Andre Young aka Dr. Dre, who is now 45 years old, got his name from his love for basketball superstar Dr. J. and Warren G. is his stepbrother by the way. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and also a former shareholder of Death Row Records. He has been instrumental in launching the careers of many artists, including Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and recently a near-foe of 50 Cents. He is primarily credited with popularizing the West Coast G-Funk type of rap as a producer. He started small in music with the group World Class Wreckin ‘Crew, but later found fame with his previous group with Easy-E and Ice Cube, a group called NWA with very explicit lyrics that highlight the evil and violent lifestyle in the songs. streets. He made solo music later and his song “Let me ride” won him a Grammy in 2003. In the 2000s, Dr. Dre has been producing more than singing, but contributing his voice to other artists’ songs and a little acting. In 2003, he co-produced a major label debut album ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin’ by New York rapper 50 Cents.
Curtis James Jackson, aka 50 Cent, who is slightly younger than Dre at 35, didn’t get off to a great start either. Growing up in a poor neighborhood, on the south side of Jamaica, Queens in New York, she found herself going from not having enough to never seeing her mother again after she was shot when she was only 8 years old. His start in music was also a bit rough with his first album ‘Power of the Dollar’ which never saw the light of day after being filmed “supposedly 9 times” just days before release. He survived, but his record company abandoned him. Luckily for 50cents, singer-producer Eminem listened to one of his mixing tapes and declared him a favorite in an interview where he saw him sign a joint deal with Dre’s shady Eminem and Aftermath Records – a deal that clearly changed his life completely and that he saw a relationship between 50 Cents and Dr. Dre.
With the recent troubles in the G-Unit group that saw The Game, 50 Cent is unhappy with Dr. Dre for working with The Game. Although it is not very verbalized by the parties involved, there has clearly been tension between Dr. Dre and 50 Cents. However, 50 Cent won’t say much, not because of his relationship with Dre, but because of the relationship he has with Eminem, which he apparently values very much. According to him, offending Dr. Dre is offending Eminem, so he won’t say much. We all remember 50 Cent’s fight with Fat Joe and Jadakiss because they made a record with their enemy Ja Rule. The 50 cent explanation is that where he grew up, when the man standing next to the man you want to hit is too close, hit him too. The friends of your enemy are also your enemies.
Considering how much these two artists give to Dre’s record company, he would have had to make a big decision about where his loyalty lies, but thanks to The Game, who offered an apology to 50 Cents, Dr. Dre and Eminem, Jimmie Lovine and the fans hopefully all of this is over and over now.