D.O.C.

Tracy Lynn Curry, known professionally as The D.O.C., is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer who rose to prominence in the late 1980s as a key creative force behind West Coast hip-hop and gangsta rap. He co-founded Death Row Records with Dr. Dre and Suge Knight in 1991 and co-wrote landmark albums including N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton and Dr. Dre's The Chronic. He currently serves as Founder and CEO of DOC CARES, a national nonprofit organization focused on education and workforce development for youth. He is a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and a Hip Hop Grandmaster Award honoree of the Paid In Full Foundation.