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BiographyConsidered by some as "revolutionary rap visionaries," Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and others from L.A.'s Compton neighborhood were foundingmembers of N.W.A. (Niggaz With Attitude). "F*** Tha Police," off their first album (Straight Outta Compton, in 1988), upset so many people that thegroup was investigated by the F.B.I. It also made N.W.A. rich and famous. After the crew disbanded. Dre's first solo effort, The Chronic, became thesixth-biggest seller of 1993. The album earned him two Grammys--including one for best rap solo performance, for the single "Let Me Ride." Dre'shot label, Death Row Records, launched the careers of Warren G. and Snoop Doggy Dogg; it grossed $75 million in 1994.In the early nineties, Dre was sued by a woman who accused him of assaulting her in a nightclub (it was settled out of court) and by a colleague, the late Eazy-E (his label, Ruthless Records, sued Dr.Dre's Death Row Records for alleged racketeering; the suit was dismiss...