A civil suit was settled out of court. In 2015, [[Michel'le]], the mother of one of his children, accused him of [[domestic violence]] during their time together as a couple. The abusive relationship is portrayed in her 2016 biopic ''[[Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le]]''. Lisa Johnson, the mother of three of Dre's children, stated that he beat her many times, including while she was pregnant. She was granted a restraining order against him. Former labelmate [[Tairrie B]] claimed that Dre assaulted her at a party in 1990, in response to her track "Ruthless Bitch". Two weeks following the release of his third album, [[Compton (album)|''Compton'']] in August 2015, he issued an apology to the women "I've hurt".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Dre: 'I apologize to the women I've hurt'|date=August 22, 2015 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dr-dre-i-apologize-to-the-women-ive-hurt/|access-date=December 29, 2021|publisher=CBS News}}</ref>
==Early life==
Andre Romell Young<ref>{{cite book |last=O'Malley Greenberg |first=Zack |date= March 6, 2018|title=3 Kings: Diddy, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z and Hip-Hop's Multibillion-Dollar Rise |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=uKsqDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22andre+romell%22&pg=PT31 |location= |publisher= Little, Brown |page=31 |isbn=9780316316552 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title= Dr. Dre Wants His Chronic Back |date=August 20, 2007 |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/dr_dre_wants_his_chronic_back|access-date=June 21, 2023|publisher=Exclaim}}</ref>{{sfn|Ro|2007|p=1}} was born in [[Compton, California]], on February 18, 1965,<ref name=":0">{{cite magazine |last=Naoreen |first=Nuzhat |title=Monitor: Feb. 22 2013 |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2013/02/15/monitor-feb-22-2013 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=February 15, 2013 |access-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref> the son of Theodore and Verna Young. His middle name is derived from the Romells, his father's amateur [[R&B]] group. His parents married in 1964, separated in 1968, and divorced in 1972. His mother later remarried to Curtis Crayon and had three children: sons Jerome and Tyree (both deceased) and daughter Shameka.{{sfn|Ro|2007|pp=6–8, 25}}
In 1976, Dre began attending Vanguard Junior High School in Compton, but due to [[gang violence]], he transferred to the safer suburban Roosevelt Junior High School.{{sfn|Ro|2007|p=9}} The family moved often and lived in apartments and houses in Compton, [[Carson, California|Carson]], [[Long Beach]], and the [[Watts, Los Angeles|Watts]] and [[South Los Angeles|South Central]] neighborhoods of Los Angeles.<ref>*{{cite book |last=Westhoff |first=Ben |title=Original Gangstas: Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, and the Birth of West Coast Rap |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0T5UCwAAQBAJ|date=2016 |isbn=9780316344869|place=New York|publisher=Hachette Book Group|oclc=964683937|format=e-book|page=21}}</ref> Dre has said that he was mostly raised by his grandmother in the New Wilmington Arms housing project in Compton.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ro |first=Ronin |title=Moving Target |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/paxtonholley/26241328270/in/album-72157667164486172/ |magazine=[[The Source]] |number=38 |pages=38–44 |date=November 1992 |access-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref> His mother later married Warren Griffin,{{sfn|Ro|2007|p=10}} which added three step-sisters and one step-brother to the family; the latter would eventually begin rapping under the name [[Warren G]].{{sfn|Kenyatta|2001|p=14}} Dre is also the cousin of producer [[Sir Jinx]].
Dre attended [[Centennial High School (Compton, California)|Centennial High School]] in Compton during his freshman year in 1979, but transferred to [[John C. Fremont High School|Fremont High School]] in [[South Central Los Angeles]] due to poor grades. He attempted to enroll in an apprenticeship program at [[Northrop Corporation|Northrop Aviation Company]], but was ineligible due to poor grades. Thereafter, he focused on his social life and entertainment for the remainder of his high school years.{{sfn|Ro|2007|p=2}}
Dre's frequent absences from school jeopardized his position as a diver on his school's swim team. After high school, he attended Chester Adult School in Compton following his mother's demands for him to get a job or continue his education. After brief attendance at a radio broadcasting school, he relocated to the residence of his father and residence of his grandparents before returning to his mother's house.{{sfn|Ro|2007|pp=18–19}}
==Musical career==
===1984–1986: World Class Wreckin' Cru===
Inspired by the [[Grandmaster Flash]] song "[[The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel]]", Dr. Dre often attended a club called Eve's After Dark to watch many DJs and rappers performing live. He subsequently became a DJ in the club, initially under the name "Dr. J", based on the nickname of [[Julius Erving]], his favorite basketball player. At the club, he met aspiring rapper Antoine Carraby, later to become member [[DJ Yella]] of [[N.W.A]].{{sfn|Kenyatta|2001|p=15}} Soon afterwards he adopted the moniker Dr.&nbsp;Dre, a mix of previous alias Dr. J and his first name, referring to himself as the "Master of Mixology".{{sfn|Ro|2007|p=14}}
Eve After Dark had a back room with a small four-track studio where Dre and Yella recorded several demos. In their first recording session, they recorded a song entitled "Surgery" in 1984.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Williams |first=Justin A. |encyclopedia=Grove Music Online |title=Dr. Dre [Young, Andre Romelle] |publisher=Oxford University Press |url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-1002224243 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2224243 |date=July 10, 2012 |isbn=978-1-56159-263-0 |access-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref>{{sfn|Ro|2007|p=23}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Hardeep Phull|url=https://nypost.com/2017/12/08/dr-dre-is-still-embarrassed-by-his-secret-musical-past/|title=Dr. Dre is still embarrassed by his secret musical past|publisher=[[New York Post]]|date=December 8, 2017|accessdate=July 15, 2024}}</ref> Dr. Dre's earliest recordings were released in 1994 on a compilation titled ''[[Concrete Roots]]''. Critic [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of [[AllMusic]] described the compiled music, released "several years before Dre developed a distinctive style", as "surprisingly generic and unengaging" and "for dedicated fans only".<ref>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|title='Concrete Roots' > Overview|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/concrete-roots-mw0000118370|website=AllMusic|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref>
Dre later joined the musical group [[World Class Wreckin' Cru]], which released its debut album under the Kru-Cut label in 1985.{{sfn|Ro|2007|p=26}} The group would become stars of the electro-hop scene that dominated early-mid 1980s [[West Coast hip hop]]. "Surgery", which was officially released after being recorded prior to the group's official formation, would prominently feature Dr.&nbsp;Dre on the turntable. The record would become the group's first hit, selling 50,000&nbsp;copies within the Compton area.{{sfn|Kenyatta|2001|pp=14–15}} Dr.&nbsp;Dre and DJ Yella also performed mixes for local radio station [[KBLA|KDAY]], boosting ratings for its afternoon rush-hour show ''The Traffic Jam''.{{sfn|Ro|2007|p=17}}
===1986–1991: N.W.A and Ruthless Records===
[[File:Uncle Jam's Army - Eazy-E and N.W.A. 1988 Skateland Concert Poster.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Poster for one of N.W.A's first concerts at a Compton skating rink, 1988]]
In 1986, Dr. Dre met rapper O'Shea Jackson—known as [[Ice Cube]]—who collaborated with him to record songs for [[Ruthless Records]], a hip hop record label run by local rapper [[Eazy-E]]. [[N.W.A]] and fellow West Coast rapper [[Ice-T]] are widely credited as seminal artists of the gangsta rap genre, a profanity-heavy subgenre of hip hop, replete with gritty depictions of urban crime and gang lifestyle. Not feeling constricted to racially charged political issues pioneered by rap artists such as [[Public Enemy]] or [[Boogie Down Productions]], N.W.A favored themes and uncompromising lyrics, offering stark descriptions of violent, inner-city streets. Propelled by the hit "[[Fuck tha Police]]", the group's first full album ''[[Straight Outta Compton]]'' became a major success, despite an almost complete absence of radio airplay or major concert tours. The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] sent Ruthless Records a warning letter in response to the song's content.<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|title=Dr. Dre – Biography|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dr-dre-mn0000805274/biography|website=AllMusic|year=2016|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref>
After Ice Cube left N.W.A in 1989 over financial disputes, Dr. Dre produced and performed for much of the group's second album ''[[Efil4zaggin]]''. He also produced tracks for a number of other acts on Ruthless Records, including Eazy-E's 1988 solo debut ''[[Eazy-Duz-It]]'', [[Above the Law (group)|Above the Law]]'s 1990 debut ''[[Livin' Like Hustlers]]'', [[Michel'le]]'s 1989 [[Michel'le (album)|self-titled debut]], the D.O.C.'s 1989 debut ''[[No One Can Do It Better]]'', [[J.J. Fad]]'s 1988 debut ''[[Supersonic (J. J. Fad album)|Supersonic]]'' and funk rock musician [[Jimmy Z]]'s 1991 album ''[[Muzical Madness]]''.<ref name="doc formula">{{cite web|title=Q&A w/The D.O.C.: From Ruthless to Death Row|url=http://www.thaformula.com/doc_ruthless_to_death_row_thaformula_music.html|work=ThaFormula.com|year=2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409061930/http://www.thaformula.com/doc_ruthless_to_death_row_thaformula_music.html|archive-date=April 9, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/concrete-roots-mw0000118370|title=Concrete Roots – Dr. Dre – Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=AllMusic |access-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref>
===1991–1996: ''The Chronic'' and Death Row Records===
After a dispute with Eazy-E, Dre left the group at the peak of its popularity in 1991 under the advice of friend, and N.W.A lyricist, the D.O.C. and his bodyguard at the time, [[Suge Knight]]. Knight, a notorious strongman and intimidator, was able to have Eazy-E release Young from his contract and, using Dr.&nbsp;Dre as his flagship artist, founded [[Death Row Records]]. In 1992, Young released his first single, the [[Deep Cover (song)|title track]] to the film ''[[Deep Cover]]'', a collaboration with rapper [[Snoop Dogg]], whom he met through Warren G.<ref name="AllMusic"/> Dr.&nbsp;Dre's debut solo album was ''[[The Chronic]]'', released under Death Row Records with Suge Knight as executive producer. Young ushered in a new style of rap, both in terms of musical style and lyrical content, including introducing a number of artists to the industry including Snoop Dogg, [[Kurupt]], [[Daz Dillinger]], [[RBX]], [[the Lady of Rage]], [[Nate Dogg]] and [[Jewell (singer)|Jewell]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Huey|first= Steve|title='The Chronic' – Overview|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r70573|pure_url=yes}}|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 22, 2007}}</ref>
[[File:Dr. Dre logo b.png|thumb|Logo used by ''Chronic''-era Dr. Dre]]
On the strength of singles such as "[[Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang]]", "[[Let Me Ride]]", and "[[Fuck wit Dre Day (and Everybody's Celebratin')]]" (known as "Dre Day" for radio and television play), all of which featured Snoop Dogg as guest vocalist, ''The Chronic'' became a cultural phenomenon, its [[G-funk]] sound dominating much of hip hop music for the early 1990s.<ref name="AllMusic"/> In 1993, the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) certified the album triple platinum,<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web |url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Dr.+Dre%22 |title=Gold & Platinum Dr. Dre |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=April 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231231917/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Dr.+Dre%22 |archive-date=December 31, 2015 }}</ref> and Dr.&nbsp;Dre also won the [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance]] for his performance on "Let Me Ride".<ref name="grammy">{{cite web|title=Dr. Dre – Grammy Awards|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p26119|pure_url=yes}}|website=AllMusic|access-date=February 17, 2008}}</ref> For that year, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine also ranked Dr.&nbsp;Dre as the eighth-best-selling musical artist, ''The Chronic'' as the sixth-best-selling album, and "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" as the 11th-best-selling single.<ref name="pop life">{{cite news|last=Holden|first=Stephen|title=The Pop Life|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/12/movies/the-pop-life-849405.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 14, 1994|access-date=March 3, 2008}}</ref>
[[File:California Love (1995), by Tupac Shakur.png|thumb|"California Love" earned Dr. Dre his first number one spot on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and two [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] nominations.]]
Besides working on his own material, Dr.&nbsp;Dre produced Snoop Dogg's debut album ''[[Doggystyle]]'', which became the first debut album for an artist to enter the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album charts at number one.<ref>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|title="Doggystyle" – Overview|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r185654|pure_url=yes}}|website=AllMusic|access-date=February 15, 2008}}</ref> In 1994 Dr.&nbsp;Dre produced some songs on the soundtracks to the films ''[[Above the Rim]]'' and ''[[Murder Was the Case]]''. He collaborated with fellow N.W.A member Ice Cube for the song "[[Natural Born Killaz]]" in 1995.<ref name="AllMusic"/> For the film ''[[Friday (1995 film)|Friday]]'', Dre recorded "[[Keep Their Heads Ringin']]", which reached number ten on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 1 on the Hot Rap Singles (now Hot Rap Tracks) charts.<ref name="dr-dre-sin">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p26119|pure_url=yes}}|title=Dr. Dre – Awards|website=AllMusic|access-date=January 1, 2009}}</ref>
In 1995, Death Row Records signed rapper [[2Pac]], and began to position him as their major star: he collaborated with Dr. Dre on the commercially successful single "[[California Love]]", which became both artists' first song to top the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="AllMusic"/><ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ogkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA118 | title=Bone Broken: 2Pac Takes Over At No. 1 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=July 1996 | volume=108 | issue=28 | page=118 | issn=0006-2510 | access-date=April 11, 2013}}</ref> However, in March 1996 Young left the label amidst a contract dispute and growing concerns that label boss Suge Knight was corrupt, financially dishonest and out of control. Later that year, he formed his own label, Aftermath Entertainment, under the distribution label for Death Row Records, [[Interscope Records]].<ref name="AllMusic"/> Subsequently, Death Row Records suffered poor sales by 1997, especially following the death of 2Pac and the [[racketeering]] charges brought against Knight.<ref>{{cite web|last=Huey|first=Steve|title=Suge Knight – Biography|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p279843|pure_url=yes}}|website=AllMusic|year=2003|access-date=February 17, 2008}}</ref>
Dr. Dre also appeared on the single "[[No Diggity]]" by [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] group [[Blackstreet]] in 1996: it too was a sales success, topping the Hot 100 for four consecutive weeks, and later won the award for Best R&B Vocal by a Duo or Group at the [[1997 Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/blackstreet-mn0000049774 | title=Blackstreet – Biography | website=AllMusic | access-date=April 11, 2013 | author=Huey, Steve}}</ref> After hearing it for the first time, several of Dr. Dre's former Death Row colleagues, including 2Pac, recorded and attempted to release a song titled "[[Toss It Up]]", containing numerous insults aimed at Dr. Dre and using a deliberately similar instrumental to "No Diggity", but were forced to replace the production after Blackstreet sent the label a [[cease and desist letter]] stopping them from distributing the song.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.11343/title.danny-boy-tells-all-about-death-row-years-part-two | title=Danny Boy Tells All About Death Row Years, Part Two |  work=HipHopDX | date=May 27, 2010 | access-date=April 11, 2013 | author=Arnold, Paul W. | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714231636/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11343/title.danny-boy-tells-all-about-death-row-years-part-two | archive-date=July 14, 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
===1996–2000: Move to Aftermath Entertainment and ''2001''===
[[File:Dr Dre 2001 logo.png|thumb|Logo used by ''2001''-era Dr. Dre]]
The ''[[Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath]]'' album, released on November 26, 1996, featured songs by Dr.&nbsp;Dre himself, as well as by newly signed [[Aftermath Entertainment]] artists, and a solo track "[[Been There, Done That (Dr. Dre song)|Been There, Done That]]", intended as a symbolic farewell to [[gangsta rap]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|title='Dr. Dre Presents...The Aftermath' – Overview|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r243986|pure_url=yes}}|website=AllMusic|access-date=February 17, 2008}}</ref> Despite being certified platinum by the RIAA,<ref name="RIAA"/> the album was not very popular among music fans.<ref name="AllMusic"/> In October 1996, Dre performed "Been There, Done That" on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Dana Carvey/Dr. Dre |url=http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/episodes/Show_963.shtml |series=[[Saturday Night Live]] |number=22-4 |air-date=October 26, 1996 |network=[[NBC]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329123040/http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/episodes/Show_963.shtml |archive-date=March 29, 2008 }}</ref> In 1997, Dr. Dre produced several tracks on [[The Firm (hip hop group)|the Firm]]'s ''[[The Album (The Firm album)|The Album]]''; it was met with largely negative reviews from critics. Rumors began to abound that Aftermath was facing financial difficulties.<ref>{{cite web|last=Birchmeier|first= Jason|title=The Firm – Biography|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p276628|pure_url=yes}}|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 22, 2007}}</ref> Aftermath Entertainment also faced a [[trademark infringement]] lawsuit by the underground thrash metal band Aftermath.<ref>''Tsiolis v. Interscope. Records. Inc.'', 946 F.Supp. 1344, 1349 (N.D.III. 1996).</ref>
''[[First Round Knock Out]]'', a compilation of various tracks produced and performed by Dr. Dre, was also released in 1996, with material ranging from World Class Wreckin' Cru to N.W.A to Death Row recordings.<ref>{{cite web|last=Henderson|first=Alex|title=First Round Knock Out > Overview|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r234875|pure_url=yes}}|website=AllMusic|access-date=June 26, 2008}}</ref> Dr. Dre chose to take no part in the ongoing [[East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry]] of the time, instead producing for, and appearing on, several New York artists' releases, such as [[Nas]]' "Nas Is Coming", [[LL Cool J]]'s "[[Zoom (Dr. Dre song)|Zoom]]" and [[Jay-Z]]'s "Watch Me".
