André Brown (born December 5, 1963), better known as Doctor Dré,[1] is an American rapper, radio personality and former MTV VJ.
[1] In the early 1980s, Doctor Dré was a DJ at WBAU, the radio station of Adelphi University in Garden City, New York.
[citation needed] In 1986, they renamed themselves Original Concept, a hip-hop group that ultimately released their sole album, 1988's Straight from the Basement of Kooley High, on Def Jam Recordings.
[citation needed] In a 2018 interview, Doctor Dré described his early college work: I was in a black-music history class with Chuck D., [future Def Jam president] Bill Stephney, and [journalist] Harry Allen at Adelphi University.
[2]From 1989 to 1995, Doctor Dré and Ed Lover were the co-hosts of MTV's hip hop music program Yo!
He also appeared on an episode of The People's Court with Judge Marilyn Milian as a witness for a talent director suing former colleagues of his.