Andre Romell Young, known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and previously co-founded, co-owned, and was the president of Death Row Records. Dr. Dre began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru in 1985 and later found fame with the gangsta rap group N.W.A. The group popularized explicit lyrics in hip hop to detail the violence of street life. During the early 1990s, Dre was credited as a key figure in the crafting and popularization of West Coast G-funk, a subgenre of hip hop characterized by a synthesizer foundation and slow, heavy beats.
The term hyphy is Oakland slang meaning "hyperactive". More specifically, it is an adjective describing the hip hop music and the culture associated with the area. The term was first coined by Oakland rapper Keak da Sneak.
"Between the Sheets" is a quiet storm-funk song released by American band The Isley Brothers in 1983 off their album of the same name on the T-Neck imprint.
"Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')", or as a single titled "Dre Day", is a song by American rapper and record producer Dr. Dre featuring fellow American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg, released in May 1993 as the second single from Dre's debut solo album, The Chronic. "Dre Day" was a diss track targeting mainly Dre's former groupmate Eazy-E, who led their onetime rap group N.W.A and who, along with N.W.A's manager Jerry Heller, owned N.W.A's record label, Ruthless Records. In "Dre Day" and in its music video, which accuse Eazy of cheating N.W.A's artists, Dre and Snoop degrade and menace him. Also included are disses retorting earlier disses on songs by Miami rapper Luke Campbell, by New York rapper Tim Dog, and by onetime N.W.A. member Ice Cube, although Dre, while still an N.W.A member, had helped diss Cube first. After "Dre Day," a number of further diss records were exchanged.
This is the discography of American rapper, Mac Dre.
Eyez on the Prize is a hip hop compilation album released April 13, 1999 by the Trump Tight record label.
Andre Lamond Adams, better known by his stage name Andre Nickatina, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California. He previously performed under the stage name Dre Dog.
The New Jim Jones is the debut album by rapper Dre Dog. It was released on June 17, 1993 for independent record label, In-a-Minute Records and was produced by Dre Dog and T.C. The album featured one single entitled "The Ave." and was eventually re-released with a less controversial cover for Mo Beatz Records in 2006.
Cocaine Raps is the third album released by rapper Andre Nickatina, who was previously known as "Dre Dog." It was released In April, 1997 From Filmoe Coleman Records and was produced by Andre Nickatina and Nick Peace. This was an extremely limited release of 2,000 copies and quickly became a highly sought-after collector's item in the Underground Rap following on eBay.
Raven in My Eyes is the fourth album released by rapper Andre Nickatina. It was released on June 23, 1998 for Dogday Records and was produced by Andre Nickatina, Nick Peace, DJ Pause and the Fillmoe Coleman Band. This was an extension of Cocaine Raps Vol. 1, which was released as a limited edition of 2,000 copies months before the release of Raven In My Eyes. The Tracks "Nickatina Creation" and "Diamonds & Carats" are both Remixes.
Tears of a Clown is the fifth album by rapper Andre Nickatina. It was released on May 18, 1999, for Fillmoe Coleman Records and was produced by Andre Nickatina, Dion Peete, J Mack, Nick Peace and DJ Pause.
Daiquiri Factory: Cocaine Raps, Vol. 2 is the sixth album released by rapper, Andre Nickatina. It was released on June 6, 2000, for Million Dollar Dream and was produced by Nick Peace, Fillmoe Coleman and Nicolo Vennarucci. The album was also a sequel to Nickatina's original Cocaine Raps.
Unreleased is the eighth album released by rapper, Andre Nickatina. It was released in 2001 and was produced by Andre Nickatina, Nick Peace, Juilan Piccolo, Smoov-E and the Fillmoe Coleman Band. The album contained unreleased and rare tracks that did not make it to any of Nickatina's previous albums and was sold exclusively at Nickatina's concerts.
Hell's Kitchen is the ninth album by rapper, Andre Nickatina. It was released on January 15, 2002 for Million Dollar Dream and was produced by Andre Nickatina, Nick Peace, Juilan Piccolo, Smoov-E, Reggie Smith and Black Diamond. Hell's Kitchen was a compilation album and featured a large amount of talent including Mac Dre, San Quinn, Saafir and Nickatina's I.M.P bandmate, Cougnut.
Bullets, Blunts in ah Big Bankroll is the twelfth album by American rapper Andre Nickatina. It was released on May 18, 2004 for Nickatina's own Nicky I.N.C. label and was produced by Andre Nickatina, Nick Peace, Krushadelic, Equipto, DJ Pause, DJ Luvva J, First Degree the D.E. and Q-York.
Bullet Symphony: Horns and Halos 3 is the sixteenth album by Andre Nickatina, his fourth with Equipto and the third and final in the duos Horns and Halos series. It was released on December 12, 2006 for Fillmoe Coleman Records and was produced by Andre Nickatina, Nick Peace, Freddy Machete, Krushadelic, JustLuv, K-Maxx and One Drop Scott.
Booty Star: Glock Tawk is the 17th album released by rapper, Andre Nickatina. It was released for Nickatina's own label Nickypearl.com, distributed by Sumo Records and was produced by Andre Nickatina, Nick Peace, Freddy Machete, Krushadelic, K-Maxx, DJ Pause, Rob Lo and TD Camp.
J. Cardim is a Brazilian music producer who has lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and currently lives in New York City.
Jon Kevin Freeman Jr., better known by his stage name Jon Connor, is an American rapper and record producer. Connor has released various mixtapes and an album effort during his career including the Jay-Z inspired The Blue Album, and the Eminem inspired The People's Rapper LP. His debut studio album, Unconscious State was released in 2013. Shortly thereafter, he was signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment from 2013 to 2019, where he did not release an album. In 2015, he garnered notoriety for being featured on Dr. Dre's album Compton (2015) as well as The Game's album The Documentary 2.5 (2015).
I.M.P was a gangsta rap group from San Francisco, California, originally made up of C-Fresh, Cougnut, Dre Dog later known as Andre Nickatina, Lou-E-Loc and Rob V. Their most known album is the underground classic Ill Mannered Playas, released in 1996 on In-A-Minute Records.
