In Mondays second of four parts, the documentary delved into a rough period in the N.W.A.

alums life following the death of his brother and Ice Cube leaving the group.

This was a very low point in my life, said Dre.

Premiere Of HBO’s “The Defiant Ones” - Arrivals

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Ive done a lot of stupid s in my life.

A lot of things I wish I could go and take back.

Ive watched my mother get abused.

So theres absolutely no excuse for it.

Hes out of his fing mind, and I was out of my fing mind at the time.

I fed up, I paid for it, Im sorry for it, and I apologize for it.

I have this dark cloud that follows me, and its going to be attached to me forever.

Its a major blemish on who I am as a man.

I called the police on Mr. F the Police, she said.

But little by little the work started drying up.

It was as if I had ruined his career by being that disturbing footnote in his legacy.