120-1166: (Redirected from Best Rap Video ) Annual music video award The MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video was first given out in 1989, and it was one of the four original genre categories added at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards . This award was last given out in 2006, as MTV did not bring it back in 2008 like it did with other genre awards. Instead, artists and videos that were previously eligible for Best Rap Video are now eligible for Best Hip-Hop Video . Will Smith , Arrested Development , Dr. Dre , and Jay-Z are tied as this award's biggest winners, each having won it twice. Recipients [ edit ] [REDACTED] Two-time winner Arrested Development Year Winner Other nominees Ref. 1989 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince — " Parents Just Don't Understand " Ice-T — " Colors " Kool Moe Dee — "How Ya Like Me Now" MC Hammer — " Turn This Mutha Out " Tone Lōc — " Wild Thing " 1990 MC Hammer — " U Can't Touch This " Digital Underground — " The Humpty Dance " Biz Markie — " Just
240-482: A Caligula -esque set, with Prince dressed in a yellow mesh outfit which infamously exposed his buttocks. His trousers were parodied numerous times throughout the following year, on the sketch comedy TV series In Living Color , and even at the following year's VMAs by radio shock jock Howard Stern . It also marked the final TV appearance of Kiss with Eric Carr prior to Carr's death in November 1991. 1992 : in
360-544: A standing ovation from the audience and artists. For the second year in a row, the Backstreet Boys took the Viewer's Choice Award for " I Want It That Way ", a song they performed during the broadcast. Before presenting the final award, a group of drag queens paid tribute to Madonna wearing her most iconic outfits with a medley of her hit songs. Madonna herself then appeared onstage and remarked, "All I have to say
480-488: A supra-aural headphone; Beats Spin; Heartbeats by Lady Gaga , also an in-ear headphone; and Diddy Beats. In late 2009, Hewlett-Packard participated in a deal to bundle Beats By Dr. Dre with some HP laptops and headsets. HP and Dr. Dre announced the deal on October 9, 2009, at a press event. An exclusive laptop, known as the HP ENVY 15 Beats limited edition, was released for sale October 22. In January 2014, Beats Music
600-428: A "lifetime ban" from the network when he introduced Cher with some of his recently notorious nursery rhymes that contained vulgar language and references. After performing with Tom Petty , Guns N' Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin was assaulted by Mötley Crüe lead singer Vince Neil , leading to a verbal battle between Neil and Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose . Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora turned out
720-450: A 2010 release, coming after 50 Cent's Before I Self Destruct and Eminem's Relapse , an album for which Dr. Dre handled the bulk of production duties. In a Dr Pepper commercial that debuted on May 28, 2009, he premiered the first official snippet of Detox . 50 Cent and Eminem asserted in a 2009 interview on BET 's 106 & Park that Dr. Dre had around a dozen songs finished for Detox . On December 15, 2008, Dre appeared in
840-545: A Friend " Young MC — " Principal's Office " 1991 LL Cool J — " Mama Said Knock You Out " 3rd Bass — " Pop Goes the Weasel " DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince — " Summertime " Ice-T — " New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme) " Monie Love — " It's a Shame (My Sister) " 1992 Arrested Development — " Tennessee " Black Sheep — " The Choice Is Yours (Revisited) " Kris Kross — " Jump " Marky Mark and
960-575: A New York City-based firm. Since the 2006 ceremony , viewers are able to vote for their favorite videos in all general categories by visiting MTV's website. Taylor Swift is the most awarded solo artist in the history of the VMAs, having won 30 trophies between 2009 and 2024, which includes record-breaking five Video of the Year VMAs (" Bad Blood ", " You Need To Calm Down ", All Too Well: The Short Film , " Anti-Hero " and " Fortnight "). 1984 : at
1080-429: A Prayer " video, she thanked Pepsi-Cola in her acceptance speech "for causing so much controversy". Pepsi-Cola had paid Madonna $ 5 million to appear in a commercial that would predominantly feature the world premiere of "Like a Prayer"; the commercial, titled "Make a Wish", depicted Madonna drinking Pepsi and watching a home video of her eighth birthday. The tone that the commercial sought to convey sharply contrasted with
1200-406: A dispute with Eazy-E, Dre left the group at the peak of its popularity in 1991 under the advice of friend, and N.W.A lyricist, the D.O.C. and his bodyguard at the time, Suge Knight . Knight, a notorious strongman and intimidator, was able to have Eazy-E release Young from his contract and, using Dr. Dre as his flagship artist, founded Death Row Records . In 1992, Young released his first single,
1320-584: A dramatic historical reinterpretation of "Vogue" as well as her dramatically becorseted breasts. 1991 : during the award show the MTV Video Vanguard Award was renamed to the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award from then on, in honor of his contributions to the culture of music videos by changing them from a mere promotional tool featuring musicians playing instruments and singing, to a "short film" with
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#17327917523111440-553: A duet by rapper Eve and No Doubt lead singer Gwen Stefani and signed R&B singer Truth Hurts to Aftermath in 2001. Dr. Dre produced and rapped on singer and Interscope labelmate Bilal 's 2001 single " Fast Lane ", which barely missed the Top 40 of the R&;B charts. He later assisted in the production of Bilal's second album, Love for Sale , which Interscope controversially shelved because of its creative direction. Dr. Dre
1560-527: A hip hop record label run by local rapper Eazy-E . N.W.A and fellow West Coast rapper Ice-T are widely credited as seminal artists of the gangsta rap genre, a profanity-heavy subgenre of hip hop, replete with gritty depictions of urban crime and gang lifestyle. Not feeling constricted to racially charged political issues pioneered by rap artists such as Public Enemy or Boogie Down Productions , N.W.A favored themes and uncompromising lyrics, offering stark descriptions of violent, inner-city streets. Propelled by
1680-520: A joint album with fellow producer Timbaland titled Chairmen of the Board . In 2007, Dr. Dre's third studio album, formerly known as Detox , was slated to be his final studio album. Work for the upcoming album dates back to 2001, where its first version was called "the most advanced rap album ever", by producer Scott Storch . Later that same year, he decided to stop working on the album to focus on producing for other artists, but then changed his mind;
