Dr Dre: Classic or Dud ?

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Master producer and innovator who tells it like it is OR dumb-as-a-brick mysogynist who owes his entire career to Parliament ?

Patrick, Monday, 26 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Well both, so Classic. Blabla The Chronic undeniable masterpiece, 'Been there, done that' and of course the classic rhyme: "Chances are slim, it's like Michael Jackson gettin' his black fans back." (or something like that on Soul Assessins 'Puppetmaster').

Omar, Monday, 26 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Omar - even side 2 of The Chronic ? All I can remember about it is a bunch of deliriously unfunny skits, plus that "Bitches ain't shit but hoes and tricks" song.

Patrick, Monday, 26 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

If by that he meant his more peroxided admirers, I wholeheartedly agree.

Top-notch producer; a bit dopey with the rhymes sometimes.

Nicole, Monday, 26 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Even side 2 Patrick :) Come on "I drop bombs like Hiroshima"/KAAAAABOOOOOOOOOOOMMM! That's priceless. Plus 'Stranded on Death Row' one of the best hip-hop tracks ever. Sssshjeet.

Omar, Monday, 26 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

This is easy.

"Let Me Ride" + ...lookin' like I robbed Liberace + giving us Snoop Dogg = classic

Larms, Monday, 26 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

a question: is warren g related to him? just read FT's top 100 singles and i swear that i heard G was his brother. anyone know?

Kevin Enas, Monday, 26 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

fucking classic

ethan padgett, Monday, 26 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Some of the attitudes aside, total classic.

Robin Carmody, Monday, 26 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Warran G is his cousin. Oh yes, and an easy classic. If only for the production on 2001, The Chronic & the best tracks off Doggy Style. Unfuckwithable.

Mark Richardson, Monday, 26 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

As a producer, I gotta say the guy's got it going on - he knows how to put together a catchy track. As a rapper, he's a witless moron who's sometimes rescued by his melodic and producing skills. I have a visceral reaction to his lyrics - they make me feel like I'm watching a schoolyard bully beat up some small kid and like I'm somehow contributing to it. I can enjoy this sort of thing coming from Eminem 'cause he's so damn funny, but Dre just expects "bitches ain't shit but hoes and tricks" to stand on its own (as a sample of "reality", I assume). Plus even putting lyrics aside, his records as a solo artist are way inconsistent, basically hits-plus-filler jobs. A DUD.

Patrick, Monday, 26 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Classic. The production on Snoop's first album is enough by itself. Throw in 4 tracks on The Chronic, 5 on his new record, 2 singles, and his contributions with NWA (surprised no one's mentioned that yet!) and you've got a classic career. Of course he's prone to shit of the lame and bull variety... if he matures but maintains his skills, he will be a legend. now he's just a classic.

Chaz Bartok, Tuesday, 27 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

His actual work is half good and half shit, but the good half is so fantastic that he's a classic, despite giving us Eminem and that stupid Forgot About Dre nonsense (FYI, he's also still D.R.E.).

And yes, for the "Lookin' like I robbed Liberace" bit alone, he should go down in history as the best thing ever.

Tired Ally, Wednesday, 28 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I have to go out on a limb here -- all the new stuff completely eats, whether it's his own hoo-hah or dear Mr. Mathers' nursery rhymes. If history goes the first time as tragedy and the second time as farce, read Monsieur Marshall as Snoop's rather washed out Xerox, substitute 'skill' for 'tragedy' and you have Dre's downward slump. *Tired*, in a word. He's so uncareaboutable sonically these days it hurts.

He was always a dumb-as-a-brick etc, though. Mind you, so was most of popular music anyway, so you can't exactly criticize him on that front unless you're really into throwing the baby out with the bathwater. I do have to quote Tom Servo, though, for my thoughts on a lot of his best stuff -- "Um, could you not talk?"

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 28 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Late-period Dre can be redeemed with a simple mention of 'Still Dre', truely majestic. And what a genius idea to have a nagging Stooges- like piano-riff go on for the duration of the whole track.

Omar, Wednesday, 28 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Presumably you mean the "nagging, Stooges-like" part to be the genius part, because the "repeating through the whole track" part isn't exactly cutting-edge hip-hop production.

Josh, Wednesday, 28 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

i'm always astonished by the terribleness of his lyrics put up against some of the stuff he does on Eminem records. "Just let me lay back and kick some mo' simplistic pimp shit / on slim shady's, start riots like limp bizkit.." hardly the most stimulating thing, but infinitely better than the whole Bitches philosophy. but, production wise, classic.

matthew james, Wednesday, 28 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

two months pass...
Dr dre is da shit he is a god his music rocks snoop doggs music rocks eminems music fucken rocks 2 pac & dr dre are 2 of the best rappers in the world they all are classics

David Will fuck you up, Monday, 18 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Master producer , dumb-as-a-brick, and the man who made Parliament listenable

Mat, Monday, 18 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

seven months pass...
dr. dre is a fucken bitch he ant a real ganster not like my nigger eazy fucken e

pimp daddy, Saturday, 16 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

six years pass...

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20221309,00.html

carne asada, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 19:50 (fifteen years ago) link

No foul play is expected.

gabbneb, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 19:53 (fifteen years ago) link

from the article:

Dr. Dre, whose given name is Andre Young, is one of hip-hop's most prolific musicians.

what the fuck are they talking about??!

res, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 20:06 (fifteen years ago) link

maybe this?

