Happy 49th birthday Dr. Dre! Andre Romelle Young, aka Dr. Dre, as the chief architect of West Coast gangsta rap, won five Grammy Awards, including one for Best Rap Solo Performance for “Let Me Ride” in 1994. He transferred from Vanguard Jr. High to Roosevelt Jr. High to avoid gang violence. His mother married Warren Griffin, making the future Warren G. Dr. Dre’s new stepbrother. Dre used to rap with Eazy-E in N.W.A and has produced albums for Snoop Dogg, Eminem and 50 Cent.
He married Nicole Threatt in May 1996 and they have two children together. Dre produced albums for Snoop Dogg, and they starred in many music videos together in the ’90s. Check out Dre’s transformation over the years in the gallery. –joi pearson