1800-430: A joint venture between Interscope and Eminem's Shady Records. Dr. Dre served as executive producer for 50 Cent's commercially successful February 2003 debut studio album Get Rich or Die Tryin' . Dr. Dre produced or co-produced four tracks on the album, including the hit single " In da Club ". Eminem's fourth album since joining Aftermath, Encore , again saw Dre taking on the role of executive producer, and this time he
1920-498: A lot of music videos, and I eventually want to get into directing." Along with fellow member Ice Cube, Dr. Dre produced Straight Outta Compton (2015), a biographical film about N.W.A. In 2006, Dre co-founded Beats Electronics with his partner, Jimmy Iovine. Its first brand of headphones were launched in July 2008. The line consisted of Beats Studio, a circumaural headphone; Beats Tour, an in-ear headphone; Beats Solo & Solo HD,
2040-597: A member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru in 1984, and later found fame with the gangsta rap group N.W.A . The group popularized explicit lyrics in hip hop to detail the violence of street life. During the early 1990s, Dre was credited as a key figure in the crafting and popularization of West Coast G-funk , a subgenre of hip hop characterized by a synthesizer foundation and slow, heavy production. Released as Death Row's first major project, Dr. Dre's debut solo album, The Chronic (1992), made him one of
2160-532: A radio broadcasting school, he relocated to the residence of his father and residence of his grandparents before returning to his mother's house. Inspired by the Grandmaster Flash song " The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel ", Dr. Dre often attended a club called Eve's After Dark to watch many DJs and rappers performing live. He subsequently became a DJ in the club, initially under
2280-525: A restraining order against him. Former labelmate Tairrie B claimed that Dre assaulted her at a party in 1990, in response to her track "Ruthless Bitch". Two weeks following the release of his third album, Compton in August 2015, he issued an apology to the women "I've hurt". Andre Romell Young was born in Compton, California , on February 18, 1965, the son of Theodore and Verna Young. His middle name
2400-452: A song entitled "Surgery" in 1984. Dr. Dre's earliest recordings were released in 1994 on a compilation titled Concrete Roots . Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described the compiled music, released "several years before Dre developed a distinctive style", as "surprisingly generic and unengaging" and "for dedicated fans only". Dre later joined the musical group World Class Wreckin' Cru , which released its debut album under
2520-450: A storyline. His video " Thriller " influenced and changed music videos into what it is like today. A conflict between Poison 's Bret Michaels and C.C. DeVille culminated in a fistfight at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards . DeVille was fired and replaced by Pennsylvanian guitarist Richie Kotzen . Paul Reubens had his first public appearance, during the opening montage, following an arrest for lewd-conduct earlier that year. Taking
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#17327917523112640-520: A stripped-down acoustic performance of the Bon Jovi hits " Wanted Dead or Alive and " Livin' on a Prayer ", and in the process possibly provided the inspirational spark for MTV Unplugged . Paula Abdul was nominated for six awards, picking up four wins. She performed a seven-minute medley of her singles " Straight Up ", " Cold Hearted ", and " Forever Your Girl ". When Madonna won the Viewer's Choice Award (sponsored by Pepsi-Cola) for her " Like
2760-465: A theme) and ended with Trent Reznor screaming "Tried to save myself, but myself kept slipping away" and the word "ninetynine" in the trademark NIN reversed-N font. This was only shown once during the original broadcast, was edited out of all repeats. Geri Halliwell attended the event, one of her first public appearances since she left the Spice Girls . At the red carpet, actress Rose McGowan
2880-614: Is a compilation-style album, featuring a number of frequent collaborators, including Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Xzibit and the Game, among others. It was initially released on Apple Music on August 7, with a retail version releasing on August 21. In an interview with Rolling Stone , he revealed that he had about 20 to 40 tracks for Detox but he did not release it because it did not meet his standards. Dre also revealed that he suffers from social anxiety and due to this, remains secluded and out of attention. On February 12, 2016, it
3000-640: Is derived from the Romells, his father's amateur R&B group. His parents married in 1964, separated in 1968, and divorced in 1972. His mother later remarried to Curtis Crayon and had three children: sons Jerome and Tyree (both deceased) and daughter Shameka. In 1976, Dre began attending Vanguard Junior High School in Compton, but due to gang violence , he transferred to the safer suburban Roosevelt Junior High School. The family moved often and lived in apartments and houses in Compton, Carson , Long Beach , and
3120-532: Is different from Wikidata MTV Video Music Awards " Anti-Hero " " Fortnight " The MTV Video Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the VMAs ) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video category), the annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony has often been called
3240-591: Is that it takes a real man to fill my shoes." She then introduced Paul McCartney , who presented the Video of the Year to "some guy called Laurence Hill" ( Lauryn Hill ). Dr. Dre Andre Romell Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre , is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics , and co-founder of Death Row Records . Dre began his career as
3360-517: Is utilized to maximize the ceremony's ratings. The first VMA ceremony was held in 1984 at New York City 's Radio City Music Hall . The ceremonies are normally held in either New York City or Los Angeles . However, the ceremonies have also been hosted in Miami , Las Vegas , and Newark, New Jersey . The statue given to winners is an astronaut on the Moon, one of the earliest representations of MTV, and
3480-417: The 1992 show , MTV requested Nirvana perform " Smells Like Teen Spirit ", while the band itself had indicated it preferred to play new songs " Rape Me " and " tourette's ". Network executives continued to push for "Teen Spirit" but finally offered the band a choice to play either "Teen Spirit" or " Lithium ", which the band appeared to accept. At the performance, Nirvana began to play, and Kurt Cobain played
3600-426: The 1995 MTV Video Music Awards , Hole perform the song " Violet " from their major-label debut album Live Through This . This was one of the first major televised performances given by frontwoman Courtney Love following the death of her husband Kurt Cobain and the death of her band's bassist Kristen Pfaff in 1994. Before beginning the song, Love dedicated the performance to her husband and different people in