- 2Pac ft. Dr.Dre - California Love [produced by Dr. Dre - from All Eyez On Me]
- 2Pac ft. Dr.Dre - California Love (original version) [produced by Dr. Dre - from 2Pac Greatest Hits]
- 2Pac - Can/'t C Me [produced by Dr. Dre - from All Eyez On Me]
- 40 Glocc - Papa Lil' Soldier [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Jakal]
- 50 Cent - Back Down [produced by Dr. Dre - from Get Rich Or Die Tryin']
- 50 Cent - Come and Go [produced by Dr. Dre and Mark Batson - from Curtis]
- 50 Cent ft. Nicole Scherzinger, Young Buck - Fire [produced by Dr. Dre - from Curtis]
- 50 Cent - Gunz Come Out [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Massacre]
- 50 Cent - Gunz Come Out [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Massacre (Special Edition)]
- 50 Cent - Heat [produced by Dr. Dre - from Get Rich Or Die Tryin']
- 50 Cent - If I Can't [produced by Dr. Dre - from Get Rich Or Die Tryin']
- 50 Cent - In Da Club [produced by Dr. Dre - from Get Rich Or Die Tryin']
- 50 Cent ft. Brooklyn - In Da Hood [produced by Dr. Dre - from The New Breed (Bonus Disc)]
- 50 Cent - Outta Control [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Massacre]
- 50 Cent ft. Mobb Deep - Outta Control Remix [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Massacre (Special Edition)]
- 50 Cent - Talk About Me [produced by Dr. Dre - from Get Rich Or Die Tryin Soundtrack]
- 50 Cent - When It Rains It Pours [produced by Dr. Dre - from Get Rich Or Die Tryin Soundtrack]
- Above The Law - Another Execution [produced by Dr. Dre - from Livin' Like Hustlers]
- Above The Law - Ballin' [produced by Dr. Dre - from Livin' Like Hustlers]
- Above The Law - Flow On [produced by Dr. Dre - from Livin' Like Hustlers]
- Above The Law ft. Lay Law - Freedom Of Speech [produced by Dr. Dre - from Livin' Like Hustlers]
- Above The Law - Just Kickin' Lyrics [produced by Dr. Dre - from Livin' Like Hustlers]
- Above The Law - Livin' Like Hustlers [produced by Dr. Dre - from Livin' Like Hustlers]
- Above The Law - Menace To Society [produced by Dr. Dre - from Livin' Like Hustlers]
- Above The Law ft. Lay Law - Murder Rap [produced by Dr. Dre - from Livin' Like Hustlers]
- Above The Law - Murder Rap [produced by Dr. Dre - from Ruthless 10th Anniversary Compilation]
- Above The Law ft. Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, MC Ren - The Last Song [produced by Dr. Dre - from Livin' Like Hustlers]
- Above The Law - Untouchable [produced by Dr. Dre - from Livin' Like Hustlers]
- Above The Law - Untouchable [produced by Dr. Dre - from Ruthless 10th Anniversary Compilation]
- Aftermath - Intro [produced by Dr. Dre - from Dr.Dre Presents... The Aftermath]
- Bilal - Fast Lane [produced by Dr. Dre - from 1st Born Second]
- Bilal - Sally [produced by Dr. Dre - from 1st Born Second]
- Bishop Lamont ft. Bilal, Rev. Keep It Crackin - Pope Mobile Intro/Heaven [produced by Dr. Dre - from Pope Mobile]
- Busta Rhymes - Break Ya Neck [produced by Dr. Dre - from Genesis]
- Busta Rhymes ft. Nas - Don't Get Carried Away [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Big Bang]
- Busta Rhymes ft. Q-Tip, Marsha Ambrosius Of Floetry - Get You Some [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Big Bang]
- Busta Rhymes - Holla [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Wash Soundtrack]
- Busta Rhymes - Holla [produced by Dr. Dre - from Genesis]
- Busta Rhymes ft. Missy Elliott - How We Do It Over Here [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Big Bang]
- Busta Rhymes - Legend Of The Fall Offs [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Big Bang]
- Busta Rhymes - Truck Volume [produced by Dr. Dre - from Genesis]
- D12 - Ain't Nuttin' But Music [produced by Dr. Dre - from Devils Night]
- D12 ft. B-Real - American Psycho II [produced by Dr. Dre - from d12 world]
- D12 - Fight Music [produced by Dr. Dre - from Devils Night]
- D12 ft. Truth Hurts - Nasty Mind [produced by Dr. Dre - from Devils Night]
- D12 - Revelation [produced by Dr. Dre - from Devils Night]
- Devin the Dude ft. Pooh Bear - It's A Shame [produced by Dr. Dre - from Just Tryin Ta Live]
- DJ Quik - Put It On Me [produced by Dr. Dre - from Under Tha Influence]
- Dr.Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - 187um [produced by Dr. Dre - from One Million Strong]
- Dr.Dre - A Nigga Witta Gun [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic]
- Dr.Dre ft. Hittman - Ackrite [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic 2001]
- Dr.Dre ft. Knoc-Turn'al, Hittman - Bang Bang [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic 2001]
- Dr.Dre ft. Traci Nelson, Ms Roq, Eddie Griffin - Bar One [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic 2001]
- Dr.Dre - Been There Done That [produced by Dr. Dre - from Dr.Dre Presents... The Aftermath]
- Dr.Dre ft. Hittman - Big Ego's [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic 2001]
- Dr.Dre ft. Snoop Dogg, Hittman, Six Two - Bitch Niggaz [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic 2001]
- Dr.Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Deep Cover [produced by Dr. Dre - from Deep Cover OST]
- Dr.Dre - Deez Nuuuts [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic]
- Dr.Dre ft. Eminem - Forgot About Dre [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic 2001]
- Dr.Dre ft. Snoop Dogg,RBX,Jewell - Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebr [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic]
- Dr.Dre ft. Devin The Dude, Snoop Dogg - Fuck You [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic 2001]
- Dr.Dre ft. The Lady Of Rage,Daz Dillinger,RBX - High Powered [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic]
- Dr.Dre ft. Hittman, Kurupt - Housewife [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic 2001]
- Dr.Dre ft. Barbara Wilson, Dorothy Coleman, Nancy Fletcher - Keep Their Heads Ringin' [produced by Dr. Dre - from Friday Soundtrack]
- Dr.Dre - Let Me Ride [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic]
- Dr.Dre ft. Hittman, Kurupt, Ms.Roq - Let's Get High [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic 2001]
- Dr.Dre ft. Hittman - Light Speed [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic 2001]
- Dr.Dre ft. Snoop Dogg,Daz Dillinger - Lil' Ghetto Boy [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic]
- Dr.Dre ft. Xzibit, Tray Deee - Lolo (intro) [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic 2001]
- Dr.Dre ft. The Lady Of Rage,Kurupt,RBX - Lyrical Gangbang [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic]
