Young Dre the Truth

{{Infobox musical artist | name = Young Dre the Truth | background = solo_singer | birth_name = André Truth | origin = [[Seattle,LA], U.S. | genre = Hip hop | occupation = Rapper, Director, actor, producer | years_active = 1995-present | label = KC-3 Monumental, Thugline | associated_acts = Nipsey Hussle, Snoop Dogg, CeeLo Green, Young Maylay, Krayzie Bone, Thugline. }}

André Truth, better known by his stage name Young Dre the Truth, is an American hip hop recording artist and actor born in Seattle, WA,raised in Los Angeles,Ca He is known for his collaborations with Thugline & EA Games soundtracks, namely Fight Night Round 4, Madden 09, Madden 10, The Sims 3, NBA Live 09 and NBA Live 10.collaborations with Bubba Sparxxx, Future,G-Perico,Snoop Dogg,CeeLo Green, Nipsey Hu$$le,Juan Magan, Good Charlotte, 1500 or Nothn, Caviar “Sekret Specialist”Sony Music,Karisma Films

Music career

André started writing poetry in the third grade and he started rapping in the fifth grade (age ten). In 1997 his first album was released. Young Dre is also one of the three members of the rap group OBG Rider Clicc, along with Young Maylay and Killa Polk. He described his stage name as coming "from my peers, who were in the streets with me and knew me well. They started saying "you speak the truth" all the time."[1]

Film career

Young Dre had roles in the movies Malibu's Most Wanted and My Baby's Daddy as well as producing/directing films, as well as having collaborated for the respective soundtracks. He started directing his own music videos and then went on to be a story consultant, associate producer and one of the stars of the movie Just Another Day which he produced and rewrote as his first major motion picture collaboration.

Discography
Year Title
1997 Hated By Many
2005 Revolution in Progress: The Movement
2008 Bigga Than Life EP

Filmography
Year Title
2003 Malibu's Most Wanted
2004 My Baby's Daddy
2010 Just Another Day

References
  1. Joseph Rositano (September 27, 2008). "An Interview with Young Dre The Truth". PALGN. Retrieved December 13, 2009.


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