Along with Ice Cube and others from the Los Angeles’ Compton Neighborhood, Dr. Dre (Andre Young), were founding members of N.W.A—Niggaz With Attitude. Their first album, “F**k The Police”, enraged so many people, the guys were investigated by the FBI—and they became millionaires! The group eventually broke up and Dr. Dre went out on his own, and The Chronic became the sixth best-selling album of 1993, earning Dre two Grammys. Death Row Records, Dr. Dre’s super-hot record label, initiated the star status of Warren G. and Snoop Doggy Dogg. The years between 1990 and 1993 were tough ones for Dre. as he was accused of assaulting a woman in a nightclub, sued by Eazy-E’s record label for alleged racketeering, convicted of assaulting a record producer and arrested for punching a police officer. In 1994, Dr. Dre was pulled over for doing 90+ in his Ferrari, and did not pass the alcohol test. He was placed in jail for five months—as he violated probation.

By 1996, the rapper split with Death Row Records and founded a new label, Aftermath. Dre now had a new image—according to him, gangsta rap was no more. He decided to lay low for a while, working on duets with other artists, but most notably, Eminem, one of his students. Dre produced Eminem’s Slim Shady LP and performed with him as well. In 1999, Dr. Dre put out his second solo-album, 2001, which quickly made its way to the top of the Billboards. The new album revealed a more sensitive, more experienced Dre—one who will remain a visionary legend for future generations.