# Question about Dr. Dre )The rapper)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dr-dre-the-rapper/128837>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 20, 2002, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dr-dre-the-rapper/128837 "2002-09-20T17:24:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dr-dre-the-rapper/128837/1 "2002-09-20T17:24:19Z")

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Is Dr. Dre (Chronic, Dr. Dre 2001, Aftermath, and others) the same Dr. Dre that was on Yo! MTV Raps?

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**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dr-dre-the-rapper/128837/2 "2002-09-20T17:53:24Z")

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No.

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**Author:** ![hapaXL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/94ad74/32.png) [@hapaXL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hapaXL)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dr-dre-the-rapper/128837/3 "2002-09-20T23:29:41Z")

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I believe that the big radio personality is even “Doctor” Dre and and hit-making producer is “Dr.” Dre.

You know, so you won’t be confused.

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**Author:** ![hapaXL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/94ad74/32.png) [@hapaXL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hapaXL)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dr-dre-the-rapper/128837/4 "2002-09-20T23:33:23Z")

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Just had to add: the fact that I know that off the top of my head frightens and disturbs me as well.

Ahh, so much hip-hop trivia, so few opportunities to share.

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**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2002, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dr-dre-the-rapper/128837/5 "2002-09-21T00:56:07Z")

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Oh, the _rapper_ Dr Dre. And I thought you were talking about the astro-physicist Dr. Dre.

Thanks for clearing that up.

::runs out of the room doing the Ed Lover Dance::