Dr. Dre. The man of millions, soon to be billions, of dollars. And you need ten reasons to know why he's better than you, eh, commoner? Well, I'm here to give you ten:
10. He's still got people waiting for Detox.
Yes, Detox, the long-awaited yet never-released "final" album from Dr. Dre. When other rappers are professing that you will never release the album, you will never release the album. Yet fans are still split on the issue. Will he or won't he? Well, if we're to take 50 Cent seriously, then he won't, but then again, are we ever to take 50 Cent seriously?
9. He doesn't write his own songs... and nobody really cares.
When you have a presence in hip hop music like Dr. Dre does, you don't need to do a silly thing like write your own music. That's what you have people like RBX and Jay-Z for. He reportedly just oversees his lyrics. They're written for him and then he suggests edits to them. He's a lyrics editor. Pretty good gig to back up rapping.
8. He has the integrity not to rap on a Katy Perry song.
Okay, yes, I did admit to liking this song, but it wasn't because of Snoop Doggy Sellout.
7. He has a song specifically for when you forget him, so you can remember that you forgot him.
But of course, you would never forget him, so the point is moot.
6. He wore a pirate eyepatch in 2Pac's "California Love" video.
"Yarr, I be the rapscallion they call Dre! Show me dat California booty!"
5. Beats headphones are okay.
Mine broke after wearing them for less than a year, but they were still okay while they lasted.
4. He was part of N.W.A.
Straight outta Compton, crazy motherfucker named... Dre. Being one of the primary producers for N.W.A. makes Dr. Dre a worthy candidate for being one of the most important people in hip hop.
3. He's a producer, rapper, and entrepreneur.
Meanwhile, I can barely do the Sudoku and crossword in my newspaper. And I sure as hell ain't making money for that.
2. The man is Eminem's mentor.
Eminem, one of the most dangerous personalities in music of the late 90's and early 00's, had Dr. Dre as his mentor. Gotta give him credit for that. Not going to give him credit for just standing there and not operating though.
1. He's fuckin' rich.
Apple has just purchased Beats headphones from Dr. Dre for 3 billion dollars, making his net worth between 700 and 800 million dollars. You know, I'm just happy someone finally beat out P. Diddy for the title of world's richest rapper. But yeah, Dr. Dre is fuckin' rich. Money rules the world. That's reason enough.
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