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Dr Dre: Snoop Dogg
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Dre started his career with the rap-group NWA (Dr.Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy E, DJ Yella, MC Ren) back in 1987. After leaving NWA, Dre and Suge Knight founded "Deathrow Records", the most successful HipHop Labels of the early nineties. Dre produced songs for 2Pac and Snoop Dogg and became one of the most famous Rap producers ever. In the late nineties, Dr. Dre founded his own label "Aftermath Records". Aftermath Records holds some of today's hottest artists like Eminem, 50 Cent and Obie Trice. Dr. Dre has ... released 3 solo albums within his career.
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Dr. Dre is often considered the most influential rapper/producer of his time. With his straight-out-of-Compton attitude, Dre created his own style of hip-hop; one that went beyond flashy colorful clothes and fickle imagery, and coined the term and the sound that has become commonly known as gangsta-rap. In the tradition of bands like Cypress Hill and Parliament, Dre crafted his own subculture of sound. His G-funk ethic has been carried on in acts such as Snoop Doggy Dogg, Warren G and Ice Cube. His more
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In 1999, Dre released his second solo album, 2001 (sometimes called Dr. Dre: 2001 or Chronic 2001: No Seeds and variations thereof). Once again, the album featured about as much of Dre's voice as the voices of numerous collaborators, mainly Hittman, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Xzibit, and Eminem. The album was highly successful... reaffirming a recurring theme featured in its lyrics, stating that Dre is still a force to be reckoned with, despite the lack of major releases in the previous few years.
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In interviews, artists that have worked with Dr. Dre generally tend to credit him with bringing an overall artistic vision to projects, helping artists to give their best performances. In a 2006 interview with Allhiphop.com, Snoop Dogg talked about re-writing his lyrics to the single "That's That" after receiving advice from Young, and stating that his input is what made the song a hit. As Dr. Dre told Time Magazine in 2001, "One of the things I like most about producing is recording vocals," he says. "I like instructing people, but I'm ... trying to bring out a good performance, so I work with them-encourage them."[15]
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Rapper DR DRE is suing his former record label Death Row over the rights to his groundbreaking 1992 album THE CHRONIC. Dre - real name Andre Young - filed the lawsuit last Wednesday (15Aug07) at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Los Angeles. It includes claims the now defunct label is attempting to sell copyrights for the album - which launched fellow rap star Snoop Dogg's career. When he handed over his 50 per cent share in Death Row Records in 1996, Dre struck an agreement with the label whereby the company retained copyrights for The Chronic - provided it continued to pay him royalties. In 2000 he cancelled the agreement, claiming he had received no royalties from the company. He is asking the court to officially rescind the agreement and force Death Row to return the copyrights to him.
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Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre and Mariah Carey are in Houston for Super Bowl XXXVII and the Pre-Bowl festivities. Magic Johnson, P. Diddy and LL Cool J are among the celebrities hosting parties.
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