Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known by his
stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, executive producer, rapper and entrepreneur. He is the founder and current CEO of
Aftermath Entertainment and
Beats Electronics. Dre was previously the co-owner of, and an artist on,
Death Row Records. He has produced albums for and overseen the careers of many rappers, including
The D.O.C.,
Snoop Dogg,
Eminem,
Xzibit,
Knoc-turn'al,
50 Cent,
The Game and
Kendrick Lamar. He is credited as a key figure in the popularization of
West Coast G-funk, a style of
rap music characterized as synthesizer-based with slow, heavy beats. In 2014, Dr. Dre was ranked as the second richest figure in the American hip hop scene by
Forbes with a net worth of $550 million; he is at the top of the 2015
Forbes list, with an estimated pre-tax take of $620 million in 2014.