The World Class Wreckin Cru Case Study

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1) The World Class Wreckin’ Cru had created a fan base in which each member of the group had their own unique image. However, Dre felt that the rest of the group was being too soft in moving forward (more Rock like) and hence yearned for artistic freedom. This prompted him to work more independently as soon as he got the first opportunity (or rather was compelled) to work with “Eazy-E”.

2) This resulted in discord which was illustrated when Lonzo refused to pay Dre’s bail after Dre was put in prison when his car accumulated fines over 900$.

3) The proof of concept is the success Dr. Dre enjoyed initially at Ruthless Records along with “Eazy-E”. The genre of rap that Ruthless Records would later help popularize showed that Dre’s attitude towards

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