One of hip hop's most important figures, Dr. Dre helped shaped the sound of the
genre throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s as the Grammy Award-winning beat
maker for Eminem, Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent. Learning his trade as a 15-year-old
studio engineer, he made his name with electro rap group World Class Wreckin'
Cru before meeting Ice Cube and Eazy-E and becoming a producer and key member of
legendary gangsta rap collective NWA. Despite never being regarded as the
greatest rapper, his debut album The Chronic (1992) became a classic, reaching
Number 3 on the US chart and producing ...