Dr. Dre

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Issues
Domestic violence Misogyny Offensive imagery or language Physical abuse
Merits
Charity Social and cultural awareness
Genre
Hip-hop
Country
United States

Findings

When Description Source
1990 Singer Michel’le described repeated physical abuse during their relationship, and rapper Tairrie B said Dre punched her at a 1990 Grammys party. Dre subsequently apologised publicly to women he had hurt. Source
1991 Dre pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery for assaulting journalist Dee Barnes. He received two years' probation, 240 hours of community service and a fine. Source
Dre’s early work with N.W.A included graphic lyrics about beating, raping and murdering women, and his solo-era material continued to use degrading language about women. Source
2013 Dre and Jimmy Iovine each contributed $35 million to establish the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy, a program combining arts, business, engineering and technology. Source
2015 Dre pledged $10 million toward a performing-arts centre at Compton High School and announced that royalties from his album "Compton" would support the project. This was intended to expand local students’ access to arts education and creative facilities. Source

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