3720-448: The 1997 MTV Video Music Awards , Pat Smear announced that he was leaving Foo Fighters halfway through their performance and presented his replacement, Franz Stahl , who had been a member of the band Scream with Dave Grohl . The Spice Girls , who won the best dance video award to the for their music video " Wannabe ", who wore a black strap on their left arms as a sign of grief because of Diana, Princess of Wales 's death prior to
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3840-537: The 1998 MTV Video Music Awards , during the original broadcast of the show, a commercial faded in the Nine Inch Nails NIN logo on a black screen while playing a combination of music that started as a solo piano piece and morphed into an electronic/industrial beat (which would later found out to be the songs "La Mer" and " Into the Void ", which share many melodic components and can be considered variations on
3960-473: The 1999 MTV Video Music Awards with an entire breast exposed and only a small pasty over the nipple. Kim's outfit became even more controversial later when she appeared on stage with Diana Ross and Mary J. Blige to present the Best Hip-Hop Video award, and Ross reached over, cupped her hand under Kim's exposed breast and jiggled it while Kim laughed. During the following acceptance speech by
4080-488: The Beastie Boys , group member Ad-Rock addressed the instances of rape and sexual assault that occurred in the crowd at the recent Woodstock 1999 concert event. He pleaded to other musicians in the room to make a change in the way they treat fans at concerts; to pledge to talk with promoters and security to ensure "the safety of all the girls and the women who come to our shows". Afeni Shakur and Voletta Wallace,
4200-645: The Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the Hot Rap Singles (now Hot Rap Tracks) charts. In 1995, Death Row Records signed rapper 2Pac , and began to position him as their major star: he collaborated with Dr. Dre on the commercially successful single " California Love ", which became both artists' first song to top the Billboard Hot 100. However, in March 1996 Young left the label amidst a contract dispute and growing concerns that label boss Suge Knight
4320-682: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the album triple platinum, and Dr. Dre also won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance for his performance on "Let Me Ride". For that year, Billboard magazine also ranked Dr. Dre as the eighth-best-selling musical artist, The Chronic as the sixth-best-selling album, and "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" as the 11th-best-selling single. Besides working on his own material, Dr. Dre produced Snoop Dogg's debut album Doggystyle , which became
4440-512: The Super Bowl for youth, an acknowledgment of the VMA ceremony's ability to draw millions of youth from teens to 20-somethings each year. By 2001, the VMA had become a coveted award. The annual VMA ceremony occurs before the end of summer and held either in late August or mid-September, and broadcast live on MTV, along with a "roadblock" simulcast across MTV's sister networks since 2014, which
4560-865: The Watts and South Central neighborhoods of Los Angeles. Dre has said that he was mostly raised by his grandmother in the New Wilmington Arms housing project in Compton. His mother later married Warren Griffin, which added three step-sisters and one step-brother to the family; the latter would eventually begin rapping under the name Warren G . Dre is also the cousin of producer Sir Jinx . Dre attended Centennial High School in Compton during his freshman year in 1979, but transferred to Fremont High School in South Central Los Angeles due to poor grades. He attempted to enroll in an apprenticeship program at Northrop Aviation Company , but
4680-491: The ballad " November Rain " won the MTV Video Music Award for best cinematography. During the show, the band performed "November Rain" with singer Elton John . Because of the dispute Rose had with Cobain, moments before the "November Rain" performance, Cobain spat on the keys of what he thought was Axl's piano. Cobain later revealed that he was shocked to see Elton John play on the piano he had spat on. During
4800-513: The first MTV Video Music Awards in 1984 , Madonna performed her hit " Like a Virgin " wearing a combination bustier / wedding gown , including her trademark "Boy Toy" belt. During the performance, she rolled around on the floor, revealing lace stockings and a garter . Cyndi Lauper spoke in " Exorcist -esque gibberish" to explain the VMA rules right before winning the Best Female video for " Girls Just Want to Have Fun ". David Bowie ,
4920-447: The title track to the film Deep Cover , a collaboration with rapper Snoop Dogg , whom he met through Warren G. Dr. Dre's debut solo album was The Chronic , released under Death Row Records with Suge Knight as executive producer. Young ushered in a new style of rap, both in terms of musical style and lyrical content, including introducing a number of artists to the industry including Snoop Dogg, Kurupt , Daz Dillinger , RBX ,
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5040-431: The 2000s, Dr. Dre shifted focus onto production for other artists, occasionally contributing vocals. He signed Eminem in 1998 and 50 Cent in 2002, while extensively contributing to releases by both artists. Aftermath has since signed other artists including the Game , Kendrick Lamar , Anderson .Paak , Silk Sonic , Busta Rhymes , Eve , and Rakim , among others. He has won seven Grammy Awards , including Producer of
5160-548: The Beatles and director Richard Lester were rewarded with the first ever Video Vanguard Awards for their work in pioneering the music video . The Cars' " You Might Think " won the very first video of the year, beating out Michael Jackson 's "Thriller" and Herbie Hancock 's "Rockit". 1987 : At the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards , Peter Gabriel won ten awards, including the Video Vanguard Award and Video of
5280-605: The Best R&;B Video award with Dr. Dre and George Clinton . At the time, Snoop was wanted in connection with the week-old drive-by murder of an L.A. gang member. Janet Jackson closed the show with her performance of " That's the Way Love Goes " & " If ". 1994 : at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards on September 8, months after a profanity-laced appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman , Madonna
5400-1114: The Brain " Dr. Dre — " Let Me Ride " 1995 Dr. Dre — " Keep Their Heads Ringin' " Brandy (featuring MC Lyte , Queen Latifah and Yo-Yo ) — " I Wanna Be Down " Da Bush Babees — "Remember We" Craig Mack — " Flava in Ya Ear " Public Enemy — " Give It Up " Rappin' 4-Tay (featuring The Spinners ) — " I'll Be Around " 1996 Coolio (featuring L.V. ) — " Gangsta's Paradise " Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — " Tha Crossroads " LL Cool J — " Doin' It " 2Pac (featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman ) — " California Love " 1997 The Notorious B.I.G. — " Hypnotize " Blackstreet (featuring Dr. Dre ) — " No Diggity " Dr. Dre — " Been There, Done That " Missy Elliott — " The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) " 1998 Will Smith — " Gettin' Jiggy wit It " Busta Rhymes — " Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See " Master P (featuring Fiend , Silkk
