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  Song by Song: "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"    
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Dig into this Dr. Dre song.
Easier, 10 Qns, skylarb, Dec 18 21
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  Dr. Dre Basics I   popular trivia quiz  
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It was hard for me to believe that a quiz for the legendary Rap producer, Dr. Dre, was yet to be made. I took it into my own hands to create the first one based on some basic information. Enjoy.
Average, 10 Qns, johnmatrix, Aug 29 13
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  Dr. Dre Lyrics    
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This is a basic quiz about song lyrics that Dr. Dre has rapped in.
Average, 10 Qns, joemc37, Oct 27 07
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  It's the D.R.E    
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I fancied a Dr Dre quiz, but I looked every where and I only found one. The most anticipated rapper of all time in my opinion. Oh well, this is the second Dr Dre quiz on Funtrivia.com, so enjoy it. Good Luck!
Average, 10 Qns, Loseeveryone, Oct 03 13
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trivia question Quick Question
Name the song that these lyrics come from: 'I don't smoke weed or sess, cos it's known to give a brother brain damage'.

From Quiz "It's the D.R.E"




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Dr. Dre Trivia Questions
1. Complete the lyric to this popular Dr. Dre hit: "Oh, don't think I forgot, let you slide, Let me ride, just another _________."

From Quiz Dr. Dre Lyrics

Answer: homicide

"Dre Day" was Dr. Dre's hit song that was very controversial. In this song Dre makes fun of Easy E and other rappers.

2. What is Dr Dre's birth name?

From Quiz It's the D.R.E

Answer: Andre Young

Dre's birth name was Andre Young. This is where he gets his rap name from: AnDRE Young. O'Shea Jackson is Ice Cube. Jayceon Taylor is The Game. Calvin Cordozar Broadus is Snoop Dogg.

3. What is Dr. Dre's birth name?

From Quiz Dr. Dre Basics I

Answer: Andre Young

Lorenzo Patterson is MC Ren, O'shea Jackson is Ice Cube, and Eric Wright was the late Eazy-E.

4. When was "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" first released?

From Quiz Song by Song: "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"

Answer: 1992

The song appeared on Dr. Dre's debut album, "The Chronic," which was released in December of 1992. The single came out on November 19, 1992. It is considered to belong to the West Coast hip hop and G-funk genres.

5. Which year did Dre start rapping?

From Quiz It's the D.R.E

Answer: 1984

Dre started out in 1984 with The World Class Wrecking Crew. One year later, he started rapping with N.W.A.

6. Dr. Dre was born in which Los Angeles area?

From Quiz Dr. Dre Basics I

Answer: Compton

Snoop Dogg is from Long Beach, Mack 10 is from Inglewood, and Crenshaw is a main Boulevard in Los Angeles; however, Dre was born in the city of Compton.

7. According to Rolling Stone magazine, for this song, Dr. Dre sampled the bass line from the 1975 hit "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You" by what Texas-born funk and soul singer?

From Quiz Song by Song: "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"

Answer: Leon Haywood

Rolling Stone reports that Dr. Dre had originally considered sampling Boz Scaggs, but instead settled on Leon Haywood's bass line. Heywood was born in 1942 in Houston, Texas and once played with Guitar Slim and Sam Cooke. "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You" was his biggest hit, but he also got into the top 40 on the U.S. R&B charts with "She's With Her Other Love," "It's Got to Be Mellow," "Keep It in the Family," and "Don't Push It Don't Force It."

8. Try to guess the lyric to "California Love" by Dr. Dre: "And pimps be on a mission for them greens, Lean mean money-makin-machines servin _______."

From Quiz Dr. Dre Lyrics

Answer: fiends

This line comes from one of the highest selling hip-hop singles of all time, "California Love", by Dr.Dre and Tupac.

9. N.W.A consisted of: Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, DJ Yella, MC Ren, The D.O.C and who?

From Quiz It's the D.R.E

Answer: Arabian Prince

N.W.A consisted of: Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, DJ Yella and Arabian Prince.

