Andre Romelle Young more known as Dr. Dre is a legendary beat maker to say the least
of it.
He formed the sounding of hip-hop in 1990s of the whole west coast as well as popularized
such a musical genre as G-Funk.
Before becoming a solo artist, he was a member of a group World Class Wreckin’ Cru and
later a rap-group N.W.A that stood at the origins of gangsta rap.
His first solo album The Chronic was released in 1992 and became platinum three times.
In 2001, the second album turned out to be even more successful and so, Andre started
producing for 50 Cent, Eminem and other celebrities.
Dr. Dre can boast of 83 official singles, 8 releases, 6 Grammys and two victories in
MTV Video Music Awards.
Dr. Dre’s father Theodore was a singer in a band called The Romelles.
At that time he was dating Verna who was a teenager.
At 15, she gave birth to their son, who is a famous gangsta rap pioneer.
The mother Verna had been married to Theodore for less than a decade until the divorce followed.
Raising a child on her own and at such a young age was a difficult task and many told her
to abort.
Nowadays, she is glad she made the right decision.
She was married two more times and produced four more kids.
From mother’s marriage to Warren Griffin, there is a step-brother Warren who is very
close with the music star.
It was exactly Warren who introduced Dr. Dre to Snoop Dogg, who later became his protégé.
Warren is a rapper himself and is very successful.
He is also married but there is no information whether he has children.
From Verna’s marriage to Curtis Crayon, there are three more half-siblings.
Shameka is the only child who is alive now.
Jerome passed away from pneumonia.
Tyree died in 1989, at the age of 21.
He was involved in a gang-related attack that left him with a broken neck, meaning no chances
for surviving.
The brilliant artist’s personal life is as interesting as his musical career.
He met his first love Cassandra Joy Green while studying in a high-school.
This relationship led to her pregnancy at 15.
She raised a child on her own far from Andre for 20 years until a big reveal.
Lisa Johnson was another short-time girlfriend in a high school, who also has a child from
the artist.
The third short-term relationship was with Jenita Porter and she also produced a child
with Dre.
The rapper’s first serious relationship began in 1987 and lasted for the next 9 years.
His girlfriend and later even a fiancé was Michel’le Denise Toussaint.
The couple worked together and also became parents to a baby-boy.
However, this love-story was over in 1996.
The famous artist led an attorney Nicole Young down to the altar in 1996 and the two love
birds have been living happily ever since that time.
It seems like Dr. Dre finally found the love of his life.
In total, the celebrity has 7 kids.
With Green, there is a son Curtis, who was born in 1981.
For two decades the rapper had no clue he had a son and only after a DNA test proved
it, he met Curtis and is now in good relationship with him.
Like a dad, Curtis is also a rapper.
He is married and has four kids.
With Johnson, there is a daughter La Tanya, who was delivered in 1983.
Andre is a son with Porter and he came to this world in 1988.
At the age of 20, he was found dead from an overdose of heroin and morphine.
Marcel was born in 1991 and he is a son with Michel’le.
Tyra is a daughter from an unknown woman and the rap pioneer keeps cordial relationship
with Tyra and knows she is his biological child.
In a marriage with Young, there are two more kids with a son Truth being the oldest one.
He was born in 1997.
A daughter Truly became a wonderful addition in 2001 and is the youngest child of a rich artist.
She likes social media platforms a lot and often uploads photos and videos.