5520-430: The D.O.C. stated that Dre had been working with him on his fourth album Voices through Hot Vessels , which he planned to release after Detox arrived. Planned but unreleased albums during Dr. Dre's tenure at Aftermath have included a full-length reunion with Snoop Dogg titled Breakup to Makeup , an album with fellow former N.W.A member Ice Cube which was to be titled Heltah Skeltah , an N.W.A reunion album, and
5640-1556: The Fresh Prince – " Parents Just Don't Understand " (1989) 1990s MC Hammer – " U Can't Touch This " (1990) LL Cool J – " Mama Said Knock You Out " (1991) Arrested Development – " Tennessee " (1992) Arrested Development – " People Everyday " (1993) Snoop Doggy Dogg – " Doggy Dogg World " (1994) Dr. Dre – " Keep Their Heads Ringin' " (1995) Coolio featuring L.V. – " Gangsta's Paradise " (1996) The Notorious B.I.G. – " Hypnotize " (1997) Will Smith – " Gettin' Jiggy wit It " (1998) Jay-Z featuring Ja Rule and Amil – " Can I Get A... " (1999) 2000s Dr. Dre featuring Eminem – " Forgot About Dre " (2000) Nelly – " Ride wit Me " (2001) Eminem – " Without Me " (2002) 50 Cent – " In da Club " (2003) Jay-Z – " 99 Problems " (2004) Ludacris – " Number One Spot " (2005) Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone – " Ridin' " (2006) v t e MTV Video Music Awards Years 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Awards Video of
5760-502: The Funky Bunch — " Good Vibrations " Sir Mix-a-Lot — " Baby Got Back " 1993 Arrested Development — " People Everyday " Digable Planets — " Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) " Dr. Dre — " Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang " Naughty by Nature — " Hip Hop Hooray " 1994 Snoop Doggy Dogg — " Doggy Dogg World " Coolio — " Fantastic Voyage " Cypress Hill — " Insane in
5880-443: The Game and producer DJ Quik , had speculated in interviews that the album will never be released, due to Dr. Dre's business and entrepreneurial ventures having interfered with recording work, as well as causing him to lose motivation to record new material. On August 1, 2015, Dre announced that he would release what would be his final album, titled Compton . It is inspired by the N.W.A biopic, Straight Outta Compton , and
6000-729: The Kru-Cut label in 1985. The group would become stars of the electro-hop scene that dominated early-mid 1980s West Coast hip hop . "Surgery", which was officially released after being recorded prior to the group's official formation, would prominently feature Dr. Dre on the turntable. The record would become the group's first hit, selling 50,000 copies within the Compton area. Dr. Dre and DJ Yella also performed mixes for local radio station KDAY , boosting ratings for its afternoon rush-hour show The Traffic Jam . In 1986, Dr. Dre met rapper O'Shea Jackson—known as Ice Cube —who collaborated with him to record songs for Ruthless Records ,
6120-465: The Lady of Rage , Nate Dogg and Jewell . On the strength of singles such as " Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang ", " Let Me Ride ", and " Fuck wit Dre Day (and Everybody's Celebratin') " (known as "Dre Day" for radio and television play), all of which featured Snoop Dogg as guest vocalist, The Chronic became a cultural phenomenon, its G-funk sound dominating much of hip hop music for the early 1990s. In 1993,
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#17327917523116240-502: The Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special and Outstanding Music Direction . The same year, he produced numerous songs including "The King and I", a collaboration between Eminem and CeeLo Green for the 2022 biopic, Elvis , and a remix of Kanye West 's song " Use This Gospel " for DJ Khaled 's album God Did . In September 2022, it was reported that Dr. Dre will compose
6360-520: The RIAA, the album was not very popular among music fans. In October 1996, Dre performed "Been There, Done That" on Saturday Night Live . In 1997, Dr. Dre produced several tracks on the Firm 's The Album ; it was met with largely negative reviews from critics. Rumors began to abound that Aftermath was facing financial difficulties. Aftermath Entertainment also faced a trademark infringement lawsuit by
6480-2522: The Shocker , Mia X and Mystikal ) — " Make 'Em Say Uhh! " The Notorious B.I.G. (featuring Puff Daddy and Mase ) — " Mo Money Mo Problems " Pras (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mýa ) — " Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are) " 1999 Jay-Z (featuring Ja Rule and Amil ) — " Can I Get A... " 2Pac — " Changes " DMX — " Ruff Ryders' Anthem " Nas (featuring Puff Daddy ) — " Hate Me Now " 2000 Dr. Dre (featuring Eminem ) — " Forgot About Dre " DMX — " Party Up " Eminem — " The Real Slim Shady " Eve (featuring Faith Evans ) — "Love Is Blind" Jay-Z (featuring UGK ) — " Big Pimpin' " 2001 Nelly — " Ride wit Me " Eminem (featuring Dido ) — " Stan " Ja Rule (featuring Lil' Mo and Vita) — " Put It on Me " Jay-Z — " I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) " Snoop Dogg (featuring Master P , Nate Dogg , Butch Cassidy and Tha Eastsidaz ) — " Lay Low " 2002 Eminem — " Without Me " DMX — " Who We Be " Ludacris (featuring Sleepy Brown ) — " Saturday (Oooh Oooh!) " Nas — " One Mic " P. Diddy (featuring Black Rob and Mark Curry) — " Bad Boy for Life " 2003 50 Cent — " In da Club " 2Pac (featuring Nas ) — " Thugz Mansion " Eminem — " Lose Yourself " Ludacris (featuring Mystikal ) — " Move " Nas — " I Can " 2004 Jay-Z — " 99 Problems " 50 Cent (featuring Snoop Dogg and G-Unit ) — " P.I.M.P. (remix) " D12 — " My Band " Lil Jon and The East Side Boyz (featuring Ying Yang Twins ) — " Get Low " Ludacris (featuring Shawnna ) — " Stand Up " 2005 Ludacris — " Number One Spot " Eminem — " Just Lose It " The Game (featuring 50 Cent ) — " Hate It or Love It " T.I. — " U Don't Know Me " Ying Yang Twins — " Wait (The Whisper Song) " 2006 Chamillionaire (featuring Krayzie Bone ) — " Ridin' " 50 Cent — " Window Shopper " Busta Rhymes (featuring Mary J. Blige , Rah Digga , Missy Elliott , Lloyd Banks , Papoose , and DMX ) — " Touch It (Remix) " T.I. — " What You Know " Yung Joc (featuring Nitti ) — " It's Goin' Down " References [ edit ] ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 1989" . MTV. Archived from
6600-951: The Year Rap Video Ringtone of the Year Show of the Summer Stage Performance UK Video Video Game Score Video Game Soundtrack Video from a Film Video (That Should Have Won a Moonman) Viewer's Choice Award Key : ✯ Have special significance and are not necessarily awarded annually Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Rap_Video&oldid=1242521036 " Categories : MTV Video Music Awards Awards established in 1989 Awards disestablished in 2006 Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
