Often lauded by many people as one of the top 3 or 5 greatest hip hop producers of all time, Dr. Dre nonetheless is a beatmaker with beatmaking roots that run deep. Though inherently more of a quintessential producer that beatmaker, Dr. Dre - who’s long used live musicians for replays of samples and or melodies and rhythms that he thought up, even on Straight Outta Compton - broadened his production associations with the likes of other producers and musicians like Sam Sneed, Mel-Man, Mark Batson, Scott Storch, Dewaun Parker, DJ Khalid, and most prominently Mike Elizondo. Dre “mix” still is the benchmark sound that many producers aim for when mixing down their music. Dre continued to innovate, carving a more subdued but quite polished sound, that was personified by big drums, distinct keyboard riffs, and a magnificent mix.
He in effect made G-funk his sound, and in the process helped bolster what is now commonly understood to be the west coast sound.įollowing The Chronic Dr. While there’s some small dispute about who was first to come up with the G-funk sound, there’s no debate as to who was the first to popularize it and take it to new heights - that was Dr. Dre was pioneer of the budding southern California G-funk sound. Using a combination of hard-hitting drums, altered funk rhythms, replays of funk samples, and high-pitched portamento - pitch sliding - sine/saw wave synthesizer lines, Dr. And on N.W.A.’s debut album Straight Outta Compton, Dre’s pedigree, knowledge, and skill were all on full display.īut it was the release of his debut solo album The Chronic (1992) that would cement Dr. Dre was a student of the roots of hip hop/rap. Electro hop was a fusion of the east coast’s electro funk sound and some west coast musical influences. Back then, he was instrumental in helping to create the electro hop sound that DJ Lonzo Williams was most popular for. Dre was making beats professionally as early as 1984. Dre (credited along with DJ Yella), created a sound that was a hybrid of the sampling and non-sample-based composition styles. prior to the mid-1990s for a better understanding of what makes him one of the greatest beatmakers of all time.Īs the lead producer for his group, N.W.A., Dr. Wherever you stand in this regard, it’s best to look at Dr. Dre is the greatest beatmaker of all time despite the large number of co-production credits attached to many of his biggest hits. Dre hits and wonder if he really was the man behind the beats. There are those who look at the long list of co-production credits attached to many of the biggest Dr.
Dre, the conversation can get a little out of hand with some people. Father of the quintessential west coast sound and one of the most iconic names in hip hop/rap music production.
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