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Snoop Dogg says Dr. Dre’s passion for his new album matches that of “The Chronic” album

In a recent interview with AllHipHop magazine, Grammy Award-winning producer who goes by the name of Smitty, who has previously worked with both Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, gave some insight into the studio sessions and overall energy surrounding Snoop’s forthcoming album titled Missionary, which is being entirely produced by Dr. Dre.

“It’s gonna be great music. That’s not even the given. What people won’t expect is the level of execution that Snoop is committed to. Snoop’s in his bag. I was in Hawaii working with other projects last week. Snoop Dogg called me — I’m three hours behind, it has to be 8 in the morning — he’s like ‘Man, this is Snoop. Little bro, I ain’t seen Dre this excited since The Chronic. He’s really excited about what we’re doing.’ I said, ‘Nah, you think?’ He said, ‘Y’all ain’t got what we got. Y’all go on trips on yachts with him, record and all that shit,’ because that’s how we started.” Smitty said.

Then he continued: “He took us on a yacht trip to Croatia. We were recording every day, we had three records for Snoop. When we came back, Snoop said ‘Yo, this could be something!’ That’s what set the plug, that’s what started it. That’s the last thing Snoop said to me: ‘Man, he’s really excited.’ And Snoop’s commitment to execution makes us all humble.”

“I’ve seen Snoop come in and not be in the mood to record, and he’ll still give it his all. Because a lot of people are intimidated to record with Dre. I’ve seen some of the biggest names not want to record with him because he’s that meticulous. He’ll make you do the line over and over a thousand times, then tomorrow say, ‘Yeah, I was wrong.’ That’s him. It takes a certain level of commitment to even rock with him.” he added.

LL Cool J says he did 40 songs with Dr. Dre for his new album but it was scrapped

LL Cool J has recently sat down on Way Up With Angela Yee where the legendary hip-hop artist revealed that his new album was originally produced by Dr. Dre but it was scrapped. Plus he talked about his new album with Q-Tip, being married, shooting his first concert and much more.

“So, the real story is that, I did about 30-40 songs with Dr. Dre and in doing those songs I felt like – the music was amazing what Dre was bringing to the table was super dope – but I felt like the writing, what I was brining to these songs didn’t feel strong enough to me. I didn’t feel like I was expressing, I was getting out of me, what I was feeling. In my mind, I didn’t feel like it was written properly.” said LL Cool J.

“So, I took a pause. Me and Dre just kinda paused for a minute. And I ended up having a dream and in this dream Phife Dawg from A Tribe Called Quest came to me. When he came in my dream he was like ‘yo, that album you gonna do with Dre is gonna be dope’ and I’m looking at him and he’s smirking a little bit. He had funny look at his face. And then when I woke up, I just felt like Q-Tip was on my spirit. So I just called him. He picked up and I told him that I wanted to do an album. We went and did the record and the rest is history.” He added.

LL previously revealed that he got Eminem featured on his upcoming album. It’s highly possible the song is produced by Dr. Dre.

Royce 5’9″ talks about early relationship with Eminem, meeting Dr. Dre & more

Royce 5’9″ has recently sat down with Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg on Juan EP Is Life podcast, where the Detroit legend talked about Hip-Hop Shop days with Eminem, how their friendship formed, meeting Dr. Dre for the first time, his career highlights and more.

About Hip-Hop Shop

“After the school graduation, I started going to Hop-Hop Shop. First time I went to Hip-Hop Shop I rapped and I got gonged. I almost was not a rapper. That killed my confidence. I thought I was not ready. I walked in there and I seen Proof, Elzhi, Marshall, all of them killers. Hip-Hop Shop was an open mic slash clothing sore that was owned by Maurice Malone. So what you do is, you stand around in the circle and Proof is like the host, he just passes the mic around. If you get it, you gotta rap. And DJ Head is up top on the ones and twos and if you don’t get reaction fast enough then he puts on gong music and you gotta pass the mic. Proof was known as the best emcee. When I walked in there, I didn’t know anybody. I already heard about Proof. Marshall did not rap that day.”

After Hip-Hop Shop / meeting Eminem

“After I succeeded at the Hip-Hop Shop, I just kept going. Bad Meets Evil the vinyl was probably the first thing that I was a part of. Around ’97. I heard ‘Infinite’ before I met Marshall. ‘Infinite’ and ‘The Slim Shady EP.’ Mr. Porter produced the whole ‘Infinite’ album. Me and Eminem get close as soon as we met. I met him the night my son was born. We have already heard about each other. I was opening up for Usher at the show. He heard me kick the acapella on stage. And he asked me to meet me. So, we met each other, exchanged numbers and we started talking on the phone and that’s how the song Bad Meets Evil ended up happening. Once we did that, he took a liking to me, he got his deal with Dre and the rest is history.

