- Andre Romelle Young, known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper and entrepreneur.
- He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics.
- Dre was previously the co-owner of, and an artist on, Death Row Records.
- He has produced albums for and overseen the careers of many rappers, including Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Xzibit, 50 Cent, The Game and more recently Kendrick Lamar.
- He is credited as a key figure in the popularization of West Coast G-funk, a style of rap music characterized as synthesizer-based with slow, heavy beats.
- In 2011, Dr. Dre was ranked as the third richest figure in the American hip hop scene by Forbes with a net worth of $250 million (From Wikipedia.com)