Dr. Dre

Background information
Birth name	Andre Romelle Young
Born	February 18, 1965
Born place	Compton, California, United States
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre(s)	Gangsta Rap G-Funk Hip-hop
Years active	1983—present
Label(s)	Interscope Records Death Row Records Priority Records Aftermath Entertainment
Associated acts	Eminem 50 Cent Snoop Dogg Tha Dogg Pound Nate Dogg Raekwon The Game Soul Assassins Ice Cube Xzibit World Class Wreckin' Cru Group Therapy
Website	Website

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Prince To Receive BET Lifetime Achievement Award

June 16, 2010

Prince will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Black Entertainment TV (BET) awards, it's been announced.

The singer will be recognised at the annual ceremony in Los Angeles later this month.

In a statement, Stephen G Hill, BET president of programming, said: "Prince is dynamic. Prince is genius. Prince is music.”

This year's nominations are led by Jay-Z with five, while Beyonce, Rihanna, Chris Brown and Alicia Keys also have nods.

Kanye West is expected to perform material from his new album at the ceremony, which will be hosted by Queen Latifah.

(by Jason Gregory)

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