an acronym for Niggaz With Attitude - with Dre and Cube, releasing their first album in 1987.ĭre released his first solo single, 'Deep Cover' in the spring of 1992. When the group refused, Eazy formed N.W.A.

Eazy tried to give one of the duo's songs, 'Boyz-n-the Hood,' to HBO, a group signed to Ruthless. In 1986, he met Ice Cube, and the two rappers began writing songs for, a label started by former drug pusher Eazy-E. Dre retaliated by forming a new company,, and while it was initially slow getting started, his bold moves forward earned critical respect.ĭre (born Andre Young, February 18, 1965) became involved in hip-hop during the early '80s, performing at house parties and clubs with the World Class Wreckin' Cru around South Central, Los Angeles and making a handful of recordings along the way. For nearly four years, G-funk dominated hip-hop, and Dre had enough sense to abandon it and Death Row just before the whole empire collapsed in late 1996. Soon, most rap records imitated its sound, and his productions for Snoop Doggy Dogg and Blackstreet were massive hits. in 1992, he founded Death Row Records with Suge Knight, and the label quickly became the dominant force in mid-'90s hip-hop thanks to his debut, The Chronic. On his own, he reworked George Clinton's elastic funk into the self-styled G-funk, a slow-rolling variation that relied more on sound than content. celebrated the hedonistic, amoralistic side of gang life. BDP's early albums were hardcore but cautionary tales of the criminal mind, but Dre's records with N.W.A. Instead, Dre pioneered gangsta rap and his own variation of the sound, G-funk. Dre was responsible for moving rap music away from the avant-noise and political stance of Public Enemy and Boogie Down Productions as well as the party vibes of old-school rap. The Roach (The Chronic Outro) Drums – Cheron Moore Vocals – That Nigga Daz*, Emmage, Jewell*, Rage*, RBX, Ruben* Written-By – Daz*, Rage*, RBXīitches Ain't Shit Vocals – That Nigga Daz*, Kurupt, Snoop* Written-By – Colin Wolfe, D.O.C.*, That Nigga Daz*, Dr.DO NOT CONFUSE THIS ARTIST WITH YO! MTV RAPS PRODUCER, Doctor Dré!ĭr. Stranded On Death Row Vocals – Bushwick Bill, Kurupt, Rage*, RBX, Snoop* Written-By – Kurupt, Rage*, RBX, Snoop* The Doctor's Office Vocals – Jewell*, Rage* Written-By – Dr. High Powered Vocals – That Nigga Daz*, Rage*, RBX Written-By – Colin Wolfe, Dr. Lyrical Gangbang Vocals – Kurupt, Rage*, RBX Written-By – D.O.C.*, Dr. The $20 Sack Pyramid Vocals – Big Tittie Nickie, D.O.C.*, Samara (2), Snoop* Written-By – D.O.C.*, Dr. Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat Drum Programming – That Nigga Daz* Vocals – BJ, RBX, Snoop* Written-By – Dr. Lil' Ghetto Boy Effects – Matthew McDaniels Vocals – That Nigga Daz*, Snoop* Written-By – D.O.C.*, Snoop*Ī Nigga Witta Gun Written-By – D.O.C.*, Snoop* Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang Vocals – Snoop* Written-By – Snoop*ĭeeez Nuuuts Vocals – That Nigga Daz*, Nate Dogg, Snoop*, Warren G.* Written-By – Colin Wolfe, Daz*, Dr. The Day The Niggaz Took Over Effects – Matthew McDaniels Vocals – That Nigga Daz*, RBX, Snoop* Written-By – Daz*, Dr. Let Me Ride Vocals – Jewell*, Ruben* Written-By – RBX, Snoop* Dre, Snoop*įuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin') Vocals – Jewell*, RBX, Snoop* Written-By – Colin Wolfe, Dr. The Chronic (Intro) Vocals – Snoop* Written-By – Colin Wolfe, Dr.

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