Submitted by mattwcu on November 15, 2007

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Andre Young

Andre Young: Dr. Dre

The music industry is very competitive and within the hip hop and rap genre are a multitude of artists. Of course, just handfuls really make it big. Andre Young, also known as Dr. Dre, is one of those who have. Born Feb. 18, 1965 in Los Angeles CA, Dr. Dre is a leader in his own right. In his genre, he altered things, moving away from the political rhetoric of Public Enemy and gravitated toward gangsta rap and G-funk (Erlewine). Dre took the focus of the music off violence, and would accentuate the hedonistic part of gang life (Erlewine). In some ways, he would sell his records with sex. That is the oldest marketing trick in the book, but Dre is...

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