The turning point for Aftermath came in 1998, when Dre's close friend, [[Jimmy Iovine]], the co-founder of Interscope Records (parent label for Aftermath), suggested that Dr. Dre sign [[Eminem]], a white rapper from [[Detroit]]. Dre produced three songs and provided vocals for two on Eminem's successful and controversial debut album ''[[The Slim Shady LP]]'', released in 1999.<ref name="em-bio">{{cite web|last=Ankeny|first= Jason|author2=Torreano, Bradley|title=Eminem – Biography|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p347307|pure_url=yes}}|website=AllMusic|year=2006|access-date=September 22, 2007}}</ref> The Dr. Dre-produced lead single from that album, "[[My Name Is]]", brought Eminem to public attention for the first time, and the success of ''The Slim Shady LP'' – it reached number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 and received general acclaim from critics – revived the label's commercial ambitions and viability.<ref name="em-bio"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-slim-shady-lp-mw0000601851/awards | title=The Slim Shady LP – Eminem – Awards | website=AllMusic | access-date=April 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.liveabout.com/biography-of-dr-dre-2857158| title=Biography: Dr. Dre| publisher=[[About.com]] | author=Adaso, Henry|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326172423/http://rap.about.com/od/artists/p/DrDreBio.htm|archive-date=March 26, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
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[[File:Up in Smoke Tour concert ticket 2.jpg|thumb|Ticket for Dr. Dre's [[Up in Smoke Tour]] in Albany, New York, July 2000]]
Dr.&nbsp;Dre's second solo album, ''[[2001 (Dr. Dre album)|2001]]'', released on November 16, 1999, was considered an ostentatious return to his gangsta rap roots.<ref name="2001 amg">{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|title="2001" – Overview|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r441973|pure_url=yes}}|website=AllMusic|year=1999|access-date=February 17, 2008}}</ref> It was initially titled ''The Chronic 2000'' to imply being a sequel to his debut solo effort ''The Chronic'' but was re-titled ''2001'' after Death Row Records released an unrelated compilation album with the title ''[[Suge Knight Represents: Chronic 2000]]'' in May 1999. Other tentative titles included ''The Chronic 2001'' and ''Dr.&nbsp;Dre''.<ref name="changes 2001"/>
The album featured numerous collaborators, including [[Devin the Dude]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Kurupt]], [[Xzibit]], [[Nate Dogg]], [[Eminem]], [[Knoc-turn'al]], [[King T]], Defari, [[Kokane]], [[Mary J. Blige]] and new protégé Hittman, as well as co-production between Dre and new Aftermath producer [[Mel-Man]]. [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of the website [[AllMusic]] described the sound of the album as "adding ominous [[strings (music)|strings]], soulful vocals, and [[reggae]]" to Dr.&nbsp;Dre's style.<ref name="2001 amg"/> The album was highly successful, charting at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] charts<ref name="drecharts">{{cite web|title=Dr. Dre – ''Billboard'' Albums|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p26119|pure_url=yes}}|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 22, 2007}}</ref> and has since been certified six times platinum,<ref name="RIAA"/> validating a recurring theme on the album: Dr.&nbsp;Dre was still a force to be reckoned with, despite the lack of major releases in the previous few years. The album included popular hit singles "[[Still D.R.E.]]" and "[[Forgot About Dre]]", both of which Dr.&nbsp;Dre performed on NBC's ''Saturday Night Live'' on October 23, 1999.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Norm Macdonald/Dr. Dre |url=http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/episodes/Show_1119.shtml |series=[[Saturday Night Live]] |air-date=October 23, 1999 |network=[[NBC]] |number=24-3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307124034/http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/episodes/Show_1119.shtml |archive-date=March 7, 2008 }}</ref> Dr.&nbsp;Dre won the [[Grammy Award]] for [[Producer of the Year, Non-Classical]] in 2000,<ref name="AllMusic"/> and joined the [[Up in Smoke Tour]] with fellow rappers Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and Ice Cube that year as well.<ref name="up in smoke">{{cite news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|title=Four Hours Of Swagger From Dr. Dre And Friends|url=https://slate.com/culture/2005/03/dr-dre-hip-hop-s-most-reliable-kingmaker.html|work=Slate|date=July 17, 2000|access-date=June 3, 2022}}</ref>
===2000–2010: Focus on production and ''Detox''===
[[File:Dr. Dre.jpg|thumb|upright|Dr. Dre in 2008]]
Following the success of ''2001'', Dr.&nbsp;Dre focused on producing songs and albums for other artists. He co-produced six tracks on Eminem's landmark ''[[Marshall Mathers LP]]'', including the Grammy-winning lead single, "[[The Real Slim Shady]]". The album itself earned a Grammy and proved to be the fastest-selling rap album of all time, moving 1.76&nbsp;million units in its first week alone.<ref name="Sales">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5923810/eminem_bounces_britney_from_top_spot |title=Eminem Bounces Britney From Top Spot|magazine=Rolling Stone |date=May 31, 2000|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503141820/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5923810/eminem_bounces_britney_from_top_spot|archive-date=May 3, 2008}}</ref> He produced the single "[[Family Affair (Mary J. Blige song)|Family Affair]]" by R&B singer [[Mary J. Blige]] for her album ''[[No More Drama]]'' in 2001.<ref name="wealth 2001">{{cite magazine|last=LaFranco|first=Robert|author2=Binelli, Mark |author3=Goodman, Fred |title=U2, Dre Highest Earning Artists|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5933378/u2_dre_highest_earning_artists|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 13, 2002|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222024659/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5933378/u2_dre_highest_earning_artists|archive-date=February 22, 2008}}</ref> He also produced "[[Let Me Blow Ya Mind]]", a duet by rapper [[Eve (entertainer)|Eve]] and [[No Doubt]] lead singer [[Gwen Stefani]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Moss|first1=Corey|last2=Gottlieb|first2=Meredith|title=Eve, Gwen Stefani Bust Loose In Video|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1441675/20010315/eve.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|date=March 15, 2001|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011027043928/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1441675/20010315/eve.jhtml|archive-date=October 27, 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref> and signed R&B singer [[Truth Hurts (singer)|Truth Hurts]] to Aftermath in 2001.<ref>{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=Truth Hurts|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/yhif/truth_hurts/|work=You Hear It First|publisher=MTV News|date=April 9, 2002|access-date=June 26, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020411092058/http://www.mtv.com/news/yhif/truth_hurts/|archive-date=April 11, 2002|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Dr. Dre produced and rapped on singer and Interscope labelmate [[Bilal (American singer)|Bilal]]'s 2001 single "[[Fast Lane (Bilal song)|Fast Lane]]", which barely missed the [[Top 40]] of the R&B charts.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/25-greatest-songs-produced-by-dr-dre-and-jimmy-lovine-194388/bilal-fast-lane-2001-198434/|title=25 Greatest Songs Produced by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 29, 2017|last=Reeves|first=Mosi|access-date=July 25, 2020}}</ref> He later assisted in the production of Bilal's second album, ''[[Love for Sale (Bilal album)|Love for Sale]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Kellman|first=Andy|date=n.d.|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bilal-mn0000057280/biography|title=Bilal|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 20, 2020}}</ref> which Interscope controversially shelved because of its creative direction.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gray|first=Arielle|date=November 26, 2018|url=https://www.wbur.org/artery/2018/11/26/bilal-isabella-stewart-gardner-rise-series|title=Bilal Brings Creative Resistance To The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum|department=The ARTery|publisher=[[WBUR]]|access-date=July 20, 2020}}</ref> Dr. Dre was the executive producer of Eminem's 2002 release, ''[[The Eminem Show]]''. He produced three songs on the album, one of which was released as a [[Business (song)|single]], and he appeared in the video for "[[Without Me (Eminem song)|Without Me]]". He also produced the D.O.C.'s 2003 album ''[[Deuce (The D.O.C. album)|Deuce]]'', where he made a guest appearance on the tracks "Psychic Pymp Hotline", "Gorilla Pympin'" and "Judgment Day".
In 2002, Dr. Dre signed rapper [[50 Cent]] to Aftermath in a joint venture between Interscope and Eminem's Shady Records. Dr. Dre served as executive producer for 50 Cent's commercially successful February 2003 debut studio album ''[[Get Rich or Die Tryin']]''. Dr. Dre produced or co-produced four tracks on the album, including the hit single "[[In da Club]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|title=50 Cent – Biography|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p372609|pure_url=yes}}|website=AllMusic|date=September 11, 2007|access-date=May 24, 2008}}</ref> Eminem's fourth album since joining Aftermath, ''[[Encore (Eminem album)|Encore]]'', again saw Dre taking on the role of executive producer, and this time he was more actively involved in the music, producing or co-producing a total of eight tracks, including three singles.
Dr.&nbsp;Dre also produced "[[How We Do (song)|How We Do]]", a 2005 hit single from rapper [[The Game (rapper)|the Game]] from his album ''[[The Documentary]]'',<ref name="kingmaker">{{cite web|last=Koerner|first=Brendan I.|title=The Game Is Up: Why Dr. Dre's protégés always top the charts.|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2114375/|work=Slate|date=March 10, 2005|access-date=May 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051128002033/http://slate.com/id/2114375/|archive-date=November 28, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as tracks on 50 Cent's successful second album ''[[The Massacre]]''. For an issue of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in April 2005, Dr. Dre was ranked 54th out of 100 artists for ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list "The Immortals: The Greatest Artists of All Time". [[Kanye West]] wrote the summary for Dr. Dre, where he stated Dr. Dre's song "Xxplosive" as where he "got (his) whole sound from".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=West|first=Kanye|author-link=Kanye West|title=The Immortals – The Greatest Artists of All Time: 54) Dr. Dre|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/5702/31963/32310|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 21, 2005|access-date=June 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610224037/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/5702/31963/32310|archive-date=June 10, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In November 2006, Dr.&nbsp;Dre began working with [[Raekwon]] on his album ''[[Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=Raekwon Partners With Dr. Dre for Cuban Linx Sequel|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1545239/20061108/raekwon.jhtml|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=November 8, 2006|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070919003853/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1545239/20061108/raekwon.jhtml|archive-date=September 19, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also produced tracks for the rap albums ''[[Buck the World]]'' by [[Young Buck]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Jeffries|first=David|title='Buck the World' – Overview|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r935536|pure_url=yes}}|website=AllMusic|date=November 28, 2006|access-date=May 26, 2008}}</ref> ''[[Curtis (50 Cent album)|Curtis]]'' by 50 Cent,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Reid|first1=Shaheem|last2=Rodriguez|first2=Jayson|title=50 Cent Album Preview: Eminem, Dr. Dre Help Curtis 'Keep It Funky'|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1568676/20070830/50_cent.jhtml|work=MTV News|date=August 30, 2007|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001003553/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1568676/20070830/50_cent.jhtml|archive-date=October 1, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Tha Blue Carpet Treatment]]'' by Snoop Dogg,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hoard|first=Christian|title=Snoop Dogg: Tha Blue Carpet Treatment|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/snoopdogg/albums/album/12392153/review/12665512/tha_blue_carpet_treatment|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=November 27, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417031714/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/snoopdogg/albums/album/12392153/review/12665512/tha_blue_carpet_treatment|archive-date=April 17, 2008}}</ref> and ''[[Kingdom Come (Jay-Z album)|Kingdom Come]]'' by Jay-Z.<ref>{{cite web|author=((J-23))|title=Dr. Dre & Just Blaze Dominate Kingdom Come|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.4610/title.dr-dre-just-blaze-dominate-kingdom-come|work=HipHopDX.com|date=November 7, 2006|access-date=July 9, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105184029/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.4610/title.dr-dre-just-blaze-dominate-kingdom-come|archive-date=January 5, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Dre also appeared on [[Timbaland]]'s track "Bounce", from his 2007 solo album, ''[[Timbaland Presents Shock Value]]'' alongside, [[Missy Elliott]], and [[Justin Timberlake]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|title=Timbaland, Shock Value|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/mar/30/urban.popandrock|work=The Guardian|date=March 30, 2007|access-date=December 28, 2021 | location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019050913/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2045412,00.html|archive-date=October 19, 2007}}</ref> During this period, the D.O.C. stated that Dre had been working with him on his fourth album ''Voices through Hot Vessels'', which he planned to release after ''Detox'' arrived.<ref>{{cite news|author=Nima|title=The D.O.C. Interview (December 2006)|url=http://www.dubcnn.com/interviews/thedoc/|work=dubcnn.com|date=December 2006|access-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kiser|first=Chad|title=The D.O.C. Interview (Part 1) (April 2008)|url=http://www.dubcnn.com/interviews/thedoc08-part1/|work=dubcnn.com|date=April 2008|access-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref>
Planned but unreleased albums during Dr.&nbsp;Dre's tenure at Aftermath have included a full-length reunion with Snoop Dogg titled ''Breakup to Makeup'', an album with fellow former N.W.A member Ice Cube which was to be titled ''Heltah Skeltah'',<ref name="doc formula"/> an N.W.A reunion album,<ref name="doc formula"/> and a joint album with fellow producer [[Timbaland]] titled ''Chairmen of the Board''.<ref name="no nwa reunion">{{cite news|last=Moss|first=Corey|title=N.W.A. May Still Have Attitude, But They Don't Have An Album|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453589/20020424/nwa.jhtml|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=April 24, 2002|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031004122855/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453589/20020424/nwa.jhtml|archive-date=October 4, 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2007, Dr. Dre's third studio album, formerly known as ''Detox'', was slated to be his final studio album.<ref name="billboard 2007">{{cite magazine|last=Crosley|first=Hillary|title=Dr. Dre: 'Detox' To Be My Last Album|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1049098/dr-dre-detox-to-be-my-last-album|magazine=Billboard|date=September 21, 2007|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929082951/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003645120|archive-date=September 29, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Work for the upcoming album dates back to 2001,<ref name="Dr. Dre's Final Album Will Be Hip-Hop Musical"/> where its first version was called "the most advanced rap album ever", by producer [[Scott Storch]].<ref name="Dr. Dre's Detox 'The Most Advanced Rap Album Ever,' Co-Producer Says">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484683/20040129/dr_dre.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|first=Jon|last=Wiederhorn|title=Dr. Dre's ''Detox'' 'The Most Advanced Rap Album Ever,' Co-Producer Says|date=January 29, 2004|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041205044339/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484683/20040129/dr_dre.jhtml|archive-date=December 5, 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later that same year, he decided to stop working on the album to focus on producing for other artists, but then changed his mind; the album had initially been set for a fall 2005 release.<ref>{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=Dr. Dre Gets His Groove Back, Revives Plans For Detox LP|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1493418/20041103/dr_dre.jhtml|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=November 3, 2004|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041106013442/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1493418/20041103/dr_dre.jhtml|archive-date=November 6, 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref> Producers confirmed to work on the album include [[DJ Khalil]], [[Nottz]], Bernard "Focus" Edwards Jr.,<ref name="focus">{{cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Focus Is Busy With Eminem, Dr. Dre Albums – And A Free One Of His Own|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1582507/20080228/eminem.jhtml|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=February 29, 2008|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304152150/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1582507/20080228/eminem.jhtml|archive-date=March 4, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Hi-Tek]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Dick|title=Scratch Magazine 'Covers' Dr. Dre's 'Detox'|url=http://sohh.com/articles/article.php/9451|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621035619/http://sohh.com/articles/article.php/9451|archive-date=June 21, 2007|date=July 24, 2006|work=SOHH|access-date=August 9, 2007}}</ref> [[J.R. Rotem]],<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Crosley|first= Hillary|title=Rotem Rolling with Dr. Dre, 50 Cent |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1063464/rotem-rolling-with-dr-dre-50-cent |date=January 5, 2007| magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929133213/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003528365|archive-date=September 29, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[RZA]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=848&skip=true&page=video&file=mv_8800_rza_interview.flv |title=Roland – MV-8800 &#124; Production Studio |publisher=Rolandus.com |access-date=March 7, 2015}}</ref> and [[Jay-Z]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Shake|title=Jay Talks Dre, Detox and Beyonce|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.4591/title.jay-talks-dre-detox-and-beyonce|work=HipHopDX|date=November 1, 2006|access-date=August 9, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819114357/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.4591/title.jay-talks-dre-detox-and-beyonce|archive-date=August 19, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>  [[Snoop Dogg]] claimed that ''Detox'' was finished, according to a June 2008 report by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|title=Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg Confirms Dr. Dre's 'Detox' is Finished|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/06/26/snoop-dogg-confirms-dr-dres-detox-is-finished/|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 26, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801102042/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/06/26/snoop-dogg-confirms-dr-dres-detox-is-finished/|archive-date=August 1, 2008}}</ref>
After another delay based on producing other artists' work, ''Detox'' was then scheduled for a 2010 release, coming after 50 Cent's ''[[Before I Self Destruct]]'' and Eminem's ''[[Relapse (Eminem album)|Relapse]]'', an album for which Dr. Dre handled the bulk of production duties.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1600808/20081205/eminem.jhtml |title=New Eminem Song 'Number One' – Apparently Produced By Dr. Dre – Drops On Mixtape |last=Reid |first=Shaheem |date=December 5, 2008 |publisher=MTV News |access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207010346/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1600808/20081205/eminem.jhtml|archive-date=December 7, 2008|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266116/exclusive-eminem-talks-new-album-book|title=Exclusive: Eminem Talks New Album, Book|date=December 12, 2008|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216003329/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/exclusive-eminem-talks-new-album-book-1003922190.story|archive-date=December 16, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> In a [[Dr Pepper]] commercial that debuted on May 28, 2009, he premiered the first official snippet of ''Detox''.<ref name="Billboard Dr Pepper">{{cite magazine|last=Concepcion|first=Mariel|title=Dr. Dre Debut 'Detox' in Dr. Pepper Ad|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/dr-dre-debuts-detox-in-dr-pepper-ad-268516/|magazine=Billboard|date=May 29, 2009|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611162534/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/dr-dre-debuts-detox-in-dr-pepper-ad-1003977800.story|archive-date=June 11, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Dr Pepper ad">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oIMwxg8-J0|author=Interscope Records|title=Dr. Dre and Dr. Pepper |publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=December 28, 2021|date=June 2, 2009}}</ref> 50 Cent and Eminem asserted in a 2009 interview on [[BET]]'s ''[[106 & Park]]'' that Dr. Dre had around a dozen songs finished for ''Detox''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1612353/50-cent-eminem-on-relationship-with-dr-dre-we-understand-our-positions/|title=50 Cent, Eminem On Relationship With Dr. Dre: 'We Understand Our Positions'|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=May 28, 2009|publisher=MTV News|access-date=June 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531041517/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1612353/20090528/dr_dre.jhtml|archive-date=May 31, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On December 15, 2008, Dre appeared in the remix of the song "[[Set It Off (Kardinal Offishall song)|Set It Off]]" by Canadian rapper [[Kardinal Offishall]] (also with [[Clipse|Pusha T]]); the remix debuted on [[DJ Skee]]'s radio show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601364/20081216/dr_dre.jhtml|title=Dr. Dre Raps On Leaked Remix Of Kardinal Offishall's 'Set It Off'|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=December 16, 2008|publisher=MTV News|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720005102/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601364/20081216/dr_dre.jhtml|archive-date=July 20, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the beginning of 2009, Dre produced, and made a guest vocal performance on, the single "[[Crack a Bottle]]" by [[Eminem]] and the single sold a record 418,000 downloads in its first week<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSTRE51B7LK20090212|title=Eminem's 'Bottle' breaks download record|date=February 12, 2009|work=Reuters |access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216115631/http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSTRE51B7LK20090212|archive-date=February 16, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> and reached the top of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart on the week of February 12, 2009.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269427/eminems-bottle-breaks-digital-record|title=Eminem's 'Bottle' Breaks Digital Record|first=Silvio |last=Pietroluongo|date=February 11, 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 5, 2010}}</ref> Along with this single, in 2009 Dr. Dre produced or co-produced 19 of 20 tracks on Eminem's album ''[[Relapse (Eminem album)|Relapse]]''. These included other hit singles "[[We Made You]]", "[[Old Time's Sake]]", and "[[3 a.m. (Eminem song)|3 a.m.]]" (The only track Dre did not produce was the Eminem-produced single "[[Beautiful (Eminem song)|Beautiful]]".).
