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This article is about the Miami producer. For the Los Angeles rapper, see Dr. Dre. For the Atlanta entertainer, see André 3000.

Dre
Birth name	Andre Christopher Lyon
Born	New York City, New York
Origin	Miami, Florida
Genres	Hip hop, R&B
Occupations	Producer, singer, rapper
Instruments	Sampler, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals
Years active	2005 - present
Labels	Epidemic, Jive
Associated acts	Cool & Dre, Christina Milian, Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, Terror Squad, Fat Joe

Andre Christopher Lyon (born in New York City, New York), better known as Dre, is a singer, rapper and one half of the hip hop production duo Cool & Dre, along with Marcello "Cool" Valenzano. Dre has a "major" role on DJ Khaled's album We the Best, appearing on four tracks.