Tag: Dr. Dre

Jay-Z recalls writing verses for Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg’s “Still D.R.E.”

Last year during an interview with The Breakfast Club, Snoop Dogg revealed that Jay-Z wrote the verses for his & Dr. Dre classic track “Still D.R.E.” He claimed that Hov who credited on the track with his real name Shawn Carter, flow into Dre’s LA studio and wrote the whole song in under an hour.

Now, in an appearance on the season premiere of HBO’s show “The Shop“, Jay-Z recalls the same thing. “When you write for other people, I don’t know if you do it anymore, but when you used to do it, like “Still D.R.E.”, one of the greatest written song, but you write it actually how Dre would speak, how do you channel, cause you have to be in that character for write for them,” asks Maverick Carter.

“On that reference track, I’m doing Snoop and Dre, both of them,” says HOV.” You gotta have somewhat of reverence for them, the music they were making, The Chronic, and all of that, in order for me to really nail the essence of Dre and Snoop, it had to be like a studied reverence of what they were doing.”

Watch the interview below:

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King Los drops freestyle over Dr. Dre & Eminem’s “Forgot About Dre”

King Los comes through with some fire bars. There are few rappers in the game that can match the level of lyricism that Maryland-born rapper delivers every time he steps up to the mic.

This week, King Los came through with a brand new freestyle over Dr. Dre and Eminem’s iconic track from 2000, “Forgot About Dre.” Los unleashes a bombardment of bars while flexing his technical prowess and witty lyricism on track titled “Forgot About Los.”

Some of the quotable lyrics include: “Yeah, I’m talkin’ to you / It’s funny how they scared to converse but still wanna walk in my shoes / Study it, n***a, take your notes, jack the cadence, make the quotes / Make it yours, don’t make it Los, just make it close, holy s**t, you’re makin’ clothes / The government gon’ think that I’m makin’ clones.”

You can bump the new freestyle below:

Snoop Dogg wants to perform with Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kendrick & 50 Cent at Super Bowl

With the 2022 Super Bowl reportedly set to land in Los Angeles, Snoop Dogg wants an all-star line-up for the halftime show. In an interview with Yahoo Entertainment, Snoop said:

“Hopefully the NFL will be smart and make the right decision. It’s in Inglewood, California, and it will make the most sense in the world. I am available, Dre’s available, Eminem’s available, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent — whoever Dr. Dre wants to pull out of his hat to make this thing a professional event and make it big and the biggest effort they can have.

“It’s just a matter of the NFL pulling the trigger. I would not just walk out. I would definitely do something that would be mind-blowing, you know what I’m saying? People will be talking about it for the next 30 years.”

“I’m open to anything that is dope, unique, edgy, and cunning. This will be cutting-edge, just for my people.”

For the full interview, visit Yahoo here.

Dr. Dre, Will Smith, Xzibit, Snoop Dogg & more unite at gym to beat ‘COVID body shape’

Dr. Dre has just hit Instagram to share his body with the caption: “This is my COVID body. I am about to start getting my shit together. Going in with Will Smith. Let’s Go!!!!”

Will Smith showed his body to his fans about a week ago on Instagram

In the comment section of Dr. Dre’s post, Will writes: “Damn! Your covid body is the rest of our best shape, Dre!”

Xzibit also commented: “I’m in”

Snoop Dogg also replied with: “I’ll be in the gym before u get there doc”

DJ Premier also expressed the desire to join them, saying: “Let’s All Get It Together! SALUTE!”

 

Conway crowns Dr. Dre as “Best Rapper Who Gone Solo” on Complex contest

Conway The Machine has recently hit Complex to choose which member of a rap group had the best solo career. The Buffalo rapper chose Dr. Dre as the winner.

In the round of 16, Dr. Dre was up against Cordae and Conway made the doc to advance to the round of 8 where the legendary rapper and producer came up against Ice Cube. In the final 4, Dr. Dre clashed to Jadakiss and finally in the finals it was Dre against Busta Rhymes.

The Griselda rapper chose Dr. Dre as a winner: “Dr. Dre has released some of the illest albums in hip-hop history. His albums are everybody’s top 5 albums of all times. I gotta go with Dr. Dre.”

You can watch the full championship below:

Redman references Eminem & Dr. Dre on a new song

Couple of hours ago, legendary Redman released a music video of his new single, titled “80 Barz.” In the song, Reggie namedrops Eminem, Dr. Dre, Jay Z, KRS 1, Wu-Tang, Cardi B, Erykah Badu and more.

Newark, New Jersey-born rapper referenced Eminem and Dr. Dre with the following lines: “Hungry like Em before Doc Dre produced him, The straitjacket I had on was loose, And now I bodybag any rap ni**a that suits him…”

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CyHi The Prynce says he & Kanye West wanted to make “Dr. Dre/Eminem” type album

During a recent interview with HipHopDX‘s Editor-In-Chief Trent Clark and Senior Writer Kyle Eustice, CyHi The Prynce revealed the song “Elephant In The Room” which is a diss track towards Kanye West, was intended to end up on an collaborative album between the two, just like Eminem and Dr. Dre.

