Dr. Dre: A Black Millionaire Blueprint for Success

Dr. Dre: A Black Millionaire Blueprint for Success

DR. DRE’S SECOND BIG BREAK:

Dre’s influence on hip-hop is vast and far-reaching. He play an instrumental role — literally and figuratively — in the G-funk movement of the late ’80s and early ’90s. He also helped propel West Coast hip-hop to new heights with his largely successful debut album, The Chronic. Dre’s funky bass lines and heavy synths, coupled with the lyrical showcase from the likes of Snoop and RBX, changed the sound of hip-hop and made The Chronic a household name in the genre.Dr. Dre: A Black Millionaire Blueprint for Success


After parting ways with Eazy E over financial differences, Dr. Dre teamed up with then-bodyguard Suge Knight to establish Death Row Records. Now at a label he could call home, Dre had time to focus on music once more. His debut single, “Deep Cover,” from the soundtrack of the similarly-titled movie, arrived in 1992.

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