Dr. Dre Presented With Inaugural ASCAP 'Hip-Hop Icon Award' 

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DR. DRE has been honored with the inaugural AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS' Hip-Hop Icon Award. SNOOP DOGG presented the award to DR. DRE THURSDAY (6/22) at the ASCAP RHYTHM & SOUL MUSIC AWARDS Celebration of 50 Years of Hip-Hop in LOS ANGELES.

ASCAP Chairman Of The Board/Pres. PAUL WILLIAMS noted, "DR. DRE's groundbreaking early work laid a foundation for hip-hop as we know it today. As a champion for some of today's biggest artists and a successful entrepreneur, he changed the culture around hip-hop."

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