Sick Wid It said:
^^ Just shows how disconnected some cats really are from music they claim to love.
Hating on Dre is like hating on Michael Jordan.
You are exactly right.
A lot of cats just don't pay attention, and know nothing about how the industry works. NWA=Platinum, Snoop Dogg=Platinum, Dogg Pound=Platinum, 2Pac=unbelievably huge after California Love dropped. Dre himself=Platinum, Eminem=Platinum, 50 Cent=Platinum, Game=Platinum...and because of all THAT success...you have G-Unit=Platinum, Young Buck=Platinum, Obie Trice=Platinum, D-12=Platinum (I think), Nate Dogg=Probably the biggest and most famous hook supplier in the rap world. He made Death Row millions and millions of dollars before 'Pac came, and he made Aftermath, G-Unit, and Shady multi-million dollar businesses. He made Interscope an OBSCENE amount of money (on top of what they already had).
Keep in mind, this is because of his PRODUCTION work. Before you tell me Dre isn't a producer, look up what producers do, and understand it has very LITTLE to do with beats.