Dre and DJ Yella also performed mixes for local radio station KDAY, boosting ratings for its afternoon rush-hour show The Traffic Jam. Dre on the turntables and sell 50,000 copies within the Compton area. The group would become stars of the electro-hop scene that dominated early 1980s West Coast hip hop, and their first hit "Surgery" would prominently feature Dr. He later joined the musical group World Class Wrecking Cru under the independent Kru-Cut Records in 1984. J and his first name, referring to himself as the "Master of Mixology". Soon afterwards he adopted the moniker Dr. At the club, he met aspiring rapper Antoine Carraby, later to become member DJ Yella of N.W.A. J", based on the nickname of Julius Erving, his favorite basketball player. Thus, he became a DJ in the club, initially under the name "Dr. Dre during his time in World Class Wrecking CruInspired by the Grandmaster Flash song "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel", he often attended a club called The Eve After Dark to watch many DJs and rappers performing live.
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If there’s one style of music that defined the golden era of Hip Hop more than any other it’s G-funk – a bouncing, sonic sound that was perfected by the likes of Dr.