It’s Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’)

Dan Gibson | February 18, 2009 11:30 am

Happy 44th birthday today to Andre Young, better known as Dr. Dre. At this point I’ve completely given up on hearing Detox, but Dre’s existing discography—between N.W.A., his solo albums and the work he’s done for other artists—is enough to make his birthday worthy of a tribute post.

If you happen to be one of those lucky bastards in the New York City area, you can celebrate Dre’s birthday in style at Santos Party House with some DJs spinning classic Dre tracks. It’s possible the irony factor might be in danger of sucking the fun out of the festivities (an open bar of 40s? really?), but with top-quality DJ Cosmo Baker hosting, a good time is nearly guaranteed.

If you’re like me and more than a subway trip away from Santos, enjoy these Dr. Dre productions. (Sadly, I couldn’t find an embeddable video for Michel’le’s “No More Lies.”)

Knoc-turn’al, “The Knoc”:

Mary J. Blige, “Family Affair”:

2pac & Dr. Dre, “California Love”:

J.J. Fad, “Supersonic”:

Dre Day 2009 [The Fader]