Dr. Dre sale of Beats to Apple, contributing to what "Forbes" termed "the biggest single-year payday of any musician in history", made Dr. Dre the world's richest musical performer of 2015. On April 4, 2016, TMZ and the "New York Daily News" reported that Suge Knight had accused Dre and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department of a kill-for-hire plot in the 2014 shooting of Knight in club 1 OAK. with World Class Wreckin' Cru with N.W.A. Dr. Dre has won six Grammy Awards. Three of them are for his production work. Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally
2001 (Dr. Dre album) the "Billboard" Hot 100, number 11 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and number 2 on the Rhythmic Top 40. It peaked at number three on UK single charts in February 2001. It was nominated at the 2001 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, but the award went to another single from the same album to Dr. Dre and Eminem for "Forgot About Dre". The album debuted at number 2 on the US "Billboard" 200, with first-week sales of 516,000 copies. It also entered at number one on "Billboard"s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The