Jimmy Iovine: “Shit, Dre, what's in that phone? Anything about me?”
Dr. Dre: “Private financial shit. Naked pictures. But more importantly... a lot of my fucking music demos. Unreleased shit. This could be a fucking problem.”
— Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre. revealing why they cannot go to the Beach Party.
Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, audio engineer, record executive, and entrepreneur. He appears in Grand Theft Auto Online, as himself in both The Cayo Perico Heist and The Contract updates.
Events of Grand Theft Auto Online[]
The Cayo Perico Heist[]
Dr. Dre makes a cameo appearance during the Heist Prep: Gather Intel mission introductory cutscene with DJ Pooh and Jimmy Iovine. As the GTA Online Protagonist and English Dave are about to board the plane with Keinemusik, they pull up to the airport hangar in a Baller. They were supposed to join Juan Strickler's party in Cayo Perico and more of their entourage were supposed to follow in Dr. Dre's own car, but when they hear it was stolen at Iovine's house with Dre's phone full of important data including unreleased music, they cancel their trip. Pooh organized Scott Storch to take their place.
The Contract[]
Dr. Dre appears as the main character in the VIP Contract mission. He contacts F. Clinton and Partner to assist him in finding his lost phone that was stolen during The Cayo Perico Heist arc in 2020.
The first time Dre met both the GTA Online Protagonist and Franklin Clinton was at the Los Santos Golf Club in 2021, where DJ Pooh, Jimmy Iovine and Dre himself was playing golf. After Dre failed to hit hole-in-ones and with 2 other golfers complaining about not being able to play as Dre and his friends were using the holes for too long, the two other golfers threatened to use their connections to evict Dre and his friends out of the golf course. Enraged, Dre snapped his gold club and both the Protagonist and Franklin went after the two golfers in golf carts and ram them into submission.
Soon after, it was reported that on top of the phone that was stolen from Dre, three unreleased tracks in the phone was being demoed out by three different people. One has ties to the Los Santos Vagos, one had ties to the Los Santos Triads and one affluent billionaire who dabbles in cryptocurrencies thus Dre asked Franklin and the Protagonist to take it back for him. After taking all three down and taking back the music scores, Imani managed to triangulate that the last person who has Dre's phone was none other than Johnny Guns, executive and producer for WesLos Records who had beef with Dre since the 90s, which was public enough at the time for Franklin to recall it. Dre instantly told Franklin and the Protagonist that he has to take the phone back by all cost with whatever means necessary and he wants to end the beef once and for all by killing Johnny himself.
Soon after, Franklin told the Protagonist that Dre had left his Champion back at the Agency and told the Protagonist to drive it to Dre's studio, Record A Studios, to return it back to him. On route, Franklin received news from Imani that Johnny Guns had actually sent out a private militia to kill Dre at Record A Studios and the Protagonist have to give Dre a helping hand by defending him and also wiping out all the men Johnny sent. After clearing out the men Johnny sent and ensuring that Dre and his posse were fine, Dre thanked the Protagonist and even claimed that he trusts them, and invites them to stay and watch him produce a new song together with Anderson .Paak while Iovine and Pooh celebrate in the background with the Protagonist.
After helping Dre at Record A Studios, Imani pinpointed the final location on where Johnny would be and Franklin once again told the Protagonist to go and bring Johnny Guns back so Dre can question him himself. However, just as the Protagonist reached Johnny's position just behind the Dashound Bus Center, Johnny fled in his car towards Los Santos International Airport and left the Protagonist to fight his bodyguards. After clearing the guards out, the Protagonist then went towards LSIA and found his car parked behind a hangar and went into the hangar to look for Johnny. After taking out more of his guards and confronting Johnny, the Protagonist carries a now injured Johnny Guns out to confront Dre himself. Dre voiced his displeasure for Guns in stealing his phone whereas Guns replied that it wasn't him as he admired Dre. Dre didn't trust what he said as he had actually threatened Dre by sending men to kill him and his posse. Guns then cursed at Dre but told him that he should have released his stuff that he makes instead of keeping it secret. Dre finally snapped and took a golf club from one of his vehicle and whacked Johnny Guns repeatedly.
