Our American Stories
Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit, and be inspired by our stories.
Our American Stories
Dr. Dre, The Compton Perfectionist Who Mainstreamed Rap
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Our American Stories
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In the beginning, the hip-hop scene was very raw; an underground music expression that was light years away from the commercial light of day. But one music producer (Dr. Dre) took the low-budget/low-fi rawness of hip hop and put his own polished spin on it—making it accessible to the world—and the world has never been the same since.