About Bad Meets Evil deal

John Schechter, he’s a good friend of mine but he was introduced me through Paul Rosenberg who’s Em’s partner. I already had friendly relationship with Paul Rosenberg. I can’t remember exactly all the particulars but Paul wanted to set it up to where Em can do things outside of his deal. Also to help build me. So we just kept doing s–t together. And at that time, I also became Em’s hypeman for a minute. We were just together all the time. We were just building.

Meeting Dr. Dre

I remember sending out my demos to Marshall when he was out in Cali so he can listen to the songs. I get the call one day, my dad comes into the room and says ‘Ryan, It’s Dr. Dre on the phone for you.’ I answered the phone like ‘hello’ and he’s like ‘Yo what’s up, it’s Dre.’ I’m like WOW. So, Marshall basically played my s–t for him and he was feeling my s–t. So he was like ‘would you be down to come out here and work with us?’ I said ‘hell yeah.’ So I went out to Cali and we started working on The Chronic two (2001). From there, I ended up signing a deal with Tommy Boy where my album was executive produced by Marshall.

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Dr. Dre celebrates 30 years of “The Chronic” with limited-edition collectibles

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of his landmark album “The Chronic,” Dr. Dre has revealed that a number of unique, limited-edition collectibles will be made available.

The legendary hip-hop album, which was first made available on December 15, 1992, through Death Row and Interscope Records, was reissued on February 1, 2023, via the top streaming services.

On Saturday (May 20, 2023), Interscope’s shared a teaser video on their official Instagram account, explaining how they “proudly present ‘The Chronic Masters’, a slow-burn series of limited-edition releases honoring the timeless legacy of this classic.”

In collaboration with Trophy and Interscope, ‘The Chronic Masters’ will be comprised of “exclusive drops throughout the year that pay homage to the legendary work of Dr Dre.”

The first drop includes three session tape fine-art print offerings photographed by Jeremy Deputat, ‘The Session Tapes’ 1:1 replica set, the Session Tapes Oversized Replicas, and four limited-edition skate decks. The items will be available for sale on June 1, 2023 at 12pm PST and 3pm EST. Check out the website and sign up ahead of the release here.

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LL Cool J to release new book, featuring stories from Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, KRS-1, Big Daddy Kane & more

In addition to LL’s new album which features Eminem, Fat Joe, Rick Ross and Nas, LL Cool J is planning to release a new book titled The Streets Win: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness.

Co-authored with Vikki Tobak (author, journalist, and curator of music photography) and Alec Banks (Rock The Bells editorial director), the book celebrates the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop, and pays tribute to the influential culture, distinctive sound, and preeminent voices that have defined the iconic genre.

Commemorating the birth, rise, and progression of Hip-Hop’s culture and its impact on American music over the past 50 years, the journey of the genre is presented through rarely seen photographs of Hip-Hop from its inception, from block party performances to street shots, parties, sessions at recording studios, and more. The vibrant imagery is accompanied by first-person stories told by icons including DJ Kool Herc, Salt-N-Pepa, MC Lyte, KRS-One, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Grandmaster Flash, Run-D.M.C., Beastie Boys, De La Soul, Slick Rick, Public Enemy, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Nas, A Tribe Called Quest, Big Daddy Kane, Fat Joe, DJ Khaled and more.

The book features images by celebrated Hip-Hop photographers including Joe Conzo Jr., Ernie “Brother Ernie” Paniccioli, Jonathan Mannion, Janette Beckman, Estevan Oriol, Jamel Shabazz, Mike Miller, Clay Patrick McBride, and others who documented the growth of Hip-Hop from its early days.

The new was announced by Rock The Bells Instagram account: Major Announcement Alert! Thrilled and incredibly proud to present my newest project with @LLCOOLJ, @rizzolibooks @vikkitobak @smart_alec_ The Streets Win: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness. Commemorating the birth, rise, and progression of Hip-Hop culture, this momentous collection of origin stories—told by icons @kooldjherc @saltnpepaofficial @mclyte @teacha_krsone @eminem @therealmaryjblige @djflash4eva @rundmc @beastieboys @wearedelasoul @therulernyc @publicenemy @snoopdogg @drdre @nas @atcq @officialbigdaddykane @fatjoe @djkhaled and so many more—brings to life the influential culture, sound and preeminent voices of American Hip-Hop music from the past 50 years. Thank you to the team for embracing the vision and overseeing the creative process and to everyone who made this incredible achievement possible. The Streets Win will officially be released in October 2023 and is now available for pre-order at the link in bio.”