On April 20, 2010, "Under Pressure", featuring [[Jay-Z]] and co-produced with [[Scott Storch]], was confirmed by Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre during an interview at [[Fenway Park]] as the album's first single.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1635417/20100405/dr_dre.jhtml |title=Dr. Dre Announces Jay-Z Collabo, 'Under Pressure' |publisher=MTV News|date=April 5, 2010|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409093333/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1635417/20100405/dr_dre.jhtml|archive-date=April 9, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=n |url=http://www.rapbasement.com/scott-storch/041910-scott-storch-help-produce-dr-dre-and-jay-zs-new-under-pressure-single-from-detox-watch-here.html |title=Scott Storch Produces Dre's 'Under Pressure' |publisher=Rap Basement |date=April 19, 2010 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-date=May 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505043311/http://www.rapbasement.com/scott-storch/041910-scott-storch-help-produce-dr-dre-and-jay-zs-new-under-pressure-single-from-detox-watch-here.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The song leaked prior to its intended release in an unmixed, unmastered form without a chorus on June 16, 2010;<ref>{{cite web|last=Reid |first=Shaheem |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1641742/20100616/dr_dre.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619093527/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1641742/20100616/dr_dre.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 19, 2010 |title=Dr. Dre's 'Under Pressure,' Featuring Jay-Z, Leaks Online – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=June 16, 2010 |access-date=October 10, 2010}}</ref> however, critical reaction to the song was lukewarm, and Dr. Dre later announced in an interview that the song, along with any other previously leaked tracks from ''Detox''{{'}}s recording process, would not appear on the final version of the album.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.12355/title.dr-dre-says-under-pressure-other-leaked-detox-tracks-wont-make-album | title=Dr. Dre Says 'Under Pressure' & Other Leaked 'Detox' Tracks Won't Make Album | publisher=Cheri Media Group | work=HipHopDX | date=September 27, 2010 | access-date=April 11, 2013 | author=Kuperstein, Slava | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022002424/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.12355/title.dr-dre-says-under-pressure-other-leaked-detox-tracks-wont-make-album | archive-date=October 22, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
Two genuine singles – "[[Kush (song)|Kush]]", a collaboration with Snoop Dogg and fellow rapper [[Akon]], and "[[I Need a Doctor]]" with Eminem and singer [[Skylar Grey]] – were released in the United States during November 2010 and February 2011 respectively:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kush-feat.-snoop-dogg-akon/id405129686 | title=Kush (feat. Snoop Dogg & Akon) – Single by Dr. Dre | publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] | work=[[iTunes Store]] | date=January 2010 | access-date=April 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-need-doctor-feat.-eminem/id415573229 | title=I Need a Doctor (feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey) – Single by Dr. Dre | publisher=Apple | work=iTunes Store | date=February 2011 | access-date=April 11, 2013}}</ref> the latter achieved international chart success, reaching number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and later being certified double platinum by the RIAA and the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA).<ref name="RIAA"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.auSINGLEaccreds2011.htm |title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Singles |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |access-date=April 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515024609/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.auSINGLEaccreds2011.htm |archive-date=May 15, 2011 }}</ref> On June 25, 2010, the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]] honored Dr. Dre with its Founders Award for inspiring other musicians.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Mitchell|first=Gail|title= Dr. Dre To Be Honored By ASCAP|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957947/dr-dre-to-be-honored-by-ascap|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 5, 2010|date=June 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Founders Award Dr. Dre|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/rsawards/2010/FoundersAward.aspx|publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|access-date=September 7, 2012|archive-date=October 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016192612/http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/rsawards/2010/FoundersAward.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===2010–2020: ''The Planets'', hiatus, Coachella, and ''Compton''===
[[File:Dr. Dre at Coachella 2012 cropped.jpg|thumb|right|Dr. Dre performs at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival#2012|2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]].]]
In an August 2010 interview, Dr. Dre stated that an [[instrumental]] album, ''The Planets'', was in its first stages of production; each song being named after a [[planet]] in the [[Solar System]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Barrow|first=Jerry|title=Dr. Dre Talks The Detox Wait, 'Under Pressure' Frustration And Instrumental Album|url=http://www.vibe.com/posts/dr-dre-talks-detox-waitunder-pressure-frustration-and-instrumental-album|work=Vibe|date=August 3, 2010|access-date=August 5, 2010}}</ref> On September 3, Dr. Dre showed support to longtime protégé [[Eminem]], and appeared on his and [[Jay-Z]]'s [[The Home & Home Tour|Home & Home Tour]], performing hit songs such as "Still D.R.E.", "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang", and "Crack a Bottle", alongside Eminem and another protégé, 50 Cent. Sporting an "R.I.P. Proof" shirt, Dre was honored by Eminem telling Detroit's [[Comerica Park]] to do the same. They did so, by chanting "DEEE-TOX", to which he replied, "I'm coming!"<ref>{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem |url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2010/09/02/eminem-jay-z-concert-detroit/ |title=Eminem And Jay-Z: We're Live From Detroit! |publisher=Rapfix.mtv.com |access-date=September 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917172226/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2010/09/02/eminem-jay-z-concert-detroit/ |archive-date=September 17, 2010 }}</ref>
On November 14, 2011, Dre announced that he would be taking a break from music after he finished producing for artists [[Slim the Mobster]] and [[Kendrick Lamar]]. In this break, he stated that he would "work on bringing his Beats By Dre to a standard as high as Apple" and would also spend time with his family.<ref>{{cite web |last=Harling |first=Danielle |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17603/title.dr-dre-says-after-27-years-of-working-on-music-hes-taking-a-break |title=Dr. Dre Says After 27 Years Of Working On Music He's Taking A Break |publisher=HipHop DX |date=November 14, 2011 |access-date=March 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219164815/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17603/title.dr-dre-says-after-27-years-of-working-on-music-hes-taking-a-break |archive-date=February 19, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On January 9, 2012, Dre headlined the final nights of the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] in April 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/01/coachella-2012-dr-dre-radiohead-headliners.html |title=Coachella 2012: Full lineup revealed; Dr. Dre, Radiohead headline |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111065941/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/01/coachella-2012-dr-dre-radiohead-headliners.html|archive-date=January 11, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In June 2014, [[Marsha Ambrosius]] stated that she had been working on Detox, but added that the album would be known under another title .<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDrZSMmYSVM| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/GDrZSMmYSVM| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Marsha Ambrosius Talks Visual Album, 'Detox,' & Kanye West|date=June 19, 2014|work=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In September 2014, Aftermath in-house producer [[Dawaun Parker]] confirmed the title change and stated that over 300 beats had been created for the album over the years, but few of them have had vocals recorded over them.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY6ppcbv7C0| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/GY6ppcbv7C0| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Dawaun Parker Talks Detox|date=September 17, 2014|work=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
The length of time that ''Detox'' had been recorded for, as well as the limited amount of material that had been officially released or leaked from the recording sessions, had given it considerable notoriety within the music industry.<ref name="dj-quik-detox">{{cite web | url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17363/title.snoop-dogg-dj-quik-the-doc-others-team-up-for-dr-dres-detox | title=Snoop Dogg, DJ Quik, The D.O.C. & Others Team Up For Dr. Dre's 'Detox' | publisher=Cheri Media Group | work=HipHopDX | date=October 25, 2011 | access-date=April 11, 2013 | author=Vasquez, Andrez | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827131527/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17363/title.snoop-dogg-dj-quik-the-doc-others-team-up-for-dr-dres-detox | archive-date=August 27, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Numerous release dates (including the ones mentioned above) had been given for the album over the years since it was first announced, although none of them transpired to be genuine.<ref name="hhwireddetox">{{cite web | url=http://hiphopwired.com/2012/06/22/7-reasons-why-dr-dres-detox-will-never-drop/ | title=7 Reasons Why Dr. Dre's ''Detox'' Will Never Drop | publisher=Hip-Hop Wired | date=June 22, 2012 | access-date=April 11, 2013 | author=Muhammad, Latifah}}</ref><ref name="complex-detox">{{cite web | url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/08/50-unreleased-albums-that-wed-kill-to-hear/dr-dre-detox | title=3. Dr, Dre ''Detox'' – 50 Unreleased Albums We'd Kill To Hear | publisher=Complex Media | work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] | date=August 8, 2012 | access-date=April 11, 2013 | archive-date=December 27, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227102403/http://www.complex.com/music/2012/08/50-unreleased-albums-that-wed-kill-to-hear/dr-dre-detox | url-status=dead }}</ref> Several musicians closely affiliated with Dr. Dre, including Snoop Dogg, fellow rappers [[50 Cent]], [[The Game (rapper)|the Game]] and producer [[DJ Quik]], had speculated in interviews that the album will never be released, due to Dr. Dre's business and entrepreneurial ventures having interfered with recording work, as well as causing him to lose motivation to record new material.<ref name="hhwireddetox"/><ref name="complex-detox"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.19070/title.dj-quik-does-not-believe-dr-dre-will-ever-release-detox-says-dre-is-professional-but-mean-in-studio | title=DJ Quik Does Not Believe Dr. Dre Will Ever Release 'Detox,' Says Dre Is 'Professional' But 'Mean' In Studio | publisher=Cheri Media Group | work=HipHopDX | date=March 20, 2012 | access-date=April 11, 2013 | author=Vasquez, Andrez | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205041213/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.19070/title.dj-quik-does-not-believe-dr-dre-will-ever-release-detox-says-dre-is-professional-but-mean-in-studio | archive-date=December 5, 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22607/title.game-says-dr-dre-will-never-release-detox- | title=Game Says Dr. Dre Will 'Never' Release 'Detox' | publisher=Cheri Media Group | work=HipHopDX | date=January 19, 2012 | access-date=April 11, 2013 | author=Horowitz, Steven J. | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313214514/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22607/title.game-says-dr-dre-will-never-release-detox-/ | archive-date=March 13, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
On August 1, 2015, Dre announced that he would release what would be his final album, titled ''[[Compton (album)|Compton]]''. It is inspired by the [[N.W.A]] biopic, ''[[Straight Outta Compton (film)|Straight Outta Compton]]'', and is a compilation-style album, featuring a number of frequent collaborators, including Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Xzibit and the Game, among others. It was initially released on [[Apple Music]] on August 7, with a retail version releasing on August 21.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/2015/08/01/dr-dre-announces-final-album-compton/ |title=Dr. Dre Announces Final Album, "Compton" |publisher=BallerStatus.com |date=August 1, 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.34907/title.dr-dre-announces-compton-album-on-the-pharmacy|title=Dr. Dre 'Compton: A Soundtrack By Dr. Dre' Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist|author=HipHopDX|date=August 1, 2015|work=HipHopDX}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', he revealed that he had about 20 to 40 tracks for ''Detox'' but he did not release it because it did not meet his standards. Dre also revealed that he suffers from [[social anxiety]] and due to this, remains secluded and out of attention.<ref name="Rolling">{{cite magazine|url= http://www.rap-up.com/2015/08/12/dr-dre-opens-up-about-detox-abuse-allegations-social-anxiety-in-rolling-stone/|title= Dr. Dre opens about 'Detox', abuse allegations, & social anxiety in Rolling Stone|magazine= [[Rap-Up]]|date= August 12, 2015|access-date= August 19, 2015|archive-date= August 15, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150815211950/http://www.rap-up.com/2015/08/12/dr-dre-opens-up-about-detox-abuse-allegations-social-anxiety-in-rolling-stone/|url-status= dead}}</ref>
On February 12, 2016, it was revealed that Apple would create its first original scripted television series for its then-upcoming [[Apple TV+]] streaming service.<ref name="Dr. Dre set to star in new series">{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2016/02/12/media/dr-dre-apple-tv-series/|title=Dr. Dre to star in autobiographical series|last=Pallota|first=Frank|work=[[CNNMoney|Money.CNN]]|date=February 12, 2016|access-date=February 12, 2016}}</ref> Titled ''Vital Signs'', it was set to reflect Dre's life.<ref name="Dr. Dre set to star in new series"/> He was also  an executive producer on the show<ref>{{cite news|last1=Benner|first1=Katie|title=Apple and Dr. Dre Are Said to Be Planning an Original TV Show|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 12, 2016}}</ref> before the show's cancellation sometime in September 2018, due to its graphic depictions of drugs, gun violence and sex.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dr-dre-apple-music-series-vital-signs-728252/|title=Dr. Dre's Apple Music Series 'Vital Signs' Shelved Due to Graphic Content|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=September 24, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=June 14, 2019}}</ref> In October 2016, [[Sean Combs]] brought out Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and others on his Bad Boy reunion tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://allhiphop.com/2016/10/05/diddy-brings-dr-dre-snoop-nas-bad-boy-tour-comes-close-los-angeles/ |title=Puff Daddy brings out Dr. Dre on last day of tour |last=Winslow |first=Mike |date=October 5, 2016 |website=Allhiphop |access-date=October 5, 2016}}</ref>
In 2018, he produced four songs on [[Oxnard (album)|''Oxnard'']] by [[Anderson .Paak]]. He was the executive producer on the album, as so its follow-up, 2019's ''[[Ventura (Anderson .Paak album)|Ventura]]''.
===2020–2023: return to production and Super Bowl halftime show ===
Dr. Dre was the executive producer of Eminem's 2020 release, ''[[Music to Be Murdered By]]''. He produced four songs on the album. He also produced two songs on the deluxe edition of the album, ''[[Music to Be Murdered By#Music to Be Murdered By – Side B (Deluxe Edition)|Side B]]'', and appeared on the song, "Gunz Blazing". On September 30, 2021, it was revealed that Dre would perform at the [[Super Bowl LVI halftime show]] alongside [[Eminem]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Mary J. Blige]], and [[Kendrick Lamar]].
In December 2021, an update for the video game, ''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]'', predominantly featured Dre and added some of his previously unreleased tracks which was released as an EP, ''The Contract'', on February 3, 2022.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Rowley|first=Glenn|title=Dr. Dre Set to Release New Music Through 'Grand Theft Auto'|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/dr-dre-new-music-grand-theft-auto-1235007190/|date=December 8, 2021|access-date=December 8, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Schube|first=Will|title=Listen To Dr. Dre's New EP From 'Grand Theft Auto: The Contract'|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/dr-dre-ep-grand-theft-auto-the-contract/|date=February 3, 2022|access-date=February 3, 2021|website=UDiscoverMusic}}</ref> Around this time, Dre announced he was collaborating with [[Marsha Ambrosius]] on ''[[Casablanco]]'', and with Mary J. Blige on an upcoming album.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Dre announces new album with Marsha Ambrosius |url= https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.66472/title.dr-dre-new-album-marsha-ambrosius-casablanco |date=December 13, 2021|access-date=December 13, 2021|website=HiphopDX}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2022/02/14/dr-dre-working-on-mary-j-blige-new-album/|title=Dr. Dre Says He Is Working on Mary J. Blige's New Album|website=Rap-Up|access-date=February 23, 2022}}</ref> Later that year, Snoop Dogg announced that he and Dr. Dre are in the process of recording their new album, ''Missionary''. Snoop said the album will be released via Death Row and Aftermath.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/dr-dre-says-he-made-247-songs-throughout-the-pandemic-3260592 | title=Dr. Dre says he made 247 songs throughout the pandemic | website=[[NME]] | date=July 2, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/snoop-dogg-dr-dre-missionary-album-1234603688/ | title=Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre Reteam for Upcoming Album, 'Missionary' | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=October 2022 }}</ref>
On February 13, 2022, Dr. Dre performed at the [[Super Bowl LVI halftime show]] alongside [[Eminem]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Kendrick Lamar]], and [[Mary J. Blige]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Garvey |first1=Marianne |title=Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show set to be a '90s lovefest |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/20/entertainment/super-bowl-lvi-halftime-show-trailer/index.html |access-date=February 20, 2022 |work=CNN}}</ref> with surprise appearances from [[50 Cent]] and [[Anderson .Paak]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Lipshutz|first1=Jason|date=February 14, 2022|title=50 Cent Makes Surprise 'In Da Club' Performance During 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/50-cent-in-da-club-2022-super-bowl-halftime-show-1235031017/|access-date=February 14, 2022|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214031748/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/50-cent-in-da-club-2022-super-bowl-halftime-show-1235031017/|url-status=live}}</ref> The performance was met with critical acclaim and is the first Super Bowl halftime show to win the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live)]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rice |first=Lynette |date=2022-09-04 |title=The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Makes History; Wins Emmy For Outstanding Variety Special |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/the-pepsi-super-bowl-lvi-halftime-show-wins-outstanding-variety-special-1235107238/ |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> The show also won the Primetime Emmy Awards for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special|Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special]] and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction|Outstanding Music Direction]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-12 |title=The 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show Earns 5 Emmy Nominations |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/the-2022-super-bowl-halftime-show-earns-2-emmy-nominations |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=NBC Insider Official Site |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=2022-09-04 |title=Super Bowl Halftime Show, Adele, 'The Beatles: Get Back' & Other Big Winners at 2022 Creative Arts Emmys |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-creative-arts-emmys-super-bowl-halftime-show-adele-the-beatles-1235134744/ |access-date=2022-09-04 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> The same year, he produced numerous songs including "The King and I", a collaboration between Eminem and [[CeeLo Green]] for the 2022 biopic, ''[[Elvis (2022 film)|Elvis]],'' and a remix of [[Kanye West]]'s song "[[Use This Gospel]]" for [[DJ Khaled]]'s album ''[[God Did]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dj-khaled-unveils-behind-the-scenes-use-this-gospel-video-with-ye-and-dr-dre-news.156998.html | title=DJ Khaled Unveils Behind-The-Scenes "Use This Gospel" Video with Ye & Dr. Dre | website=HNHH | date=August 28, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.72944/title.dj-khaled-behind-the-scenes-video-dr-dre-kanye-west-use-this-gospel | title=DJ Khaled Shares Behind-The-Scenes Video of Dr. Dre & Kanye West Working on 'Use This Gospel' | date=August 28, 2022 }}</ref>
In September 2022, it was reported that Dr. Dre will compose the original score for the upcoming animated series, ''Death for Hire: The Origin of Tehk City''. The show is created by [[Ice-T]] and [[Arabian Prince]]; based on the graphic novel of the same title, it features the voice talent of Ice-T, his wife Coco Austin, Snoop Dogg, [[Busta Rhymes]], and [[Treach]] among others.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/animated-series-death-for-hire-in-the-works-from-ice-t-nwas-arabian-prince-dr-dre-1235110762/ | title=Animated Series 'Death for Hire' in the Works from Ice-T, NWA's Arabian Prince & Tommy the Animator, Based on Graphic Novel; Dr. Dre Behind Original Score | date=September 8, 2022 }}</ref>
In February 2023, Dre and Marsha Ambrosius held a listening party for the ''Casablanco'' album in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2023-02-04/270955/dr-dre-reveals-he-and-marsha-ambrosius-recorded-casablanco-in-two-weeks/ | title=Dr. Dre reveals he and Marsha Ambrosius recorded 'Casablanco' in two weeks }}</ref> The album was released on June 28, 2024 through Aftermath Entertainment and received critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://apnews.com/article/marsha-ambrosius-casablanco-dr-dre-65d4452a574743fc9600b674009dbbbc | title=Marsha Ambrosius' new 'CASABLANCO' album is just what Dr. Dre ordered | website=[[Associated Press News]] | date=June 28, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/marsha-ambrosius-casablanco-album-interview-1235720851/ | title=Marsha Ambrosius Talks New Album 'Casablanco': 'An Avalanche of Music' | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref> He also produced two songs on Eminem 2024's release ''[[The Death of Slim Shady]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nomusica.com/eminem-the-death-of-slim-shady-producers-and-writers/ | title=Eminem's "The Death of Slim Shady": Producers and Writers Revealed | date=August 18, 2024 }}</ref>
===2024 - Present: Collaboration with Snoop Dogg ===
In February 2024, Snoop launched a range of pre-mixed cocktails with [[Dr. Dre]] named after their hit [[Gin and Juice]]. Flavours include Apricot, Citrus, Melon and Passionfruit.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gin&Juice By Dre and Snoop |url=https://bydreandsnoop.com/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Dre And Snoop |language=en}}</ref> A short [[prohibition]] themed trailer was created to support the release.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io8og7c9Sts |title=How It All Started {{!}} Gin & Juice By Dre And Snoop |date=2024-05-20 |last=Dre and Snoop |access-date=2024-08-07 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
Later 2024, Snoop Dogg has revealed he has a new album coming out called ''[[Missionary (Snoop Dogg album)|Missionary]]'' and it's entirely produced by Dr. Dre. The album will be released via Death Row/Aftermath,<ref name="complex.com">{{cite web | url=https://www.complex.com/music/snoop-dogg-announces-missionary-album-produced-by-dr-dre | title=Snoop Dogg Working with Dr. Dre on 'Missionary' Album | website=[[Complex Networks]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/snoop-dogg-dr-dre-missionary-album-1234603688/ | title=Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre Reteam for Upcoming Album, 'Missionary' | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=October 2022 }}</ref> while the latter label serves as its new signee.