- Dr.Dre ft. Hittman, Ms.Roq - Murder Ink [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic 2001]
- Dr.Dre ft. Ice Cube - Natural Born Killaz [produced by Dr. Dre - from Murder Was The Case OST]
- Dr.Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic]
- Dr.Dre ft. DJ Quik, Mimi - Put It On Me [produced by Dr. Dre - from Training Day Soundtrack]
- Dr.Dre ft. RBX,Snoop Dogg - Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic]
- Dr.Dre ft. DeFari,Xzibit,Knoc-Turn'al,MC Ren,Kokane,Time Bomb - Some L.A. Niggaz [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic 2001]
- Dr.Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Still D.R.E. [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic 2001]
- Dr.Dre ft. Kurupt,RBX,Snoop Dogg,The Lady Of Rage,Bushwick Bi - Stranded On Death Row [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic]
- Dr.Dre ft. The D.O.C.,Snoop Dogg,Samara - The $20 Sack Pyramid [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic]
- Dr.Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - The Chronic (intro) [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic]
- Dr.Dre ft. RBX,Snoop Dogg,Daz Dillinger - The Day The Niggaz Took Over [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic]
- Dr.Dre ft. The Lady Of Rage,Jewell - The Doctor's Office [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic]
- Dr.Dre ft. Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg - The Next Episode [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic 2001]
- Dr.Dre - The Roach (The Chronic Outro) [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic]
- Dr.Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - The Wash [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Wash Soundtrack]
- Dr.Dre - The Watcher [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic 2001]
- Dr.Dre ft. Eminem, Xzibit - What's The Difference [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic 2001]
- Dr.Dre ft. Hittman, Kurupt, Nate Dogg, Six Two - Xxplosive [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Chronic 2001]
- Dr.Dre ft. LL Cool J - Zoom [produced by Dr. Dre - from Bullworth OST]
- Eazy-E - 8 Ball (Remix) [produced by Dr. Dre - from Ruthless 10th Anniversary Compilation]
- Eazy-E - Boyz-N-The Hood [produced by Dr. Dre - from N.W.A. And The Posse]
- Eazy-E ft. Ron-De-Vu - Fat Girl [produced by Dr. Dre - from N.W.A. And The Posse]
- Eazy-E ft. Ron-De-Vu - L.A. Is The Place [produced by Dr. Dre - from N.W.A. And The Posse]
- Eminem - Ass Like That [produced by Dr. Dre - from Encore]
- Eminem ft. Dr.Dre - Bad Guys Always Die [produced by Dr. Dre - from Wild Wild West Soundtrack]
- Eminem - Bad Influence [produced by Dr. Dre - from End Of Days OST]
- Eminem - Big Weenie [produced by Dr. Dre - from Encore]
- Eminem ft. Dr.Dre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Nate Dogg - Bitch Please 2 [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Marshall Mathers LP]
- Eminem - Business [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Eminem Show]
- Eminem - Curtains Up [produced by Dr. Dre - from Encore]
- Eminem ft. Dr.Dre, 50 Cent - Encore / Curtains Down [produced by Dr. Dre - from Encore]
- Eminem - Evil Deeds [produced by Dr. Dre - from Encore]
- Eminem ft. Stat Quo - Get Low [produced by Dr. Dre - from Eminem Presents The Re-Up]
- Eminem ft. Dr.Dre - Guilty Conscience [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Slim Shady LP]
- Eminem ft. Dr.Dre - Guilty Conscience [produced by Dr. Dre - from Curtain Call - The Hits]
- Eminem - I'm Back [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Marshall Mathers LP]
- Eminem - Just Lose It [produced by Dr. Dre - from Curtain Call - The Hits]
- Eminem - Just Lose It [produced by Dr. Dre - from Encore]
- Eminem - Kill You [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Marshall Mathers LP]
- Eminem - Mosh [produced by Dr. Dre - from Encore]
- Eminem ft. Hailie Jade - My Dad's Gone Crazy [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Eminem Show]
- Eminem - My Name Is [produced by Dr. Dre - from Curtain Call - The Hits]
- Eminem - My Name Is [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Slim Shady LP]
- Eminem ft. 50 Cent, Nate Dogg - Never Enough [produced by Dr. Dre - from Encore]
- Eminem - Rain Man [produced by Dr. Dre - from Encore]
- Eminem ft. RBX, Sticky Fingaz - Remember Me? [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Marshall Mathers LP]
- Eminem - Role Model [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Slim Shady LP]
- Eminem ft. Dr.Dre - Say What You Say [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Eminem Show]
- Eminem - The Real Slim Shady [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Marshall Mathers LP]
- Eminem - The Real Slim Shady [produced by Dr. Dre - from Curtain Call - The Hits]
- Eminem - Who Knew [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Marshall Mathers LP]
- Eve ft. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind [produced by Dr. Dre - from Scorpion]
- Eve - Satisfaction [produced by Dr. Dre - from EVE-Olution]
- Eve ft. Styles - That's What It Is [produced by Dr. Dre - from Scorpion]
- Eve - What [produced by Dr. Dre - from EVE-Olution]
- Fila Fresh Crew - 3 The Hard Way [produced by Dr. Dre - from Tuffest Man Alive]
- Fila Fresh Crew - 3-The Hard Way [produced by Dr. Dre - from N.W.A. And The Posse]
- Fila Fresh Crew - Drink It Up [produced by Dr. Dre - from Tuffest Man Alive]
- Fila Fresh Crew - Drink It Up [produced by Dr. Dre - from N.W.A. And The Posse]
- Fila Fresh Crew - Dunk The Funk [produced by Dr. Dre - from N.W.A. And The Posse]
- Fila Fresh Crew - Tuffest Man Alive [produced by Dr. Dre - from N.W.A. And The Posse]
- Fila Fresh Crew - Tuffest Man Alive [produced by Dr. Dre - from Tuffest Man Alive]
- G-Unit - G'd Up [produced by Dr. Dre - from Beg For Mercy]
- G-Unit - Poppin Them Thangs [produced by Dr. Dre - from Beg For Mercy]
- Group Therapy ft. KRS-One, Nas, B-Real - East Coast/West Coast Killas [produced by Dr. Dre - from Dr.Dre Presents... The Aftermath]
- Gwen Stefani ft. Eve - Rich Girl [produced by Dr. Dre - from Love.Angel.Music.Baby]
- Ice Cube ft. Dr.Dre,MC Ren - Hello [produced by Dr. Dre - from Greatest Hits]
- Ice Cube ft. Dr. Dre, MC Ren - Hello [produced by Dr. Dre - from War and Peace (Volume 2)]
- Jay-Z - 30 Something [produced by Dr. Dre - from Kingdom Come]
- Jay-Z ft. Chrisette Michele - Lost One [produced by Dr. Dre - from Kingdom Come]
