Dr. Dre [FINALLY!] starts working on "Detox"

[gerrythedon]

Dr. Dre just recently started working on his third solo LP, Detox, which is scheduled to be released by Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records in the fourth quarter of 2004.

"I'm actually just starting," Dre told XXL magazine. "I had a couple of joints. But I've been working with some new artists, so I'm starting over. I just started the other day with Eminem."

The LP features guest appearances from 50 Cent, Eminem, Eve, Mary J. Blige and The Game. The production is pretty much handled by Dre himself, but the LP also features production by Denaun Porter, Hi-Tek and Nottz.

"I wanna put like 12 or 13 songs on my album," he said. "And have 12 or 13 singles. So I'm really taking my time with each one. No album fillers or nothing like that. No fast-forwarding."

When asked why it takes him so long to make an album, Dre responds, "I don't really consinder myself an artist. I'm a producer. So I wanna produce new artists. I took a little break and produced the 50 album, then I did the Obie Trice album and D-12. I just like producing, so it takes quite a bit to get me to go in and do something on myself."

from [HITEMUP.com]

[Quake1028]

I. Can't. Wait.

:D

[BigDaddy]

About time. I am so ready for the next Eminem as well.

[Applejack]

No Snoop?!? that sucks.

[gerrythedon]

Dre & Snoop are not getting along these days.

[the aftermath]

12-13 singles? Not a chance in hell.

Looking forward to it still though.

[Ergyu]

whats the beef between dre and snoop now?

[gerrythedon]

Originally posted by Ergyu
whats the beef between dre and snoop now?

from [RAPNEWSDIRECT.com] -October 2003

According to staff at DPG Recordz Dre and Snoop have had a falling out over Dre's production...heres what was said ;
"Dre n Snoop haven't gotten along since last year...snoop booked studio time for Paid The Cost...Dre didn't show...and this date was booked weeks in advance...come to find out hes in the east working with another artist...

Also, Dre charges Snoop full price for beatz...which sucks for the obvious reasons..

Dre's been flakin' a lot on Snoop..this is the main reason why they don't get along...the JD thing has nothing to do with it...the JD thing was merely publicity..."

I could've told u weeks ago Dre has no production on 213...Warren G struggles to get shit out of his own brother.

[gerrythedon]

Originally posted by the aftermath
12-13 singles? Not a chance in hell.

Looking forward to it still though.

It's not like his last album had shit songs. I'm sure that's what he means, like having 12-13 bangin' ass tracks from top to bottom.

Quote:
So I'm really taking my time with each one. No album fillers or nothing like that. No fast-forwarding."

[edytwinky]

Can't wait. It should make for a great CD.

[Frank TJ Mackey]

I'll always love Dr. Dre's music and I'll always purchase it, but it makes you wonder about all the rotten things people say about him.

He had Dawn Robinson (En Vogue) for a solo album, she walked. He had Rakim and he walked as well.

He had a whole roster of people on that Aftermath distaster of an album, they're all gone.

You wouldn't think he'd be charging Snoop for beats period, especially in exchange for appearing on his albums.

Were it not for Snoop appearing on and dominating the original Chronic record, Dre would "never" have had the reinvention of sales and fans he had in the 1990s.

[BigDaddy]

I agree with you Frank but Snoop would not have made it without Dre. Dre also put Eminem on the map. I think Dre looks at like a business nothing more nothing less.

[MJKTool]

Business is business I say. I'm sure Snoop is not hard up for cash these days. I don't buy many rap albums these days, but I'd definetly buy a *good* Dre album.

[SnoopDogg]

Well it sucks that Snoop wont be on the album, but I am sure it will be straight fire.

[the aftermath]

Originally posted by gerrythedon
It's not like his last album had shit songs. I'm sure that's what he means, like having 12-13 bangin' ass tracks from top to bottom.
Chronic 2000 wasn't that amazing. Almost every rapper says they'll have bangers from start to finish. Rarely does it live up to the hype.

[POWERBOMB]

Detox won't see the light of day for another 3 years. Dre is just funny that way. It is interesting that he already list so many people on a project he just started working on.

[DVDHO]

Just like he said though he would rather produce other banging albums then make his own,ive also heard rumors Ice Cube and Busta Rymes are gonna sign with the Aftermath label,so if this happens look for Detox sometime in 2007.

[SnoopDogg]

Ice Cube is already on the label, I think.

Dre will be out in a couple years, he keeps on using the beats he has for him self for others. Like, I am pretty sure I heard that the "in the club" beat was actually suppose to be a Detox beat. But he gave it to 50.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Originally posted by Frank TJ Mackey
You wouldn't think he'd be charging Snoop for beats period, especially in exchange for appearing on his albums.

It's just business.

