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Dr. Dre's Son Dies; Statement Issued

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@ August 26, 2008 2:41 PM Permalink | Comments (3)

Dr. Dre's son has reportedly died, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner. The body of Andre Young Jr. was found in his Woodland Hills home on Saturday morning, according to L.A. Weekly.

Andre Young Jr. was only 20.

Young went out on Friday night and came in about 5:30 A.M., but his mother found him unresponsive when she checked on him at 10 in the morning.

She called 911 immediately.

The cause of death will be revealed after a toxicology report.

Andre Young Sr., professionally known as Dr. Dre, released a statement to AllHipHop.com on the death of his son, via a representative.

"Dr. Dre is mourning the loss of his son Andre Young Jr. Please respect his family's grief and privacy at this time," the rep told AllHipHop.com.

Dr. Dre is currently working on his final album, Detox.

What others are saying

condolences
sorry 2 hear that Dr.Dre lost his son, i lost my daughter i know what hes going through, it hurts when u lose a piece of yourself. Dr.Dre god be with u through these difficult times again my condolences
By freedom @ 08/28/08 07:25:48 AMreport abuse
we are so sorry
I cannot believe this; just a couple of nts ago, we were talking about him and his family and how they keep out of the media... I'm so sorry for them having 3children our selves. Please accept our deepest condolences. I can nEver imagine your pain. x the charrons
By Our Family @ 08/26/08 09:37:31 PMreport abuse
I'm so sorry to hear
Just a couple of nts ago my family and I were talking about Dre and his family, how you never hear any negativaty... I'm so sorry to hear they've lost their child, we have 3 our selves and cannot imagine what they may feel right now. As a fan and supporter of his life in hip hop, we send out depest sympathy. Our respect goes out to his family xo the Charrons
By the charrons @ 08/26/08 09:30:17 PMreport abuse