- Jay-Z ft. Ne-Yo - Minority Report [produced by Dr. Dre - from Kingdom Come]
- Jay-Z ft. Dr.Dre, Rakim, Truth Hurts - The Watcher 2 [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Blueprint 2]
- Jay-Z ft. Dr. Dre, Rakim, Truth Hurts - The Watcher 2 [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Blueprint 2.1]
- Jay-Z - Trouble [produced by Dr. Dre - from Kingdom Come]
- Jewell - Harvest For The World [produced by Dr. Dre - from Murder Was The Case OST]
- Jimmy Z - Crazy You [produced by Dr. Dre - from Musical Madness]
- Jimmy Z - Evil [produced by Dr. Dre - from Musical Madness]
- Jimmy Z ft. Dr.Dre - Funky Flute [produced by Dr. Dre - from Musical Madness]
- Jimmy Z - Hip Hop Harmonica [produced by Dr. Dre - from Musical Madness]
- Jimmy Z - Muzical Madness [produced by Dr. Dre - from Musical Madness]
- Jimmy Z - Phone Sexxx [produced by Dr. Dre - from Musical Madness]
- Jimmy Z ft. Dr. Dre - Prelude [produced by Dr. Dre - from Musical Madness]
- Jimmy Z - Reazons [produced by Dr. Dre - from Musical Madness]
- Jimmy Z - Reeperbahn [produced by Dr. Dre - from Musical Madness]
- Jimmy Z - Summertime [produced by Dr. Dre - from Musical Madness]
- Jimmy Z - Watching You [produced by Dr. Dre - from Musical Madness]
- Jimmy Z - Whatever You Want [produced by Dr. Dre - from Musical Madness]
- Jimmy Z - Who'z Leroy [produced by Dr. Dre - from Musical Madness]
- Juvenile Committee - School Dayz [produced by Dr. Dre - from Free Us Colored Kids]
- King Tee ft. Dawn Robinson - 6 N'Na Moe'nin [produced by Dr. Dre - from Thy Kingdom Come]
- King Tee ft. R.C. - Big Ballin' (Playin 2 Win) [produced by Dr. Dre - from Thy Kingdom Come]
- King Tee - Da'kron [produced by Dr. Dre - from Thy Kingdom Come]
- King Tee ft. Dr.Dre - Monay [produced by Dr. Dre - from Thy Kingdom Come]
- King Tee ft. Killa Ben - Reel Raw [produced by Dr. Dre - from Thy Kingdom Come]
- King Tee - Speak on It [produced by Dr. Dre - from Thy Kingdom Come]
- King Tee ft. Dr.Dre, R.C., Crystal - Step on By [produced by Dr. Dre - from Thy Kingdom Come]
- King Tee ft. Dr.Dre - Where's T' [produced by Dr. Dre - from Thy Kingdom Come]
- Knoc-Turn'Al ft. Vero Brock - I Like [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Way I Am]
- Knoc-Turn'Al - Str8 West Coast [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Wash Soundtrack]
- Knoc-Turn'Al ft. Warren G,Shade Sheist,Xzibit,Nate Dogg - Str8 West Coast Remix [produced by Dr. Dre - from L.A. Confidential Presents: Knoc-Turn'Al]
- Knoc-Turn'Al ft. Dr.Dre,Missy Elliott - The Knoc [produced by Dr. Dre - from L.A. Confidential Presents: Knoc-Turn'Al]
- Kurupt ft. Dr.Dre - Ask Yourself A Question [produced by Dr. Dre - from Greatest Hits Vol. 1]
- Kurupt ft. Dr.Dre - Ho's A Housewife [produced by Dr. Dre - from Greatest Hits Vol. 1]
- Kurupt ft. Dr.Dre, Hitman - Ho's A Housewife [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Streetz Iz A Mutha]
- Mack 10 - Hate In Yo Eyes [produced by Dr. Dre - from Bang Or Ball]
- Mary J. Blige - Family Affair [produced by Dr. Dre - from No More Drama]
- Mary J. Blige ft. Eve - Not Today [produced by Dr. Dre - from Love and Life]
- Mary J. Blige ft. Eve - Not Today [produced by Dr. Dre - from Barbershop 2 Soundtrack]
- Mel-Man - Sh**tin' On The World [produced by Dr. Dre - from Dr.Dre Presents... The Aftermath]
- Michel'le - 100% Woman [produced by Dr. Dre - from Michel'le]
- Michel'le - Close To Me [produced by Dr. Dre - from Michel'le]
- Michel'le - If? [produced by Dr. Dre - from Michel'le]
- Michel'le - Keep Watchin' [produced by Dr. Dre - from Michel'le]
- Michel'le - Never Been In Love [produced by Dr. Dre - from Michel'le]
- Michel'le - Nicety [produced by Dr. Dre - from Ruthless 10th Anniversary Compilation]
- Michel'le - Nicety [produced by Dr. Dre - from Michel'le]
- Michel'le - No More Lies [produced by Dr. Dre - from Michel'le]
- Michel'le - Something In My Heart [produced by Dr. Dre - from Ruthless 10th Anniversary Compilation]
- Michel'le - Something In My Heart [produced by Dr. Dre - from Michel'le]
- Michel'le - Special Thanks [produced by Dr. Dre - from Michel'le]
- Mobb Deep - Outta Control (Bonus Track) [produced by Dr. Dre - from Blood Money]
- N.W.A. - 8-Ball [produced by Dr. Dre - from N.W.A. And The Posse]
- N.W.A. - A Bitch Is A Bitch [produced by Dr. Dre - from N.W.A. And The Posse]
- N.W.A. ft. Snoop Dogg - Chin Check [produced by Dr. Dre - from Next Friday Soundtrack]
- N.W.A. - Dope Man [produced by Dr. Dre - from N.W.A. And The Posse]
- N.W.A. - Panic Zone [produced by Dr. Dre - from N.W.A. And The Posse]
- Nas ft. The Game, Marsha Ambrosius - Hustlers [produced by Dr. Dre - from Hip Hop Is Dead]
- Nas - Nas Is Coming [produced by Dr. Dre - from It Was Written]
- Nate Dogg ft. Dr.Dre - Your Wife [produced by Dr. Dre - from Music and Me]
- Obie Trice ft. Nate Dogg - Look In My Eyes [produced by Dr. Dre - from Cheers]
- Obie Trice ft. Busta Rhymes - Oh! [produced by Dr. Dre - from Cheers]
- Obie Trice ft. Dr. Dre, Eminem - Shit Hits The Fan [produced by Dr. Dre - from Cheers]
- Obie Trice ft. Nate Dogg - The Set Up [produced by Dr. Dre - from Cheers]
- Proof - 12 Days Left [produced by Dr. Dre - from Time Will Tell]
- Proof ft. Eminem, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Nate Dogg - It's Like Heaven [produced by Dr. Dre - from Time Will Tell]
- Proof ft. Bobby Creekwater, Cashis - Madness [produced by Dr. Dre - from Time Will Tell]
- Rappinstine - Scream [produced by Dr. Dre - from N.W.A. And The Posse]
- Ras Kass ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard, Busta Rhymes - Get This Money (Remix) [produced by Dr. Dre - from Revenge Of The Spit]
- Ras Kass ft. Dr. Dre, Busta Rhymes, Dina Rae - The Whoop [produced by Dr. Dre - from Goldyn Chyld]
- RBX - Blunt Time [produced by Dr. Dre - from Dr.Dre Presents... The Aftermath]
- RC - Sexy Dance [produced by Dr. Dre - from Dr.Dre Presents... The Aftermath]
- RG - Fame [produced by Dr. Dre - from Dr.Dre Presents... The Aftermath]
- Royce Da 5'9 - Death Day [produced by Dr. Dre - from Build and Destroy]
- Royce Da 5'9 - The Throne Is Mine (Bonus Track) [produced by Dr. Dre - from Build and Destroy]
- Royce Da 5'9 ft. Dr.Dre - The Way I Be Pimpin [produced by Dr. Dre - from Build and Destroy]
- Scarface ft. Dr.Dre,Ice Cube,Too $hort - Game Over [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Untouchable]
- Snoop Dogg ft. Nate Dogg, Warren G, Kurupt - Aint No Fun (If The Homies Cant Have Non [produced by Dr. Dre - from Doggystyle]