6720-802: The Year Artist Website Breakthrough Video Concept Video Dance Female Video International Viewer's Choice Awards Latino Artist Longform Video Lyric Video Male Video Metaverse Performance Monster Single of the Year Most Experimental Video Most Share-Worthy Video MTV2 Award Overall Performance Performance in a Pepsi Rock Band Video Post-Modern Video Quadruple Threat of
6840-902: The Year Artist of the Year Song of the Year Group of the Year New Artist Pop Rock R&;B Hip-Hop Alternative Latin K-Pop Afrobeats Collaboration Direction Choreography Visual Effects Art Direction Editing Cinematography Song of Summer Video for Good Global Icon Award Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award ✯ Defunct Album of
6960-491: The Year for his video " Sledgehammer ", holding the VMA record for most Moonmen in a single night. 1988 : At the 1988 MTV Video Music Awards , Michael Jackson appeared for the first time. A pre-recorded live performance of Bad was shown." He was also awarded the Video Vanguard Award , which was later renamed in his honor. 1989 : Comedian Andrew Dice Clay appeared at the 1989 Video Music Awards to promote his new movie, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane , earning
7080-556: The Year, Non-Classical . Rolling Stone ranked him number 56 on the list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time . Outside of music, Dre has acted in films such as Set It Off , The Wash , and Training Day . Accusations of Dr. Dre's violence against women have been widely publicized. Following his assault of television host Dee Barnes , he was fined US$ 2,500, given two years' probation, and ordered to perform 240 hours of community service , part of which he fulfilled by making an anti-violence public service announcement . A civil suit
7200-411: The album had initially been set for a fall 2005 release. Producers confirmed to work on the album include DJ Khalil , Nottz , Bernard "Focus" Edwards Jr., Hi-Tek , J.R. Rotem , RZA , and Jay-Z . Snoop Dogg claimed that Detox was finished, according to a June 2008 report by Rolling Stone magazine. After another delay based on producing other artists' work, Detox was then scheduled for
7320-591: The album will be released via Death Row and Aftermath. On February 13, 2022, Dr. Dre performed at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show alongside Eminem , Snoop Dogg , Kendrick Lamar , and Mary J. Blige , with surprise appearances from 50 Cent and Anderson .Paak . The performance was met with critical acclaim and is the first Super Bowl halftime show to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) . The show also won
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#17327917523117440-634: The beginning of Billie Jean". This performance was voted by the public as the Best VMA Pop Performance and Most Iconic VMA Performance in 2011 with more than half the votes. TLC was the big winner of the night won four awards, including "Viewer's Choice", "Best Group Video", and "Video of the Year" (Waterfalls). 1996 : at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards , the four original members of Van Halen received 20-second standing ovation when they made their first public appearance together since their break-up in 1985 . Several weeks later,
7560-399: The best-selling American music artists of 1993. It earned him a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance with its single " Let Me Ride ", as well as several accolades for the single " Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang " (featuring Snoop Dogg). That same year, he produced Death Row labelmate Snoop Dogg 's debut album Doggystyle , and mentored producers such as his stepbrother Warren G (leading to
7680-408: The co-founder of Interscope Records (parent label for Aftermath), suggested that Dr. Dre sign Eminem , a white rapper from Detroit . Dre produced three songs and provided vocals for two on Eminem's successful and controversial debut album The Slim Shady LP , released in 1999. The Dr. Dre-produced lead single from that album, " My Name Is ", brought Eminem to public attention for the first time, and
7800-486: The commercial break, the Alien 3 Pepsi commercial was shown. Radio host Howard Stern appeared as Fartman , Stern's radio superhero, wearing a buttocks-exposing costume obviously inspired by Prince's outfit from the previous year. Stern was a presenter for best hard rock/metal performance with actor Luke Perry (after several other celebrities turned him down). 1993 : at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards , Madonna opened
7920-474: The entertainment industry who had recently died: "This is for Kurt, and Kristen, and River , and Joe , and today Joni Abbott, this is for you." Abbott worked in the Talent Relations department at MTV and had recently committed suicide. The song ended with Love throwing her guitar, knocking the microphone stand into the crowd and pushing over speaker-boxes with bandmate Eric Erlandson before exiting
8040-402: The event. While accepting the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist Video that year for " Sleep to Dream ", Fiona Apple appealed to her audience not to be enamored of celebrity culture . She proclaimed, "this world is bullshit" and quoted Maya Angelou , saying "go with yourself". Though her comments were generally greeted with cheers and applause at the awards ceremony, the media backlash
8160-638: The final nights of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2012. In June 2014, Marsha Ambrosius stated that she had been working on Detox, but added that the album would be known under another title . In September 2014, Aftermath in-house producer Dawaun Parker confirmed the title change and stated that over 300 beats had been created for the album over the years, but few of them have had vocals recorded over them. The length of time that Detox had been recorded for, as well as
8280-563: The first debut album for an artist to enter the Billboard 200 album charts at number one. In 1994 Dr. Dre produced some songs on the soundtracks to the films Above the Rim and Murder Was the Case . He collaborated with fellow N.W.A member Ice Cube for the song " Natural Born Killaz " in 1995. For the film Friday , Dre recorded " Keep Their Heads Ringin' ", which reached number ten on
8400-406: The first few chords of the song, "Rape Me", much to the horror of MTV execs, before continuing their regular performance of "Lithium". Near the end of the song, frustrated that his amplifier had stopped functioning, bassist Krist Novoselic decided to toss his bass into the air for dramatic effect. He misjudged the landing, and the bass ended up bouncing off of his forehead, forcing him to stumble off
8520-478: The group's second album Efil4zaggin . He also produced tracks for a number of other acts on Ruthless Records, including Eazy-E's 1988 solo debut Eazy-Duz-It , Above the Law 's 1990 debut Livin' Like Hustlers , Michel'le 's 1989 self-titled debut , the D.O.C.'s 1989 debut No One Can Do It Better , J.J. Fad 's 1988 debut Supersonic and funk rock musician Jimmy Z 's 1991 album Muzical Madness . After
