Dr. Dre Quotes
I wanted to be sure that my donation did two things: went directly into the hands of hurricane victims and that it was an amount that could really impact their lives and make a difference.
"Dr. Dre Donates $1 Million to Hurricane Katrina Relief." PR Newswire, 6 Sep. 2005.
New Orleans suffered Hurricane Katrina, and tens of thousands of citizens were endangered from first the floods and then starvation and dehydration. With the exception of the Coast Guard, the Federal response was meager and inadequate. FEMA and the National Guard took days to get deployed. Meanwhile, journalists in boats and vehicles actually rescued some of the people.
Andre Romelle Young, known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, songwriter, audio engineer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and was previously co-owner and President of Death Row Records. Dr. Dre began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru in 1985 and later found fame with the gangsta rap group N.W.A. The group popularized explicit lyrics in hip hop to detail the violence of street life. During the early 1990s, Dre was credited as a key figure in the crafting and popularization of West Coast G-funk, a subgenre of hip hop characterized by a synthesizer foundation and slow, heavy beats.