At the 2023 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards, the 58-year-old music mogul Dr.Dre will be honored for his contribution to the industry and his influence on the hip hop genre.
Thus, the famous rapper will be recognized as a Hip-hop icon. The award ceremony will take place today in Los Angeles, and the event is a celebration of 50 years of the hip-hop genre, reports NME.com.
"The revolutionary early work of Dr. "Drea laid the foundation for hip-hop as we know it today," said ASCAP President and Chairman of the Board Paul Williams.
“As a supporter of some of today's biggest artists and a successful entrepreneur, he changed the culture of hip-hop. Dre continues to be a key figure in the music industry and we are thrilled to honor him with the first ASCAP Hip-Hop Icon Award as we celebrate 50 years of the genre”.
Dre, which is his real name Andre Rommel Young, is considered a pioneer of modern hip-hop and first rose to fame nearly four decades ago as a member of the group World Class Wreckin' Cru. He later became famous as part of the gangsta rap group NWA, along with Eric Wright, known as Izi-I, Ice Cube and others.
He is also the former co-founder and co-owner of Death Row Records, which represented artists such as Tupac Shakur i Snoop Dogg.
In addition to being credited as the pioneer of the West Coast G-funk subgenre of hip-hop, Dre also gained fame as the co-founder and developer of various music technologies at Beats Electronics. The brand was launched in cooperation with Jimmy Ivin, co-founder of Interscope Records.
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