Dr Dre

The rap mogul appeared as a guest on the Workout the Doubt podcast, where he revealed that his condition was so bleak that doctors invited his family to the hospital to say their "last goodbyes".

Dre told the show's host Dolvett Quince that he was in the ICU for two weeks. No one was allowed visitors, because of Covid. But doctors made an exception for him, because they truly thought he wouldn't make it.

"They allowed my family to come in," he said. "I found out later, they called them up so they could say their last goodbyes because they thought I was outta here."

 It was a show of wall-to-wall hits, but did too many hooks spoil the broth?

We've all been to one of those house parties where nobody can agree on the music.

You might hear the first verse of a song, maybe even a chorus if you're lucky, but it's never long before someone is fiddling with the playlist and impatiently changing the track.

Super Bowl half-time shows often feel a bit like this, albeit on a much larger scale, as performers traditionally try to cram as many of their hits as possible into a tight 14-minute set.

The 55-year-old was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Monday, TMZ reported.

In a post on Instagram, he said: "I'm doing great and getting excellent care from my medical team."

He is "resting comfortably" after the aneurysm, his lawyer told Billboard.

In his post, Dr Dre also wrote: "I will be out of the hospital and back home soon. Shout out to all the great medical professionals at Cedars. One Love!!"

Friends and fellow stars have sent their well wishes after the reports of his ill health emerged.

This happened after police received a call from a motorist who alleged he had been threatened with a gun, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirms to CNN.

The caller claimed he had parked his car in front of a Malibu residence when the owner of the home ordered him to leave and showed a handgun, police said.

Upon arriving at the scene, police detained the "Straight Outta Compton" producer, who matched the description provided by the caller, according to the police's statement.