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Dr. Dre performs at the 12th Annual TDE Christmas Concert and Toy Drive on December 18, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark\/Getty Images for Top Dawg Entertainment)<\/p>\n
Dr. Dre paid a visit to his alma mater, Centennial High School, Thursday for a groundbreaking ceremony<\/a> marking the construction of a new, reimagined school\u00a0campus.<\/p>\n “Sometimes you hear that term full-circle. This is a full-circle moment for me because I did actually attend this high school,” Dr. Dre said<\/a> while addressing the crowd, before joking, “Well, sometimes I attended.”<\/p>\n “On this day, I’m making a commitment and that commitment is to let go of the notion of giving back. Instead, I’m embracing the power of investing forward,” he continued. “Now you may not know this about me, but I only invest in things that will have a powerful impact.”<\/p>\n “And today isn’t just about a new building, it’s about a promise kept to the city that made me, point blank period. And this groundbreaking is where the vision we shared for years finally hits the pavement,”\u00a0he concluded.<\/p>\n Will.i.am was also at the ceremony, as was Kendrick Lamar, though the GNX rapper didn’t speak. K. Dot graduated from CHS in 2005.\u00a0<\/p>\n