This has been a hotly debated topic for years, but we are going to finally answer the question once and for all. Dr. Dre is not only one of the most successful rappers of all time. He’s also one of the more successful entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. Is Dr. Dre east or west coast?
The answer is yes. From his music to his style of dress, he embodies the laid-back and relaxed vibe that’s synonymous with California living. He even has a song called “California Love.” The song was also made in 1994 before Dr. Dre moved to California. Now we know why his music sounds so chill!
Dre’s Life in West coast
Dr. Dre was born Andre Young on February 18th, 1965 in LA, California where he spent most of his life before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2008. Following death threats from an illegal gun trade gone wrong back in 2003, he moved to Hawaii for a while before moving back to California.
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He has since bought his mansion in the North Bay Area and is still living there today with his wife Nicole Young-Dre and their daughter Truly Young.
In 2013, Dr. Dre was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of NWA’s success story after spending 20 years in jail where he wrote many hit songs such as “Straight outta Compton” that period.
He also went on tour following this release which lasted from 1999 – 2000 worldwide including Canada and Europe among other countries.
Dr. Dre’s entrepreneurial career includes Beats by Dre headphones established in 2006; Interscope Records, which he co-founded in 1996. Besides, various other business endeavors such as the clothing line “Concert Merchandise”.
In 2011, he was ranked at #14 on Forbes list of wealthiest artists with a net worth of $250 million. His annual income comes mostly from sales from his album “The Chronic” (1992) that has sold over 11 million copies worldwide thus far.
He is also an occasional voice actor for animated series such as The Cleveland Show and Family Guy where he played Tyra Banks’ boyfriend Dr. Jeffery Brown after she dumped Cleveland for him.
In 2002 he checked himself into rehab to deal with his painkiller addiction. In 2003, Dr. Dre made an appearance in Eminem’s movie “The Interview”.
Controversies violence against women
Dre has been criticized for lyrics that condone violence against women. He was accused of being a misogynist.
That accused was alleged that he had attacked Dee Barnes from the group Talking Heads in 1991 when she tried to leave an interview with him.
In July 1992, while performing at Club USA in downtown Manhattan, Dre assaulted a record executive named Alonzo Williams after accusing him of not protecting his artist Ice Cube.
In 1996, rapper Lil’ Kim released “Kim Kills Kourtney Kardashian” which contained references suggesting her rival would be killed by someone close to her.
It is believed this song led to both a physical assault on Kim Kardashian West by Dwayne Carter aka The Rock as well as verbal attacks made by rapper Remy Ma.
Dre’s feud with hip-hop figure Benzino was documented on film twice. in 1999.
In January 2000, the rapper’s former protégée and top-rapper Eminem released “The Marshall Mathers LP” which featured a song entitled “Kim”.
This track contained lyrics about assaulting Dee Barnes as well as murdering his ex-wife Kimberly Scott (now Kim). It is also noted that in 2001 Dre had been accused of attacking Wanda Pratt during an argument on their property.
During the 2004 Grammy Awards, he was booed by people while giving out awards after making negative comments about then Presidential hopeful John Kerry.
He went into hiding for some time following protests from veterans groups over what they believed to be anti-American sentiment in the single ‘Arabian Nights’. He eventually apologized to both for these remarks.
Dre as a co-producer
Besides the rapper, he also worked as a producer. In 1992 he produced the song “Facts of Life” for Snoop Dogg’s debut album.
The following year, Dre began working with Suge Knight to co-produce records and DJ Quik on his third album Way II Fonky.
He also contributed by producing songs such as “Pump Pump,” which appeared on ‘N Sync’s 1997 self-titled LP; or “Player’s Ball,” featured in Spike Lee’s She Hate Me soundtrack that same year.
Dre has been credited as a producer on various other tracks from artists including Truth Hurts (“Addictive”), The Game ft 50 Cent (the single: “Hate It or Love It”), and Trey Song.
