That’s number one,” says Andre Brown at the 1:20:00 mark. How can that be? ‘Cause if it wasn’t for me. It was called Straight Outta Compton, which I call ‘Straight Outta Fiction ’ they act like didn’t exist.

“It kind of was an insult to me when I went to see this movie recently. Andre Brown feels that he and Ed Lover played a critical hand in the group’s history which was not represented, and uses this opportunity to set the record straight that’s confused Hip-Hop name-watchers for years.Īppearing on this week’s episode ( #185) of The Cipher, Doctor Dré (joined by former Def Jam Publicity Head Bill Adler) tell hosts Shawn Setaro about what’s really on his mind.Ĭelebrate The 28th Anniversary of Yo! MTV Raps With Its Very First Episode (Video) Dre, and chronicled his and his band-mates’ rise through N.W.A. In 2017, Doctor Dré reveals that he is not pleased with their portrayal (or lack thereof) in 2015 blockbuster Straight Outta Compton. Yo! Former MTV Host Doctor Dré Wants to Take Diabetes to Task In the process, Dré and Ed made 1993 theatrical film Who’s The Man?. There, the duo hosted the flagship Hip-Hop TV show through its (and some of the genre’s) glory years. In time, he would meet Yo! MTV Raps co-host Ed Lover at an audition at the network. An early DJ for Beastie Boys, Brown would work closely with Public Enemy, Rick Rubin, and others. Dré, through his group Original Concept, was part of the early Def Jam Records roster. In the late 1980s, Doctor Dré (aka Andre Brown) was making music and television at the same time.

Now creeping down billionaire status (thanks to his Beats Electronics sale to Apple), the Compton, California native is a household name. The former, Andre Young, co-founded the World Class Wreckin’ Crew, N.W.A., Death Row Records, and his own Aftermath Entertainment. Perhaps no tandem is more famous than Dr. There have been two Guru’s, a couple Jay Dee’s, and several Mike D’s. Notably, Mobb Deep and South Central Cartel were each compromised of duos Prodigy and Havoc (or “Prodeje” in S.C.C.’s case). Hip-Hop is big enough to have some artists with multiple names.

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