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Doctor Dré | |
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| Birth name | André Brown |
| Born | (1963-12-05)December 5, 1963 (age 61) Westbury, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Relativity |
André Brown (born December 5, 1963), better known asDoctor Dré,[1] is an American rapper,radio personality and formerMTVVJ.
André Brown was born and raised inWestbury, New York, onLong Island.[1]
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In the early 1980s, Doctor Dré was a DJ atWBAU, the radio station ofAdelphi University inGarden City, New York. With three other DJs at the station, he formed the "Concept Crew", which began to create its own music.[citation needed] In 1986, they renamed themselvesOriginal Concept, a hip-hop group that ultimately released their sole album, 1988'sStraight from the Basement of Kooley High, onDef Jam Recordings.[citation needed]
In a 2018 interview, Doctor Dré described his early college work:
I was in a black-music history class withChuck D., [future Def Jam president] Bill Stephney, and [journalist]Harry Allen at Adelphi University. Bill was hostingThe Mr. Bill Show on [Adelphi student station] 90.3 FM WBAU, and they brought me up there. And that's where I metFlavor Flav, who at the time was 'MC DJ Flavor'. I started a show calledThe Operating Room, where I interviewed people likeRun-DMC, and we used to make songs which we played as promos for the show.Jam Master Jay encouraged me to take what we were doing toRussell Simmons. I went to seeRick Rubin, down atNYU, and I played him this promo called "Knowledge Me", where we talked about all the shows [on WBAU].[2]
From 1989 to 1995, Doctor Dré andEd Lover were the co-hosts of MTV'ship hop music programYo! MTV Raps.
Dré teamed up with Lover in the early 1990s to co-host a morning radio show during the re-launch of radio station Hot 97 (WQHT) in New York City.
The duo starred in the1993 filmWho's the Man?, directed byYo! MTV Raps co-creator and co-directorTed Demme.
Dré and Ed Lover also recorded an album in 1994 titledBack up off Me! that was released onRelativity Records.
Dré also served as a DJ for theBeastie Boys.
Dré had his own urban clothing line called Bigga Stuff in the early 1990s, but it was never widely distributed.
Dré and Ed Lover participated in the 2003Comedy Central Roast of theirWho's the Man? co-star, comedianDenis Leary.
He guest-starred onThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in the episode "Ill Will" as a figment ofWill Smith's nightmare of bad doctors. He also appeared on an episode ofThe People's Court with JudgeMarilyn Milian as a witness for a talent director suing former colleagues of his. They wonUS$1,500, the full amount requested for the gig deposit.
He appeared as a guest onMSNBC'sThe Beat with Ari Melber on June 1, 2018, along withYo! MTV Raps co-host Ed Lover. During their segment they promoted the re-boot of the show.
Doctor Dré hastype 2 diabetes. He had lost his vision in October 2019 and his leg in 2020 due to complications from the disease.[3][4] He is married to Brigide Brown. He has two children, son Arahmus and daughter Angelique.[5]
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