8640-401: The hit " Fuck tha Police ", the group's first full album Straight Outta Compton became a major success, despite an almost complete absence of radio airplay or major concert tours. The Federal Bureau of Investigation sent Ruthless Records a warning letter in response to the song's content. After Ice Cube left N.W.A in 1989 over financial disputes, Dr. Dre produced and performed for much of
8760-619: The latter achieved international chart success, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and later being certified double platinum by the RIAA and the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). On June 25, 2010, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers honored Dr. Dre with its Founders Award for inspiring other musicians. In an August 2010 interview, Dr. Dre stated that an instrumental album, The Planets ,
8880-450: The limited amount of material that had been officially released or leaked from the recording sessions, had given it considerable notoriety within the music industry. Numerous release dates (including the ones mentioned above) had been given for the album over the years since it was first announced, although none of them transpired to be genuine. Several musicians closely affiliated with Dr. Dre, including Snoop Dogg, fellow rappers 50 Cent ,
9000-469: The mothers of the recently deceased Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. , met for the first time at the ceremony. Britney Spears made her debut appearance on the show, performing her single " ...Baby One More Time " and later introducing NSYNC for " Tearin' Up My Heart ". Ricky Martin took the stage of the ceremony to perform his singles " She's All I Ever Had " and " Livin' la Vida Loca ". TLC won Best Group Video for " No Scrubs ", receiving
9120-538: The multi-platinum debut Regulate... G Funk Era in 1994) and Snoop Dogg's cousin Daz Dillinger (leading to the double-platinum debut Dogg Food by Tha Dogg Pound in 1995), as well as other producers including Mel-Man and Scott Storch . In 1996, Dre left Death Row Records to establish his own label, Aftermath Entertainment; his compilation album, Dr. Dre Presents: The Aftermath (1996) and second studio album, 2001 (1999) followed thereafter. During
9240-591: The music video. When Pepsi executives saw the video, they yanked the advertisement after only two airings, in an attempt to dissociate themselves from Madonna. She also gave one of the most memorable performances of her hit " Express Yourself ", as a preview of what would become her Blond Ambition World Tour . 1990 : at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards , Madonna performed her single " Vogue ", which featured Madonna and her backup dancers dressed in an 18th-century French theme, with Madonna bearing great resemblance to Marie Antoinette . The performance consisted of both
9360-501: The name "Dr. J", based on the nickname of Julius Erving , his favorite basketball player. At the club, he met aspiring rapper Antoine Carraby, later to become member DJ Yella of N.W.A . Soon afterwards he adopted the moniker Dr. Dre, a mix of previous alias Dr. J and his first name, referring to himself as the "Master of Mixology". Eve After Dark had a back room with a small four-track studio where Dre and Yella recorded several demos. In their first recording session, they recorded
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10080-551: The original score for the upcoming animated series, Death for Hire: The Origin of Tehk City . The show is created by Ice-T and Arabian Prince ; based on the graphic novel of the same title, it features the voice talent of Ice-T, his wife Coco Austin, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes , and Treach among others. In February 2023, Dre and Marsha Ambrosius held a listening party for the Casablanco album in Los Angeles. The album
10200-508: The previous few years. The album included popular hit singles " Still D.R.E. " and " Forgot About Dre ", both of which Dr. Dre performed on NBC's Saturday Night Live on October 23, 1999. Dr. Dre won the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2000, and joined the Up in Smoke Tour with fellow rappers Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and Ice Cube that year as well. Following
10320-487: The production after Blackstreet sent the label a cease and desist letter stopping them from distributing the song. The Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath album, released on November 26, 1996, featured songs by Dr. Dre himself, as well as by newly signed Aftermath Entertainment artists, and a solo track " Been There, Done That ", intended as a symbolic farewell to gangsta rap . Despite being certified platinum by
10440-528: The public learned that Van Halen would not reunite with Roth. Roth released a statement apologizing to fans, stating that he was an unwitting participant in a publicity stunt to sell more copies of the greatest hits album, Best Of Vol. 1 , and that he had been led to believe that he was rejoining Van Halen. The following day, Eddie and Alex Van Halen released a statement, stating that they had been honest with Roth, and never led him to believe that he had been re-hired. During British band Oasis ' performance at
10560-530: The release. Later 2024, Snoop Dogg has revealed he has a new album coming out called Missionary and it's entirely produced by Dr. Dre. The album will be released via Death Row/Aftermath, while the latter label serves as its new signee. Dr. Dre made his first on screen appearance as a weapons dealer in the 1996 bank robbery movie Set It Off . In 2001, Dr. Dre also appeared in the movies The Wash and Training Day . A song of his, "Bad Intentions" (featuring Knoc-Turn'Al and produced by Mahogany),
10680-653: The remix of the song " Set It Off " by Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall (also with Pusha T ); the remix debuted on DJ Skee 's radio show. At the beginning of 2009, Dre produced, and made a guest vocal performance on, the single " Crack a Bottle " by Eminem and the single sold a record 418,000 downloads in its first week and reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart on the week of February 12, 2009. Along with this single, in 2009 Dr. Dre produced or co-produced 19 of 20 tracks on Eminem's album Relapse . These included other hit singles " We Made You ", " Old Time's Sake ", and " 3 a.m. " (The only track Dre did not produce
10800-467: The show in a gender-bending performance of her song " Bye Bye Baby ", in which Madonna and her two backup singers, dressed in tuxedos and top hats, danced with women in corsets in a choreographed, highly sexual routine. RuPaul and Milton Berle , who had conflicts backstage, presented an award together. When Berle touched RuPaul's breasts, RuPaul ad-libbed the line "So you used to wear gowns, but now you're wearing diapers." Rapper Snoop Dogg presented