“You know what, that song was for an album we were doing. We were going to do this like Dr. Dre/Eminem album and that was a song Kanye actually gave me. So, I wanted to make it feel like that kind of vibe when I did it. You know how Eminem used to always go at Dre? That’s what I wanted to do.”

Although that particular project has never happened, Kanye and CyHi have teamed up on numerous projects over the years, including Ye’s 2010 masterpiece album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Check the interview below:

Dr. Dre says Aftermath didn’t blow up until Eminem, tells origins of ‘2001’ album title

Dr. Dre has recently set down with Lil Wayne on Young Money Radio where the two talked about where they were at in their career in 1999. Dre also recalls having to name his 1999 album “The Chronic 2001” instead of “The Chronic 2000” after Suge Knight released a Death Row Compilation album under the same name and speaks on how he felt leaving his masters behind after leaving Death Row Records.

“At that time, leaving Death Row, there was a lot going on in my life. I got married in 1996. Had a son in 1997 and then I had to start label, build a new crew and you can imagine how much work that takes. All the things happening simultaneously. I just felt like the music I was doing at that time it was not completely up to par. I think the first record we did at Aftermath it went platinum but it was not my bet foot forward. It didn’t smash. Then Jimmy Iovine introduced me to Eminem and that’s when everything took off.” – says Dre.

And then Dr. Dre continues talking about what are the origins of the “2001” album title and how Suge Knight stole his ideas. You can watch the full thing below:

Swizz Beatz reveals reason why Dr. Dre backed out from VERZUZ last minute

Late in 2020, talk of Dr. Dre battling P. Diddy really started heating up and Swizz Beatz and Timbaland seemed open to the possibility that it could happen. Today during The Breakfast Club interview, Swizz Beatz has revealed that Dr. Dre was actually set to announce his participation in a VERZUZ battle, but backed out last minute:

“When Dr. Dre was not feeling the sound from Teddy Riley and Babyface, that hurt our heart. Oh my God… He was supposed to come at the end and announce that he was gon’ do VERZUZ that night… He got on the phone, he was like ‘man, I can’t be a part of nothing that sound like that, my legacy is quality’. I was like ‘oh, we just lost Dre’… that one felt pretty crazy.”

You can watch the video below:

Dr. Dre’s “The Chronic” cassette reissue coming for Death Row Records 30th anniversary

Dr. Dre’s “The Chronic,” Snoop Doggy Dogg’s “Doggystyle,” Tupac’s “All Eyez On Me” (2x tape set) and “The Don Killuminati (7 Day Theory)” – all those 4 classic hip-hop albums will be reissued on cassette on April 20 to celebrate Death Row Record’s 30th year anniversary.

“Death Row Records beams in hip-hop history as much more than music label. Death Row was a movement, hip-hop revolution, factory for greatness, and one of the first exemplifications of black power within the business of rap.”

“During a time when hip-hop’s market share of multi-platinum plaques was a small minority, Death Row liberated and empowered some of our greatest creatives, leveling another lopsided American playing field. Without Death Row, we would never hear the aqua-flow of Snoop Dogg or the genius of Eminem. We would be deprived of Cali’s finest production – from Dr. Dre to DJ Pooh – and our music palettes would be lesser for having never heard The Don Killuminati: 7 Day Theory or either of the Chronic albums.”

“If Death Row had never been, hip-hop would have never experienced the unforgettable era of West Coast dominance.” – reads the statement issued by the record label.

Kay Cola talks working with Eminem on “Not Afraid”

Ten years ago, multimillionaire beauty entrepreneur Kay Cola, who was a single mother of two, could never have imagined where she’d be today. Kay Cola became a multi-millionaire after leaving the music industry to build her own all-natural beauty business but before she left, she has worked with Eminem and Dr. Dre in the past.

In a recent interview with Forbes, she talked about the working experience with two legendary figures in hip-hop: “Working with Eminem was certainly a high point in my music career. The song was ‘Not Afraid,’ from the Recovery album. It was a very collaborative experience and I was both singing and writing for the track. Dr Dre was great to work with, too. He would let me do my thing and give me guidance afterward.”

For the full interview, visit Forbes here.

Yung Buck addresses Dr. Dre, 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks on his latest single

Young Buck has recently released a Drumma Boy produced single “Ash Tray” from Back on My Buck S**t, Vol. 3 album. On a track, the G-Unit rapper emotionally speaks about 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, and Lloyd Banks on a smooth instrumental beat.

Addressing his former G-Unit partner by name, Buck keeps things relatively businesslike as he reflects on where things went wrong. Buck raps: “The question is, why try to sign me and sabotage me? Break me and Travelodge me, see me and try to dodge me. Thought you were my brotha, n***a, told you to guide me. Put this knife inside a stomach n***a told you to hide me, Ay Dre, you don’t owe me nothing n***a I do this proudly!”

You can listen to the track below:

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