Dre (producer)

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Andre Lyon
Birth name	Andre Christopher Lyon
Born	December 9, 1975^{[citation needed]} New York City, New York
Origin	Miami, Florida
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Label(s)	Epidemic/Jive
Associated acts	Cool & Dre, Terror Squad, Christina Milian, Mannie Fresh, Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, Chris Brown

This article is about the Miami producer, and should not be confused with Dr. Dre or André 3000.

Andre Christopher Lyon (born December 9, 1975,^{[citation needed]} in New York City, New York), better known as Dre, is one half of the hip hop production duo "Cool & Dre", along with Marcello "Cool" Valenzano.

1 Personal life
2 Discography
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Personal life

Lyon moved to Miami with his family when he was five years old,^{[citation needed]} and graduated from North Miami High School in 1993. He is of Jamaican descent.

He is currently working on his solo album called The Trunk. It was scheduled to be released in September 2007 through Cool & Dre's label Epidemic Music and Jive Records, but its actual release date is yet to be announced. It will feature production from Scott Storch, DJ Khaled, Timbaland, DJ Toomp and Cool & Dre. The album will also feature Rick Ross, Dirtbag, Keyshia Cole and Anthony Hamilton. In an October article on AllHipHop.com, Dre announced that The Trunk is currently on hiatus due to label problems, but would consider getting back to it when everyone is able to work together on the same page.^[1]

He is currently dating Christina Milian.^[2]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

The Trunk (shelved)

[edit] Featured Singles

2007: "100 Million" (Birdman feat. Rick Ross, Dre, Young Jeezy, Lil Wayne & DJ Khaled)
2008: "You Ain't Sayin' Nothin" (Fat Joe feat. Dre & Plies)

[edit] Guest appearances

2004: "Take Me Home" (Terror Squad feat. Dre)
2004: "Let Them Things Go" (Terror Squad feat. Dre & Young Selah)
2005: "Sum Mo" (Trina feat. Dre)
2005: "Lil Mama" (Trina feat. Dre)
2006: "Drop Ya Body" (Tony Sunshine feat. Dre)
2006: "So Amazing" (Christina Milian feat. Dre)
2006: "Hot Boy" (Christina Milian feat. Dre)
2006: "Movement" (DJ Khaled feat. Dre)
2006: "Blow" (Rick Ross feat. Dre)
2006: "Boss" (Rick Ross feat. Dre)
2007: "Stop Blockin" (Luc Duc feat. Dre & Scruface)
2007: "Brown Paper Bag" (DJ Khaled feat. Dre, Young Jeezy, Juelz Santana, Rick Ross, Lil' Wayne & Fat Joe)
2007: "I'm From the Ghetto" (DJ Khaled feat. Dre, The Game, Jadakiss & Trick Daddy)
2007: "Bitch I'm From Dade County" (DJ Khaled feat. Trick Daddy, Trina, Rick Ross, Brisco, Flo-Rida, C-Ride & Dre)
2007: "Choppers" (DJ Khaled feat. Dre, Joe Hound & C-Ride)
2007: "Everywhere We Go" (Sean P feat. DJ Khaled & Dre)
2008: "Lights Get Low" (Freeway feat. Dre and Rick Ross)
2008: "She Can Get It" (Rocko feat. Dre)