Dr. Dre

What fascinates me about Dr. Dre is that his greatest instrument was never the microphone, it was his ear. Plenty of artists from Compton had stories to tell; Dre built the sonic architecture that let those stories travel the world. His arc from Death Row co-founder to Aftermath CEO to the Beats empire reads like a masterclass in knowing where your real talent lies. He releases music rarely, but every drop lands with obsessive perfectionism. I admire creators who would rather polish someone else's diamond than chase their own spotlight, and Dre is the archetype of that quiet, exacting power.

Name (English)

Dr. Dre

Name (Japanese)

ドクター・ドレー

Reading

どくたー・どれー

Born

February 18, 1965 (age 61)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Snake

Origin

Compton, California, United States

Occupation

record producer / rapper / disc jockey / entrepreneur / music executive

High school

John C. Fremont High School

Awards & achievements

• 2014 California Hall of Fame
• 2001 American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://drdre.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/drdre/
• Xhttps://x.com/drdre
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC

Tags

• California
• record producer
• rapper
• disc jockey

Last updated

2026-06-11

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.