10920-532: The show, lead vocalist Liam Gallagher made rude gestures at brother Noel as he was playing his guitar solo, then spat beer all over the stage before storming off. Alanis Morissette performed "Your House", a hidden track from her bestseller album " Jagged Little Pill ". The recently reunited Kiss closed the show with a special concert aired from the Brooklyn Bridge . Tupac Shakur made his final public appearance before his murder. 1997 : at
11040-439: The stage in a daze. Backstage and before the show, Guns N' Roses vocalist Axl Rose challenged Cobain to a fight after he, his wife, Hole lead singer Courtney Love , and Nirvana bandmates Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl egged him on. At the end of Nirvana's performance, while Cobain was trashing the band's equipment, Dave Grohl ran to the microphone and shouted "Hi, Axl! Where's Axl?" repeatedly. Guns N' Roses' video for
11160-404: The stage in costume as Pee-wee Herman , he received a standing ovation, after which he asked the audience, "Heard any good jokes lately?". After his appearance, Van Halen made their television debut, performing " Poundcake ". Metallica was another highlight of the performances with " Enter Sandman ". Prince and The New Power Generation performed their sexually charged song " Gett Off " on
11280-494: The stage. Love also caused a stir when she interrupted a post-ceremony interview with Kurt Loder and Madonna by throwing her make-up compacts at the singer as they broadcast outside the awards venue. Michael Jackson performed for over 15 minutes to a medley of his main songs, including " Scream ", and danced his signature moves, including the robot, moonwalk and the relatively unknown " Bankhead Bounce ". While Slash accompanied Jackson and played guitar on " Black or White and
11400-604: The success of 2001 , Dr. Dre focused on producing songs and albums for other artists. He co-produced six tracks on Eminem's landmark Marshall Mathers LP , including the Grammy-winning lead single, " The Real Slim Shady ". The album itself earned a Grammy and proved to be the fastest-selling rap album of all time, moving 1.76 million units in its first week alone. He produced the single " Family Affair " by R&B singer Mary J. Blige for her album No More Drama in 2001. He also produced " Let Me Blow Ya Mind ",
11520-492: The success of The Slim Shady LP – it reached number two on the Billboard 200 and received general acclaim from critics – revived the label's commercial ambitions and viability. Dr. Dre's second solo album, 2001 , released on November 16, 1999, was considered an ostentatious return to his gangsta rap roots. It was initially titled The Chronic 2000 to imply being a sequel to his debut solo effort The Chronic but
11640-697: The summary for Dr. Dre, where he stated Dr. Dre's song "Xxplosive" as where he "got (his) whole sound from". In November 2006, Dr. Dre began working with Raekwon on his album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II . He also produced tracks for the rap albums Buck the World by Young Buck , Curtis by 50 Cent, Tha Blue Carpet Treatment by Snoop Dogg, and Kingdom Come by Jay-Z. Dre also appeared on Timbaland 's track "Bounce", from his 2007 solo album, Timbaland Presents Shock Value alongside, Missy Elliott , and Justin Timberlake . During this period,
11760-600: The underground thrash metal band Aftermath. First Round Knock Out , a compilation of various tracks produced and performed by Dr. Dre, was also released in 1996, with material ranging from World Class Wreckin' Cru to N.W.A to Death Row recordings. Dr. Dre chose to take no part in the ongoing East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry of the time, instead producing for, and appearing on, several New York artists' releases, such as Nas ' "Nas Is Coming", LL Cool J 's " Zoom " and Jay-Z 's "Watch Me". The turning point for Aftermath came in 1998, when Dre's close friend, Jimmy Iovine ,
11880-465: The video game, Grand Theft Auto Online , predominantly featured Dre and added some of his previously unreleased tracks which was released as an EP, The Contract , on February 3, 2022. Around this time, Dre announced he was collaborating with Marsha Ambrosius on Casablanco , and with Mary J. Blige on an upcoming album. Later that year, Snoop Dogg announced that he and Dr. Dre are in the process of recording their new album, Missionary . Snoop said
12000-413: The website AllMusic described the sound of the album as "adding ominous strings , soulful vocals, and reggae " to Dr. Dre's style. The album was highly successful, charting at number two on the Billboard 200 charts and has since been certified six times platinum, validating a recurring theme on the album: Dr. Dre was still a force to be reckoned with, despite the lack of major releases in
12120-514: Was a sales success, topping the Hot 100 for four consecutive weeks, and later won the award for Best R&B Vocal by a Duo or Group at the 1997 Grammy Awards . After hearing it for the first time, several of Dr. Dre's former Death Row colleagues, including 2Pac, recorded and attempted to release a song titled " Toss It Up ", containing numerous insults aimed at Dr. Dre and using a deliberately similar instrumental to "No Diggity", but were forced to replace
12240-526: Was announced to present the award for Best Video of the Year. She came out, arm-in-arm with an unannounced David Letterman , to a wild ovation. At the microphone, Letterman told her "I'll be in the car. Watch your language", and left. Recently betrothed couple Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley received a standing ovation as they walked on stage hand-in-hand. After turning to the audience and proclaiming, "And just think, nobody thought this would last", Jackson grabbed Presley and kissed her. 1995 : at
12360-450: Was colloquially called a "moonman", though it has been called a "moon person" by MTV since the 2017 ceremony . The statue was conceived by Manhattan Design , who were also designers of the original MTV logo, based on the 1981 Top of the Hour animation created by Fred Seibert and produced by Alan Goodman and Buzz Potamkin at Buzzco Associates . The statue is now made by Society Awards ,
12480-454: Was corrupt, financially dishonest and out of control. Later that year, he formed his own label, Aftermath Entertainment, under the distribution label for Death Row Records, Interscope Records . Subsequently, Death Row Records suffered poor sales by 1997, especially following the death of 2Pac and the racketeering charges brought against Knight. Dr. Dre also appeared on the single " No Diggity " by R&B group Blackstreet in 1996: it too
12600-485: Was featured on The Wash soundtrack . Dr. Dre also appeared on two other songs "On the Blvd." and "The Wash" along with his co-star Snoop Dogg. In February 2007, it was announced that Dr. Dre would produce dark comedies and horror films for New Line Cinema -owned company Crucial Films, along with longtime video director Phillip Atwell . Dr. Dre announced "This is a natural switch for me, since I've directed