- Snoop Dogg ft. Xzibit - Bitch Please [produced by Dr. Dre - from No Limit Top Dogg]
- Snoop Dogg ft. Akon - Boss Life [produced by Dr. Dre - from Tha Blue Carpet Treatment]
- Snoop Dogg ft. Sticky Fingaz - Buck'Em [produced by Dr. Dre - from No Limit Top Dogg]
- Snoop Dogg ft. Tha Dogg Pound, The Dramatics - Doggy Dogg World [produced by Dr. Dre - from Doggystyle]
- Snoop Dogg ft. Tha Dogg Pound, The Lady of Rage - For All My Niggaz & Bitches [produced by Dr. Dre - from Doggystyle]
- Snoop Dogg - Gin & Juice [produced by Dr. Dre - from Down To Earth Soundtrack]
- Snoop Dogg ft. Dat Nigga Daz - Gin And Juice [produced by Dr. Dre - from Doggystyle]
- Snoop Dogg ft. Nancy Fletcher - GZ And Hustlas [produced by Dr. Dre - from Doggystyle]
- Snoop Dogg ft. Kokane - Hennesey N Buddah [produced by Dr. Dre - from Tha Last Meal]
- Snoop Dogg ft. Dr. Dre, D´Angelo - Imagine [produced by Dr. Dre and Mark Batson - from Tha Blue Carpet Treatment]
- Snoop Dogg ft. Dr.Dre,Jewell - Just Dippin' [produced by Dr. Dre - from No Limit Top Dogg]
- Snoop Dogg ft. Master P, Nate Dogg, Butch Cassidy, Goldie Loc, Tr - Lay Low [produced by Dr. Dre - from Tha Last Meal]
- Snoop Dogg ft. Nancy Fletcher - Lodi Dodi [produced by Dr. Dre - from Doggystyle]
- Snoop Dogg ft. Dat Nigga Daz - Murder Was The Case (DeathAfterVisualizi [produced by Dr. Dre - from Doggystyle]
- Snoop Dogg - Murder Was The Case (remix) [produced by Dr. Dre - from Murder Was The Case OST]
- Snoop Dogg ft. Lil Malik - Pump Pump [produced by Dr. Dre - from Doggystyle]
- Snoop Dogg - Round Here [produced by Dr. Dre - from Tha Blue Carpet Treatment]
- Snoop Dogg ft. The D.O.C., RBX, Tha Dogg Pound - Serial Killa [produced by Dr. Dre - from Doggystyle]
- Snoop Dogg - Tha Shiznit [produced by Dr. Dre - from Doggystyle]
- Snoop Dogg ft. Kokane - True Lies [produced by Dr. Dre - from Tha Last Meal]
- Snoop Dogg - Who Am I (What's My Name)? [produced by Dr. Dre - from Doggystyle]
- Stat Quo ft. Nikki Greer - All Hood [produced by Dr. Dre - from Statlanta]
- Stat Quo ft. Young Buck, Young Argo - ATL [produced by Dr. Dre - from Statlanta]
- Stat Quo ft. Bilal - Fire [produced by Dr. Dre - from Statlanta]
- Stat Quo - Here We Go [produced by Dr. Dre - from Statlanta]
- Stat Quo - Stat Quo [produced by Dr. Dre - from Statlanta]
- Stat Quo ft. Scarface, Dr. Dre - The Way Shit Be [produced by Dr. Dre - from Statlanta]
- Stat Quo - They Call Me [produced by Dr. Dre - from Statlanta]
- The D.O.C. - Beautiful But Deadly [produced by Dr. Dre - from No One Can Do It Better]
- The D.O.C. - Comm.2 [produced by Dr. Dre - from No One Can Do It Better]
- The D.O.C. - Comm.Blues [produced by Dr. Dre - from No One Can Do It Better]
- The D.O.C. - It's Funky Enough [produced by Dr. Dre - from Ruthless 10th Anniversary Compilation]
- The D.O.C. - It's Funky Enough [produced by Dr. Dre - from No One Can Do It Better]
- The D.O.C. - Judgment Day [produced by Dr. Dre - from Deuce]
- The D.O.C. - Lend Me An Ear [produced by Dr. Dre - from No One Can Do It Better]
- The D.O.C. - Let The Bass Go [produced by Dr. Dre - from No One Can Do It Better]
- The D.O.C. - Mentally Disturbed [produced by Dr. Dre - from Deuce]
- The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better [produced by Dr. Dre - from No One Can Do It Better]
- The D.O.C. - Portrait of a Masterpiece [produced by Dr. Dre - from No One Can Do It Better]
- The D.O.C. - Psychic Pymp Hotline [produced by Dr. Dre - from Deuce]
- The D.O.C. - The D.O.C. and The Doctor [produced by Dr. Dre - from No One Can Do It Better]
- The D.O.C. - The Formula [produced by Dr. Dre - from Ruthless 10th Anniversary Compilation]
- The D.O.C. - The Formula [produced by Dr. Dre - from No One Can Do It Better]
- The D.O.C. ft. Ice Cube,MC Ren, Eazy-E - The Grande Finale [produced by Dr. Dre - from No One Can Do It Better]
- The Firm ft. Dr.Dre,Nature - Firm Family [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Firm-The Album]
- The Firm ft. AZ,Nas,Foxy Brown - Firm Fiasco [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Firm-The Album]
- The Firm ft. Nature - Five Minutes To Flush [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Firm-The Album]
- The Firm ft. Foxy Brown - Fuck Somebody Else [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Firm-The Album]
- The Firm ft. AZ,Nas,Nature,Dr.Dre - Phone Tap [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Firm-The Album]
- The Firm ft. Wizard - Untouchable [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Firm-The Album]
- The Game ft. Mary J. Blige - Don't Worry [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Documentary]
- The Game - Higher [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Documentary]
- The Game ft. 50 Cent - How We Do [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Documentary]
- The Game - Intro [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Documentary]
- The Game ft. Marsha - Start From Scratch [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Documentary]
- The Game ft. 50 Cent - Westside Story [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Documentary]
- The Lady Of Rage - Afro Puffs [produced by Dr. Dre - from Above The Rim OST]
- Tray Deee ft. 40 Glocc,L.V. - Finer Thangzzz [produced by Dr. Dre - from The General's List]
- Truth Hurts - Jimmy [produced by Dr. Dre - from Truthfully Speaking]
- Truth Hurts ft. Dr.Dre - Push Play [produced by Dr. Dre - from Truthfully Speaking]
- Truth Hurts ft. Kittie a.k.a. Cita - Queen Of The Ghetto [produced by Dr. Dre - from Truthfully Speaking]
- Truth Hurts ft. Kittie a.k.a. Cita - Queen Of The Ghetto [produced by Dr. Dre - from Truthfully Speaking]
- Warren G ft. Toi - Lookin' At You [produced by Dr. Dre - from The Return Of The Regulator]
- West Coast Rap All-Stars - We're All In The Same Gang [produced by Dr. Dre - from We're All In The Same Gang]
- West Coast Rap All-Stars - We're All In The Same Gang (Gangster Mix [produced by Dr. Dre - from We're All In The Same Gang]
- Xzibit - Best Of Things [produced by Dr. Dre - from Restless]
- Xzibit - Choke Me,Spank Me (Pull My Hair) [produced by Dr. Dre - from Man Vs Machine]
- Xzibit ft. Snoop Dogg - Losin' Your Mind [produced by Dr. Dre - from Man Vs Machine]
- Xzibit ft. Dr. Dre - U Know [produced by Dr. Dre - from Restless]
- Xzibit ft. Snoop Dogg - X [produced by Dr. Dre - from Restless]
- Young Buck ft. 50 Cents - Hold On [produced by Dr. Dre - from Buck The World]
- Young Buck ft. Latoiya Williams - U Ain't Goin' Nowhere [produced by Dr. Dre and Mark Batson - from Buck The World]