==Other ventures==
===Film appearances===
Dr. Dre made his first on screen appearance as a weapons dealer in the 1996 bank robbery movie ''[[Set It Off (film)|Set It Off]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117603/fullcredits#cast|title=Set It Off (1996) : Full Cast & Crew|publisher=IMDb|access-date=March 7, 2015}}</ref><!-- The movie "Who's the Man?" starred the DJ Doctor Dre, not this Dr. Dre --> In 2001, Dr.&nbsp;Dre also appeared in the movies ''[[The Wash (2001 film)|The Wash]]'' and ''[[Training Day]]''.<ref name="Dr. Dre's Final Album Will Be Hip-Hop Musical">{{cite news|last=Moss|first=Corey|title=Dr. Dre's Final Album Will Be Hip-Hop Musical|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453255/20020403/dr_dre.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020804100838/http://www2.mtv.com/news/articles/1453255/20020403/dr_dre.jhtml|archive-date=August 4, 2002|work=MTV News|date=April 3, 2002|access-date=April 28, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> A song of his, "Bad Intentions" (featuring [[Knoc-Turn'Al]] and produced by Mahogany), was featured on [[The Wash (soundtrack)|''The Wash'' soundtrack]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|title='The Wash' – Overview|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r553057|pure_url=yes}}|website=AllMusic|year=2001|access-date=April 28, 2008}}</ref> Dr.&nbsp;Dre also appeared on two other songs "On the Blvd." and "The Wash" along with his co-star Snoop Dogg. <!-- "Set it Off" did not feature Dr.&nbsp;Dre but Doctor Dré a DJ, please do not feature this film here -->
===Crucial Films===
{{Infobox company
| name = Crucial Films
| logo =
| industry = Film production company
| fate = Inactive
| founded = 2007
| owner = [[New Line Cinema]]
| founder = Dr. Dre
| website = {{url|https://crucialfilms.com}}
}}
In February 2007, it was announced that Dr.&nbsp;Dre would produce dark comedies and horror films for [[New Line Cinema]]-owned company Crucial Films, along with longtime video director [[Phillip Atwell]]. Dr.&nbsp;Dre announced "This is a natural switch for me, since I've directed a lot of music videos, and I eventually want to get into directing."<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Dre To Produce Films for New Line|url=http://www.illhill.com/headline.asp?id=4222|publisher=IllHill.com|date=February 9, 2007|access-date=February 10, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917141620/http://www.illhill.com/headline.asp?id=4222|archive-date=September 17, 2008}}</ref> Along with fellow member Ice Cube, Dr. Dre produced ''[[Straight Outta Compton (2015 film)|Straight Outta Compton]]'' (2015), a biographical film about N.W.A.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosenberg|first=Adam|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1638256/20100503/nwa.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506034936/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1638256/20100503/nwa.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 6, 2010|title=N.W.A Biopic 'Straight Outta Compton' In The Works|date=May 3, 2010|publisher=MTV News|access-date=June 5, 2010}}</ref>
===Entrepreneurship===
==== Beats Electronics ====
[[File:Beats by dre.PNG|thumb|Beats by Dr. Dre logo]]
In 2006, Dre co-founded Beats Electronics with his partner, Jimmy Iovine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple to Acquire Beats Music & Beats Electronics |url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2014/05/28Apple-to-Acquire-Beats-Music-Beats-Electronics/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Apple Newsroom |language=en-US}}</ref> Its first brand of headphones were launched in July 2008. The line consisted of Beats Studio, a [[circumaural]] headphone; Beats Tour, an in-ear headphone; Beats Solo & Solo HD, a [[supra-aural]] headphone; Beats Spin; Heartbeats by [[Lady Gaga]], also an in-ear headphone; and [[Diddy]] Beats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beatsbydre.com/products/ShowProducts.aspx |title=Products |access-date=November 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102064016/http://beatsbydre.com/products/ShowProducts.aspx |archive-date=January 2, 2010 }}</ref> In late 2009, [[Hewlett-Packard]] participated in a deal to bundle Beats By Dr. Dre with some HP laptops and headsets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/hp-dr-dre-plan-new-digital-music-ecosystem/|title=HP, Dr. Dre plan new 'digital music ecosystem'|last=Sandoval|first=Greg|date=August 11, 2009|work=CNET|access-date=January 1, 2018}}</ref> HP and Dr. Dre announced the deal on October 9, 2009, at a press event. An exclusive laptop, known as the HP ENVY 15 Beats limited edition, was released for sale October 22. In January 2014, [[Beats Music]] was introduced and launched as a streaming service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitroff |first=Sarah |title=Beats Music review: Music streaming done right |url=https://www.cnet.com/reviews/beats-music-review/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref> Then, in May, technology giant [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] purchased the Beats brand for $3.4 billion.<ref>{{cite news| url =https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/electronics/10861601/Apple-agrees-deal-to-buy-Dr-Dres-Beats-headphones-firm-for-3bn.html |title= Apple agrees deal to buy Dr Dre's Beats headphones firm for $3bn|first= Andrew|last= Trotman|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date =May 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529063943/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/electronics/10861601/Apple-agrees-deal-to-buy-Dr-Dres-Beats-headphones-firm-for-3bn.html|archive-date=May 29, 2014|access-date=December 28, 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> The deal made Dr. Dre the "richest man in hip hop".<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/shortcuts/2014/may/09/dr-dre-apple-richest-hip-hop-headphones-beats |title=Dr Dre's Apple deal will make him the richest man in hip-hop|newspaper=The Guardian |date =May 9, 2014}}</ref> Dr. Dre became an Apple employee in an executive role,<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Adegoke|first=Yinka|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6099410/apple-buys-beats-3-billion-deal-dr-dre-jimmy-iovine|title=Apple Buys Beats for $3 Billion; Dr Dre, Jimmy Iovine Join Executive Team|magazine=Billboard|date=May 28, 2014|access-date=December 28, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Newman|first=Jason|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-dr-dre-get-awkwardly-introduced-as-a-new-apple-employee-90853/|title=Watch Dr. Dre Get Awkwardly Introduced as a New Apple Employee|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 2, 2014}}</ref> and worked with Apple for years.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Sinha-Roy|first1=Piya |title=Apple defends Dr Dre after he apologies to 'women I've hurt'|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/people-drdre/apple-defends-dr-dre-after-he-apologies-to-women-ive-hurt-idINKCN0QR01920150822 |access-date=December 28, 2021|work=[[Reuters]] |date= August 21, 2015 |quote=Apple said in a statement to Reuters. 'After working with him for a year and a half, we have every reason to believe that he has changed.'}}</ref> As of 2022, it was found that Apple had subtracted $200 million from the deal after entertainer [[Tyrese Gibson]] revealed the news of the acquisition on social media a month before it was completed without the company's permission.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Dre Lost $200 Million From His Apple Beats Deal From Social Media Video, New Book Reveals |url=https://www.bet.com/article/88gil2/dr-dre-lost-200-million-from-his-apple-beats-deal-after-social-media-video-new-book-reveals |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=BET |language=en}}</ref>
===Philanthropy===
During May 2013, Dr. Dre and [[Jimmy Iovine]] donated a $70-million endowment to the [[University of Southern California]] to create the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation. The goal of the academy has been stated as "to shape the future by nurturing the talents, passions, leadership and risk-taking of uniquely qualified students who are motivated to explore and create new art forms, technologies, and business models." The first class of the academy began in September 2014.<ref>{{cite news|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/technology/dr-dre-and-jimmy-iovine-start-usc-program.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/technology/dr-dre-and-jimmy-iovine-start-usc-program.html |archive-date=January 1, 2022 |url-access=limited|first=Jenna|last=Wortham|date=May 14, 2013|title=Two Musical Minds Seek a Different Kind of Mogul}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
In June 2017, it was announced that Dr. Dre had committed $10 million to the construction of a performing arts center for the new [[Compton High School]]. The center will encompass creative resources and a 1,200-seat theater, and is expected to break ground in 2020. The project is a partnership between Dr. Dre and the Compton Unified School District.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Andrew |title=Dr. Dre Donates $10 Million for Compton High School Performing Arts Center |url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/dr-dre-donates-10-million-for-compton-high-school-performing-arts-center-1202468143/ |access-date=August 9, 2018 |work=Variety |date=June 15, 2017}}</ref>
===Commercial endorsements===
In 2002 and 2003, Dr. Dre appeared in TV commercials for [[Coors Light]] beer.<ref name="AdForum">{{cite web|title=Dr. Dre|url=https://www.adforum.com/creative-work/search?peoplecredits=Dr.%20Dre|publisher=Adforum.com|access-date=December 28, 2021}}</ref>
Beginning in 2009, Dr. Dre appeared in TV commercials that also featured his [[Beats Electronics]] product line. A 2009  commercial for the [[Dr Pepper]] soft drink had Dr. Dre DJing with Beats headphones and playing a brief snippet off the never-released ''Detox'' album.<ref name="Billboard Dr Pepper"/><ref name="Dr Pepper ad"/> In 2010, Dr. Dre had a cameo in a commercial for [[HP Inc.|HP]] laptops that featured a plug for Beats Audio.<ref name="AdForum"/> Then in 2011, the [[Chrysler 300|Chrysler 300S]] "Imported from Detroit" ad campaign had a commercial narrated by Dr. Dre and including a plug for Beats Audio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1061083_dr-dre-stars-in-new-2012-chrysler-300s-commercial-video|title=Dr. Dre stars in new 2012 Chrysler 300s commercial: Video|last=Vijayenthiran|first=Viknesh|work=Motor Authority|date=June 6, 2011|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609071217/http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1061083_dr-dre-stars-in-new-2012-chrysler-300s-commercial-video|archive-date=June 9, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Dr. Dre started Burning Man rumors===
An urban legend surfaced in 2011 when a [[Tumblr]] blog titled Dr. Dre Started Burning Man<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Dre Started Burning Man|url=http://drdrestartedburningman.tumblr.com/|website=Dr. Dre Started Burning Man|access-date=April 19, 2015|ref=dre burning man tumblr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Stern|first1=Marlow|title=Did Dr. Dre Discover Burning Man?|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/02/did-dr-dre-discover-burning-man.html|work=The Daily Beast|date=September 2, 2015}}</ref> began promulgating the notion that the producer, rapper and entrepreneur had discovered [[Burning Man]] in 1995 during a music video shoot and offered to cover the cost of the event's permit from the Nevada Bureau of Land Management under an agreement with the festival's organizers that he could institute an entrance fee system, which had not existed before his participation.<ref name="salon.com">{{cite web|last1=Grant|first1=Drew|title=Dr. Dre not actually responsible for Burning Man sucking|url=http://www.salon.com/2011/02/25/dr_dre_burning_man_letter/ |website=Salon.com|date=February 25, 2011|access-date=April 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Cooper|first1=Duncan |title=Dr. Dre Definitely Started Burning Man|url=http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/10/dr-dre-definitely-started-burning-man|website=Fader|access-date=April 19, 2015|ref=fader dre burning man}}</ref> This claim was supported by an alleged letter from Dre to Nicole Threatt Young that indicated that Dre had shared his experience witnessing the Burning Man festival with her.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Parkman|first1=Dave|title=Dr. Dre vs. The Hippies: Did Dre Try to Make Money Out of Burning Man?|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/dr-dre-vs-the-hippies-did-dre-try-to-make-money-out-of-burning-man-2410483|website=LA Weekly|date=February 11, 2011|access-date=April 19, 2015|ref=LA Weekly Burning Man}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Pescovitz|first1=David|title=Burning Man: Dr. Dre considered how to 'make some loot off these fools'?|url=http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/burning-man-dr-dre-c.html|website=Boing Boing|date=February 11, 2011|access-date=April 19, 2015|ref=Boing Boing Burning Man}}</ref>
''[[Business Insider]]'' mentions the portion of the letter where Dr. Dre purportedly states "someone should get behind this&nbsp;... and make some money off these fools" and compares Dr. Dre's potential entrepreneurial engagement with Burning Man as a parallel to [[Steve Jobs]]'s efforts to centralize and profit from the otherwise unorganized online music industry.<ref name="Business Insider Burning Man">{{cite news|last1=Van Buskirk|first1=Eliot|title=Steve Jobs is the Real Dr. Dre|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/steve-jobs-is-the-real-dr-dre-2011-2|access-date=April 19, 2015|agency=Business Insider|issue=Feb 23, 2011|date=February 23, 2011}}</ref> According to [[Salon (website)|''Salon'']], Dr. Dre's ethos seems to be aligned with seven of the ten principles of the Burning Man community: "radical self-reliance, radical self-expression, communal effort, civic responsibility, leaving no trace, participation and immediacy."<ref name="salon.com"/>
==Musical influences and style==
{{blockquote|The space, about the size of a college dorm room, is splattered with papers, ideas scribbled down in black ink. Nuthin' but G thangs waiting to happen. Those that don't happen end up in a round, purple [[L.A. Lakers]] trash can. A kitchen, red and stainless steel like a '50s diner, adjoins the control room |author=Corey Moss of [[MTV News]]|source=in a 2002 profile of Dr. Dre with a visit to his studio<ref name="Dre at home 1">{{cite web|last1=Moss|first1=Corey|title=Dr. Dre: At home in the studio|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/d/dr_dre/news_feature_april_02/index.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020611075725/http://www.mtv.com/bands/d/dr_dre/news_feature_april_02/index.jhtml|archive-date=June 11, 2002|date=April 12, 2002|url-status=dead|access-date=June 29, 2024}}</ref>}}
===Production style===
[[File:Dr. Dre in 2011.jpg|thumb|upright|Dre in 2011]]
Dre is noted for his evolving production style, while always keeping in touch with his early musical sound and re-shaping elements from previous work. At the beginning of his career as a producer for the [[World Class Wreckin Cru]] with DJ Alonzo Williams in the mid-1980s, his music was in the [[electro-hop]] style pioneered by [[the Unknown DJ]], and that of early hip-hop groups like the [[Beastie Boys]] and [[Whodini]].
