Editing Dr. Dre (section)

==Early life==
Andre Romell Young<ref>{{cite book |last=O'Malley Greenberg |first=Zack |date= March 6, 2018|title=3 Kings: Diddy, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z and Hip-Hop's Multibillion-Dollar Rise |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=uKsqDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22andre+romell%22&pg=PT31 |location= |publisher= Little, Brown |page=31 |isbn=9780316316552 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title= Dr. Dre Wants His Chronic Back |date=August 20, 2007 |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/dr_dre_wants_his_chronic_back|access-date=June 21, 2023|publisher=Exclaim}}</ref>{{sfn|Ro|2007|p=1}} was born in [[Compton, California]], on February 18, 1965,<ref name=":0">{{cite magazine |last=Naoreen |first=Nuzhat |title=Monitor: Feb. 22 2013 |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2013/02/15/monitor-feb-22-2013 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=February 15, 2013 |access-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref> the son of Theodore and Verna Young. His middle name is derived from the Romells, his father's amateur [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] group. His parents married in 1964, separated in 1968, and divorced in 1972. His mother later remarried to Curtis Crayon and had three children: sons Jerome and Tyree (both deceased) and daughter Shameka.{{sfn|Ro|2007|pp=6–8, 25}}

In 1976, Dre began attending Vanguard Junior High School in Compton, but due to [[gang violence]], he transferred to the safer suburban Roosevelt Junior High School.{{sfn|Ro|2007|p=9}} The family moved often and lived in apartments and houses in Compton, [[Carson, California|Carson]], [[Long Beach]], and the [[Watts, Los Angeles|Watts]] and [[South Los Angeles|South Central]] neighborhoods of Los Angeles.<ref>*{{cite book |last=Westhoff |first=Ben |title=Original Gangstas: Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, and the Birth of West Coast Rap |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0T5UCwAAQBAJ|date=2016 |isbn=9780316344869|place=New York|publisher=Hachette Book Group|oclc=964683937|format=e-book|page=21}}</ref> Dre has said that he was mostly raised by his grandmother in the New Wilmington Arms housing project in Compton.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ro |first=Ronin |title=Moving Target |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/paxtonholley/26241328270/in/album-72157667164486172/ |magazine=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]] |number=38 |pages=38–44 |date=November 1992 |access-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref> His mother later married Warren Griffin,{{sfn|Ro|2007|p=10}} which added three step-sisters and one step-brother to the family; the latter would eventually begin rapping under the name [[Warren G]].{{sfn|Kenyatta|2001|p=14}} Dre is also the cousin of producer [[Sir Jinx]].
Dre attended [[Centennial High School (Compton, California)|Centennial High School]] in Compton during his freshman year in 1979, but transferred to [[John C. Fremont High School|Fremont High School]] in [[South Central Los Angeles]] due to poor grades. He attempted to enroll in an apprenticeship program at [[Northrop Corporation|Northrop Aviation Company]], but was ineligible due to poor grades. Thereafter, he focused on his social life and entertainment for the remainder of his high school years.{{sfn|Ro|2007|p=2}}

Dre's frequent absences from school jeopardized his position as a diver on his school's swim team. After high school, he attended Chester Adult School in Compton following his mother's demands for him to get a job or continue his education. After brief attendance at a radio broadcasting school, he relocated to the residence of his father and residence of his grandparents before returning to his mother's house.{{sfn|Ro|2007|pp=18–19}}