Grammy winner Dr. Dre has 10 children: Curtis, LaTanya, Tyra, LaToya, Ashley, Andre Jr., Marcel, Tyler, Truice and Truly

Dr. Dre and Nicole Young with their kids Tyler, Truly, and Truice at the premiere of “Straight Outta Compton” on August 10, 2015.Credit : Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic

Andre “Dr. Dre” Romello Young may be a seven-time Grammy winner, but he’s also a father 10 times over.

The rapper first became a dad on Dec. 15, 1981, when his then-girlfriend Cassandra Joy Green gave birth to their son Curtis, though Dre didn’t meet his firstborn until 20 years later. “It was definitely a crazy experience, just talking to him on the phone for the first time,” Curtis told NextShark in 2015. “You could feel the energy through the phone.”

Around two years after his first was born, Dre welcomed a daughter, LaTanya, with his ex-girlfriend Lisa Johnson. She recalled that Dre “was a real proud father at the time” in the 2016 book Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap.

According to Johnson, she and the “Next Episode” singer had two more daughters, LaToya and Ashley, in 1984 and 1985 before going their separate ways. The Aftermath CEO also welcomed a daughter named Tyra in 1984 with LaVetta Washington.

Tragically, Dre’s second-born son, Andre Jr., whom he welcomed with Jenita Porter in 1988, died of an overdose at age 20.

Dre went on to parent three more sons: Marcel, whom he welcomed with his ex Michel’le in 1991, Tyler Young, Dre’s ex-wife Nicole Young’s son from a previous relationship, and Truice, whom he and Nicole welcomed in 1997. The former couple also share a daughter, Truly, who was born in 2001, years before their 2021 divorce.

Here is everything to know about Dr. Dre’s 10 children: Curtis, LaTanya, Tyra, LaToya, Ashley, Andre Jr., Marcel, Tyler, Truice and Truly.

Curtis Young, 43

Curtis Young at the Los Angeles Lakers Victory Party.Kirby Lee/WireImage

Curtis was born to Dr. Dre’s ex-girlfriend, Cassandra Joy Greene, on Dec. 15, 1981.

According to Curtis, the rapper, who was 16 at the time of his birth, was absent for his childhood. “I met my father at the age of 20,” he told XXL magazine in 2015.

Curtis was raised by Greene and his stepfather, Andre Weeks. He told NextShark in 2015 that he faced “a lot of trials and tribulations” growing up in Compton, Calif. “I grew up with some good friends, and we told ourselves that we definitely didn’t want to be involved with [gangs],” he explained to the outlet. “I wanted to do something different with my life.”

As Curtis told NextShark, Weeks revealed the identity of his biological father to him at the age of 12 and later, a DNA test confirmed Dre’s paternity.

Father and son had their first meeting at Skybar in Hollywood, Calif. “It was like looking in the mirror seeing him face to face,” Curtis recalled. “We couldn’t look at each other because we looked so much alike.”

Curtis described a period of soul-searching following their meeting. “You’re trying to find yourself; that’s a whole different period I went through,” he explained to XXL. “I was like, ‘I just want to be just like him. I’m going to wear Khakis and I’m going to be a gangster.’ It just really wasn’t me … Something that I had to grow into was just being Curtis Young.”

The aspiring musician also spent time getting to know his father, telling Howl & Echoes in 2016, “After we met … I was around him all the time, in the studio while he worked on 50 Cent’s Get Rich or Die Trying, working with The Game, just anything he would let me be around to learn from him and help me grow and become a better artist until I was ready.”

Curtis has released several rap tracks under the name Hood Surgeon over the years, and in 2014, Fox News reported that he was opening Forever Young Entertainment, a program focused on helping young artists find their voice.

Dre’s oldest has been married to Monarch Young since 2011 and the couple share a daughter, born in 2024.

LaTanya Young, 42

Dre and Johnson welcomed the rapper’s oldest daughter, LaTanya, in January 1983.

She told the Daily Mail in 2021 that she was working as a delivery driver and had four children: Tatiyana, Rhiana, D’Andre and Jason III.

Tyra Young, 41

Nicole Young, Dr. Dre, and Tyra Young.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

According to Original Gangstas, Tyra Young was born to Dre and Washington in May 1984 during his relationship with Johnson, who was pregnant with the couple’s second child at the time.

Tyra has worked in the film industry, with credits in the TV series Take 6 and the 2015 film Ropes of Silicon.