From ''[[Straight Outta Compton]]'' on, Dre uses live musicians to replay old melodies rather than sampling them. With [[Ruthless Records]], collaborators included guitarist Mike "Crazy Neck" Sims, multi-instrumentalist Colin Wolfe, [[DJ Yella]] and sound engineer Donovan "The Dirt Biker" Sound. Dre is receptive of new ideas from other producers, one example being his fruitful collaboration with [[Above the Law (group)|Above the Law]]'s producer [[Cold 187um]] while at Ruthless. Cold 187&nbsp;um was at the time experimenting with 1970s [[P-Funk]] samples ([[Parliament (band)|Parliament]], [[Funkadelic]], [[Bootsy Collins]], [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]] etc.), that Dre also used. Dre has since been accused of "stealing" the concept of [[G-funk]] from Cold 187&nbsp;um.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allhiphop.com/2012/12/01/on-the-record-and-above-the-law-with-cold187um/|title=AllHipHop " On the Record and Above the Law With Cold187um|work=AllHipHop|date=December 2012}}</ref>
Upon leaving Ruthless and forming [[Death Row Records]] in 1991, Dre called on veteran West Coast DJ [[Chris "The Glove" Taylor|Chris "the Glove" Taylor]] and sound engineer Greg "Gregski" Royal, along with Colin Wolfe, to help him on future projects. His 1992 album ''[[The Chronic]]'' is thought to be one of the most well-produced hip-hop albums of all time.<ref name=RapCentral>{{cite web |url=http://www.rapcentral.co.uk/drdreLyricsCHRON.html |title=Dr. Dre The Chronic Album Info |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408060315/http://www.rapcentral.co.uk/drdreLyricsCHRON.html |archive-date=April 8, 2014 |work=RapCentral |access-date=March 5, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-chronic-mw0000093671|title=The Chronic – Dr. Dre – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic|first=Steve|last=Huey|work=AllMusic}}</ref><ref name=BBC25Years>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3734910.stm Timeline: 25 years of rap records] BBC News (October 11, 2004). Accessed April 8, 2008.</ref> Musical themes included hard-hitting synthesizer solos played by Wolfe, bass-heavy compositions, background female vocals and Dre fully embracing 1970s funk samples. Dre used a [[minimoog]] synth to replay the melody from [[Leon Haywood]]'s 1972 song "I Wanna Do Somethin' Freaky to You" for the Chronic's first single "[[Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang]]" which became a global hit. For his new protégé [[Snoop Doggy Dogg]]'s album ''[[Doggystyle]]'', Dre collaborated with then 19-year-old producer [[Daz Dillinger]], who received co-production credits on songs "Serial Killa" and "For all My Niggaz & Bitches", [[The Dramatics]] bass player [[Edward Tony Green|Tony "T. Money" Green]], guitarist Ricky Rouse, keyboardists Emanuel "Porkchop" Dean and Sean "Barney Rubble" Thomas and engineer Tommy Daugherty, as well as [[Warren G]] and [[Sam Sneed]], who are credited with bringing several samples to the studio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.13484/title.sam-sneed-talks-dr-dres-abandonment-and-that-crazy-meeting-with-tupac|title=Sam Sneed Talks Dr. Dre's Abandonment And 'That Crazy Meeting' With Tupac|author=HipHopDX|date=December 28, 2010|work=HipHopDX|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105044259/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.13484/title.sam-sneed-talks-dr-dres-abandonment-and-that-crazy-meeting-with-tupac|archive-date=January 5, 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=December 28, 2021}}</ref>
The influence of ''The Chronic'' and ''Doggystyle'' on the popular music of the 1990s went not only far beyond the West Coast, but beyond hip-hop as a genre. Artists as diverse as [[Master P]] ("Bout It, Bout It"), [[George Michael]] ("[[Fastlove]]"), [[Mariah Carey]] ("[[Fantasy (Mariah Carey song)|Fantasy]]"), [[Adina Howard]] ("[[Freak Like Me]]"), [[Luis Miguel]] ("Dame"), and [[The Spice Girls]] ("[[Say You'll Be There]]") used G-funk instrumentation in their songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mariah-carey-daydream/|title=Mariah Carey: Daydream Album Review – Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/03/09/fluffed-up/|title=Fluffed Up|work=Chicago Tribune|date=March 9, 1997|last=Kot|first=Greg|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709095018/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-03-09/news/9703090194_1_girl-power-dance-floor-fluff|archive-date=July 9, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bad Boy Records]] producer [[Chucky Thompson]] stated in the April 2004 issue of ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'' magazine that the sound of ''Doggystyle'' and ''The Chronic'' was the basis for the [[Notorious B.I.G.]]'s 1995 hit single "[[Big Poppa]]":
{{blockquote|At that time, we were listening to Snoop's album. We knew what was going on in the West through Dr. Dre. Big just knew the culture, he knew what was going on with hip-hop. It was more than just New York, it was all over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/09/the-making-of-ready-to-diefamily-business/ |title=The Making of 'Ready To Die': Family Business – XXL |date=September 11, 2014 |publisher=Xxlmag.com |access-date=November 1, 2015}}</ref>}}
In 1994, starting with the ''[[Murder was the Case]]'' soundtrack, Dre attempted to push the boundaries of G-funk further into a darker sound. In songs such as "Murder was the Case" and "[[Natural Born Killaz]]", the synthesizer pitch is higher and the drum tempo is slowed down to 91 BPM<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.audiokeychain.com/track/PUM/snoop-dogg-murder-was-the-case|title=Key and BPM of Snoop Dogg – Murder Was The Case – AudioKeychain|work=AudioKeychain}}</ref> (87 BPM in the remix) to create a dark and gritty atmosphere. [[Percussion]] instruments, particularly [[sleigh bell]]s, are also present. Dre's frequent collaborators from this period included [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] natives Stuart "Stu-B-Doo" Bullard, a multi-instrumentalist from the Ozanam Strings Orchestra,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://harlemworld.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/the-men-behind-the-man-ii-part-2-stu-b-doo/|title=The Men Behind The Man (ii): Part 2: Stu-B-Doo|work=H World|date=January 29, 2010}}</ref> [[Sam Sneed]], Stephen "[[Bud'da]]" Anderson,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://harlemworld.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/the-men-behind-the-man-part-1-budda-no-homo/|title=The men behind the man. Part 1.Bud'da (no homo) – H World|work=H World|date=November 3, 2009}}</ref> and percussionist Carl "Butch" Small. This style of production has been influential far beyond the West Coast. The beat for the [[Houston]]-based group [[Geto Boys]] 1996 song "Still" follows the same drum pattern as "Natural Born Killaz" and Eazy E's "Wut Would U Do" (a diss to Dre) is similar to the original "Murder was the Case" instrumental. This style of production is usually accompanied by [[Horror fiction|horror]] and [[occult]]-themed lyrics and imagery, being crucial to the creation of [[horrorcore]].
By 1996, Dre was again looking to innovate his sound. He recruited keyboardist [[Camara Kambon]] to play the keys on "[[Been There, Done That (Dr. Dre song)|Been There, Done That]]", and through Bud'da and Sam Sneed he was introduced to fellow Pittsburgh native [[Melvin "Mel-Man" Bradford]]. At this time, he also switched from using the E-mu SP-1200 to the Akai MPC3000 drum kit and sampler, which he still uses today. Beginning with his 1996 compilation [[Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath]], Dre's production has taken a less sample-based approach, with loud, layered [[snare drum]]s dominating the mix, while synthesizers are still omnipresent. In his critically acclaimed second album, [[2001 (Dr. Dre album)|2001]], live instrumentation takes the place of sampling, a famous example being "[[The Next Episode]]", in which keyboardist [[Camara Kambon]] re-played live the main melody from [[David McCallum]]'s 1967 jazz-funk work "The Edge". For every song on ''2001'', Dre had a [[keyboardist]], [[guitarist]] and [[bassist]] create the basic parts of the beat, while he himself programmed the [[drums]], did the [[music sequencer|sequencing]] and [[overdubbing]] and added sound effects, and later mixed the songs. During this period, Dre's signature "west coast whistle" riffs are still present albeit in a lower pitch, as in "Light Speed", "Housewife", "Some L.A. Niggaz" and Eminem's "[[Guilty Conscience (song)|Guilty Conscience]]" hook. The sound of "2001" had tremendous influence on hip-hop production, redefining the West Coast's sound and expanding the G-funk of the early 1990s. To produce the album, Dre and Mel-Man relied on the talents of [[Scott Storch]] and [[Camara Kambon]] on the keys, [[Mike Elizondo]] and Colin Wolfe on bass guitar, Sean Cruse on lead guitar and sound engineers Richard "Segal" Huredia and Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Dr-Dre-2001-/release/6149535|title=Dr. Dre – 2001: Credits|work=Discogs.com|year=2001 }}</ref>
From the mid-2000s, Dr. Dre has taken on a more soulful production style, using more of a classical piano instead of a keyboard, and having [[clapping|claps]] replace snares, as evidenced in songs such as Snoop Dogg's "Imagine" and "[[Boss' Life]]", [[Busta Rhymes]]' "Get You Some" and "Been Through the Storm", [[Stat Quo]]'s "Get Low" and "The Way It Be", Jay-Z's "[[Lost One]]", Nas' "Hustlers", and several beats on Eminem's Relapse album. Soul and R&B pianist [[Mark Batson]], having previously worked with [[The Dave Matthews Band]], [[Seal (musician)|Seal]] and [[Maroon 5]] has been credited as the architect of this sound. Besides Batson, Aftermath producer and understudy of Dre's, [[Dawaun Parker]], who has named [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]] and [[J Dilla]] as his primary influences, is thought to be responsible for giving Dre's newest beats an East Coast feel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2kmusic.com/fr/topic/interview-de-dawaun-parker/31490|title=Interview de Dawaun Parker|work=2KMUSIC.COM}}</ref>
Despite an occasional hint of trap about the beats and an intriguingly warped use of autotune in his ''Compton'' song, "Darkside/Gone", his production seems to stand slightly apart from current trends in hip-hop like Eminem's song "Little Engine" with an ominous horrorcore beat — reminiscent of some of his works on Eminem's album Relapse – or the West Coast joint Lock It Up.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/aug/10/dr-dre-compton-review-alexis-petridis | title=Dr Dre: Compton review – potent beats by the Dre you forgot about | work=The Guardian | date=August 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/eminem-music-to-be-murdered-by-review-track-by-track/ILA4MjU0NzY/18-01-20 |title=Is Eminem's New Album Worth The Surprise? We Take You Through It Track By Track |website=themusic.com.au |last=Wehner |first=Cyclone |date=17 January 2020 |access-date=14 September 2022}}</ref>
===Production equipment===
Dr.&nbsp;Dre has said that his primary instrument in the studio is the [[Akai MPC3000]], a drum machine and sampler, and that he often uses as many as four or five to produce a single recording. He cites 1970s [[funk]] musicians such as [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], [[Isaac Hayes]] and [[Curtis Mayfield]] as his primary musical influences. Unlike most rap producers, he tries to avoid samples as much as possible, preferring to have studio musicians re-play pieces of music he wants to use, because it allows him more flexibility to change the pieces in rhythm and tempo.<ref name="scratch 2004">{{cite web|title=Dr. Dre Interview|url=http://www.dr-dre.com/info/interview_scratch_dr_dre.php|work=[[Scratch (magazine)|Scratch]]|date=May 2004|access-date=December 6, 2006|archive-date=November 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107052518/http://www.dr-dre.com/info/interview_scratch_dr_dre.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2001 he told ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine, "I may hear something I like on an old record that may inspire me, but I'd rather use musicians to re-create the sound or elaborate on it. I can control it better."<ref name="in the doctor's house">{{Cite news|last=Tyrangiel|first=Josh|author-link=Josh Tyrangiel|title=In the Doctor's House|url=http://www.time.com/time/musicgoesglobal/na/mdre.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831152555/http://www.time.com/time/musicgoesglobal/na/mdre.html|archive-date=August 31, 2010|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |volume=158|issue=14|date=September 15, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 12, 2007}}</ref>
Other equipment he uses includes the [[E-mu SP-1200]] drum machine and other keyboards from such manufacturers as Korg, Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Moog, and Roland.{{sfn|Ro|2007|p=234}} Dr. Dre also stresses the importance of [[Equalization (audio)|equalizing]] drums properly, telling ''[[Scratch (magazine)|Scratch]]'' in 2004 that he "used the same drum sounds on a couple of different songs on one album before but you'd never be able to tell the difference because of the EQ".<ref name="scratch 2004"/>  Dr. Dre also uses the digital audio workstation [[Pro Tools]] and uses the software to combine hardware drum machines and vintage analog keyboards and synthesizers.<ref name="scratch 2004"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://protoolstutorial.org/blog/top-10-producers-that-use-pro-tools/ | title=Top 10 Producers That Use Pro Tools | publisher=Pro Tools | date=October 20, 2013 | access-date=November 11, 2014 | archive-date=November 11, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111162553/http://protoolstutorial.org/blog/top-10-producers-that-use-pro-tools/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>
After founding Aftermath Entertainment in 1996, Dr.&nbsp;Dre took on producer [[Mel-Man]] as a co-producer, and his music took on a more synthesizer-based sound, using fewer vocal samples (as he had used on "Lil' Ghetto Boy" and "Let Me Ride" on ''The Chronic'', for example). Mel-Man has not shared co-production credits with Dr.&nbsp;Dre since approximately 2002, but fellow Aftermath producer Focus has credited Mel-Man as a key architect of the signature Aftermath sound.<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview with Focus|url=http://www.aftermathmusic.com/_interviews/focus_may_2004.html|publisher=Aftermath Music|date=March 14, 2004|access-date=December 8, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070210083642/http://www.aftermathmusic.com/_interviews/focus_may_2004.html |archive-date = February 10, 2007}}</ref>
In 1999, Dr.&nbsp;Dre started working with [[Mike Elizondo]], a bassist, guitarist, and keyboardist who has also produced, written and played on records for female singers such as [[Ann Danielewski|Poe]], [[Fiona Apple]] and [[Alanis Morissette]],<ref>{{cite web|title= Mike Elizondo – Credits|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p240514|pure_url=yes}}|website=AllMusic|access-date=March 2, 2008}}</ref> In the past few years Elizondo has since worked for many of Dr.&nbsp;Dre's productions.<ref name="shock">{{cite magazine|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|title=Dr. Dre Hoping To 'Shock' On Next Album|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61651/dr-dre-hoping-to-shock-on-next-album|magazine=Billboard|date=August 25, 2005|access-date=March 2, 2008}}</ref><ref name="songwriter universe">{{cite web|last=Kawashima|first=Dale|title=Superhot Mike Elizondo Co-Writes/Produces 'Just Lose It' for Eminem, 'In Da Club' for 50 Cent|url=http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/elizondo.htm|work=Songwriter Universe|year=2005|access-date=December 6, 2006}}</ref> Dr.&nbsp;Dre also told ''Scratch'' magazine in a 2004 interview that he has been studying piano and music theory formally, and that a major goal is to accumulate enough musical theory to score movies. In the same interview he stated that he has collaborated with famed 1960s songwriter [[Burt Bacharach]] by sending him hip hop beats to play over, and hopes to have an in-person collaboration with him in the future.<ref name="scratch 2004"/>
===Work ethic===
Dr.&nbsp;Dre has stated that he is a perfectionist and is known to pressure the artists with whom he records to give flawless performances.<ref name="scratch 2004"/> In 2006, Snoop Dogg told the website Dubcnn.com that Dr.&nbsp;Dre had made new artist [[Bishop Lamont]] re-record a single bar of vocals 107&nbsp;times.<ref>{{cite web|title=Snoop Dogg Interview, Part 1|url=http://www.dubcnn.com/interviews/snoopdogg06/part1/|publisher=West Coast News Network|date=July 2006|access-date=October 8, 2006}}</ref> Dr.&nbsp;Dre has also stated that Eminem is a fellow perfectionist, and attributes his success on Aftermath to his similar work ethic.<ref name="scratch 2004"/> He gives a lot of input into the delivery of the vocals and will stop an [[MC]] during a take if it is not to his liking.{{sfn|Edwards|2009|pp=285–286}} However, he gives MCs that he works with room to write lyrics without too much instruction unless it is a specifically conceptual record, as noted by [[Bishop Lamont]] in the book ''[[How to Rap]]''.{{sfn|Edwards|2009|pp=234–235}}
A consequence of his perfectionism is that some artists who initially sign deals with Dr.&nbsp;Dre's Aftermath label never release albums. In 2001, Aftermath released the soundtrack to the movie ''The Wash'', featuring a number of Aftermath acts such as Shaunta, Daks, Joe Beast and Toi. To date, none have released full-length albums on Aftermath and have apparently ended their relationships with the label and Dr.&nbsp;Dre. Other noteworthy acts to leave Aftermath without releasing albums include [[King Tee]], ''2001'' vocalist Hittman, [[Joell Ortiz]], [[Raekwon]] and [[Rakim]].<ref name="source 2003">{{Cite news|title=Before & Aftermath|newspaper=[[The Source]]|pages=100–102|issue=168|date=September 2003|url=http://www.hiphopgame.com/index2.php3?page=dresource|access-date=February 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401101228/http://www.hiphopgame.com/index2.php3?page=dresource|archive-date=April 1, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Collaborators and co-producers===
[[File:Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre.jpg|thumb|Dr. Dre performing with Snoop Dogg, 2012]]
Over the years, word of other collaborators who have contributed to Dr.&nbsp;Dre's work has surfaced. During his tenure at Death Row Records, it was alleged that Dr.&nbsp;Dre's stepbrother Warren G and [[Tha Dogg Pound]] member [[Daz Dillinger|Daz]] made many uncredited contributions to songs on his solo album ''The Chronic'' and Snoop Doggy Dogg's album ''[[Doggystyle]]'' (Daz received production credits on Snoop's similar-sounding, albeit less successful album ''Tha Doggfather'' after Young left Death Row Records).<ref name="DPG-Eulogy">Tha Dogg Pound. (2005). ''DPG Eulogy'' [DVD]. Innovative Distribution Network. Retrieved April 27, 2008.</ref>
It is known that [[Scott Storch]], who has since gone on to become a successful producer in his own right, contributed to Dr.&nbsp;Dre's second album ''2001''; Storch is credited as a songwriter on several songs and played keyboards on several tracks. In 2006 he told ''Rolling Stone'':
{{blockquote|"At the time, I saw Dr.&nbsp;Dre desperately needed something," Storch says. "He needed a fuel injection, and Dr.&nbsp;Dre utilized me as the nitrous oxide. He threw me into the mix, and I sort of tapped on a new flavor with my whole piano sound and the strings and orchestration. So I'd be on the keyboards, and Mike [Elizondo] was on the bass guitar, and Dr.&nbsp;Dre was on the drum machine".<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Touré|author-link=Touré (journalist)|title=Scott Storch's Outrageous Fortune|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/scott-storchs-outrageous-fortune-51499/|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 29, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419055040/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10699242/scott_storchs_outrageous_fortune/print|archive-date=April 19, 2008|access-date=December 28, 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
Current collaborator [[Mike Elizondo]], when speaking about his work with Young, describes their recording process as a collaborative effort involving several musicians. In 2004 he claimed to ''Songwriter Universe'' magazine that he had written the foundations of the hit Eminem song "[[The Real Slim Shady]]", stating, "I initially played a bass line on the song, and Dr.&nbsp;Dre, Tommy Coster Jr. and I built the track from there. [[Eminem]] then heard the track, and he wrote the rap to it."<ref name="songwriter universe"/> This account is essentially confirmed by Eminem in his book ''Angry Blonde'', stating that the tune for the song was composed by a studio bassist and keyboardist while Dr.&nbsp;Dre was out of the studio but Young later programmed the song's beat after returning.<ref>{{cite book|last=Eminem|author-link=Eminem|title=Angry Blonde|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dmIJ1crh9DwC|year=2000|place=New York City|publisher=[[Regan Books]]|isbn=0-06-620922-6 |page=107}}</ref>
A group of disgruntled former associates of Dr.&nbsp;Dre complained that they had not received their full due for work on the label in the September 2003 issue of ''[[The Source]]''. A producer named Neff-U claimed to have produced the songs "Say What You Say" and "My Dad's Gone Crazy" on ''[[The Eminem Show]]'', the songs "If I Can't" and "Back Down" on 50 Cent's ''[[Get Rich or Die Tryin']]'', and the beat featured on Dr.&nbsp;Dre's commercial for [[Coors Brewing Company|Coors beer]].<ref name="source 2003"/>
Although Young studies piano and music theory, he serves as more of a [[conductor (music)|conductor]] than a musician himself, as Josh Tyrangiel of ''Time'' magazine has noted:
{{blockquote|Every Dre track begins the same way, with Dre behind a drum machine in a room full of trusted musicians. (They carry beepers. When he wants to work, they work.) He'll program a beat, then ask the musicians to play along; when Dre hears something he likes, he isolates the player and tells him how to refine the sound. "My greatest talent," Dre says, "is knowing exactly what I want to hear."<ref name="in the doctor's house"/>}}
Although Snoop Dogg retains working relationships with Warren G and Daz, who are alleged to be uncredited contributors on the hit albums ''The Chronic'' and ''Doggystyle'', he states that Dr.&nbsp;Dre is capable of making beats without the help of collaborators, and that he is responsible for the success of his numerous albums.<ref>{{cite web|title=Snoop Dogg Interview Part 4|url=http://www.dubcnn.com/interviews/snoopdogg06/part4/|publisher=West Coast News Network|date=July 2006|access-date=October 8, 2006}}</ref> Dr.&nbsp;Dre's prominent studio collaborators, including [[Scott Storch]], Elizondo, [[Mark Batson]] and [[Dawaun Parker]], have shared co-writing, instrumental, and more recently co-production credits on the songs where he is credited as the producer.
