Meet rap music producer Dr. Dre’s wife Nicole Threatt Young. Dre and Nicole were married in 1996 and have 2 kids together ,son Truth(born 1997) and daughter Truly(born 2001).
In all,Dr. Dre has three sons: Truth with wife Nicole, a son named Marcel with singer Michel’le Touissant,and another son who is a rapper named Curtis Young(Hood Surgeon).
Dre had a second son, Andre Young Jr, with then-girlfriend Jenita Porter. Andre Young Jr. died at the age of 20 on August 23, 2008 at his Woodland Hills home.[110] The coroner determined that he died from an overdose of heroin and morphine.
From 1990 to 1996 Dr. Dre dated singer Michel’le, who frequently contributed vocals to Death Row Records albums. In 1991 the couple had a son, Marcel. In May 1996 Dr. Dre married Nicole Threatt, the ex-wife of NBA player Sedale Threatt.
In 2001, Dr. Dre earned a total of about $52 million from selling part of his share of Aftermath Entertainment to Interscope Records and his production of such hit songs that year as “Family Affair” by Mary J. Blige. Rolling Stone magazine thus named him the second highest-paid artist of the year.Dr. Dre was ranked 44th in 2004 from earnings of just $11.4 million, primarily from production royalties from such projects as albums from G-Unit and D12 and the single “Rich Girl” by singer Gwen Stefani and rapper Eve. He was ranked 9th in 2008 from earnings of $15 million.
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