Dr. Dre: The perseverance of a great Producer
When I was younger, I always knew I had a talent and passion for music especially in the audio production field of music. I started my career off by enrolling at Full Sail University to obtain my goal and achieve all the skills necessary to follow the dream I love. Focusing on one professional I admire I’ve dived in deep and researched an abundance amount of information, and applied it to lessons that can come toward my own success. The role model I have chosen today is Dr. Dre. The reason I’ve picked Dr. Dre is because throughout his life, he has had some troubles that has waken him up from reality to prove that he is one of the greatest producers in life. I wanted to find out more about him
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With N.W.A, Death Row Records, Straight Outta Compton, Aftermath, and Beats by Dre, Dr. Dre has set the limits high for himself and others on his team, Dre is on a prophetic rise of N.W.A one of the most dangerous hip-hop groups in the world by far. (Brian, 2015). In addition to Dre’s fame there was some minor bumps in his path that really made him who he is today. Dr. Dre’s very first challenge was faced when it was heard of that Dr. Dre had beaten up on lots of women. His first victim was a lady named Tairrie B, Dre was angry because Tairrie said Dre looked like “a fa***t” when he was with the group ‘World Class Wreckin Cru’ and daring not to invite him to collaborate on her first album. “The Power of a Women” which was released by Easy-E’s label, Dre confronted Tairrie at the 1990 Grammy Awards. (Hayes, 2015) He punched her in the face twice. She says that “he hit me like Tyson, but I took It-I don’t know how.” Another women was Dee Barnes she was a radio host and rapper herself back in the late 1980’s and early 90’s. In 1990 she did an interview with “Pump It Up” with Ice Cube over why he was leaving …show more content…
Dre is seeing problems faced from another angle or standpoint. Sometimes things have to happen in life for you to understand your purpose in life rather your young or old and that’s pretty much what happened with Dre growing up he was young and making the wrong choices. He persevered from those mistakes and learned from them the hard way, but still kept his career going even with all the legal troubles he was facing. I think one thing from all this I want to take away is no matter what happens industry wise or just life wise in general always take a minute and ask yourself is what I’m doing the right choice or move I’m making cause then it prevents something bad from happening or getting you in any troubles that’s not needed. And I also want to take away how courageous and ambitious he is to success he never gave up until he became what he wanted to become out of life and that’s becoming a billionaire, but it took losses and struggles to make it. Yet he still made it
The year 2006 was memorable for them; Juicy J, Dj Paul, Crunchy Black and Frayser Boy won Oscar for Best Original Song for the song Its Hard out Here for a Pimp. Their group originated a new style of music, crunk style. In 2008 their group was having some conflicts with the label Sony. This lets Juicy J and Dj Paul to pursue their solo careers.
Do you know who Eric Wright (Eazy – E) is well if you don’t I’m here to tell you all about him? Eric Wright is an artist he dropped out of high school to become an drug dealer. His friends are Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Mc Ren, and DJ Yella. One day Eric went inside the club were Dr. Dre worked at and on Dr. Dre break he told Eric do he want to put some money into the rap business and he thought about it. The next couple days went by and they brought an group in because they couldn’t rap except for Ice cube into they quit and Dr. Dre help Eric rap and that’s how they came up with Ruthless and N.W.A which stand for Niggas With Attitudes.
By his second year in the industry, he was the biggest selling male artist in three different genres. Biggie was a big influence to the music industry. Biggie was such an amazing artist to the point where he was well known among other artists for his prodigious skills. Many people were impressed that Biggie wrote his rhymes entirely in his head, he never wrote his lyrics on paper. He was also consistently recognized for his dynamic and variety of flow, he could make a rap song with a R&B or pop flow or mix different sounds and generes into a song.
Suge Knight has a net worth of $200,000. His net worth has not always been this low. Let’s delve into his rise and fall: How he made a fortune Death Row Records Knight is the former CEO of Death Row Records. This label played a pivotal role in the rise of gangsta rap in the 90s. It had signed some of the biggest names in Hip-Hop ranging from Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre.
Meet my Jazz band. This is a picture of us in New Orleans my junior year during spring break to play Jazz. I decided upon this picture because this band has had such a profound impact on how I frame my future. My connection with music through the piano has been fostered ever since I could reach those shiny black and white collection of keys. Starting at the age of four, playing the classical music of Mozart and Bach was what my musical background was founded upon, with tangible medals and accomplishments as achievements.