and what, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 20:11 (fifteen years ago) link

poll?

Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 20:13 (fifteen years ago) link

he's been in the lab with a pen and a pad

carne asada, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 20:18 (fifteen years ago) link

nice copy and paste. so that's 289 tracks, which is a lot, but it's over a 21+ year period, which makes it a 13.7 song/year average. i guess that's prolific, but then again, he's only released 2 solo albums in 15 years as well.

res, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 20:20 (fifteen years ago) link

That's a one hot song to every ten week average.

The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 20:23 (fifteen years ago) link

ironically, all these revised quotes from his albums were written by other people

res, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 20:29 (fifteen years ago) link

Dr dre is da shit he is a god his music rocks snoop doggs music rocks eminems music fucken rocks 2 pac & dr dre are 2 of the best rappers in the world they all are classics

carne asada, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 20:45 (fifteen years ago) link

RIP Dre Jr.

sigh.

Steve Shasta, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 21:14 (fifteen years ago) link

four months pass...

beats quake like waco

Iysee shal (usic), Friday, 16 January 2009 03:58 (fifteen years ago) link

fucking classic

― ethan padgett, Sunday, March 25, 2001 7:00 PM (7 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

and what, Friday, 16 January 2009 03:59 (fifteen years ago) link

ten months pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhed-RGVkPY

mooncup journey to vaja (The Reverend), Monday, 30 November 2009 10:44 (fourteen years ago) link

A++

ice cr?m hand job (deej), Monday, 30 November 2009 12:29 (fourteen years ago) link

eight months pass...

that sounds batshit fucking crazy totally awesome

I think I'm Big Pete... Sterling Cooper (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 18:51 (thirteen years ago) link

please let this happen

better check that sausage before you put it in the waffle (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 19:10 (thirteen years ago) link

needs to have some verses from Snoop about pimping on Venus tho

better check that sausage before you put it in the waffle (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 19:13 (thirteen years ago) link

ooh-wee

torch song trill o.g. (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 19:15 (thirteen years ago) link

i love how back in the 90s Dre could just like not appear on thelast 5 tracks of The Chronic and nobody batted an eyelid....

San Te, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 19:18 (thirteen years ago) link

from a rapping perspective that is

San Te, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 19:18 (thirteen years ago) link

it was more like everyone knew he couldn't rap for shit so no biggie

better check that sausage before you put it in the waffle (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 19:19 (thirteen years ago) link

ahh i know the album doesn't suffer at all for it (hell STranded on Death Row is a highlight) but with the way people whine against the strawman of "too many guests on albums" nowadays, I wonder whether people woulda whined more back then

San Te, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 19:21 (thirteen years ago) link

how is "too many guests on albums" a "strawman"

I can see "bullshit complaint"/"complaint with which I'm not sympathetic" but unless there are ppl sayin "there's too many guests on this album" when there are actually no guests at all...you know?

gross rainbow of haerosmith (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 19:23 (thirteen years ago) link

that's mostly the fault of me not finishing my thought completely, me bads.

i meant to say it's a strawman referring to examples of the people who say "the reason I dislike rap these days as opposed to the old days is cuz there's too many guests now", as if to imply that back in the day, having 2-5 guests per song wasn't as prevalent and that solo artists were more likely to dominate an album by themselves (that said, i haven't seen anybody on ilx posit this). frankly i think it's a ridiculous idea cuz I'd argue the opposite -- that 90s albums were more guest heavy. at least the ones i have.

San Te, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 19:26 (thirteen years ago) link

err and that isn't a strawman at all, either...i blame lack of coffee. substitute phrase "bs argument"

San Te, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 19:28 (thirteen years ago) link

six months pass...
one year passes...

Beats By Dr. Dre now sells more than half of the country’s premium headphones (http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2012/09/05/cash-kings-2012-hip-hops-top-earners/00 and up). ... With http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2012/09/05/cash-kings-2012-hip-hops-top-earners/10 million in pretax earnings, Dr. Dre is this year’s Hip-Hop Cash King—despite the fact that his long-awaited album, Detox, remains on the shelf.

dmr, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 19:40 (eleven years ago) link

ugh formatting

anyway

Dre earned $110 mil in one year selling headphones

http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2012/09/05/cash-kings-2012-hip-hops-top-earners/

dmr, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 19:41 (eleven years ago) link

nbd

j., Tuesday, 11 August 2015 05:39 (eight years ago) link

smh

smdh http://40.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2a8ledPcN1qkz7xto1_1280.jpg

soyrev, Tuesday, 11 August 2015 06:32 (eight years ago) link

need to find more time for the rest, but the first few songs are so good

soyrev, Tuesday, 11 August 2015 12:02 (eight years ago) link

eminem's verse on this is so hectoring that i physically lurched away from my speakers

it does feel like it's on the verge of something pretty powerful sometimes but that's often to do with kendrick coming in...

lex pretend, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 17:01 (eight years ago) link

Exactly. This is Dre's A$AP Rocky album.

longneck, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 18:28 (eight years ago) link

OTM.

