Dr. Dre

Released: July 11, 2009

Featuring: Ludacris

Songwriter: Ludacris

Producer: J. Cardim

[Hook]
(Ah!) West side keep it thuggin' like
After me there will never be another like (Hell yeah!)
Bad hoes, palm trees, bomb weed
Stack cheese, I'm the original (Gangsta!)

[Verse 1]
The first nigga with an attitude
With thirty mil' sold, where the fuck the gratitude?
Huh, I see all these little BG's
Mean muggin' on the screen, tryna be me
Huh, I'm much more than 6-4's
Gun talk, chronic leaves and thick hoes
That's why most of them have come and went
I just recoup, recreate and reinvent
Nigga, welcome to the west coast
We home of the jackers and the best smoke
And ain't no nigga better than Doc Dre, I'm a twenty-year veteran
Bitch I run this whole time zone
'Bout to show these young niggas how to grind homes
I hope you got it while you had the chance
Your run's over, now get ready for the aftermath

[Hook]

Dr. Dre is a Grammy Award-winning rapper, producer, and mogul who is considered by many to be the greatest hip-hop producer of all time. He raised the profile of West Coast rap after he helped pioneer the sounds of gangsta rap in the 1980s with N.W.A and helped popularize the G-Funk sound in the 1990s with his label Death Row Records before changing his sound again after he established Aftermath Entertainment. Dre assisted in the rise of hip-hop stars Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, The Game, and Kendrick Lamar, while producing hits for many other artists. He also became a mogul with his Beats empire and partnership with Apple, helping him become one of the richest musicians in the business.

Born Andre Romelle Young in Compton, California on February 18, 1965, Dr. Dre started as a club and radio DJ. In 1984, he joined the music group World Class Wreckin Cru, which featured producer DJ Yella. Dre’s cousin Sir Jinx introduced him to a rapper named Ice Cube, and they later connected with Compton hustler Eazy-E, rapper MC Ren and producer Arabian Prince to form the gangsta rap group N.W.A. They released their seminal debut album Straight Outta Compton in 1988 and helped put the West Coast on the hip-hop map.

Financial issues led to the demise of N.W.A and caused Dre to form Death Row Records along with The D.O.C. and Suge Knight. Dre released his classic solo debut album The Chronic in 1992 and further helped the West Coast dominate the sound of hip-hop. Due to disagreements with Suge Knight, Dre left Death Row in 1996 and formed Aftermath Entertainment. He released his classic sophomore album 2001 in 1999 and later released multi-platinum albums from Eminem, 50 Cent, The Game, and Kendrick Lamar. In 2002, Dre won a Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.

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