Rapper Dr. Dre,50, has been happily married to his wife Nicole Threatt Young, 45, for almost two decades. Dre whose real name is Andrew Young has been married to his wife Nicole since 1996. This wasn’t always the case with Dre, he has had a very troubled past, especially when it comes to violence and women. Nicole is no stranger to high profile marriages. She was formerly married to NBA star Sedale Threatt. Dre a California native, grew up in violence plagued Compton, CA. He has said he came from a very poor family, and “they made do with what they had.” Dre has also said in his mind the ghetto builds character. Dre said he was very aware of the dangers of his surroundings, namely the gang. He said people die in the wgangs, so he had to be aware of where he was at all times.

When he was 15 his mother bought him a music mixer. He started spinning records at home and family celebrations and events for his friends and neighbors. He started out professionally as a D.J. wearing a surgeons mask, which was how his moniker ‘Dr. Dre’ started. He eventually grew tired of having no control over his music and art, and ventured out to create his own record label, ‘Ruthless Records’. He also recorded as part of group he founded ‘ N.W.A.’. Dre, very quickly rose the ranks in rap royalty, establishing him as a certified rap star selling millions of records the world over. He would eventually team up with troubled Suge Knight to form ‘Death Row Records’, a label that some of the most well known rappers recorded at.

Dr. Dre said he enjoyed an air of notoriety that came with being involved with the record label. He was developing a dangerous reputation of his own. The once calm and collected Andrew Young, was turning into a ruthless character, one his family didn’t recognize anymore. He had money and a new mega mansions deep in the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles. After a series of events he got into a series altercation with MTV DJ Dee Barnes, shoving and pushing her. According to her she feared for her life. Dre was arrested in January of 1991 as a result and charged with assault, he plead guilty to the charges, and settled a multi million dollar lawsuit with Barnes out of court. He would continue to have violent outbursts that resulted in many arrests throughout the coming years.

In August of 1992 Dre and his entourage were arriving an at LA hotel when shots ran out, and Dre was hit multiple times in his legs. He survived but suffered serious wounds to his life, that would take countless hours in physical therapy and ongoing pain. His close friend rapper ‘Eazy E’ died of AIDS in 1995 at 31 was enough of a jolt to clean up his act. His future wife Nicole was in his life at this point, and it is her that he credits his ability to completely change his life around.

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