[[Anderson .Paak]] also praised Dr. Dre in a 2016 interview with ''Music Times'', telling the publication that it was a dream come true to work with Dre.<ref>{{cite web|title = Anderson .Paak Talks 'Malibu,' Working with Dr. Dre, Growth and More [Q&A]|url = http://www.musictimes.com/articles/61870/20160115/anderson-paak-talks-malibu-working-dr-dre-growth-more-q.htm|website = Music Times|date = January 15, 2016|access-date = February 17, 2016}}</ref>
===Ghostwriters===
It is acknowledged that most of Dr.&nbsp;Dre's raps are written for him by others, though he retains ultimate control over his lyrics and the themes of his songs.{{sfn|Edwards|2009|p=229}} As Aftermath producer Mahogany told ''Scratch'': "It's like a class room in [the booth]. He'll have three writers in there. They'll bring in something, he'll recite it, then he'll say, 'Change this line, change this word,' like he's grading papers."<ref name="scratch 2006">{{Cite news|last1=Barrow|first1=Jerry L.|last2=Basch|first2=Josephine|last3=Blanco|first3=Alvin|last4=Golianopolous|first4=Thomas|title=The Legend of Detox|periodical=Scratch|date=September–October 2006}}</ref>
As seen in the credits for tracks Young has appeared on, there are often multiple people who contribute to his songs (although often in hip hop many people are officially credited as a writer for a song, even the producer).
In the book ''[[How to Rap]]'', [[RBX]] explains that writing ''[[The Chronic]]'' was a "team effort"{{sfn|Edwards|2009|p=MC}} and details how he [[ghostwrote]] "[[Let Me Ride]]" for Dre.{{sfn|Edwards|2009|p=MC}} In regard to ghostwriting lyrics he says, "Dre doesn't profess to be no super-duper rap dude – Dre is a super-duper producer".{{sfn|Edwards|2009|p=MC}} As a member of N.W.A, the D.O.C. wrote lyrics for him while he stuck with producing.<ref name="doc formula"/> [[Jay-Z]] ghostwrote lyrics for the single "Still D.R.E." from Dr.&nbsp;Dre's album ''2001''.<ref name="changes 2001">{{cite news|last=Gill|first=John|title=Dr. Dre Changes Album Title... Again|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428265/19991013/dr_dre.jhtml|work=MTV News|date=October 13, 1999|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000123064015/http://www.mtv.com/news/gallery/d/drdre991013.html|archive-date=January 23, 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Personal life==
On December 15, 1981, when Dre was 16 years old and his then-girlfriend Cassandra Joy Greene was 15 years old, the two had a son named Curtis, who was brought up by Greene and first met Dre 20 years later.{{sfn|Ro|2007|p=11}} Curtis performed as a rapper under the name Hood Surgeon.{{sfn|Ro|2007|p=19}}
{{failed verification span|text=In 1983,|date=July 2024}} Dre and Lisa Johnson had a daughter named La Tanya Danielle Young.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopwired.com/529283/beats-dre-original-gangstas-author-uncovers-dr-dre-abuse-hit-pregnant-woman/|title=Beats By Dre: Original Gangstas Author Uncovers More Dr. Dre Abuse, Hit Pregnant Woman|date=December 12, 2016|website=Hip-Hop Wired}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web|author=Cowie|first=Del F.|date=November 26, 2019|title=Dr. Dre: The Pioneer|url=http://exclaim.ca/amparticle/dr_dre-pioneer#referrer=https://www.google.com|access-date=January 13, 2020|publisher=[[Exclaim!]]}}</ref> Dre and Johnson have three daughters together.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/dr-dres-eldest-daughter-says-she-is-homeless-living-in-a-car-and-delivering-doordash/|title=Dr. Dre's Eldest Daughter Says She is Homeless, Living In a Car, and Delivering DoorDash|work=Black Enterprise|date=August 5, 2021|last=Thornton|first=Cedric|access-date=December 28, 2021}}</ref>
In 1988, Dre and Jenita Porter had a son named Andre Young Jr. In 1990, Porter sued Dre, seeking $5,000 of child support per month.<ref name="Andre Jr" /> On August 23, 2008, Andre died at the age of 20 from an overdose of [[heroin]] and [[morphine]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Ken|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20249863,00.html|title=Coroner: Dr. Dre's Son Died From Overdose of Heroin and Morphine|work=People|date=January 2, 2009}}</ref> at his mother's [[Woodland Hills, California|Woodland Hills]] home.<ref name="Andre Jr">{{cite news |last1=Blankstein |first1=Andrew |last2=Lee |first2=Chris |title=Son of rap producer Dr. Dre found dead; Andre Young Jr. was 20 |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-dreson27-2008aug27,0,5839535.story |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 26, 2008 |access-date=September 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829202823/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-me-dreson27-2008aug27,0,7425285.story |archive-date=August 29, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
From 1987 to 1996, Dre dated singer [[Michel'le]], who frequently contributed vocals to Ruthless Records and Death Row Records albums.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Porter|first=Lauren|date=October 14, 2016|title=Before 'Surviving Compton:' 6 Things To About Michel'le, Dr. Dre And Suge Knight's Relationship|url=https://www.essence.com/entertainment/surviving-compton-michelle-dr-dre-suge-knight-things-to-know/|access-date=December 5, 2020|website=Essence}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=July 2024}} In 1991, they had a son named Marcel.<ref>{{Cite news|last=McDonald|first=Soraya Nadia|date=August 20, 2015|title=Michel'le was more than a battered girlfriend. She was instrumental to Dr. Dre's success.|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/08/20/michelle-wasnt-just-some-girlfriend-who-got-beat-up-she-was-instrumental-to-the-early-success-of-dr-dre-and-ruthless-records/|access-date=December 5, 2020|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>{{sfn|Ro|2007|p=53}}
In April 1992, after a verbal dispute with his engineer, Dre was consequently shot four times in his leg.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guerrasio |first=Jason |title=Dr. Dre's alleged assault on a woman was in the 'Straight Outta Compton' script but it got cut |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/why-dr-dre-assault-on-dee-barnes-isnt-in-straight-outta-compton-2015-8 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=July 2024}}
On May 25, 1996, Dre married Nicole (née Plotzker) Threatt, who was previously married to basketball player [[Sedale Threatt]].{{sfn|Ro|2007|p=145}}<ref name=":3" /> They have two children together: a son named Truice (born 1997) and a daughter named Truly (born 2001).{{sfn|Ro|2007|pp=156, 204}}
In 2001, Dre earned a total of about US$52&nbsp;million from selling part of his share of Aftermath Entertainment to [[Interscope Records]] and his production of such hit songs that year as "[[Family Affair (Mary J. Blige song)|Family Affair]]" by [[Mary J. Blige]]. ''Rolling Stone'' magazine thus named him the second highest-paid artist of the year.<ref name="wealth 2001"/> Dr.&nbsp;Dre was ranked 44th in 2004 from earnings of $11.4&nbsp;million, primarily from production royalties from such projects as albums from [[G-Unit]] and [[D12]] and the single "[[Rich Girl (Gwen Stefani song)|Rich Girl]]" by singer [[Gwen Stefani]] and rapper [[Eve (entertainer)|Eve]].<ref name="wealth 2004">{{cite magazine|last=LaFranco|first=Robert|title=Money Makers|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6959138/money_makers/print|date=February 10, 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402071008/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6959138/money_makers/print|archive-date=April 2, 2008}}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' estimated his net worth at US$270 million in 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2012/forbesfive.html |title=The Forbes Five: Hip-Hop's Wealthiest Artists |magazine=[[Forbes]] |access-date=March 7, 2015}}</ref> The same publication later reported that he acquired US$110&nbsp;million via his various endeavors in 2012, making him the highest–paid artist of the year.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22039/title.dr-dre-named-forbes-highest-paid-musician-of-2012/ | title=Dr. Dre Named Forbes' Highest-Paid Musician Of 2012 | publisher=Cheri Media Group | work=HipHopDX | date=November 29, 2012 | access-date=April 11, 2013 | author=Horowitz, Steven J. | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408013555/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22039/title.dr-dre-named-forbes-highest-paid-musician-of-2012 | archive-date=April 8, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Income from the 2014 sale of [[Beats Electronics|Beats]] to Apple, contributing to what ''Forbes'' termed "the biggest single-year payday of any musician in history", made Dr. Dre the world's richest musical performer of 2015.<ref name="forbes2">{{cite magazine |url=http://www3.forbes.com/forbes/the-worlds-30-highest-paid-musicians-2/32/ |title=World's 30 Highest Paid Musicians: 1. Dr. Dre: $620 million |last=Greenburg |first=Zack O'Malley |author-link=Zack O'Malley Greenburg |date=March 26, 2015 |magazine=Forbes |access-date=March 26, 2015 |archive-date=July 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705042700/http://www2.forbes.com/forbes/the-worlds-30-highest-paid-musicians-2/32/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He remains one of the [[List of music artists by net worth|wealthiest musical artists]].
In 2014, Dre purchased a $40 million home in the [[Brentwood, Los Angeles|Brentwood]] neighborhood of Los Angeles from its previous owners, [[NFL]] player [[Tom Brady]] and supermodel [[Gisele Bündchen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.velvetropes.com/backstage/dr-dre-house/|title=Dr Dre House: Humble Beginnings To A Baller Compound|last=Farrow|first=Emma|website=velvetropes.com|publisher=Velvet Ropes|access-date=January 12, 2019|quote=Dr Dre house is truly stunning. He bought his $40 million mansion in Brentwood, LA in 2014.}}</ref>
It was reported that Dre suffered a [[brain aneurysm]] on January 5, 2021,<ref>{{Cite news|date=January 6, 2021|title=Dr Dre: Rap legend in hospital after brain aneurysm|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55556794|access-date=January 6, 2021}}</ref> and that he was admitted to [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]]'s ICU in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/dr-dre-hospitalized-brain-aneurysm-los-angeles-1234665415/|title=Dr. Dre Hospitalized In Intensive Care With Brain Aneurysm In Los Angeles|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=January 5, 2021|date=January 5, 2021|author=Erik Pedersen}}</ref> Hours after his admission to the hospital, Dre's home was targeted for an attempted burglary.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 6, 2021|title=4 arrested in attempted burglary of Dr. Dre's home while music mogul hospitalized|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-06/4-arrested-attempted-burglary-dr-dre-home|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> He eventually received support from [[LeBron James]], [[Martin Lawrence]], [[LL Cool J]], [[Missy Elliott]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Eminem]], [[Ice Cube]], [[50 Cent]], [[Ellen DeGeneres]], [[Ciara]], her husband [[Russell Wilson]], [[T.I.]], [[Quincy Jones]] and others.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 6, 2021|title=Dr. Dre Gets Well-Wishes From Celebs, Speaks Out After Brain Aneurysm|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/dr-dre-gets-well-wishes-from-celebs-speaks-out-after-brain-aneurysm/|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=[[Us Weekly]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=January 6, 2021|title=Dr. Dre Gets Love From Ice Cube, Missy Elliott, LL Cool J & More After Hospitalization|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/dr-dre-hospitalization-celebrities-react-9507335/|access-date=December 29, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> In February, he was released with a following message on Instagram: "Thanks to my family, friends and fans for their interest and well wishes. I'm doing great and getting excellent care from my medical team. I will be out of the hospital and back home soon. Shout out to all the great medical professionals at Cedars. One Love!!"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Dre on Instagram: 'Thanks to my family, friends and fans for their interest and well wishes. I'm doing great and getting excellent care from my medical team.'|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CJsHFm7pS5q/|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=Instagram}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Dre Shares Message After Suffering Brain Aneursym|url=https://www.tmz.com/2021/01/05/dre-suffers-brain-aneursym-la-health/|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=TMZ|date=January 6, 2021 }}</ref> In March 2024, Dre revealed that during his hospitalization following the brain aneurysm, he also suffered three [[stroke]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/dr-dre-3-strokes-hospitalized-brain-aneurysm/story?id=108258829|title=Dr. Dre says he had 3 strokes when he was hospitalized for a brain aneurysm|first=Angeline Jane|last=Bernabe|publisher=Good Morning America|date=March 18, 2024|accessdate=March 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-03-18/dr-dre-strokes-aneurysm|title=Dr. Dre says he had three strokes when hospitalized for brain aneurysm|first=Nardine|last=Saad|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 18, 2024|accessdate=March 19, 2024}}</ref>
In December 2021, Dre finalized his divorce from Nicole Threatt for a reported sum of $100 million of his estate.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Dasrath |first1=Diana |last2=Ali |first2=Safia Samee |date=2021-12-30 |title=Dr. Dre finalizes divorce with $100 million settlement |language=en |work=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dr-dre-finalizes-divorce-100-million-settlement-n1286739 |access-date=2023-10-14}}</ref>
Dre is a fan of both the [[Los Angeles Rams]] of the NFL,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eminem.news/dr-dre-la-rams-game.html/dre-fred-rams|title=Dr. Dre Enjoys Time Off Studio Dancing At Rams Game|date=September 27, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RamsNFL/status/1442230588505657349|title=LA Legend In the Building! @Dr Dre}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://ramsnewswire.com/dr-dre-has-been-manifesting-the-rams-to-super-bowl-lvi/2022/02/12/|title=Dr. Dre Has Been 'Manifesting' Rams To Super Bowl LVI All Season|date=February 12, 2022 }}</ref> and the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] of the NBA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BulletClubIta/status/1652151947334504449|title=Dr. Dre enjoying himself watching the Lakers}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/nba-basketball-news-rare-photo-of-rap-god-eminem-magic-johnson-dr-dre-and-snoop-dogg-prove-the-glory-days-of-the-lakers-legend-were-unparalleled/|title=Rare Photo of "Rap God" Eminem, Magic Johnson, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg Prove the Glory Days of the Lakers Legend Were Unparalleled|date=April 22, 2022 }}</ref>
==Controversies and legal issues==
===Violence against women===
Dre has been accused of multiple incidents of violence against women.<ref name="RStone-Beating-1991">{{cite magazine|last=Light |first=Alan |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beating-up-the-charts-19910808 |title=N.W.A.: Beating Up the Charts |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=August 8, 1991 |access-date=March 7, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-08-18 |title=Dee Barnes Recounts Vicious Dr. Dre Attack, Her Erasure From 'Straight Outta Compton' |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/news/dee-barnes-dr-dre-attack-erased-from-straight-outta-compton.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Okayplayer |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 13, 2021 |author=Tomás Mier  |title=Dr. Dre's Estranged Wife Nicole Young Says He 'Held a Gun to My Head' Twice, Alleges Years of Abuse |url=https://people.com/music/dr-dre-wife-nicole-young-alleges-abuse-held-gun-to-head/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=People |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Dre Accuses Estranged Wife Nicole Young of Making Up Abuse Claims to Get Money From Him |url=https://www.complex.com/music/dr-dre-accuses-estranged-wife-nicole-young-of-bringing-up-abuse-claims-to-get-money-from-him |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Complex |language=en |archive-date=December 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229075436/https://www.complex.com/music/dr-dre-accuses-estranged-wife-nicole-young-of-bringing-up-abuse-claims-to-get-money-from-him |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On January 27, 1991, at a music industry party at the Po Na Na Souk club in Hollywood, Dr. Dre assaulted television host [[Dee Barnes]] of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] television program ''Pump it Up!'', following an episode of the show. Barnes had interviewed NWA, which was followed by an interview with Ice Cube in which Cube mocked NWA.{{sfn|Reeves|2009|p=110}} Barnes filed a $22.7 million lawsuit in response to the incident.<ref>{{cite news | title=N.W.A's Dr. Dre Target of Suit by Host of Rap Show  | date=July 23, 1991 | access-date=December 28, 2021 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-07-23-ca-55-story.html| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> Subsequently, Dr. Dre was fined $2,500, given two years' probation, ordered to undergo 240 hours of [[community service]], and given a spot on an anti-violence [[public service announcement]] on television.{{sfn|Kenyatta|2001|p=27}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Noel |first=Peter |title=Revenge of the Mad Rappers |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/news/9848,noel,1748,1.html |work=[[The Village Voice]] |date=November 24, 1998 |access-date=February 14, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204082119/http://www.villagevoice.com/news/9848%2Cnoel%2C1748%2C1.html |archive-date=February 4, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-08-28-me-1316-story.html|title=N.W.A Member Pleads No Contest to Assaulting TV Rap Show Host|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=August 28, 1991|accessdate=June 14, 2024}}</ref> The civil suit was settled out of court.<ref name="HReporter-Barnes-2015">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/straight-outta-compton-dr-dre-816135|title=Woman Allegedly Assaulted by Dr. Dre Says 'Straight Outta Compton' 'Ignores' His Victims|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 18, 2015 |access-date=August 21, 2015}}</ref> Barnes stated that he "began slamming her face and the right side of her body repeatedly against a wall near the stairway". Dr. Dre later commented: "People talk all this shit, but you know, somebody fucks with me, I'm gonna fuck with them. I just did it, you know. Ain't nothing you can do now by talking about it. Besides, it ain't no big thing – I just threw her through a door."<ref name="RStone-Beating-1991" />
