Citing conflicting egos and an unfair record deal, Dre, with the help of soon-to-be record industry mogul Suge Knight, left N.W.A. “Cube was smart not to sign the contract,” he said during an interview discussing the apparent shady business dealings behind the N.W.A. in 1989 on the track ‘100 Miles And Runnin”, Dre soon realised the error in his ways. Lyrically chastising Ice Cube for leaving N.W.A. With success aplenty, it took a member of the team jumping ship to stir things up not only with the group but in Dre’s mind also. – think ‘Express Yourself’ and the highly controversial ‘F**k The Police’ – his production talent was unquestionable. With Dre cooking up hit after hit behind the boards for N.W.A. An album so unapologetically violent, that while it wasn’t gangsta rap’s first appearance it was without question the first to find a popular audience. And The Posse album fell flat with listeners, Cube, Dre and Eazy, plus MC Ren and DJ Yella, would in 1988 go on to release the seminal Straight Outta Compton. (Niggaz With Attitude), the three would go on to change the soundscape of rap forever. Together with writing songs for Ruthless Records, a label owned by local drug pusher Eric “Eazy E” Wright, Cube and Dre would pen the hit ‘Boyz-N-The-Hood’. Beginning as a DJ during the early ’80s for the World Class Wreckin’ Cru, it wasn’t until meeting Ice Cube (real name O’Shea Jackson) in 1986 that his fame would begin its rise from local celebrity to international superstar. Dre, a combination of both his government and stage names. J” Erving, the Compton native eventually settled on Dr. Selling millions of records worldwide, and a winner of no less than six Grammy Awards, Dre’s respected position at the head of the table as gangsta rap pioneer is rightfully justified.īorn Andre Romelle Young, Dr. Not only responsible for overseeing the successful careers of Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, and more recently Kendrick Lamar, Dre’s own explosion on to the scene came as part of the genre’s most dangerous crew, N.W.A. Dre has come a long way since his days performing at house parties and clubs with Compton collective the World Class Wreckin’ Cru. As one of the most recognised names in rap, Dr.
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