Dr. Dre Trivia

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Ranked #7 on VH1's 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists. (imdb.com)

He was voted the 54th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone. (imdb.com)

21st February 2001: Became the first hip-hop producer to win a Grammy for Producer of The Year. He was also nominated for 4 other awards including: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for the track "Forget About Dre" with Eminem. (imdb.com)

He has been working on his third album, "Detox" since 2004. (imdb.com)

Assaulted TV hostess Dee Barnes (Pump It Up) in retaliation to her interviewing Ice Cube, where he made a deragatory comment against N.W.A. (at the time, the album Efil4zaggin debuted at #1). [1991] (imdb.com)

Reconciled with fellow MC/actor Ice Cube in 1993. Ice Cube left N.W.A. in 1990 after a dispute with Ruthless Records heads Jerry Heller and 'Eazy-E'. (imdb.com)

Has a teenage/adult daughter, Tyra (imdb.com)

Won an MTV Music Video Award in 1995 for the hit single "Keep Their Heads Ringin." The music video starred Chris Tucker, who steals and pilots a Boeing 747. (imdb.com)

Has been credited for discovering Eminem. (imdb.com)

Stepbrother of 'Warren G'. (imdb.com)

His stepbrother, Warren G, played a demo tape of Snoop Doggy Dogg at a party, which prompted Dre to record the title theme for the film Deep Cover (1992), which appeared during the end credits. (imdb.com)

First hip-hop artist to gain mainstream acceptance with gangsta music with the album "The Chronic" (1992). (imdb.com)

Left Death Row Records in 1995 (imdb.com)