In March 2015, [[Michel'le]], the mother of one of Dre's children, accused him of subjecting her to [[domestic violence]] during their time together as a couple, but did not initiate legal action.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/12/michelle-blasts-ex-dr-dre-beating-her_n_3914949.html |title=Michel'le Blasts Ex Dr. Dre For Beating Her |work=[[Huffington Post]] |access-date=March 7, 2015}}</ref><ref name="HReporter-Michelle-2015">{{cite news|last1=Weiner|first1=Natalie|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dr-dres-michelle-i-was-816079|title=Dr. Dre's Ex Michel'le: 'I Was Just a Quiet Girlfriend Who Got Beat Up'|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 18, 2015|access-date=August 21, 2015}}</ref> Their abusive relationship is portrayed in her 2016 biopic ''[[Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/surviving-compton-dre-suge-michelle_n_57f67929e4b0c1a524cbbd0f|title=Michel'le Opens Up About Her Abusive Relationship With Dr. Dre|last=Williams|first=Brennan|date=October 7, 2016|website=[[Huffington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ibtimes.com/surviving-compton-exposes-michelles-abuse-dr-dre-relationship-suge-knight-16-things-2428963|title='Surviving Compton' Exposes Michel'le's Abuse By Dr. Dre And Relationship With Suge Knight; 16 Things We Learned From Lifetime Biopic|last=Mojica|first=Nicholas|date=October 15, 2015|work=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref> Dre threatened a lawsuit against [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]], [[Sony Pictures]] and filmmakers of ''Surviving Compton'' in a [[cease and desist letter]], but never ultimately took action.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-18 |title=Dr. Dre: Woman Alleges Music Mogul Beat Her While Pregnant |url=https://eurweb.com/2016/12/18/dr-dre-woman-alleges-music-mogul-beat-pregnant/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=EURweb |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/michelle-responds-to-dr-dre-legal-threats-459525/ |title=Michel'le Refuses To Budge To Dr. Dre's Legal Threats | first1=Shanice |last1=Davice |work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |date=2016-10-14 }}</ref>
Interviewed by Ben Westhoff for the book ''Original Gangstas: the Untold Story of Dr Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap'', Lisa Johnson stated that Dre beat her many times, including while she was pregnant.<ref name=":1" /> She was granted a [[restraining order]] against him.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Westhoff|first=Ben|date=October 17, 2016|title=The new NWA movie depicts Michel'le's abuse by Dr Dre – but is it true?|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/oct/17/surviving-compton-nwa-michelle-dr-dre-beating|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
Former labelmate [[Tairrie B]] claimed that Dre assaulted her at a post-[[Grammy]] party in 1990, in response to her track "Ruthless Bitch".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.laweekly.com/music/tairrie-b-hip-hops-original-bad-bitch-is-back-5874080|title= Tairrie B, Hip-Hop's Original Bad Bitch, is Back|first= Ben|last= Westhoff|work= [[LA Weekly]]|date= August 4, 2015|access-date= October 22, 2015}}</ref>
In a statement to ''[[The New York Times]]'' on August 21, 2015, exactly two weeks after his album, ''Compton'', was released, Dre again addressed his abusive past, stating, "25 years ago I was a young man drinking too much and in over my head with no real structure in my life. However, none of this is an excuse for what I did. I've been married for 19 years and every day I'm working to be a better man for my family, seeking guidance along the way. I'm doing everything I can so I never resemble that man again.&nbsp;... I apologize to the women I've hurt. I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives."<ref name="NYTimes-Apologizes-2015"/>
=== Second divorce ===
Dre's wife, Nicole Plotzker-Young, filed for divorce in June 2020, citing irreconcilable differences.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 30, 2020|title=Nicole Young, Dr. Dre's Wife of 24 Years, Files for Divorce|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/06/nicole-young-dr-dres-wife-of-24-years-files-for-divorce.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Dre's wife files for divorce after 24 years of marriage, cites irreconcilable differences|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/06/29/dr-dres-wife-nicole-young-files-divorce-after-24-years/3282328001/|website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Dr. Dre's Wife of 24 Years, Nicole Young, Files for Divorce|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9411655/dr-dre-wife-files-for-divorce|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> In November 2020, she filed legal claims that Dre engaged in verbal violence and infidelity during their marriage.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Alexander|first=Brenda|date=September 5, 2020|title=Dr. Dre's Estranged Wife Alleges She Experienced Domestic Violence During Their Marriage|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/dr-dres-estranged-ex-wife-alleges-she-experienced-domestic-violence-during-their-marriage.html/|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=Showbiz Cheat Sheet}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=January 13, 2021|first=Tomás|last=Mier|title=Dr. Dre's Estranged Wife Nicole Young Says He 'Held a Gun to My Head' Twice, Alleges Years of Abuse|url=https://people.com/music/dr-dre-wife-nicole-young-alleges-abuse-held-gun-to-head/|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=People}}</ref> She also stated that he tore up their prenuptial agreement that he wanted her to sign out of anger.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Dre Files Prenup That Nicole Young Has Contested|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/12/dr-dre-files-prenup-document-nicole-young-can-get-spousal-support|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=Complex|archive-date=December 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229075437/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/12/dr-dre-files-prenup-document-nicole-young-can-get-spousal-support|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=July 2024}} Dre's representative responded, calling her claims of infidelity and violence in their marriage "false".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Dre Accuses Estranged Wife Nicole Young of Making Up Abuse Claims to Get Money From Him|url=https://www.complex.com/music/dr-dre-accuses-estranged-wife-nicole-young-of-bringing-up-abuse-claims-to-get-money-from-him|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=Complex|archive-date=December 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229075436/https://www.complex.com/music/dr-dre-accuses-estranged-wife-nicole-young-of-bringing-up-abuse-claims-to-get-money-from-him|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Before being released from the Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, he was ordered to pay Plotzker-Young $2 million in temporary spousal support.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Woods|first=Aleia|title=Dr. Dre Agrees to Pay Wife $2 Million in Temporary Spousal Support – Report|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/dr-dre-pay-wife-2-million-dollars-temporary-spousal-support/|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=XXL Mag|date=January 7, 2021 }}</ref> Between the spring and summer of the year, Dre was ordered by the Los Angeles County judge to pay his ex-wife over $300,000 a month in spousal support.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pesce|first=Nicole Lyn|title=Pay day: Dr. Dre ordered to drop almost $300,000 a month in spousal support to ex Nicole Young: reports|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/pay-day-dr-dre-ordered-to-drop-almost-300-000-a-month-in-spousal-support-to-ex-nicole-young-reports-11626970282|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=MarketWatch}}</ref> The $2 million extension request was also dismissed, due to insufficient claims.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Dre Wins Legal Battle in Divorce, Won't Have to Pay $1.5 Million to Estranged Wife|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/10/dr-dre-wins-legal-battle-in-divorce-wont-have-to-pay-million-to-estranged-wife-nicole-young|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=Complex|archive-date=December 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229075435/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/10/dr-dre-wins-legal-battle-in-divorce-wont-have-to-pay-million-to-estranged-wife-nicole-young|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In July 2021, Dr. Dre was ordered by the Los Angeles Superior Court Judge to pay an additional $293,306 a month to his estranged wife in spousal support starting August 1 until she decides to remarry or "further order of the Court".<ref>{{cite web|last=Olonilua|first=Ademola|date=August 5, 2021|title=Dr Dre to pay $300,000 monthly spousal support to ex-wife|url=https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/other/dr-dre-to-pay-300000-monthly-spousal-support-to-ex-wife/ar-AAMXSY4|website=MSN|publisher=The Punch}}</ref> Then, in August, the judge denied his wife's request for a [[Restraining order|protective order]], due to her being afraid of Dre after a snippet leaked on [[Instagram]] of him rapping about the divorce proceedings and his possible brain aneurysm earlier that February; in this snippet, he called his wife a "greedy bitch".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hudson|first=Tanay|date=February 23, 2021|title=Dr. Dre Called Estranged Wife 'Greedy B****' on Unreleased Track|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/dr-dre-diss-wife/|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=Heavy.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Dre Calls Out His Wife on Leaked Snippet|url=https://genius.com/discussions/413107-Dr-dre-calls-out-his-wife-on-leaked-snippet|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=Genius}}</ref>
In mid-October, Dr. Dre was served more divorce papers, during his grandmother's funeral.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cohen|first=Rebecca|title=Dr. Dre's estranged wife served him with divorce papers during his grandmother's funeral|url=https://www.insider.com/dr-dre-divorce-papers-grandmother-funeral-2021-10|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=Insider}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 20, 2021|title=Dr. Dre 'Angry' After Being Served With $1.5M Divorce Papers At Grandmother's Funeral|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.65317/title.dr-dre-angry-served-divorce-papers-grandmother-funeral|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=HipHopDX}}</ref> That same month, Dre was officially deemed "single" by the judge.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Daniels|first=Karu F.|title=Dr. Dre declared legally single amid messy divorce from Nicole Young|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-dr-dre-declared-legally-single-divorce-nicole-young-irreconcilable-difference-20210616-gn3n4wewlzczpefhcxmp5roxca-story.html|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=New York Daily News|date=June 16, 2021 }}</ref> The financial owings in this case included expenses of Dre's Malibu, Palisades and Hollywood Hills homes, but not his stock in past ownership of Beats Electronics, prior to its sale to Apple in 2014.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|date=December 28, 2021|title=Dr. Dre's Ex-Wife Scores Massive Divorce Settlement|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dr-dre-divorce-nicole-young-settlement-1276640/|access-date=December 29, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Dre to Pay Ex-Wife Nicole Young $3.5 Million a Year in Spousal Support Amid Divorce {{!}} Entertainment Tonight|url=https://www.etonline.com/dr-dre-to-pay-ex-wife-nicole-young-35-million-a-year-in-spousal-support-amid-divorce-169309|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=Entertainment Tonight|date=July 22, 2021 }}</ref> In December 2021, the divorce proceedings entered their final stages.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Aderoju|first=Darlene|date=December 10, 2021|title=Dr. Dre Pictured With 'Divorced AF' Balloons as Divorce From Nicole Young Is Reportedly Finalized|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/dr-dre-divorce-nicole-young-finalized-1235008184/|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> On December 28, the divorce was settled with Dre keeping most of his assets and income due to the prenuptial agreement, although he would have to pay a 9-figure settlement within one year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Woods|first=Aleia|date=December 28, 2021|title=Dr. Dre to Pay Ex-Wife $100 Million in Divorce Settlement – Report|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/dr-dre-ex-wife-divorce-settlement-100-million-dollars/|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=[[XXL Mag]]}}</ref>
===Copyright lawsuits===
During the course of ''2001''{{'}}s popularity, Dr.&nbsp;Dre was involved in several lawsuits. [[Lucasfilm Ltd.]], the film company behind the [[Star Wars|Star Wars film franchise]], sued him over the use of the [[THX]]-trademarked "[[Deep Note]]".<ref name="lucasfilm">{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Tina|title=Dr. Dre Sued By Lucasfilm|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/gallery/d/drdre000419.html|work=MTV News|date=April 19, 2000|access-date=June 29, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000510220951/http://www.mtv.com/news/gallery/d/drdre000419.html|archive-date=May 10, 2000}}</ref> The Fatback Band also sued Dr.&nbsp;Dre over alleged infringement regarding its song "Backstrokin'" in his song "Let's Get High" from the ''2001'' album; Dr.&nbsp;Dre was ordered to pay $1.5&nbsp;million to the band in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471763/20030507/dr_dre.jhtml |title=Jury Orders Dr. Dre To Pay $1.5 Million For Copyright Infringement|access-date=December 28, 2021|last=Moss |first=Corey |date=May 7, 2003 |publisher=MTV News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030601073404/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471763/20030507/dr_dre.jhtml|archive-date=June 1, 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref> French jazz musician [[Jacques Loussier]] sued Aftermath for $10 million in March 2002, claiming that the Dr.&nbsp;Dre-produced Eminem track "Kill You" plagiarized his composition "Pulsion".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Dansby|first1=Andrew|title=Composer Addresses Eminem Suit|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/composer-addresses-eminem-suit-189385/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 3, 2002|access-date=June 3, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Eminem sued by jazz star|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1904507.stm|access-date=May 8, 2018|work=BBC News|date=March 31, 2002}}</ref> The online music file-sharing company [[Napster]] also settled a lawsuit with him and [[Heavy metal music|metal]] band [[Metallica]] in mid-2001, agreeing to block access to certain files that artists do not want to have shared on the network.<ref>{{cite news|title=Napster settles suits|url=https://money.cnn.com/2001/07/12/news/napster/|work=CNN Money |date=July 12, 2001|access-date=December 28, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020210223139/http://money.cnn.com:80/2001/07/12/news/napster/index.htm|archive-date=February 10, 2002}}</ref>
Another copyright-related lawsuit hit Dr.&nbsp;Dre in the fall of 2002, when [[Sa Re Ga Ma]], a film and music company based in [[Calcutta, India]], sued Aftermath Entertainment over an uncredited sample of the [[Lata Mangeshkar]] song "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai" on the Aftermath-produced song "Addictive" by singer [[Truth Hurts (singer)|Truth Hurts]]. In February 2003, a judge ruled that Aftermath would have to halt sales of Truth Hurts' album ''Truthfully Speaking'' if the company would not credit Mangeshkar.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Judge Rules Truth Hurts' Album Must Be Pulled Or Stickered|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459838/20030204/truth_hurts.jhtml|work=MTV News|date=February 4, 2003|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030216060232/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459838/20030204/truth_hurts.jhtml|archive-date=February 16, 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Other===
On June 28, 1992, hours before midnight, a barbecue grill and an overfill of charcoal caused Dre's [[Calabasas, California|Calabasas]] mansion to set on fire.<ref>{{Cite web   |date=1992-06-29 |title=Rap Star's Home Damaged in Fire |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-29-me-800-story.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Two firefighters were treated in the hospital for minor injuries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1992-06-29 |title=Fire Damages Rap Singer's House, Injures 2 Firefighters |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-29-me-956-story.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> The fire caused over $125,000 in home damages.
