Dr. Dre: The Biography
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (839 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1560259213 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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In 1988, N.W.A. notorious and wealthy and led to the founding of Death Row Records, the East-West rap feud, and the gangland-style murders of rival rappers. Dre has had a hand in nearly every development, feud, and trend since the early 1990s, when he and his seminal hip-hop aggregation N.W.A. Dre maintained a thoughtful composure. Ro uncovers a more reflective and introspective side of a man who has certainly seen it all, as far as the meteoric rise and contentious history of rap is concerned. Mike TribbyCopyright © American Library Association. released Straight Outta Compton, arguably the first gangsta rap album. Its provocative tracks brought radio bannings and public hand-wringing about the threat to society N.W.A., its songs, and its ilk represented. From Booklist *Starred Review* Prolific rap chronicler Ro presents the most com
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was a story right out of a pulp fiction novel. Born on February 18, 1965 to a sixteen-year-old single mom, Andre Young, AKA Dr. Dre released from his contract. His departure from N.W.A. Yet despite its unprecedented success with stars such as Snoop Doggy Dogg and Tupac Shakur, the company quickly unraveled in a firestorm of rivalries, greed, violence, and scrutiny by both the government and the media. His new mentor, Suge Knight, allegedly used guns, baseball bats and a kidnap threat to get Dr. Dre, co-founded the notorious rap group N.W.A. Not one to fade into the background, Dr. Dre and Knight went on to build Death Row Records and turned it into a multi-billlion dollar company. Dre's next move was to start his own record company, Aftermath Entertainment. In this essential addition to any music section, award-winning author Ronin Ro details the rise, fall, and resurrection of one of the biggest names in rap music.. The group was one of the most success
Ronin Ro is an award-winning author and music journalist. He is the author of five other books, including the critically acclaimed Have Gun Will Travel: The Spectacular Rise and Violent Fall of Death Row Records.. He has written for Vanity Fair, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, <