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Illmind says Dr. Dre hated every beat he played for him

Two times Grammy winning, multi-platinum music producer Illmind, who’s worked with artists such as 50 Cent, Kanye West, J. Cole, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z and Future, has recently recalled the times when he met Dr. Dre for the first time and played some beats to impress him but it didn’t go the way he expected.

“I met the legendary, the GOAT, Dr. Dre through mutual friend of mine named Tahim. It was 2014 and I’m in LA in the studio. I went to meet Dr. Dre and Tahim at the bar. I walked into the bar and Tahim introduced me to Dre. Dre told me ‘I heard you got fire beats.’ Then we ordered a drink and chatted a little bit. Then Dre turns to me and says ‘I want to hear your beats, lets go to the studio.'” said Illmind

Then he continues: “We leave the bar and we walk in the studio. I plugged my computer and started playing beats. The first beat I played, I’m nodding my head and going crazy. I literally played my favorite beats, in my mind, what were my best beats and I thought Dre would like. I played the first beat, I’m playing the second beat, I’m going crazy. The first time I played beats I was too scared to turn around and look at Dre. After probably the 5th or 6th beat I took a glance and I turned around too look at Dre and literally I see Dre on the phone, sitting down, looking on his phone, bored out of his mind. Not nodding his head. Just super bored and unimpressed. I turned back around and I was like ‘F–K. DRE HATES MY BEATS!’ I played couple more. Then I stopped the music and Dre says ‘yo, beats are cool but it’s nothing I have not heard before.’

“That hit me. My heart sank. I went so confident thinking that he would love my beats. And when he told me that it was nothing he has not heard before that literally changed the way that I think about music and the way I approach music. After that, we had great conversation… Thank you Dre for teaching me and changing my life.” Illmind added.

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Novak Djokovic performs Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” dressed up as Snoop Dogg

By dressing as Snoop Dogg for the Monte Carlo Masters player party, Novak Djokovic dazzled his adversaries.

The world’s number one tennis player dressed up as Snoop Dogg and danced to one of his and Dr. Dre songs before rapping to Eminem. And he won over more fans with his x-factor off the court, including the girlfriend of his latest victim at this week’s Masters as Ivan Gakhov’s partner branded him as the GOAT.

Few hours ago Ivan Gakhov’s girlfriend took to Instagram to share some footage from the Monte Carlo player party, where Novak Djokovic performed couple of hip-hop songs on stage.

In the first video Djokovic donned chains, sunglasses, a bandana and fake long hair for his performance, as he danced to Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre’s iconic track, titled “The Next Episode.”

“Last night recap. Are we google to finally settle the debate on why he is the goatest?” Gakhov’s partner captioned the video.

The 22-time Grand Slam champion also wore a hoodie with low-rise baggy pants. In a second video, Djokovic can be heard rapping Eminem’s Oscar and Grammy winning song Lose Yourself with three others on the stage.

“Kings doing their kings’ s–t on the players’ party. I mean…The levels of enthusiasm, self-irony and pure joy outside of their achievements is what makes them so truly worthy. Wow. I am so grateful to be able to witness it.” – she wrote over the footage of second video.

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NF shouts out Eminem and Dr. Dre on a new song

NF has recently released long awaited fifth solo studio album, titled “HOPE.”

It was announced through the album’s self-titled lead single, “HOPE”, released on February 16, 2023. This marks NF’s first full-length studio album in over three years.

The album includes a song “Turn My Back,” produced by Saint X and David Garcia, NF shows love to Eminem, Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar and others who inspired him musically.

Need grace, need love, need God, need faith
Betray, cut ties, first time, first take
Worst case, wordplay, my home, my stage
My place, less you, more Ye
More Drake, more Em, more Dre
More Cole, more Kendrick, more names
Cordae, Sean, 6LACK, my list
My names, my picks, my taste (Woo)

One of NF’s favorite artists growing up was Eminem. And as you can see, he still relates to his music.

NF and Eminem had a little battle of words before, starting with Eminem’s song “The Ringer” on the album “Kamikaze” in 2018, saying that NF copied his album Recovery, probably referring to NF’s album Therapy Session.

Even though NF didn’t name drop Eminem after the shot against him, he spat his part on his song “Returns” on the album “The Search” in 2019. And possibly addressed to this incident when he said even his idols opinions don’t matter to him anymore in the song “MOTTO” in this new album.

