Legendary rapper, producer, and entrepreneur Andre Romell Young, known to the world as Dr. Dre has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
On Tuesday, March 19, Dre was given the 2,775th star in a star-studded event. Attendees included Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Eminem, Jimmy Iovine, and other longtime friends and hip-hop collaborators of Dr. Dre.
Following a demonstration of love and gratitude from Iovine and Snoop Dogg for all that Dr. Dre has done for hip-hop, the producing legend entered the stage.
“Growing up in Compton, I never imagined that I would one day be represented here among some of my childhood heroes. I’ve been fortunate enough to make a living doing exactly what I love to do. How about that? Isn’t that the dream? Over the course of my career, I’ve had the privilege of finding and nurturing new talent as well as pushing the boundaries in hip-hop, both in content and substance,” Dre stated.
“But I’m most proud of elevating the sound and clarity of how we experience hip-hop. Getting that thing right is one of my greatest achievements. I love that this honor is unique to Los Angeles and brings fans from all over the world to connect with their favorite artists. I’ll be here forever,” he added.
As the sound engineer and co-founder of the groundbreaking rap group N.W.A., the Still Dre hitmaker made his breakthrough.
In 1992, he put out the highly regarded first album, The Chronic, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. After leaving the N.W.A., Dre worked with other legendary rappers, including Snoop, 2Pac, and many more to produce hits for Death Row Records.
Dre founded Aftermath Entertainment in 1996 with assistance from Jimmy Iovine, the co-founder of Interscope, and is recognized for having unearthed talents like Eminem and 50 Cent.
With 2Pac’s California Love, Dr. Dre achieved his first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1995. Dre’s impressive resume boasts several more No. 1 successes, such as Eminem’s Crack A Bottle, Mary J. Blige’s Family Affair, and 50 Cent’s In Da Club. He also peaked at number one on the Hot 100 as a credited artist in 1996 with BLACKstreet’s No Diggity.
The 59-year-old Dr. Dre, who topped our ranking at number one last year, was selected by Billboard as the best rap producer of all time.