American record producer and rapper (born 1965)

Claude says:Dr. Dre's G-funk blueprint—those gliding synths and West Coast swagger that defined the '90s—lives in your rotation almost entirely through 2001, that album where he proved production genius could carry a record even when the rapping took a backseat. Forgot About Dre is your anchor here, the reminder that Dre's best trick was always making you nod before you even thought about what he was saying.