Dr. Dre helps break ground on new Compton High School performing arts center

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The Compton native - who donated $10 million to the project - joined school leaders for a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the first step in getting the center up and running. 'I wanted to give the young people of Compton something I never had.'

COMPTON, Calif. -- A performing arts center at Compton High School that's being built with the help of music mogul Dr. Dre is one step closer to becoming a reality.- joined city and school leaders for a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the first step in getting the center up and running.

The facility will include a 1,200-seat theater and will be a place for young people to be creative in a way that will help further their education and positively define their future. "When I was approached about funding a performing arts center that would provide an arts and technological education to students and be accessible for the community at large, I was all in," said Dr. Dre."I wanted to give the young people of Compton something I never had."

Dr. Dre - born Andre Young - grew up in Compton and first rose to fame as a member of NWA, whose debut album was titled"Straight Outta Compton."The performing arts center will be the first new high school facility to be built in almost a decade in the greater Los Angeles area."This is very historical for Compton," said Compton Unified School District Board President Micah Ali.

 

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This is why I love this man and SNOOP they have a Given Heart that's what keeps them SO BLESSED

He only doing this so he can can a tax deduction because he already gotta pay his baby momma like $300,000 a month for child support lol

Tremendous work drdre

That's nice

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