Grammys to honour rapper and producer Dr Dre
- By Agencies -
- Nov 04, 2019
Dr Dre, who has produced hits for Eminem, Tupac, Snoop Dogg and more, will be honoured by the Recording Academy for his trailblazing production work.
The Recording Academy announced on Friday that its Producers & Engineers Wing will pay tribute to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer on January 22 at Village Studios in Los Angeles.
The event takes place four days before the 2020 Grammys.
Dre has won six Grammys, three of which he took home as a producer or engineer.
Born in Compton, he broke out on the music scene as a co-founding member of NWA., producing some of the group’s groundbreaking 1988 debut album, Straight Outta Compton.
He went on to produce his own hits and multi-platinum albums, along with crafting music for Eminem, Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, Eve, Jay-Z, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Xzibit, the Game, Anderson .Paak and many more.
He also found success outside of rap, producing Top 10 pop hits for Gwen Stefani, Michel’le and Mary J Blige, helping the R&B queen top the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time with “Family Affair.”
Dre founded Beats Electronics in 2008 with Jimmy Iovine and six years later they launched a streaming subscription service, Beats Music.Apple acquired both in a $US3 billion deal in 2014.