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Dr Dre's son dies

Dr Dre
09 february 2007

Dr Dre 09 february 2007

Andre Young Jr has passed away

Dr. Dre's son, Andre Young Jr, has died aged 20.

Young was found dead by his mother in his Woodland Hills home at 10am (PST) on Saturday morning (August 23) after returning from a night out at 5:30am, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Los Angeles County Coroner Assistant Chief Ed Winter officially reported the death yesterday (August 25), although the official cause of death is pending until toxicology reports come in.

Dr. Dre had been set to release his comeback solo album, 'Detox', later this year.

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kindofken 

Aug 26, 2008

Tragic. Dre lost his brother in a car accident some years back.

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