As Dre’s confidant and the problem-solver to a stable of artists and others who came to know him as “Uncle Bruce,” Williams was either there when the action went down or close enough to feel the hollowpoints whiz by. Inside you’ll find:

• The inside dirt on the machinations of the music industry and the sex, violence and power that drives the hip hop music machine and the west coast scene in particular.

• Dre's early days with N.W.A., through the explosion of his seminal album, The Chronic, and up to the release of Dre's long-anticipated forthcoming album, Detox.

• The story of getting out from under Death Row Records, the label Dre co-founded with impresario Suge Knight.

• Inside the launching the careers of Eminem, 50 Cent, and The Game.

• Dish on Tupac Shakur’s chaotic rise and fall to the deadly feud between Tha Row (formerly Death Row Records) and East Coast MCs and bigshots as well as Suge’s legal battles.

• Dre’s reconciliation with Eazy-E before E’s untimely demise from AIDS.

• What was behind the reconciliation press conference for 50 Cent and The Game—and the surprising role Al Sharpton played in it.

• Dre's practical joke on Will Smith in the film Bad Boys 2—and the real reason behind it.

• What it was like rollin’ with giants and legends-in-the-making—and living the life (and bearing the burdens) as a bona-fide master of the game.