It's definitely better than the A$AP Rocky album.

thom yorke state of mind (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 12 August 2015 19:30 (eight years ago) link

*the actual A$AP album

thom yorke state of mind (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 12 August 2015 19:42 (eight years ago) link

Oh definitely, yes.

longneck, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 20:19 (eight years ago) link

idg how Eminem can keep up that drama queen underdog persona
can't hurt me more than I give a fuck
even if my image ends up taking a personal hit

wow such courage

delivery is decent and I guess he keeps his fans happy

niels, Thursday, 13 August 2015 10:17 (eight years ago) link

Slightly off topic, this is Ice Cube from now widely quoted upcomin RS feature:

If you're a bitch, you're probably not going to like us. If you're a ho, you probably don't like us. If you're not a ho or a bitch, don't be jumping to the defense of these despicable females. Just like I shouldn't be jumping to the defense of no punks or no cowards or no slimy son of a bitches that's men. I never understood why an upstanding lady would even think we're talking about her.

A lot of rap songs deal with a similar binary, but the project of justifying misoginyst/sexualized slurs somehow seems doomed. Heard this for the first time recently, and although there is no questioning Cube's tautologics it has to be one of the silliest/worst verses ever:

A bitch is a bitch
So if I'm poor or rich
I talk in the exact same pitch
Now the title bitch don't apply to all women
But all women have a little bitch in 'em
It's like a disease that plagues their character
Taking the women of America
And it starts with the letter B
It makes a girl like that think she better than me
See, some get mad and some just bear it
But, yo, if the shoe fits wear it
It makes 'em go deaf in the ear that's why
When you say 'hi' she won't say 'hi'
Are you the kind that think you're too damn fly?
Bitch eat shit and die
Ice Cube coming at you at a crazy pitch
(Why?) I think a bitch is a bitch

I dunno, maybe there was something liberating at the time abt using that kind of language on a mainstream record - seems very dated now.

niels, Thursday, 13 August 2015 11:43 (eight years ago) link

eminem sounds good, its just that the flow/phrasing/emphasis is too familiar now.

i kinda like this album, in parts - even if nothing is that remarkable, and while it gets better every time kendrick appears, he isnt really a 'dr dre' kind of artist. the rip that i have of it probably isnt helping much, but i do wonder why, more than his beats getting sterile and over produced, why modern dre, or since 2001 at least, dres production has gotten so over minimal, and more than that, so SLUGGISH. its like hes become the enemy of any kind of syncopation in the drums. its all plod-plod-plod (though at least, not an eminem-production kind of plod). its like hes trying to resist funkiness, when that is exactly what i want to hear from him (and im not expecting straight outta compton style breakbeats, just some sort of rhythmic finesse in there, somewhere).

StillAdvance, Thursday, 13 August 2015 12:34 (eight years ago) link

"If you're a bitch, you're probably not going to like us. If you're a ho, you probably don't like us. If you're not a ho or a bitch, don't be jumping to the defense of these despicable females. Just like I shouldn't be jumping to the defense of no punks or no cowards or no slimy son of a bitches that's men. I never understood why an upstanding lady would even think we're talking about her."

lol, is that from 1989?

StillAdvance, Thursday, 13 August 2015 12:35 (eight years ago) link

Def reads like it

Οὖτις, Thursday, 13 August 2015 13:16 (eight years ago) link

yeah that does not sound like the cube of 2015. then again, i have often been surprised by rappers being stuck in their views, so whos to say.

StillAdvance, Thursday, 13 August 2015 14:38 (eight years ago) link

weirdest thing about this whole album is dr dres voice.

StillAdvance, Thursday, 13 August 2015 14:39 (eight years ago) link

Just like I shouldn't be jumping to the defense of no punks or no cowards or no slimy son of a bitches that's men.

otoh if this was 1989 you just know he would've used a different epithet here

Οὖτις, Thursday, 13 August 2015 15:23 (eight years ago) link

who is still listening to this? i find it far from bad, but far from that remarkable too. its oddly non descript a lot of the time. dre grabbing from interesting sources, but not really making it into anything as attention grabbing as what he might have done before. i feel like most of the talking point on the album are that its dre borrowing from 'underground' guys that you might not have expected from someone with his stature.

StillAdvance, Friday, 21 August 2015 08:18 (eight years ago) link

I stopped listening the moment I had reviewed it. There are a couple of nice songs but overall... nah.

longneck, Friday, 21 August 2015 08:35 (eight years ago) link

The real news is that apparently D.O.C. got his voice back!

longneck, Saturday, 22 August 2015 14:00 (eight years ago) link

surprised this was panned so hard on ilx, i thought it was pretty great. not nearly touching his first two obv but there are some jams imo

mods = chickenshit idiots (D-40), Monday, 24 August 2015 02:07 (eight years ago) link

the problems i have with it are, that yes, its got that dre perfectionism in the mixing and engineering (though is this even that special anymore? it just sounds sterile), but i need some more musical meat. all his OCD tinkering i think seems to have left little of that in the songs (also, not enough funkiness, i know that was already on the way out on 2001, but i mean, theres enough new/hip/younger artists making funkiness okay again so...). also, not enough dre on the songs, as in he never really dominates like he used to. maybe thats just the impact of the flow, im not sure yet. but apart from the final song, its like, i need more dre on a dr. dre album (even a soundtrack). the only songs i really care about are the ones with snoop, xzibit, eminem (in spite of the poor rape jokes, though cmon, its eminem, its par for the course at this stage), and talking to my diary. other than that, i can take it or leave it. the beats i find to actually be quite boring tbh. they just plod along boringly.

StillAdvance, Monday, 24 August 2015 09:19 (eight years ago) link

also i think dre sounds shaky on the mic - partly thats age, but also i think he feels funny about rapping now, and also what should he as someone of his stature/age/reputation be rapping about? on one hand i dont want to think dre has to just be a gangsta for EVER, OTOH, i dont really care that much for dre when he isnt playing that role, as except in small doses, its never quite that good (though of course, i have lots of time for songs like lil ghetto boy).

going to listen to the leaked detox tracks to see how they stand up. if i was dre, i would get dj quik to help him produce, and avoid his crippling dre-ness

StillAdvance, Monday, 24 August 2015 09:28 (eight years ago) link

iirc he rapped about owning everything, which seemed v. accurate but like he wasn't even that happy because of it

j., Monday, 24 August 2015 10:09 (eight years ago) link

its actually kinda boring when rappers talk about owning everything even if they do own a lot. more fun/enjoyable when they are still fantasising about it, when they havent made it yet. dre's prob just done everything at this point and is now just plain bored.