Peterson Dorelus Enc1101 9:30 Tupac Shakur Tupac Amaru shaker was born in New York 1971; known by his stage name 2pac was an American rapper. ‘’Shakur received an education in radical politics from his mother, but he also saw some of life's hardships through her struggles with substance abuse’ ‘Tupac was like an Elvis to hip hop in my eyes. Tupac was known for his rapping, his many talents like acting, Also his beef between the East coast and the West coast. To begin, ’‘I hear Brenda's got a baby
In Tupac and My Non- Thug Life Jenée Desmond writes a vividly narrated story about a well-known rapper Tupac Shukar and how she relates her image and identity connection with the former rapper. Raised in the white suburb town and the only black high school cheerleader Tupac 's music and lyrics helped her get through her interracial blend as an African American teen. Jenée expresses her emotions toward her former icon as a teen girl. In the contribution to his death, Jenée Recalls vivid descriptions of her obsession with her image through her teen-hood, when his passing accrued Jenée recollects her past and explains her vivid descriptions when he passed away. She described the moment of his death a tragic moment.
My Theme Song Songs can connect with how we feel and our experiences. Music has been a major part of my life ever since I was just a toddler. For me music has helped me express what I am feeling and who I am as a person. My therapy has been music, it has helped me through almost every problem I have faced. With listening to the song lyrics, we can get a true understanding of what the artist is trying to tell us.
He had become the president of Def Jams recordings. Becoming the president of Def Jams Recordings he was able to sign popular acts such as Rihanna, Ne-Yo and Young Jeezy. He had as well helped Kanye West’s transition from producer to bestselling recording artist. Things didn’t go all too smoothly because he resigned as Def Jams president in 2007. He had complained about the company's resistance to change from ineffectual business models.
In her essay “hip hop’s betrayal of black women,” Jennifer McLune implies that “(h)ip-hop owes its success to the ideology of women-hating” (193). She does not agree with Kevin Powell’s article that hip-hop does not mean to “offend” black women, but instead artists are only letting out their temper throughout their music. McLune feels infuriated that many artists in hip hop (including black men) rap about their community and downgrade their own women. In the hip-hop genre, sexism is mainly used, not only by black men but also by many other race hip-hop artists. Artists assume that women-hating in their rap songs will be accepted by women, but do not realize that it is affecting all women.
Ice Cube soon caught the attention of Dr. Dre a slowly rising rapper and music producer. Ice Cube left the CIA music group and joined N.W.A with Dr Dre, DJ Yella, Eazy-E, and MC Ren. The group's second album straight Outta Compton rocketed the rappers to fame. Ice Cube is considered one of hip-hop's best and most controversial artist. Enraged at how little he had been paid, Ice Cube left N.W.A and went solo.
Missy Elliot, Eve, and MC Lyte all have one thing in common they all have impeccable delivery and amazing storytelling skills (Bobbitt). From MC Lyte’s song titled “Cappuccino” to Eve’s song titled “Love is Blind” they both exemplify the artists amazing storytelling skills while showcasing prominent issues the African American community such as drug abuse and domestic violence. MC Lyte impacted the music industry significantly more than just these two artists it is widespread. Many male and female artists respect what MC Lyte has done musically for Hip
In the shady streets of Compton, California, a teen receives his first Music Mixer. Little does he know, this gift will shape out the rest of his life and of many others worldwide. Andre Romelle Young, also known as “Dr. Dre” is a renowned Hip-Hop artist and highly successful business entrepreneur. He has influenced the course of Rap/Hip-Hop music and those who took part in it. Dr. Dre showed leadership in his early years, aftermath of the N.W.A., and entrepreneurship of his own business.
Nowadays, everyone wears the identity with pride. The genre was a testament to triumphing over hardships, to having enough confidence in oneself not to let the world drag you down, and to rising above the struggle, even when things seem hopeless. Violence in rap did not begin as an affective agent that threatened to harm America 's youth; rather, it was the outcry of an already-existing problem from youth whose world views have been shaped by the inequalities and prejudice they have experienced. The relentless wave of heroic new rappers arriving on the scene formed the golden age of hip hop in the 1980s, a newfound voice which rose from the impoverished ghettos during the 1980s and inspiring a generation of black youth to fight the police brutality they faced on a daily basis.
“Beyond Beats and Rhymes” Summary This movie was a broad discussion about hip-hop music (or more specifically gangster rap) and what kind of social issues the music not only showcases but seems to promote. The producer of this film, Byron Hunt, interviewed people involved in all aspects of the hip-hop industry, including famous rappers, to try to get to the bottom of this. Some of the most prominent issues discussed in the film were the over-sexualization of women, gun violence, and anti- homophobic attitudes. Hunt would ask those involved in the industry about why they think these themes are so prevalent.