10. Dr. Dre burst onto the rap scene in 1988 with which rap group?

From Quiz Dr. Dre Basics I

Answer: N.W.A.

Compton's Most Wanted was MC Eiht's group, The Lench Mob was Ice Cube's group, and BDP, which stands for Boogie Down Productions, was the duo of KRS-One and Scott LaRock.

11. This song features what rapper, who was in jail at the time of recording?

From Quiz Song by Song: "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"

Answer: Snoop Dogg

Rolling Stone magazine reports that Snoop originally had to record his parts by calling in over the phone. Dr. Dre is quoted in the magazine: "I taped the receiver of the phone to the mic. You can hear jail sounds in the back." He was arrested in 1989 for possession of cocaine and was incarcerated for much of the following three years. In 1993, he would be charged with (but later acquitted of) murder.

12. Are you confused yet? Try this lyric on for size: "Now, I'm 'trolling the dove, sitting on swoll 27 years old, off on parole, ________."

From Quiz Dr. Dre Lyrics

Answer: stroll

"Lil' Ghetto Boy" was off of Dr. Dre's first album "The Chronic". The song featured a jazz flute.

13. Name the song that these lyrics come from: 'In a Mercedes-Benz with the windows up and the temp goes up to the mid 80's'.

From Quiz It's the D.R.E

Answer: Forgot About Dre

These lyrics come from the song 'Forgot About Dre'. But in reality how could anyone forget about Dre?

14. What was N.W.A.'s 1988 album titled? This was the first album on which N.W.A. was credited with all the tracks.

From Quiz Dr. Dre Basics I

Answer: Straight Outta Compton

"Staight Outta Compton" was also the first hit single off the album. "Back For The First Time" was Ludacris's first album released in 2000, "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted" was Ice Cube's debut solo release, and "Compton's In The House" was a song on the N.W.A. album but was not the title of the record.

15. Who, better known by his stage name as the D.O.C., received a songwriting credit for "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang?

From Quiz Song by Song: "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"

Answer: Tracy Curry

Songwriting credit also goes to Andre Young (better known as Dr. Dre) and Calvin Broadus (better known as Snoop Dogg). The D.O.C. was born Tracy Lynn Curry on June 10, 1968 in West Dallas, Texas. He was a member of Fila Fresh Crew and collaborated with N.W.A. The rapper has also gone by the names of Doc-T, Trey, and the Diggy Diggy Doc.

16. Can you get the lyric to this Dr. Dre hit: "It's the D-R-E the spectacular, In a party I go for your neck so call me ________."

From Quiz Dr. Dre Lyrics

Answer: Blackula

"Keep Their Headz Ringin" was from the "Friday" soundtrack. Although Dre was on the soundtrack, he did not make an appearance in the movie.

17. Unfortunately, one of the N.W.A members died in 1995. Who died?

From Quiz It's the D.R.E

Answer: Eazy-E

Eazy-E passed away in 1995 from incurable AIDS. He had made amends with Dre and Ice Cube before his death. R.I.P.

18. N.W.A. released their last full-length album in 1991, without former band member, Ice Cube. What was the title of that LP?

From Quiz Dr. Dre Basics I

Answer: Efil4Zaggin

Ice Cube had left the group on financial differences which resulted in a small feud. "Alwayz Into Something" was a song on the album, "100 Miles And Runnin'" came from the previous release, and "The Trooper" was an album by '80's metal band, Iron Maiden.

19. On which two U.S. Billboard charts did "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" peak at number one?

From Quiz Song by Song: "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"

Answer: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs

The song did not peak at number one on either the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 or Hot Dance Club Songs charts. It did reach number two on the Hot 100, however, on March 20, 1993. It was edged out by Snow's "Informer." In the UK, it peaked at 31 on the UK Singles (OCC) chart and at number five on the UK Dance (Music Week) chart.

20. Don't forget about this lyric found in "Forgot About Dre": "Now all I get is hate mail all day sayin Dre fell off, What cause I been in the ______ wit a pen and a pad. Trying get this label off."

