Do you know who Dr. Dre is? Chances are, you've heard of his popular line of headphones, Beats by Dr. Dre. But what else has he done? Not only had he made amazing headphones, but Dr. Dre also had to constantly switch schools. With everything he had done, Dr. Dre is someone we can consider as a modern day Renaissance man. Dr. Dre, born as Andre Young, was the first born of Theodore and Verna Young. Both of his parents were singers, but his mother quit her group, The Four Aces, shortly before he was born. During his school years, Dr. Dre attended Vanguard Junior High School, but due to gang violences, he had to be transferred to the safer Roosevelt Junior High School. Dr. Dre also enrolled for an apprenticeship program at Northrop Aviation Company, …show more content…
Dre would often visit a club called Eve After Dark to watch the DJs and rappers, who were performing live. Subsequently, Dre ended up becoming a DJ at the club, taking on the name “Dr. J”. He also met another rapper, Antoine Carraby, who later became a member of the N.W.A., DJ Yella. During one of their recording sessions, they recorded a song named “Surgery” that ended up selling 50,000 albums later on, becoming a number one hit In 1981, Dr. Dre and Cassandra Joy Greene had a son named Curtis Young when Dre was only 16 and Cassandra was only 15. Curtis then went on to become “Hood Surgeon” a rapper. Dre also had a daughter with Lisa Johnson, who they named La Tanya Danielle Young, in 1983. Then, in 1988, Dre and Jenita Porter had a son, Andre Young Jr.. Unfortunately, he died August 23, 1996 from an overdose of heroin. In 1996, Dre married Nicole Threatt, the ex-wife of NBA player Sedale Threatt, and they had two children; a son named Truice and a daughter named Truly Not only has he made amazing headphones, but Dr Dre has really persevered through many tough times in his life. Though he had to struggle through his school years, Dre was able to be successful in the long run. Starting his career off early really helped him out, and now he's making tons and tons of money. Andre Young is truly a renaissance man, and a ladies man