You Forgot About Dre: The Unauthorized Biography of Dr. Dre and Eminem - From N.W.A. to Slim Shady, a Tale of Gangsta Rap, Violence, and Hit Records [Paperback]

Kelly Kenyatta (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2001

Riveting and explosive, You Forgot About Dre is the story of a mentor and a protégé' who impact hip-hop music, with all the details of their success.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"It's a great read for young rappers and their parents with a thoroughness that is refreshing as well as informative." -- Yma, Harlem News

From the Publisher

You Forgot About Dre : The Unauthorized Biography of Dr. DRE & Eminem - A Tale of Gangsta Rap, Violence and Hit Records - From N.W.A. to Slim Shady - A Tale of Gangsta Rap, Violence, and Hit Records is Busta Books' second title. The new national best-seller is an exciting, fast-paced book which brings you face to face into the world of gangsta rap, taking you through Dr. DRE's boyhood, straight-out-of-Compton, and painting a picture of Eminem's struggle and survival.

This 165-page book with 24 of the hottest never-before-seen pictures, reveals the intimacies of Dr. DRE;s and Eminem's lives, from childhood until now. Dr. DRE, who is often considered the most influential rapper/producer of his time, created his own style of hip-hop with N.W.A.; one that went beyond flashy colorful clothes and fickle imagery, and coined the term and the sound that has become commonly known as gangsta-rap.

After DRE released his first solo album, The Chronic, and began an alliance with Snoop Doggy Dogg, who helped the album gain its multi-platinum status, he formed another label, Aftermath Records. His first effort Dr. Dre Presents...The Aftermath was released in 1996 and featured several other rap artists, including Detroit MC Marshall Mathers (a.k.a. Eminem) whose The Slim Shady LP, hit No. 2 on the Billboard album charts and within weeks of its release his second album the Marshall Mathers LP hit #1 and was certified platinum worldwide. For their album, the team of Dr. DRE and Eminem won big at the 42nd Annual Grammies and at the MTV Video Music Awards. It's the complete story from N.W.A to Death Row and The Aftermath, from Snoop Dogg to Suge Knight, Ice Cube, Eazy E, Warren G and Nate Dogg! It's all here - the successes and the tragedies - the ups and the downs of the music industry! The complete story!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 154 pages
• Publisher: Amber Communications Group, Inc. (January 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970222491
• ISBN-13: 978-0970222497
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,009,632 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars No new information, September 18, 2002

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Jason (Northern Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Forgot About Dre: The Unauthorized Biography of Dr. Dre and Eminem - From N.W.A. to Slim Shady, a Tale of Gangsta Rap, Violence, and Hit Records (Paperback)

Don't get me wrong, I am a huge Dre and Eminem fan but this book isn't worth your money. It has little to no new information for fans who have spent a little bit of time and surfed the web for bios and such. For those who say this book is great because Dr. Dre is one of the best rappers on the planet, they are mistaken. Dr. Dre is not a rapper, he is a producer. I'm not dissing Dre and Eminem, but this book is poorly conducted, any 7th grader with the internet could have thrown this together in about a month or so. Save your money and read something informative.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most Complete, January 7, 2001

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Myron Johnson (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Forgot About Dre: The Unauthorized Biography of Dr. Dre and Eminem - From N.W.A. to Slim Shady, a Tale of Gangsta Rap, Violence, and Hit Records (Paperback)

This is an excellent book. It's the only one out on Dre and the best one out on Eminem. If you want to know everything about two of the most talented rappers on the planet, get it. Nuff said.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars dreem, September 8, 2001

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This review is from: You Forgot About Dre: The Unauthorized Biography of Dr. Dre and Eminem - From N.W.A. to Slim Shady, a Tale of Gangsta Rap, Violence, and Hit Records (Paperback)

fantastic. it tells about how N.W.A., dr. dre and eminem got started. it was an easy and interesting book to read. i recommend it to people that like rap but don't like to read that much.