From Quiz Dr. Dre Lyrics

Answer: lab

"Forgot About Dre" was the first single from "The Chronic 2001" album. This song featured Eminem.

21. Which band member started N.W.A off in 1986, and was the man partially responsible for the split?

From Quiz It's the D.R.E

Answer: Eazy-E

All of these men had something to do with the split of N.W.A. Arabian Prince started the break-up by leaving N.W.A, this forced Ice Cube to leave shortly after, which despaired Dre and DJ Yella, who also left the group leaving The D.O.C, Eazy-E and MC Ren. They had lost their main rappers and so just decided to call it a day.

22. After N.W.A. split at the end of 1991, Dre started his own record label with bodyguard Suge Knight, and rapper The D.O.C. What was it named?

From Quiz Dr. Dre Basics I

Answer: Death Row Records

Arguably the best rap label of the early '90's, Death Row featured artists like Snoop Doggy Dogg, 2Pac, and Tha Dogg Pound. Bad Boy is P. Diddy's label which was involved in an ongoing feud with Death Row, Interscope is Death Row's parent affiliate, and Koch is an idependent label in the South.

23. The character of Meg Griffin performed a parody version of "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" on what animated television series?

From Quiz Song by Song: "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"

Answer: Family Guy

Cartoon characters Meg Griffin and her friend Ruth Cochamer turned it into a song criticizing genetically modified food and the company Monsato. The song appeared in the episode "The Finer Strings," which originally aired on February 17, 2017.

24. Drive your way to the right lyric from Dr. Dre's "Let Me Ride": "But before I hit the dope spot, I gotta get the chronic, the Reme Martin and my _____ _____."

From Quiz Dr. Dre Lyrics

Answer: soda pop

"Let Me Ride" was off of "The Chronic" album. This song featured George Clinton.

25. Dr Dre and Suge Knight got together and started a record label company, it was called Death Row Records. Many rappers joined this label such as Snoop Dogg, 2Pac and Coolio. What connection was between Dre and Suge Knight?

From Quiz It's the D.R.E

Answer: Suge was Dre's former bodyguard

Suge Knight was once a bodyguard for Dr Dre. They split going their different ways a year before N.W.A took off. Dre then found a number for Suge and they met and discussed business. They were making a record label company: 'Death Row Records'!

26. Dre's solo debut on Death Row Records was released in 1992. What was it titled?

From Quiz Dr. Dre Basics I

Answer: The Chronic

"The Chronic" was named after the extremely potent marijuana that Snoop Dogg introduced to the rapper. The album, one of rap's all time greatest, launched the career of not only Dre, but Snoop Doggy Dogg. "Doggystyle" was Snoop's debut, and "Death Certificate" and "Lethal Injection" are both Ice Cube albums.

27. "Gimme the microphone first, so I can bust like a" what?

From Quiz Song by Song: "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"

Answer: bubble

"Gimme the microphone first, so I can bust like a bubble Compton and Long Beach together, now you know you in trouble." Compton is a reference to Dr. Dre, who was born in Compton, California on February 18, 1965. Long Beach is a reference to Snoop Dogg, who was born on October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California.

28. Which lyric fits into the song "What's The Difference": "Until then, I ain't even speakin your name, Just keep my name outta yo' mouth and we can keep it the _____."

From Quiz Dr. Dre Lyrics

Answer: same

"What's The Difference" is off of Dr. Dre's "The Chronic 2001" album. This song featured Eminem, Phish and Xzibit.

29. Name the song that these lyrics come from: 'I don't smoke weed or sess, cos it's known to give a brother brain damage'.

From Quiz It's the D.R.E

Answer: Express Yourself

Dre sings this part from the song 'Express Yourself'.

30. Dre left the controversial Death Row in 1995 on bad terms. He then started another label and released an album with the same title. What was that name?

From Quiz Dr. Dre Basics I

Answer: The Aftermath

Not a well known album, "The Aftermath" featured artists like Nas, Scarface, and Cypress Hill. Roc-a-fella is Jay-Z's label, and Tha New Row and The Takeover are just made up.

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