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| - | '''Andre Romelle Young''' (born February 18, 1965), primarily known by his stage name '''Dr. Dre''', is an [[United States|American]] [[record producer]], [[rapper]], [[record executive]], and [[actor]]. He is the founder and current [[CEO]] of [[Aftermath Entertainment]] and a former co-owner and artist of [[Death Row Records]], also having produced albums for and overseeing the careers of many rappers signed to those record labels, such as [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Eminem]] and [[50 Cent]]. As a producer he is credited as a key figure in the popularization of [[West Coast hip hop|West Coast]] [[G-funk]], a style of rap music characterized as [[synthesizer]]-based with slow, heavy beats. | ||
| - | Dr. Dre began his career in music as a member of the [[World Class Wreckin' Cru]] and he later found fame with the influential [[gangsta rap]] group [[N.W.A]] with [[Eazy-E]] and [[Ice Cube]] which popularized the use of explicit lyrics in rap to detail the violence of street life. His 1992 solo debut, ''[[The Chronic]]'', released under Death Row Records, led him to become one of the best-selling American performing artists of 1993 and to win a [[Grammy Award]] for the single "[[Let Me Ride]]." In 1996, he left Death Row to establish his own label, Aftermath Entertainment. Under that label, he produced a compilation album titled ''[[Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath]]'' in 1996, and released a solo album titled ''[[2001 (album)|2001]]'' in 1999, for which he won the Grammy producer's award the next year. | + | "'''Let Me Ride'''" is a 1993 single by rapper and producer [[Dr. Dre]], and the third single from his debut studio album, ''[[The Chronic]]''. It experienced moderate success on the charts, until it became a massive hit when Dre won a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Best Rap Solo Performance]] for the song during the [[Grammy Awards of 1994]]. The chorus is sung by Ruben and [[Jewell (singer)|Jewell]], and [[Snoop Dogg]] (then known as Snoop Doggy Dogg) raps the line "Rollin' in my 6-4" and appears in some background vocals. |
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| + | Dr. Dre's lyrics were [[ghostwriter|ghostwritten]] by [[RBX]]; they had originally been written for a different track.<ref>Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 229.</ref> Dr. Dre, RBX and Snoop Dogg share songwriting credits for the song. | ||
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| + | "Let Me Ride"'s chorus involves both a [[Sampling (music)|sample]] and an [[Interpolation (music)|interpolation]] of the chorus of the 1976 [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]] song "[[Mothership Connection (Star Child)]]", which itself quotes the [[Negro spiritual]] "[[Swing Low, Sweet Chariot]]". "Let Me Ride" also samples [[James Brown]]'s "[[Funky Drummer]]" and [[Bill Withers]]'s 1973 single "Kissing My Love". | ||
| - | During the 2000s, he focused his career on production for other artists, while occasionally contributing vocals to other artists' songs. Dr. Dre signed [[Eminem]] and [[50 Cent]] to his record label in 1996 and 2003 respectively while contributing production on their albums. They have both gone on to become some of the biggest names in hip hop in the 2000s. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' named Dr. Dre among the highest-paid performers of 2001 and 2004. Dr. Dre has also had acting roles in movies such as ''[[Set It Off]]'', and the 2001 films ''[[The Wash (film)|The Wash]]'' and ''[[Training Day]]''. ''Rolling Stone Magazine'' listed Dr. Dre as the 54th Greatest Artist of All Time. | ||
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"Let Me Ride" is a 1993 single by rapper and producer Dr. Dre, and the third single from his debut studio album, The Chronic. It experienced moderate success on the charts, until it became a massive hit when Dre won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance for the song during the Grammy Awards of 1994. The chorus is sung by Ruben and Jewell, and Snoop Dogg (then known as Snoop Doggy Dogg) raps the line "Rollin' in my 6-4" and appears in some background vocals.
Dr. Dre's lyrics were ghostwritten by RBX; they had originally been written for a different track.<ref>Edwards, Paul, 2009, How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC, Chicago Review Press, p. 229.</ref> Dr. Dre, RBX and Snoop Dogg share songwriting credits for the song.
"Let Me Ride"'s chorus involves both a sample and an interpolation of the chorus of the 1976 Parliament song "Mothership Connection (Star Child)", which itself quotes the Negro spiritual "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot". "Let Me Ride" also samples James Brown's "Funky Drummer" and Bill Withers's 1973 single "Kissing My Love".
