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(Andre Young, 1965) With the first release on his Death Row records this former N.W.A producer-rapper could claim 2 have changed tha face of hip-hop. Dre's unanticipated 3-times platinum album The Chronic turned a clutch of funk classics into a nu form dubbed "G-Funk". Juddering basslines lulled listeners into a mid-tempo stupor while high-end '70s synths wove a hypnotic top-end around implacable gangsta threats; 3 straight Chronic hits were accompanied by Dre-directed videos evoking an gangsta lifestyle. Dre, once a member of tha obscure, effetely clad funk group World Class Wreckin' Cru, had earned respect as a producer during his N.W.A tenure, creating diverse hits 4 fellow band member Eazy-E, Texas rhymer The D.O.C., female rap group J.J. Fad, and tiny-voiced R&B singer Michel'le. The Chronic, released with Death Row Records, confirmed him as an astute businessman: Dre used the album as a proving ground 4 Death Row artists, including Snoop Dogg and tha Dogg Pound. The soundtrack to '93's Above tha Rim was another notable success 4 tha label that was later 2 find itself at tha center of tha '95 media firestorm over Time Warner's corporate responsibility. In late '94 Dre announced that he intended 2 further extend his franchise by reuniting with former bandmate Ice Cube on an album 2 b titled Helter Skelter. Tha video 4 tha "Natural Born Killaz" single expensively made tabloid stories like tha O.J. Simpson murder and tha Menendez brothers case. In '95 Dre found himself doin' 5 months n Pasadena City Jail 4 parole violation. His prior offenses included assaulting TV host Dee Barnes n '91 and hittin' a police officer n a New Orleans hotel n '92. Suge Knight plead no contest n Feb. 1995 to assault with a deadly weapon on 2 rappers back n 1992. Eazy-E had previously accused tha former football player of using duress to end Dr. Dre's contract with his Ruthless Records. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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