Having vented his frustrations at Johnny, he asks the Protagonist to drive him home. Just before they leave the airport, Dre told the Protagonist that what Johnny did helped him open his mind that he has to release whatever that was leaked and on top of all the other demos that he had kept away to be released out and just before they left, Dre played one of his newest demos that wasn't leaked in the car and the Protagonist drives Dre back to the Pacific Bluffs Country Club where Dre get into his helicopter and fly towards his yacht.
After finishing Dr. Dre's VIP contract, he will occasionally invite the Protagonist to Record A studios to watch him produce new songs with his recording and mix engineer, Lola Romero.
In-Game Songs[]
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
Radio Los Santos[]
- Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg" - Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang" (1992)
- N.W.A. - Alwayz into Somethin' (1991)
- Dr. Dre (feat. Snoop Dogg & RBX) - "Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')" (1992)
- N.W.A. - Express Yourself (1988)
- Dr. Dre (feat. Snoop Dogg) - "Deep Cover" (1992)
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
West Coast Classics[]
- Dr. Dre (feat. Snoop Dogg) - Still D.R.E (1999)
- Dr. Dre (feat. Snoop Dogg, Kurupt & Nate Dogg) - The Next Episode (1999)
- N.W.A - Appetite for Destruction (1993)
- N.W.A - Gangsta Gangsta (1988)
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
West Coast Classics (Dre Day playlist)[]
- 2Pac feat. Roger Troutman & Dr. Dre - California Love (Single Version) (1995)
- 50 Cent feat. Mobb Deep - Outta Control (Remix) (2005)
- Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen - No Diggity (1996)
- Dr. Dre - Keep Their Heads Ringin' (1995)
- Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg, Kurupt & Nate Dogg - The Next Episode (1999) Repeat from the regular tracklist
- Dr. Dre feat. Hittman, Six-Two, Nate Dogg & Kurupt - Xxplosive (1999)
- Dr. Dre feat. Daz & Snoop Dogg - Lil’ Ghetto Boy (1992)
- Ice Cube feat. Dr. Dre & MC Ren - Hello (2000)
- Nas feat. Dr. Dre - Nas Is Coming (1996)
- Obie Trice feat. Dr. Dre & Eminem - Shit Hits The Fan (2003)
- Sam Sneed feat. Dr. Dre - U Better Recognize (1994)
Media Player & Radio Los Santos[]
Main article: Grand Theft Auto - The Contract
- Dr. Dre - Black Privilege (2021)
- Dr. Dre feat. Nipsey Hustle & Ty Dolla Sign - Diamond Mind (2021)
- Dr. Dre feat. Anderson .Paak, Snoop Dogg & Busta Rhymes - ETA (2021)
- Dr. Dre feat. THURZ & Cocoa Sarai - Falling Up (2021)
- Dr. Dre feat. Rick Ross & Anderson . Paak - The Scenic Route (2021)
- Dr. Dre feat. Eminem - The Gospel (2021)
Mission Appearances[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
The Cayo Perico Heist[]
The Contract[]
- On Course
- Setup: Data Recovery
- Nightlife Leak (Voice)
- High Society Leak (Voice)
- South Central Leak (Voice)
- Cutscene after completing all Data Leak finales.
- Studio Time
- Don't Fuck With Dre
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The Beat Off headphones seen in GTA V and GTA Online are a parody of Beats, Dre's own line of audio equipment.
- When first approached by DJ Pooh to work on Grand Theft Auto Online for The Cayo Perico Heist update (and eventually The Contract update), Dre initially refused, stating that he didn’t “make stuff for kids”. However, DJ Pooh brought a copy of Grand Theft Auto V and his PlayStation to Dre’s residence, showing him the game and explaining its appeal. Impressed by its gameplay and score, Dre eventually turned around chose to work with Rockstar Games on his role in the series.[2]
