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April 4, 2006

Label Behind Snoop, Tupac May Close

Suge Knight's Death Row Records may be seized by the court
October 6, 2005

In Brief: Dr. Dre, Bono

Dr. Dre gives to Katrina relief, Bono promotes fair-labor fashion
July 21, 2005

Xzibit Opens His "Arms"

Rapper readying solo record, Strong Armed Steady debut
April 7, 2005

The Immortals - The Greatest Artists of All Time: 54) Dr. Dre

By Kanye West

The Chronic

This is dedicated to the Niggaz that was down from day one," begins Dr. Dre on The Chronic. But before joining N.W.A, this "nigga 4 life" was a love-song-singing, lace-shirt-and-eyeliner-wearing member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru. While serving time with Eazy-E, MC Ren, Ice Cube and DJ Yella,...

1992 RS: 4of 5 Stars

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With its late-'80s Cali-thug breakthrough albums, N.W.A basically told East Coast hip-hop to take its jazz-rap and shove it. And its preachy politics, too. After the group disbanded, producer Dr. Dre founded Death Row records and took that flipoff to the next level. His 1992 solo smash The Chronic features system-busting Funkadelic beats designed to rumble your woofer while the matter-of-fact...

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