Andre Romelle Young[1]:1 (born February 18, 1965),[2] better known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics. Dre was previously the co-owner of, and an artist on, Death Row Records. He has produced albums for and overseen the careers of many rappers, including 2Pac, The D.O.C., Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Xzibit, Knoc-turn'al, 50 Cent, The Game and Kendrick Lamar. He is credited as a key figure in the popularization of West Coast G-funk, a style of rap music
characterized as synthesizer-based with slow, heavy beats. In 2014, Dr.
Dre was ranked as the second richest figure in the American hip hop
scene by Forbes with a net worth of $550 million;[3] he is at the top of the 2015 Forbes list, with an estimated pre-tax take of $620 million in 2014