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G-funk, short for gangsta funk, is a sub-genre of gangsta rap that emerged from the West Coast scene in the early 1990s. The genre is heavily influenced by the synthesizer-heavy 1970s funk sound of Pa
Dr. Dre, considered a pioneer of G-funk.
Dr. Dre
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Andre Romell Young, known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, an
G-funk
…Parliament-Funkadelic (aka P-Funk), often incorporated through samples or re-recordings. It is represented by commercially successful albums such as Dr. Dre's The Chronic (1992), Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle (1993), and 2Pac's All Eyez on Me (1996). G-funk, which uses funk with an artificially altered tempo…
Dr. Dre in 2026
Poster for one of N.W.A's first concerts at a Compton skating rink, 1988
Ticket for Dr. Dre's Up in Smoke Tour in Albany, New York, July 2000
Dr. Dre in 2008