Music industry organization ASCAP is giving Dr. Dre its inaugural Hip-Hop Icon Award.
The rapper and producer will be shown some California love during the Rhythm & Soul Music Awards Celebration of 50 Years of Hip-Hop on June 22 in his hometown of Los Angeles.
“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,” ASCAP chairman and president Paul Williams said in a statement.
