Truly Young is a star kid famed as the daughter of Andre Romelle Young aka Dr. Dre. Her father is a prominent rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur.
As the daughter of iconic music producer Dr. Dre and his wife, Nicole Young, Truly is a hip-hop aristocracy. She, also a musician is one of Dre’s most famous family members. She continually stuns on Instagram and is a star to watch out for in her own right.
And at any day Truly appears like she’s on the edge of being a breakout star. So get to know her from now, her life as the celebrity kid of superwealthy & renowned parents; discover all about her personal as well as her professional ambitions.
How Truly Young Got Her Name?
Truly was born Aug. 8, 2001, in California. In an interview, she stated it was her renowned dad who gave her the name, “Truly,” since the CEO of Aftermaths Entertainment believed it was wonderful.
Her paternal grandfather, Theodore Young owned an amateur R&B ensemble.
Truly Young Studies At A Prestigious University
The Gen-Z celebrity child, Truly Young is a student at The University of Southern California. In May 2019, she received admission to USC’s renowned School of the Cinematic Arts.
Truly Young With Her Father Dr. Dre
Truly Young, Dr. Dre’s daughter with his ex-wife, Nicole Young studies at the University of Southern California.
The year she earned admittance into the University, her father, Dr. Dre sparked quite the ruckus. Truly’s father uploaded a photo confirming his daughter had been admitted to the University stating, “all on her own. No jail time!!!”
The creator of Beats Electronics was referring to Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman who had the authorities detained in March 2019 for allegedly offering bribes to get their daughters into college.
However, later some claims arose suggesting Dr. Dre, too along with fellow music tycoon Jimmy Iovine, had donated $70 million to the institution in 2013.
Dre later deleted his post concerning Loughlin.
Truly Denied The Allegations
Truly, on the other hand, disputed the charges and stated her famous father had always been ‘pushing me to go to USC.’
In an interview, she said her parents put up a condition where they expected her to keep good marks, or she was to be cut off financially.
She supposedly also isn’t getting any special treatment at USC. Andre was a “very, very strict parent,” to Truly and her siblings. He allegedly was also in every element of her life. The ex-president of Death Row Records homeschooled his daughter Truly in high school. She also earned excellent grades during those periods.
Her Parents, Dr. Dre And Nicole Young’s Relationship
Truly’s parents, Dr. Dre and Nicole married each other on May 25, 1996.
Her mother was the first one with whom the Grammy-winning rapper had walked down the aisle. Together, Dre and Nicole had two children, Truly and her brother, Truice.
Truly Young parents, Dr. Dre and Nicole Young got married in 1996 and officially separated from each other in Dec 2021.
Truly Young with her father, Dr. Dre, and her mother Nicole Young.
Truly’s mother, Nicole, who is quite distant from sites like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, was previously in a marital relationship with an NBA player Sedale Threatt.
In June 2020, the Blast reported Truly’s mother Nicole filed for divorce from the music mogul after 24 years of marriage.
Soon after, the split turned messy with Dre accusing Nicole of stealing company money and the estranged wife also accusing the rapper of cheating.
In Dec 2021, Dr. Dre agreed to pay his ex-wife Nicola Young a whopping $100 million in their divorce settlement.
Truly Young Was Angry On 50 Cent Criticizing Her Mother
In Sep 2020, Truly hit back at 50 Cent to shreds on social media after he commented on her parent’s divorce.
Curtis James Jackson III had posted a screenshot of an article talking about Nicole’s $2 million a month support request in their divorce.
Truly responded bitterly when rapper 50 Cent talked negatively about her parent’s divorce.
Dr. Dre’s daughter, Truly Young hit back at rapper 50 Cent for his remark of calling her mother, b**ch.
To this 50 mocked Nicole writing, “these bitches be crazy how do you even ask for 2 million a month”.
Responding to the In da Club singer’s comment about her mother, Truly from the other end wrote,
“The blatant misogyny and disrespect by ignorant men that is being shown are absolutely fucking disgusting and vile. Calling my mother, my dad’s wife, a bitch is unforgivable.”
She additionally mentioned how 50 cent’s commenting about her parent’s divorce was rather his marketing scheme which she described as a low-life and disgusting as he was.
Later, 50 Cent gave a short “LOL” response and didn’t push it beyond that.
She Has Six Siblings
Truly is the youngest of Dre’s eight kids. As mentioned, she has a brother, Truice. He was born in 1997.
In addition to her biological brother, Truly also has four half-siblings all from her father’s previous relationships though with different women.
Worth mentioning is her other half-brother, Andre Young who died in 2008. Andre passed away from an accidental overdose at age 20 in 2008, per People.
Who Are Truly Young Siblings?
The step-siblings who are alive are Curtis, La Tanya, and her lesser-known two sisters, and Marcel. Curtis is Dr. Dre’s first child, who the Compton singer had when he was just a teenager with then-girlfriend Cassandra Joy Greene.
He had La Tanya in 1983 with another girlfriend, Lisa Johnson. In addition to La Tanya, the Mechanic also had two more daughters with Johnson.
The Brickyard then had a son in 1988, Andre Young, with Jenita Porter, and another son, Marcel, with Michelle Toussaint in 1991.
She Is Also A Singer
Much like her father, Truly Young is also in the music industry. She is quite outstanding for pairing her airy falsetto with raw emotion. The eighth child of Dre launched her hit single in 2018 entitled, Lover Boy.
In an interview with Vogue in 2018, she listed Nirvana, Lana Del Rey, and The Cure as her biggest inspirations. Speaking about her career she told the magazine she said as an artist, she wants to be able to inspire young people to break away from societal standards.
Truly taught herself to play guitar when she was just 13 years old. With Vogue in 2017, Truly revealed,
“My parents offered to give me lessons, but I really wanted to learn myself.”
Similar to her father, she also turned one of her songs, LoverBoy into a short film that she made all on her own.
Truly Young Is Also A Painter
While she’s in music, Truly, is also into visual art — particularly, painting. Her Instagram page is full of her artistic works.
Truly lives in her apartment in Los Angeles.
What Is Truly’s Net Worth?
While it is still too early to start assessing or even discussing Truly’s net worth considering her young age and her existing early musical phase. And it certainly won’t be fair to compare her in terms of financial gains especially to anywhere as near as her father, who has a breathtaking net worth of over $ 800 million.
The superproducer father of Truly Young is still collecting compensation from his landmark Apple deal–along with income from his extensive back catalog. Not to forget, he has been the owner of a sprawling network of glitzy LA mansions for decades in addition to several properties across the states each worth in the region of seven figures.
Though, none of his kids has yet managed to step into the two-comma club including Truly herself. She, nonetheless, can admit – the financial problems shouldn’t be that much of a concern for her in light of her father’s close to a billion-dollar fortune.
Truly Young Does Have A Boyfriend
Nicole and Dre’s youngest child Truly has posted a few Instagram pictures of herself with her boyfriend, Aidan Korte. Some fans call him a lookalike of Eminem.
Dr. Dre’s youngest daughter does have a boyfriend.
Truly hasn’t mentioned much about her boyfriend other than the fact he is a Texan.
The couple supposedly started dating in the fall of 2018 – in the October of that same year, she uploaded a picture of him on her Instagram (the first time) (the first time).
And although she didn’t refer to him as her boyfriend right away, the red heart in the caption pretty much gave away that the guy was someone special to her. Since then the young adult has been occasionally sharing pictures of herself and her alleged partner across all of her social media accounts.
She last posted his picture in Sep 2021.
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