Dr. Dre

Name at birth: Andre Young

Andre Young, a.k.a. Dr. Dre, co-founded the notorious rap group N.W.A. (with Ice Cube and Eazy-E). The group was one of the most successful hip-hop groups of the late 1980s and helped lay the foundations of what's known as West Coast gangsta rap. Dre's 1992 solo effort, The Chronic, was a critical and popular success and made his fame as a producer. He helped launch the careers of Warren G., Snoop Dogg, Eve of Destruction. In 1999 Dr. Dre helped produce Eminem's top-selling The Slim Shady LP, and in 2005 he was behind The Game's debut album, The Documentary.