Doctor Dre
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- For the MC, record producer, and head of Aftermath Entertainment, see Dr. Dre (Andre Young).
André "Doctor Dré" Brown (born on December 5, 1963 in Westbury, New York) is an African American radio personality and former MTV VJ. He is best known for being the co-host of MTV's hip hop music specialty program Yo! MTV Raps with partner Ed Lover. He also starred in the 1993 film Who's the Man? He was a member of the rap group Original Concept who released one album on Def Jam entitled Straight from the Basement of Kooley High, their best known track being "Pump That Bass".
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- He is a former DJ for The Beastie Boys.
- Appeared on an episode of The People's Court with Judge Marilyn Milian as a witness for a talent director suing former colleagues of his. They won $1500, half of what was requested.
- Dré teamed up with his Yo MTV Raps! partner Ed Lover in the early 90's to co-host a morning radio show when they helped launch America's first all Hip Hop station, Hot 97 in New York City.
- Dré had his own urban clothing line, Bigga Stuff, in the early 1990s, but it was never widely distributed.
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