12720-545: Was honored by Eminem telling Detroit's Comerica Park to do the same. They did so, by chanting "DEEE-TOX", to which he replied, "I'm coming!" On November 14, 2011, Dre announced that he would be taking a break from music after he finished producing for artists Slim the Mobster and Kendrick Lamar . In this break, he stated that he would "work on bringing his Beats By Dre to a standard as high as Apple" and would also spend time with his family. On January 9, 2012, Dre headlined
12840-402: Was huge. Some considered her remarks to be hypocritical, however she was unapologetic: "When I have something to say, I'll say it." Shock-rocker Marilyn Manson performed the song " The Beautiful People ", as the grand finale, and the video for this song was nominated for "Best Rock Video" and "Best Special Effects", marking one of the most significant performances for the band. 1998 : at
12960-467: Was in its first stages of production; each song being named after a planet in the Solar System . On September 3, Dr. Dre showed support to longtime protégé Eminem , and appeared on his and Jay-Z 's Home & Home Tour , performing hit songs such as "Still D.R.E.", "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang", and "Crack a Bottle", alongside Eminem and another protégé, 50 Cent. Sporting an "R.I.P. Proof" shirt, Dre
13080-408: Was ineligible due to poor grades. Thereafter, he focused on his social life and entertainment for the remainder of his high school years. Dre's frequent absences from school jeopardized his position as a diver on his school's swim team. After high school, he attended Chester Adult School in Compton following his mother's demands for him to get a job or continue his education. After brief attendance at
13200-502: Was introduced and launched as a streaming service. Then, in May, technology giant Apple purchased the Beats brand for $ 3.4 billion. The deal made Dr. Dre the "richest man in hip hop". Dr. Dre became an Apple employee in an executive role, and worked with Apple for years. As of 2022, it was found that Apple had subtracted $ 200 million from the deal after entertainer Tyrese Gibson revealed
13320-517: Was lukewarm, and Dr. Dre later announced in an interview that the song, along with any other previously leaked tracks from Detox ' s recording process, would not appear on the final version of the album. Two genuine singles – " Kush ", a collaboration with Snoop Dogg and fellow rapper Akon , and " I Need a Doctor " with Eminem and singer Skylar Grey – were released in the United States during November 2010 and February 2011 respectively:
13440-516: Was more actively involved in the music, producing or co-producing a total of eight tracks, including three singles. Dr. Dre also produced " How We Do ", a 2005 hit single from rapper the Game from his album The Documentary , as well as tracks on 50 Cent's successful second album The Massacre . For an issue of Rolling Stone magazine in April 2005, Dr. Dre was ranked 54th out of 100 artists for Rolling Stone magazine's list "The Immortals: The Greatest Artists of All Time". Kanye West wrote
13560-595: Was re-titled 2001 after Death Row Records released an unrelated compilation album with the title Suge Knight Represents: Chronic 2000 in May 1999. Other tentative titles included The Chronic 2001 and Dr. Dre . The album featured numerous collaborators, including Devin the Dude , Snoop Dogg , Kurupt , Xzibit , Nate Dogg , Eminem , Knoc-turn'al , King T , Defari, Kokane , Mary J. Blige and new protégé Hittman, as well as co-production between Dre and new Aftermath producer Mel-Man . Stephen Thomas Erlewine of
13680-417: Was released on June 28, 2024 through Aftermath Entertainment and received critical acclaim. He also produced two songs on Eminem 2024's release The Death of Slim Shady . In February 2024, Snoop launched a range of pre-mixed cocktails with Dr. Dre named after their hit Gin and Juice . Flavours include Apricot, Citrus, Melon and Passionfruit. A short prohibition themed trailer was created to support
13800-595: Was revealed that Apple would create its first original scripted television series for its then-upcoming Apple TV+ streaming service. Titled Vital Signs , it was set to reflect Dre's life. He was also an executive producer on the show before the show's cancellation sometime in September 2018, due to its graphic depictions of drugs, gun violence and sex. In October 2016, Sean Combs brought out Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and others on his Bad Boy reunion tour. In 2018, he produced four songs on Oxnard by Anderson .Paak . He
13920-403: Was settled out of court. In 2015, Michel'le , the mother of one of his children, accused him of domestic violence during their time together as a couple. The abusive relationship is portrayed in her 2016 biopic Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le . Lisa Johnson, the mother of three of Dre's children, stated that he beat her many times, including while she was pregnant. She was granted
14040-468: Was the Eminem-produced single " Beautiful ".). On April 20, 2010, "Under Pressure", featuring Jay-Z and co-produced with Scott Storch , was confirmed by Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre during an interview at Fenway Park as the album's first single. The song leaked prior to its intended release in an unmixed, unmastered form without a chorus on June 16, 2010; however, critical reaction to the song
14160-421: Was the executive producer of Eminem's 2002 release, The Eminem Show . He produced three songs on the album, one of which was released as a single , and he appeared in the video for " Without Me ". He also produced the D.O.C.'s 2003 album Deuce , where he made a guest appearance on the tracks "Psychic Pymp Hotline", "Gorilla Pympin'" and "Judgment Day". In 2002, Dr. Dre signed rapper 50 Cent to Aftermath in
14280-533: Was the executive producer on the album, as so its follow-up, 2019's Ventura . Dr. Dre was the executive producer of Eminem's 2020 release, Music to Be Murdered By . He produced four songs on the album. He also produced two songs on the deluxe edition of the album, Side B , and appeared on the song, "Gunz Blazing". On September 30, 2021, it was revealed that Dre would perform at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show alongside Eminem , Snoop Dogg , Mary J. Blige , and Kendrick Lamar . In December 2021, an update for
14400-465: Was wearing a see-through dress, no bra, and a thong, while Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston poked fun at their rumored rift by wearing lookalike chocolate brown dresses by Vera Wang . In an attempt to outdo each other, the singers tore off pieces of their dresses to reveal minidresses then staged a faux catfight that left the audience in disbelief. "People thought Whitney and I had some kind of beef", explained Carey. 1999 : Lil' Kim showed up at
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