Doctor Dré

André "Doctor Dré" Brown (born December 5, 1963) is an American radio personality and former MTV VJ.

Not to be confused with Dr. Dre.
Doctor Dré
Birth nameAndré Brown
Born (1963-12-05) December 5, 1963
Long Island, New York, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • radio personality
  • actor
  • musician
Years active1986–present
LabelsRelativity
Associated acts

Career

In the early 1980s Doctor Dré was a DJ at WBAU, the radio station of Adelphi University in Garden City, New York. With three other DJs at the station, he formed the "Concept Crew", which began to create their own music. In 1986, they renamed themselves Original Concept, a hip-hop group which released one album on Def Jam Recordings, Straight from the Basement of Kooley High in 1988; the group's best-known track was "Pump that Bass."

From 1989 to 1995, Doctor Dré and Ed Lover were the co-hosts of MTV's hip hop music specialty program Yo! 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 the 1993 film Who's the Man?, directed by Yo! MTV Raps co-creator and co-director Ted Demme.

Dré and Ed Lover also recorded an album in 1994 titled Back up off Me! that was released on Relativity Records.

Dré also served as a DJ for the Beastie 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 2003 Comedy Central Roast of their Who's the Man? co-star, comedian Denis Leary.

Guest appearances on TV

He guest-starred on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in the episode "Ill Will" as a figment of Will Smith's nightmare of bad doctors. He also appeared on an episode of The People's Court with Judge Marilyn Milian as a witness for a talent director suing former colleagues of his. They won US$1,500, the full amount requested for the gig deposit.

He appeared as a guest on MSNBC's The Beat with Ari Melber on June 1, 2018 along with Yo! MTV Raps co-host Ed Lover. During their segment they promoted the re-boot of the show.

Personal life

Doctor Dré suffers from type 2 diabetes. He lost his vision in October 2019 due to complications with the disease.[1] He has 2 adult children, and is married to Brigide Brown.

Discography
Album information
Back Up Off Me!
  • Released: November 8, 1994
  • Chart positions: #91 Top R&B/Hip-Hop, #27 Top Heatseekers
  • Last RIAA certification: N/A
  • Singles: "Back Up Off Me!" "For the Love of You"
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References
  1. "Hip-Hop pioneer Doctor Dre loses his vision in fight with diabetes". ABC7 NY. October 29, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.



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