Dre 2001

Andre Romelle Young, primarily known by his stage name, “Dr. Dre”, has had a drastic impact in the Hip Hop industry. Now 46 year old Record Producer, Rapper, and entrepreneur is currently working on one of the most anticipated albums in Hip Hop, entitled, “Detox”. Dre always seems to stay relevant in Hip Hop, due to the production influences of Jazz, Funk, Opera, and Synthesizer sound that bring together the Dr. Dre sound known as West Coast G-Funk. Throughout the 90’s, Much of West Coast Hip Hop was popular and gained more ears when Dr. Dre’s 2001 album dropped in store.

Dr. Dre innovation has been a great inspiration to many young producer’s, as myself. He went through a lot in order to succeed in the industry, you have to be willing to make your own moves. Just to elaborate, Dr. Dre use to be in a group called N.W.A., which ended up becoming some of the most talked about Hip Hop till this day. Dre later went to start Death Row records with Suge Knight. The record was later much more known for their news headlines and less about the music. From there, Dre wisely reprieved himself from Death Row and went on to start a new record label called, “Aftermath Records”. When Dr. Dre began the label, one of the first artist signed to Dre’s label was a loquacious white rapper from Detroit named Eminem.

Later on, both Eminem and Dr. Dre went on to create some the greatest Hip Hop records to ever touch the shelves. With Releases like The Eminem Show, The Marshall Mathers LP, and Dr Dre’s 2001. Most of the albums were produced by both Eminem and Dr. Dre. This gave me inspiration to begin writing, producing, arranging music. Much of Hip hop has to do with vision, and Dre saw his vision. One of the main things to keep in mind during songwriting and development is to trust your own ears and contribute to the sound that most pleases yourself.