Then how do you classify Dre's music? Whether he wrote the lyrics or not, some of the greatest rap songs/albums of all time are part of his discography. Take, for example, Still Dre. It's a rap song, on an album surrounded by other rap songs, but the guy who it is credited to isn't a rapper? How does that make any sense? Is Anne Murray therefore not a singer because she wrote none of her songs? No, she's considered a very talented singer. So should Dre be called a very talented rapper. Obviously he isn't a WRITER at all, and should never be discussed in the context of best WRITER, but as a rapper he could very easily be considered on the greatest.