Isn't a Dr. Dre beat worth a helluva lot more than a Snoop Dogg verse anyway?

Were it not for Snoop appearing on and dominating the original Chronic record, Dre would "never" have had the reinvention of sales and fans he had in the 1990s.

Dre had a career in the music industry before Snoop could even buy a lottery ticket. He launched Snoop, not vice versa.

Snoop's kind of a joke, IMO. He's been a parody of himself for several years now and hasn't had a damn thing to say since "Doggystyle." Frankly, the only time I've ever liked "his" music is when he's collaborated with a hot producer.

[gerrythedon]

Originally posted by SnoopDogg
Dre will be out in a couple years, he keeps on using the beats he has for him self for others. Like, I am pretty sure I heard that the "in the club" beat was actually suppose to be a Detox beat. But he gave it to 50.

Yeah, he gave 50 [& G-Unit], Xzibit, Obie, Knoc-turnal and even Mary J. Blige most of his beats that were supposed to be on "Detox".

[kurupt]

One of the things that's made The first two Dre albums so good is that they did take a long time. They have the feel of a bunch of guys sitting around the studio, creative juices flowing, making a bunch of music. They take the best 14 or 50 of about 50 or 60 tracks and leak the rest on soundtracks and b-sides (Blunts and Tanquaray...). On the first Dre album his production/artist team included Snoop, Daz and Kurupt, RBX, Nate Dogg, Warren G, DOC, Rage...On 2001 he was with MelMan, Scott Storch, Eminem, Snoop, Nate, Knocturnal, Xzibit, Hittman, 6-2. They don't really feel like solo albums, but masterpieces with Dre as the conductor. I was very excited about Detox because I'd heard that he'd been working with MelMan, Quik, Nate, Snoop, Ice Cube, 50 and the G-Unit, hell, Scott Storch was even quoted a couple of months ago as saying it would be the most musically advanced hip-hop album of all time (and this guy works with the Roots so you'd think that he knows what he's talking about). But now to hear his current lineup of guests and that Denaun Porter (I don't think that I've ever liked one of his productions...although he's better than Em's repetitive ass behind the boards, I guess) is going to help with the production, I can't help but be a little disappointed. I won't hold my breath for a 2004 release, but I still have faith that Dre won't let me down...

[Bust]

Surprised he didn't just call it "Chronic 2004" -rolleyes-

[gerrythedon]

Update:

The next album from Dr. Dre, The Detox, probably won't hit the street until 2005, said Scott Storch, a co-producer working on the disc. But, he insists, it will be well worth the wait.

"I'd describe it as the most advanced rap album musically and lyrically we'll probably ever have a chance to listen to," he said.

Dre has been working on the LP over the past year, and he and Storch have built dozens of beds of beats, various innovative rhythms and the skeletons for numerous songs, all of which are being fleshed out. No tracks have been titled yet and no final cuts chosen.

"When I work with Dre, he usually does more than 100 records and then picks his favorites," Storch said. "But there are all kinds of new rhythms in there. He always tries to stay a couple of steps ahead of the field. There's gonna be a lot of personal stuff on the album and a lot of hot sh--."

Creating the "most advanced" rap album is no easy task, especially when, like Dre, you're a perfectionist with a reputation as a visionary leader. "Dr. Dre always tries to top his last one," Storch said. "That's why he spends so much time putting them together and they don't come out every five minutes. He puts a lot of time, energy and genius into the stuff."

Like Dre's 1999 album, Dr. Dre 2001, The Detox will feature numerous guest stars. Storch said Eminem, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg and Knoc-Turn'al would record parts as well as newer names like Lloyd Banks, Guvner and Game.

"The whole family is gonna be on there," Storch said. "If not the last Dre album, this is gonna be one of the last Dre albums we're gonna get. So he's putting a lot into it. It's just a matter of making a classic experience“.

[RAPNEWSDIRECT.com]




not surprised by this, but I can wait. I got D12, Game, 50, & EM for this year to hold me over.

[Steveweiser]

Originally posted by gerrythedon
Update:

The next album from Dr. Dre, The Detox, probably won't hit the street until 2005, said Scott Storch, a co-producer working on the disc. But, he insists, it will be well worth the wait.

"I'd describe it as the most advanced rap album musically and lyrically we'll probably ever have a chance to listen to," he said.

:lol: Yeah right. Dre has fallen off so hard. He's produced maybe a handful of good beats over the past few years, he's not good at all on the mic, how is this supposed to be the most advanced album ever?

[POWERBOMB]

Did anyone read the Source article where several guys claimed they were the driving force producing Dre's last three cd's? I got the impression that Dre isn't able to produce completly on his own. Of course I don't believe all that I read but the article in the Source and the one above where he has a co-producer makes me think their may be some validaty to their claim.