Dre pleaded guilty in October 1992 in a case of battery of a police officer and was convicted on two additional battery counts stemming from a brawl in the lobby of the [[New Orleans]] hotel in May 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-15-ca-2260-story.html |title=The Violent Art, Violent Reality of Dr. Dre |work=Los Angeles Times  |date=December 15, 1992 |access-date=December 28, 2021}}</ref>
In 1993, he was convicted of battery after an altercation with a man who stood outside the front porch of his Woodland Hills home in front of the musician's girlfriend. He claimed that Dre broke his jaw as a result.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Dre sentenced to eight months |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/08/30/Dr-Dre-sentenced-to-eight-months/9924778219200/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref>
On January 10, 1994, Dre was arrested after leading police on a 90&nbsp;mph pursuit through [[Beverly Hills]] in his 1987 Ferrari. It was revealed that Dr. Dre had a blood alcohol of 0.16, twice the state of California's legal limit. The conviction violated the conditions of parole following Dre's battery conviction in 1993; he pleaded no contest and was sentenced to eight months in prison in September 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/1994-09-01/living/25839228_1_andre-young-probation-jail-time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215051726/http://articles.philly.com/1994-09-01/living/25839228_1_andre-young-probation-jail-time |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 15, 2015 |title=Rapper Dr. Dre Sentenced To 8 Months In Prison |work=Philly.com |date=September 1, 1994 |access-date=November 1, 2015}}</ref> He was ordered to pay a $1,053 fine and attend an alcohol education program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Dre Sentenced to Eight Months in Jail |url=https://apnews.com/article/ef394dac02fde7cacc61dde647a47651 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=David |first=Emilia |date=2021-01-06 |title=Details You Never Knew About Dr. Dre's Legal Issues |url=https://www.grunge.com/308183/details-you-never-knew-about-dr-dres-legal-issues/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Grunge.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
In November 2004, at the ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' magazine awards show in Los Angeles, Dr.&nbsp;Dre was attacked by a fan named Jimmy James Johnson, who was supposedly asking for an autograph. In the resulting scuffle, then-G-Unit rapper [[Young Buck]] stabbed the man.<ref>{{cite news|last=Moss|first=Corey|title=Warrant Issued For Young Buck In Vibe Awards Stabbing|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1493786/20041116/young_buck.jhtml|work=MTV News|date=November 16, 2004|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041119030919/http://www.mtv.com:80/news/articles/1493786/20041116/young_buck.jhtml|archive-date=November 19, 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref> Johnson claimed that Suge Knight, president of Death Row Records, paid him $5,000 to assault Dre in order to humiliate him before he received his Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Pam|title=Dr. Dre Puncher Snitches On Suge Knight|url=http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/6622|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061127221827/http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/6622|archive-date=November 27, 2006|work=SOHH|date=November 27, 2006|access-date=July 2, 2008}}</ref> Knight immediately went on [[CBS]]'s ''[[The Late Late Show (CBS TV series)|The Late Late Show]]'' to deny involvement and insisted that he supported Dr. Dre and wanted Johnson charged.<ref>{{cite web|title=Why the Lingering Hate|url=http://www.thuglifearmy.com/news/?id=656|work=ThugLifeArmy.com|date=January 5, 2005|access-date=July 2, 2008}}</ref> In September 2005, Johnson was sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to stay away from Dr.&nbsp;Dre until 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Dr. Dre Attacker Sentenced To One Year In Jail|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1509596/20050915/dr_dre.jhtml|work=MTV News|date=September 15, 2005|access-date=June 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224152659/http://www.mtv.com:80/news/articles/1509596/20050915/dr_dre.jhtml|archive-date=December 24, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On October 30, 2015, Ruthless co-founder [[Jerry Heller]] filed suit against Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy-E's widow, Tomica Woods-Wright, director F. Gary Gray and [[Universal Pictures]] for [[defamation of character]] and copyright infringement over the biopic, ''Straight Outta Compton''. The lawsuit states that depictions of Heller in the film, portrayed by [[Paul Giamatti]], were wrongfully taken from an autobiography he wrote about his involvement with Ruthless and N.W.A.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=2015-10-30 |title=N.W.A Manager Sues Over 'Straight Outta Compton' Portrayal |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/n-w-a-manager-jerry-heller-sues-over-straight-outta-compton-film-64334/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=2015-11-03 |title=Jerry Heller Talks 'Compton' Lawsuit, 'Very Hurtful' Movie |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jerry-heller-talks-compton-lawsuit-very-hurtful-movie-42033/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> The case was taken to court in June 2016 where a judge criticized the filing, saying that the film was "approved to portray these facts in "colorful and hyperbolic" terms".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Eriq |date=2016-06-30 |title='Straight Outta Compton' Lawsuit Survives Because of One Implication About Former N.W.A Manager |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/straight-outta-compton-lawsuit-survives-907572/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> On September 2, 2016, Jerry Heller died of a car accident, preceded by a heart attack.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hassan |first=Jackie Wattles and Carma |date=2016-09-03 |title=Jerry Heller, former N.W.A. manager, dies at 75 |url=https://money.cnn.com/2016/09/03/media/jerry-heller-death/index.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=CNNMoney}}</ref> However, his lawsuit kept on through his legal team and members of his estate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-11 |title=Jerry Heller Is Dead, But His Lawsuit Against N.W.A. Isn't |url=https://www.spin.com/2016/09/jerry-heller-is-dead-but-his-lawsuit-against-nwa-isnt/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=SPIN |language=en-US}}</ref> In October 2018, the lawsuit was dropped, costing Heller's estate $35 million for punitive and $75 million for compensatory damages.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=2018-12-22 |title=Late N.W.A Manager Jerry Heller's 'Straight Outta Compton' Lawsuit Dismissed |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/n-w-a-manager-jerry-heller-straight-outta-compton-lawsuit-772233/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
On April 4, 2016, [[TMZ]] and the ''New York Daily News'' reported that Suge Knight had accused Dre and the [[Los Angeles Sheriff's Department]] of a kill-for-hire plot in the 2014 shooting of Knight in club 1 OAK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2016/04/04/suge-knight-sheriffs-dr-dre-kill-conspiracy/ |title=Suge Knight: Sheriff's Deputy Conspired with Dr. Dre to Kill Me |website=TMZ |date=April 5, 2016 |access-date=October 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dillon |first=Nancy |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/suge-knight-harsh-jail-rules-blamed-massive-scandal-article-1.2588537 |title=Suge Knight's harsh jail rules blamed on 'massive scandal' |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |access-date=October 14, 2016}}</ref> Three months later, in July, Dre was reportedly detained by police after confronting a next-door neighbor in Malibu about a test drive.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gonzalez|first=Sandra|date=July 26, 2016|title=Dr. Dre briefly detained by police|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/26/entertainment/dr-dre-detained-by-police/index.html|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=CNN}}</ref> It was also alleged that he brandished a handgun on the neighbor, but no evidence would be linked and Dre was soon released.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Allah|first=Sha Be|date=July 26, 2016|title=The Source {{!}}Dr .Dre Arrested At His Malibu Home After Road Rage Incident|url=https://thesource.com/2016/07/26/dr-dre-arrested-at-his-malibu-home-after-road-rage-incident/|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=The Source}}</ref>
On May 8, 2018, Dre lost a name trademark filing to a [[Pennsylvania]] [[gynecologist]] named Draion Burch, who previously filed a trademark petition in 2015 to use his nickname, Dr. Drai{{Failed verification span|text=, which has the similar pronunciation|date=July 2024}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=David |date=2018-05-09 |title=Rapper Dr. Dre loses a trademark dispute with ob/gyn Dr. Drai |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/09/entertainment/dr-dre-trademark-ruling-trnd/index.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Then, on June 26, Dre and Jimmy Iovine were ordered to pay $25 million to former partner and creative designer Steven Lamar, who sued the two co-founders for $100 million in unpaid royalties for designing the early Beats headphone models.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-27 |title=Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Lose $25 Million Beats Lawsuit |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/dr-dre-and-jimmy-iovine-lose-25-million-beats-lawsuit/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> The lawsuit was filed in 2015 after news broke out of Apple's acquisition of the headphone brand a year prior.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maine |first=Samantha |date=2018-06-28 |title=Dr. Dre has been ordered to pay out $25 million after losing a Beats By Dre lawsuit |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/dr-dre-beats-lawsuit-ruling-2346290 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web  |first=Eriq |last=Gardner  |date=2018-06-27 |title=Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine Hit With $25M Verdict at Beats Trial |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dr-dre-jimmy-iovine-hit-25m-verdict-at-beats-trial-1123701/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
In August 2021, Dr. Dre's oldest daughter LaTanya Young spoke out about being homeless and unable to support her four children. She is currently working for [[UberEats]] and [[DoorDash]], and she also works at warehouse jobs. She is living in debt in her SUV while her children are living with friends. Dr. Dre has allegedly stopped supporting LaTanya financially since January 2020 because she has "spoken about him in the press".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/you/celebs/international/dr-dres-daughter-latanya-young-talks-about-being-homeless-despite-her-fathers-800-million-fortune-20210806|title=Dr Dre's daughter LaTanya Young talks about being homeless despite her father's $800 million fortune|last=Peters|first=Maxine|date=August 6, 2021|website=News24}}</ref>
==Discography==
{{Main|Dr. Dre discography|Dr. Dre production discography|l2=production discography}}
'''Studio albums'''
* ''[[The Chronic]]'' (1992)
* ''[[2001 (Dr. Dre album)|2001]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Compton (album)|Compton]]'' (2015)
'''Collaborative albums'''
* ''[[World Class]]'' (with [[World Class Wreckin' Cru]]) (1985)
* ''[[Rapped in Romance]]'' (with World Class Wreckin' Cru) (1986)
* ''[[Straight Outta Compton]]'' (with [[N.W.A]]) (1988)
* ''[[Niggaz4Life]]'' (with N.W.A) (1991)
==Awards and nominations==
In March 2024, Dr. Dre received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 6840 [[Hollywood Boulevard]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Dr. Dre honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/3/21/dr-dre-honored-with-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame-250 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |work=ABS-CBN News |agency=Reuters |date=March 22, 2024}}</ref>
===[[American Music Awards]]===
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theamas.com/winners-database/?winnerKeyword=dr.+dre&winnerYear=|title=Winners Data|website=theamas.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Nominated work
!Award
!Result
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|[[American Music Awards of 1994|1994]]
|Dr. Dre
|Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist
|{{won}}
|-
|Dr. Dre
|Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist
|{{won}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|[[American Music Awards of 2001|2001]]
|Dr. Dre
|Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist
|{{won}}
|}
===[[BET Hip Hop Awards]]===
{{award table}}
|-
| [[2014 BET Hip Hop Awards|2014]]
| rowspan="3"| Himself
| rowspan="2"| Hustler of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| [[2015 BET Hip Hop Awards|2015]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[2016 BET Hip Hop Awards|2016]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bet.com/shows/hip-hop-awards/2016/photos/show/and-the-nominees-are.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819022105/http://www.bet.com/shows/hip-hop-awards/2016/photos/show/and-the-nominees-are.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 19, 2016|title=And the Nominees Are|website=Bet.com}}</ref>
| Producer of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''[[Compton (album)|Compton]]''
| [[BET Hip Hop Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
| {{nom}}
|}
===Grammy Awards===
Dr. Dre has won eight [[Grammy Award]]s. Four of them are for his production work.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/dr-dre/2199 |title=Grammy Awards History |publisher=Grammy.com |access-date=June 18, 2023}}</ref>
{{awards table}}
|-
|align=center|[[33rd Annual Grammy Awards|1990]]
|"[[We're All in the Same Gang]]"
|rowspan="2"| [[Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[Grammy Awards of 1994|1994]]
|"[[Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang]]" <small>(with [[Snoop Doggy Dogg]])</small>
|{{nom}}
|-
|"[[Let Me Ride]]"
|rowspan="2"|[[Best Rap Solo Performance]]
|{{won}}
|-
|align=center|[[Grammy Awards of 1996|1996]]
|"[[Keep Their Heads Ringin']]"
|{{nom}}
|-
|align=center|[[Grammy Awards of 1997|1997]]
|"[[California Love]]" <small>(with [[2Pac]] & [[Roger Troutman]])</small>
|Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
|{{nom}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Grammy Awards of 1998|1998]]
||"[[No Diggity]]" <small>(with [[Blackstreet]] & [[Queen Pen]])</small>
|[[Best R&B Song]]
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[Grammy Awards of 2000|2000]]
|"[[Still D.R.E.]]" <small>(with [[Snoop Dogg]])</small>
|rowspan="4"|Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
|{{nom}}
|-
|"[[Guilty Conscience (song)|Guilty Conscience]]" <small>(with [[Eminem]])</small>
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|[[Grammy Awards of 2001|2001]]
|"[[Forgot About Dre]]" <small>(with Eminem)</small>
|{{won}}
|-
|"[[The Next Episode]]" <small>(with Snoop Dogg, [[Kurupt]] & [[Nate Dogg]])</small>
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|''[[The Marshall Mathers LP]]'' <small>(as engineer)</small>
|[[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Best Rap Album]]
|{{won}}
|-
|''[[2001 (Dr. Dre album)|2001]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|Himself
|rowspan="3"|[[Producer of the Year, Non-Classical]]
|{{won}}
|-
|align=center|[[Grammy Awards of 2002|2002]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|[[Grammy Awards of 2003|2003]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|"[[The Knoc|Knoc]]" <small>(with [[Knoc-turn'al]] & [[Missy Elliott]])</small>
|[[Best Music Video, Short Form]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|''[[The Eminem Show]]'' <small>(as producer)</small>
|Album of the Year
|{{nom}}
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[46th Annual Grammy Awards|2004]]
|"[[In da Club]]" <small>(as songwriter)</small>
|[[Best Rap Song]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[Grammy Awards of 2006|2006]]
|''[[Love. Angel. Music. Baby.]]'' <small>(as producer)</small>
|Album of the Year
|{{nom}}
|-
|"[[Encore (Eminem song)|Encore]]" <small>(with Eminem & [[50 Cent]])</small>
|rowspan="2"|Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[Grammy Awards of 2010|2010]]
|"[[Crack a Bottle]]" <small>(with Eminem & [[50 Cent]])</small>
|{{won}}
|-
|''[[Relapse (Eminem album)|Relapse]]'' <small>(as engineer)</small>
|Best Rap Album
|{{won}}
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[53rd Annual Grammy Awards|2011]]
|''[[Recovery (Eminem album)|Recovery]]'' <small>(as producer)</small>
|Album of the Year
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[Grammy Awards of 2012|2012]]
|rowspan="2"|"[[I Need a Doctor]]" <small>(with Eminem & [[Skylar Grey]])</small>
|[[Best Rap/Sung Collaboration]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Rap Song
|{{nom}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[56th Annual Grammy Awards|2014]]
|''[[good kid, m.A.A.d city]]'' <small>(as featured artist)</small>
|Album of the Year
|{{nom}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[58th Annual Grammy Awards|2016]]
|''[[Compton (album)|Compton]]''
|Best Rap Album
|{{nom}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[59th Annual Grammy Awards|2017]]
|''[[Straight Outta Compton: Music from the Motion Picture|Straight Outta Compton]]''
| [[Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media|Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media]]
|{{nom}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[58th Annual Grammy Awards|2020]]
|''[[Ventura (Anderson Paak album)|Ventura]]'' <small>(as engineer)</small>
|Best R&B Album
|{{won}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[66th Annual Grammy Awards|2024]]
|Himself <small>(as a member of N.W.A.)</small>
|[[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]]
|{{won}}
{{end}}
===[[MTV Video Music Award]]s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Nominated work
!Award
!Result
|-
|align=center|[[1993 MTV Video Music Awards|1993]]
|"Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang"
|rowspan="4"|[[Best Rap Video]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|align=center|[[1994 MTV Video Music Awards|1994]]
|"Let Me Ride"
|{{nom}}
|-
|align=center|[[1995 MTV Video Music Awards|1995]]
|"Keep Their Heads Ringin'"
|{{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[1997 MTV Video Music Awards|1997]]
| rowspan="2"|"Been There, Done That"
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography in a Video]]
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[1999 MTV Video Music Awards|1999]]
|"My Name Is"
|[[Best Direction]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|"Guilty Conscience"
|[[Breakthrough Video]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|align=center|[[2000 MTV Video Music Awards|2000]]
|"The Real Slim Shady"
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction|Best Direction in a Video]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|align=center|[[2000 MTV Video Music Awards|2000]]
|"Forgot About Dre"
|[[Best Rap Video]]
|{{won}}
|-
|align=center|[[2001 MTV Video Music Awards|2001]]
|"Stan"
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction|Best Direction in a Video]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|align=center|[[2009 MTV Video Music Awards|2009]]
|"Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang"
|Best Video (That Should Have Won a Moonman)
|{{nom}}
|}
===[[Primetime Emmy Awards]]===
{{awards table}}
|-
| [[74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|2022]]
| ''[[Super Bowl LVI halftime show|The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show]]''
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live)|Outstanding Variety Special (Live)]]
| {{won}}
|}
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Films
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Niggaz4Life: The Only Home Video]]''
| Himself
| Documentary
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Set It Off (film)|Set It Off]]''
| Black Sam
| Minor role
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Whiteboyz]]''
| Don Flip Crew #1
| Minor role
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Up in Smoke Tour]]''
| Himself
| Concert film
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Training Day]]''
| Paul
| Minor role
|-
| 2001
|''[[The Wash (2001 film)|The Wash]]''
| Sean
| Main role
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap]]''
| Himself
| Documentary
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Unity (film)|Unity]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Dave|last1=McNary|title=Documentary 'Unity' Set for Aug. 12 Release with 100 Star Narrators|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/documentary-unity-set-for-aug-12-release-with-100-star-narrators-1201477200/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=May 1, 2015|date=April 22, 2015}}</ref>
| Narrator
| Documentary
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Defiant Ones (documentary)|The Defiant Ones]]''<ref>{{IMDb title|6958022|The Defiant Ones}}</ref>
| Himself
| Documentary
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Dear Mama (TV series)|Dear Mama]]''
| Himself
| Docuseries
|}
{|class="wikitable"
|+ Video games
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2005
| ''[[50 Cent: Bulletproof]]''
| Grizz
| Voice role and likeness
|-
|2020
|''[[Grand Theft Auto Online#The Cayo Perico Heist|Grand Theft Auto Online: The Cayo Perico Heist]]<ref>{{Cite web|first=Alyssa|last=Mercante|date=December 15, 2020|title=Dr. Dre makes a surprise appearance in GTA Online Cayo Perico Heist|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/dr-dre-gta-online-cameo/|access-date=December 15, 2020|website=gamesradar}}</ref>''
| rowspan="2" |Himself
|Voice role and likeness; cameo
|-
|2021
|''[[Grand Theft Auto Online#The Contract|Grand Theft Auto Online: The Contract]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Skrebels|first=Joe|date=December 8, 2021|title=GTA Online Is Getting a Franklin Story Expansion, Set Years After GTA 5|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-online-story-dlc-franklin-dr-dre-years-later-campaign|work=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref>''
|Voice role and likeness; update also features new music created by Dre for the game
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Biographical portrayals in film
|-
! Year !! Title !! Portrayed by !! Notes
|-
| | 2015 || ''[[Straight Outta Compton (2015 film)|Straight Outta Compton]]'' || [[Corey Hawkins]] || Biographical film about [[N.W.A]]
|-
| | 2016 || ''[[Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le]]'' || Chris Hamilton || Biographical film about [[Michel'le]]
|-
| | 2017 || ''[[All Eyez on Me (film)|All Eyez on Me]]'' || Harold Moore<ref>{{cite web |title=Harold House Moore plays to Dr. Dre in All Eyez on Me |url=http://www.lamanagement.co/harold-house-moore-plays-dr-dre-in-all-eyez-on-me/ |publisher=www.lamanagement.co |access-date=February 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305084516/http://www.lamanagement.co/harold-house-moore-plays-dr-dre-in-all-eyez-on-me/ |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || Biographical film about [[Tupac Shakur]]
|}
==Tours==
* The Chronic Tour (1993)<ref>{{cite news|author=Richard Harrington|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/09/29/the-dre-tours-detours/8b35b1e8-8281-42f6-9397-453ceb535126/|title=THE DRE TOUR'S DETOURS|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=September 28, 1993|accessdate=March 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Chuck Philips|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-23-ca-38308-story.html|title=Dr. Dre Tour 'Indefinitely Postponed' After 7 Shows : Pop music: Observers cite problems in promoting the bill of gangsta rappers, including accused murderer Snoop Doggy Dogg.|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 23, 1993|accessdate=March 28, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Up in Smoke Tour]] (2000)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
===Works cited===
* {{cite book|last1=Edwards|first1=Paul|title=[[How to Rap|How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC.]]|location=Chicago|publisher=Chicago Review Press|date=2009|isbn=978-1-569-76375-9|oclc=527853431}}
* {{cite book|last1=Kenyatta|first1=Kelly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dCFq7jRrhFsC|title=You Forgot About Dre!: The Unauthorized Biography of Dr. Dre and Eminem: from NWA to Slim Shady: a Tale of Gangsta Rap, Violence, and Hit Records|location=Los Angeles|publisher=Busta Books|date=2001|isbn=978-0-970-22249-7|oclc=45162196}}
* {{cite book|last=Reeves|first=Marcus|title=Somebody Scream!: Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6gC1GkSRr0gC|place=New York|publisher=Faber and Faber|year=2009|isbn=978-0865479975|oclc=855701348}}
* {{cite book|last1=Ro|first1=Ronin|title=Dr. Dre: The Biography|url=https://archive.org/details/drdrebiography00roro|url-access=registration|location=New York|publisher=Thunder's Mouth Press|date=2007|isbn=978-0-970-22249-7|oclc=671560558}}
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