When Dr. Dre Leaves Hip Hop
Do you know about Dr. Dre's non-hip hop moments?
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Happy Dre Day! - Only someone like Dr. Dre can have us wait 15 years for an album and suffer no backlash. Detox, anyone? After all, Dr. Dre has never been just a rapper, having started off as a DJ turned producer, he’s proven over the years that you don’t box the good doctor in.Even with such brilliance in the hip hop arena, Dre has dabbled outside of it. To commemorate his 51st birthday, check out the moments he “left” hip hop for just a few seconds to bestow his talents elsewhere. — Jon Reyes (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Gwen Stefani, 'Rich Girl' (2004) - The front woman of No Doubt enlisted Dr. Dre for her debut album for a remake of this classic, which adapted it from the Fiddler on the Roof’s “If I Were a Rich Man.” (Photo from left: Angela Weiss/Getty Images for City Of Hope, Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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Truth Hurts - The St. Louis singer was one of of Dr. Dre’s artists on Aftermath Records. Sadly, her flagship single from her debut album, “Addictive,” was slapped with an injunction that barred the performance and sale of the song for not clearing a sample.While the track was produced by DJ Quik and not by Dr. Dre, he did contribute production to her under-performing debut album, Truthfully Speaking. (Photo from left: Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Didier Baverel/Getty Images for Fintage House/FUGA)
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Nate Dogg, 'Your Wife' (2001) - Alright, Nate Dogg sort of falls somewhere between hip hop and R&B, but we’re counting this as a non-rap venture. The beat on 2001's "Your Wife" is so Dr. Dre. (Photo from left: Florian Seefried/Getty Images, Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Mary J. Blige, 'Family Affair' (2001) - Leave it to Dr. Dre to give Mary J. Blige her first No. 1 on the Billboard 100 with an actual hip hop soul song. (Photo from left: Mike Coppola/Getty Images, Mark Davis/Getty Images)
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Bilal - The neo soul singer got help from Dr. Dre on his debut album with tracks “Fast Lane” and “Sally.” It’s just further proof of Dr. Dre’s versatility. (Photo from left: Jason Merritt/Getty Images, Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Michel'le - The singer’s 1989 debut album, under Eazy-E’s Ruthless Records label, was produced by Dr. Dre. At the time the two were an item. It would be one the few first times the producer began to venture of his comfort genre. Just remember this one. (Photo from left: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for TV One, Karl Walter/Getty Images for Coachella)
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Marsha Ambrosius, "Stronger" (2014) - Dr. Dre jumped on to Marsha’s latest album Friends & Lovers for “Stronger,” a sparse track that he co-produced and lends himself as a featured artist. (Photo from left: Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Rachel Murray/Getty Images for All Def Digital)
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Alicia Keys, "New Day" (2012) - One of Alicia’s more hard-hitting (sonically, at least) tracks, “New Day,” was co-produced alongside Swizz Beatz. Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh! (Photo fro left: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images, Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Harlem School of the Arts)
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The Rolling Stones, “Miss You (Dr. Dre Remix)” (2002) - This remix for the Austin Powers in Goldmember soundtrack is yet more proof of Dr. Dre’s immense talent. He turned this classic Rolling Stones track into a modernized piece that could pass as a new single for an alternative group. (Photo from left: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella, Michael Hickey/Getty Images)