Even though all this happened between them, NF still counts Eminem on his list and respects his childhood idol as an artist.

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Redman references Eminem & Dr. Dre on a new song with Royce 5’9″

Detroit legend Royce 5’9” has released his much-anticipated The Heaven Experience EP in partnership with Passage.

The 6-tracks EP includes guest appearances from Redman, Courtney Bell and Traxx Sanders and productions from DJ Pain One, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League and S.T.R.E.E.T.R.U.N.N.E.R.

In the song titled “Royce & Reggie,” Redman drops Eminem and Dr. Dre reference with a clever wordplay: “It’s Red ni–a / ma bars up I hit the gym / I see you walkin’ in my shoes they’re my old timbs, / And when you ignorant ni–a / media roll film / So here’s a cut I’m Dr. Dre and how I build M’s (Em’s) / In the bay they say I’m Hella tough / They say Red you spit like kids from a yellow bus.”

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Kurupt says Dr. Dre gave 2Pac his heart by giving “California Love” beat

There was a rumor that Dr. Dre had so much special love for his “California Love” beat that he had the problem with giving it to 2Pac, but it seems they are all lies and the legendary producer from Compton never had an issue about it, according to Kurupt.

During his recent interview with The Art of Dialogue, Kurupt reflected on the Death Row era and he was asked about Dr. Dre and 2Pac’s mega hit single “California Love.”

“Dr. Dre been had that beat, he had that beat for a while,” he said. “He even told me once, ‘Kurupt you like this beat? Yeah, I’ma see how you sound on it.’ And thought this was gonna be my chance. And then 2Pac came home… and the way we do it at Death Row, is whosever turn it is, everybody contributes. So, you know: your project freezes, everyone contributes towards the project that’s at hand.”

Then the Dogg Pound rapper continues: “Dr. Dre was working on that record for a while before 2Pac came home,” Kurupt continued. “I looked at that beat like Dr. Dre’s heart. Like he had a plan for it, like he was trying to figure out, ‘What am I gonna do with this beat?’ ’cause it was so gruesome and bangin’, but it was fun. 2Pac came home. So when he gave him ‘California Love,’ I looked at it like Dr. Dre gave 2Pac his heart. ‘Cause I used to go in there when he was working on it, and that was his baby.”

You can watch the interview below:

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Hitmaka names top 3 greatest producers after shading Hit-Boy

Hitmaka has recently sat down with Jim Jones on Hot 97 with Jim Jones to promote their upcoming “Back In My Prime” joint album.

When Ebro Darden triggered Hitmaka by using his and Hit-Boy’s names in the same sentence, the Chicago, Illinois-born producer was quick to respond: “I’m on the radio. Hit-Boy is not on the radio. I love Hit-Boy. Hit-Boy is a legend. He’s a legendary producer. He has been doing way longer than me. He’s a great guy but I’m the radio for the last four-fivee years.”

Following the interview, TMZ caught Hitmaka in the streets and he was still booming with confidence , naming Dr. Dre as hip hop’s best producer of all-time but adding, at the current moment, he is number one.

“Oh man, damn. Hip-hop producer for me, personally from my own personal taste, I’m from Chicago, so I gotta go with Kanye. Just on a bigger scale, Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz. I’m younger guy and I always show love to the OGs. But as far as now, I’m number one [laughs].” he said.

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Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg’s ‘The Wash’ film being turned into TV series

Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s “The Wash” movie receives TV series reboot!

“It all comes out in ‘The Wash,’” DJ Pooh, the film’s writer and director, tweeted on Friday (March 3, 2023). The 53-year-old producer, who has recently stared in GTA Online: The Contract with Dr. Dre, promoted the forthcoming series on social media with a photo of an orange bucket and car freshener that both had The Wash logo stamped on them.

Few months ago, DJ Pooh posted a picture from original movie with the caption: “Mr Washington, Face & Slim – #TheWash. The Wash Series Coming Soon!” The release date for the television series is yet to be announced.

“The Wash” film was originally released back in 2001 and told the story of Sean (Dr. Dre) and Dee Loc (Snoop Dogg) working as car wash employees looking to make enough money so they can avoid being evicted. The film featured a star-studded cameos from Eminem, Xzibit, Ludacris, Shaquille O’Neal, Kurupt, George Wallace and DJ Pooh himself. A few of the movie’s actors contributed to its original soundtrack album along with Busta Rhymes, D12 and Bubba Sparxxx.

Though it is unclear if “The Wash” TV series will premiere in 2023, Snoop and Dre have recently confirmed that their joint album Missionary will be coming out this year. The mega project is set to be released this summer.

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