StillAdvance, Monday, 24 August 2015 10:15 (eight years ago) link

its actually kinda boring when rappers talk about owning everything even if they do own a lot. more fun/enjoyable when they are still fantasising about it, when they havent made it yet.

something about this position really bothers me even though I understand it -- you can relate to somebody who wants things and has dreams of wealth and power, it's harder to relate to people who don't have to work at all if they don't want to

tremendous crime wave and killing wave (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 24 August 2015 11:36 (eight years ago) link

i mean, im pleased for dre that hes so ridiculously rich, good for him, but i mean, do i need to hear about it? (unless its in a funny/OTT/unbelievably ostentatious sort of way like idk, kool g rap's lifestyles of the rich and famous, which is entertaining rather than just dry bragging) and then theres also the thing that, while im pleased someone whose albums and songs i have enjoyed didnt end up poor, from a boring moralistic POV, what has dr dre really contributed to anyones life? great music (as in the sheer aural content), not so great everything-else.

StillAdvance, Monday, 24 August 2015 13:33 (eight years ago) link

I only think Dre sounds shaky when he's trying to do Kendrick verses, but that style would be hard to emulate & doesn't really play to Dre's strengths as a rapper

Ma$e-en-scène (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 24 August 2015 14:34 (eight years ago) link

dre needs someone with a slower flow to write for him, not eminem or kendrick

StillAdvance, Monday, 24 August 2015 15:18 (eight years ago) link

then again, he prob wouldnt want that out of fear of sounding old

StillAdvance, Monday, 24 August 2015 15:18 (eight years ago) link

ts got that dre perfectionism in the mixing and engineering

what, no. quite the opposite.

Spottie, Monday, 24 August 2015 15:53 (eight years ago) link

its ultra buffed clean in the manner of 2001 and pretty much everything hes done since. there might be more instrumentation, but for the most part, its true to the modern dre sound.

StillAdvance, Monday, 24 August 2015 16:14 (eight years ago) link

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/22/arts/music/dr-dre-apologizes-to-the-women-ive-hurt.html?_r=0

Maybe this was mentioned on the Compton movie thread

curmudgeon, Monday, 24 August 2015 17:41 (eight years ago) link

its actually kinda boring when rappers talk about owning everything even if they do own a lot. more fun/enjoyable when they are still fantasising about it, when they havent made it yet.

i would argue that there are other rewarding ways of engaging with lyrics besides just relating to their content on a personal level

brimstead, Monday, 24 August 2015 19:00 (eight years ago) link

He had all the time in the world to apologize if he truly regretted his actions.

✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 24 August 2015 19:07 (eight years ago) link

dre needs someone with a slower flow to write for him, not eminem or kendrick

― StillAdvance, Monday, August 24, 2015 8:18 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is my #1 takeaway from this album

drown zoowap (The Reverend), Tuesday, 25 August 2015 02:21 (eight years ago) link

I still say it's TI. But yes. He should enlist Berner.

longneck, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 07:13 (eight years ago) link

weirdest thing about this whole album is dr dres voice.

― StillAdvance, Thursday, August 13, 2015 3:39 PM (2 weeks ago)

I cannot recognize his voice at all, so weird

niels, Thursday, 27 August 2015 15:24 (eight years ago) link

two weeks pass...

dr dre and quincy jones in conversation -
https://itunes.apple.com/us/post/idsa.2b4855c9-59bd-11e5-8348-dfa0394d1ab0
not heard it yet, but its weird to hear dre trying to sound so hype.
also, why is this show called the pharmacy, with the voice of a woman introducing it by saying the doctor will see you now'. erm doctors dont work in pharmacies?

StillAdvance, Tuesday, 15 September 2015 09:47 (eight years ago) link

two weeks pass...

this album kinda sucks.

billstevejim, Tuesday, 29 September 2015 18:53 (eight years ago) link

one year passes...

Dr. Dre Reportedly Threatens Lawsuit Over Upcoming Michel’le Biopic

http://www.okayplayer.com/news/dr-dre-reportedly-threatens-lawsuit-over-upcoming-michelle-biopic.html

PappaWheelie V, Monday, 10 October 2016 17:39 (seven years ago) link

one year passes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7FfCJb8JZQ

Busta Rhymes breaking a ram's neck at 3:44 is def classic

Beat's obv great too, but quite uncharacteristic for Dre? Anyone have an idea how much Storch did on it?

niels, Sunday, 8 April 2018 10:22 (six years ago) link

Nicety, or whatever you wanna call it
Ask my opinion and I think that all it is
Is just an excuse to givin the boots
For dollar and cents, and remain innocent
Dre with the Ruthless attack, check it
Cause all that you talkin about ain't Jack!
Step off of that, try a new approach
You get smoked because I ain't no joke
Yeah, yeah...

lol

Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 8 April 2018 18:12 (six years ago) link

tried listening to The Chronic again recently and wasn't really feeling it, which i don't chalk up to the album but more my own shifting tastes.

omar little, Sunday, 8 April 2018 18:22 (six years ago) link

"The Next Episode" came on the radio the other day and man that is some classic shit

bunny slopes, Sunday, 8 April 2018 18:58 (six years ago) link

xp could never make it through the entire Chronic

dope singles though

Next Episode is great, 2001 has aged well

niels, Sunday, 8 April 2018 20:13 (six years ago) link

Beat's obv great too, but quite uncharacteristic for Dre? Anyone have an idea how much Storch did on it?

Storch / Dre collabs were often Storch writing, recording and producing a song, then Dre consulting & polishing. Dre did have a mini-period of arch, spindly beats like that around that time, though. His arrangements have never been maximalist, but at the time I took that refinement to be a reaction to Timbaland's breakthrough.

just noticed tears shaped like florida. (sic), Sunday, 8 April 2018 20:27 (six years ago) link

Yeah, there's def a Timbaland vibe.
Thanks!

niels, Sunday, 8 April 2018 20:39 (six years ago) link

loooool it's on StorchTV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EsmhkAxh4c

niels, Sunday, 8 April 2018 20:41 (six years ago) link

five months pass...

You're a multi platinum producer, you know everything about getting the sound just right, and yet... this is how you hold a microphone:

https://i.imgur.com/5SIa8J6.jpg

niels, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 06:21 (five years ago) link


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