[kurupt]

I have read about how Dre produces and he has always had what one might consider co-producers. In NWA he worked with Yella. On the Chronic and Doggystyle he worked with Daz and Warren G. In the Aftermath days, he has worked with Mel-Man, Scott Storch, and others. But the one thing that is consistant is a "Dr. Dre sound". He knows what sounds he wants. He's just not skilled at keyboards or instruments (in most cases he uses live instrumentation and in the case of samples, he usually has them replayed by in house musicians as opposed to straight sampling). While he is not alone in creating the music, it is his "vision" that is expressed and he acts as a conductor. The proof to this is that of all his co-producers, none of their solo productions really sound anywhere near as good as when they worked with dre. Listen to anything that Daz has done without Dre, or Mel-Man. This is much different to what Puffy used to do in his "hay day". He would let one of his producers do a whole track, then he would add a snare or an ad-lib or something and put his name on it.

[POWERBOMB]

That maybe true, but not all of Dre's cd's have been hits. I mean, "...Presents the Aftermath" was moderately unsuccessful. I think people just have been used to waiting so long inbetween Dre's cd's that when they come out they sound fresh.

And sure, he has produced other people, but I think it's safe to say the NWA, Snoop, Cube, Em and now 50 are pretty talented in their own right and may have been just as successful with say Mutt Lange.

[kurupt]

But you have to remember that he only has production credits on about 4 tracks on "...Presents the Aftermath". When he left Death Row, he left (or Suge strong-armed him for) all of the masters of the music he was working on at that time. When he set up the Aftermath, he set it up to have a team of not only artists, but also producers. This album was rushed out by Jimmy Iovine to capitalize on the new label. I'm not saying that Dre hasn't dropped his share of stinkers (the beats on the newest Eve cd come to mind), but that "Presents..." album isn't considered a Dre album so much as a compilation. And I know that NWA, Snoop, Cube, Eminem, 50, and all those people have a tremendous amound of talent, but if you look at all those names what do they have in common? Dr. Dre...

[gerrythedon]

Originally posted by POWERBOMB
And sure, he has produced other people, but I think it's safe to say the NWA, Snoop, Cube, Em and now 50 are pretty talented in their own right and may have been just as successful with say Mutt Lange.

Snoop- If he wasn't on Dre's first album, nobody would have known his ass... only great album his [Snoop] first one.

EM- I like EM [got his albums], but if DRE wasn't attached to him then almost nobody [DETROIT] would have gave a F - - K [especially me] about his White Ass.

50- IN DA CLUB... that's all I have to say.

[POWERBOMB]

Dre considers ...presents the Aftermath as his own on 2004 Chronic cd.

As for the others:

Snoop: it was Warren G who begged Dre for years to listen to his homie Calvin. If Warren G was more known somebody else would have signed Snoop.

Em- Please, eventually this talented ******' would have been signed to a label.

1/2 dolla', I mean 50 Cent- A discovery by Em, or actually Em won a bidding war for his services.

Dre has had failures as much as he has had success. Obie Trice, anyone?

[SnoopDogg]

Originally posted by POWERBOMB
Dre considers ...presents the Aftermath as his own on 2004 Chronic cd.

As for the others:

Snoop: it was Warren G who begged Dre for years to listen to his homie Calvin. If Warren G was more known somebody else would have signed Snoop.

Em- Please, eventually this talented ******' would have been signed to a label.

1/2 dolla', I mean 50 Cent- A discovery by Em, or actually Em won a bidding war for his services.

Dre has had failures as much as he has had success. Obie Trice, anyone? Obie Trice is a Shady artist, and that album is VERY good.

[SnoopDogg]

Originally posted by gerrythedon
Snoop- If he wasn't on Dre's first album, nobody would have known his ass... only great album his [Snoop] first one.

EM- I like EM [got his albums], but if DRE wasn't attached to him then almost nobody [DETROIT] would have gave a F - - K [especially me] about his White Ass.

50- IN DA CLUB... that's all I have to say.

I believe Snoop would have been out sooner or later w/o Dre probably not as big, but can you say Dre would have as big w/o Snoop. You never no, but Cronic is littered w/ Snoop on it.

EM - I really think would have gotten a chance w/o Dre as well, and probably would have been just as big, and again Dre benifited huge off of Eminem.

50 - Was discovered by Em not dre so I give that credit to Em.

[MJKTool]

Originally posted by gerrythedon
Snoop- If he wasn't on Dre's first album, nobody would have known his ass... only great album his [Snoop] first one.

I think Doggfather was a pretty damn good album. I lost interest in him after he left Death Row though.

[the aftermath]

50 wasn't "discovered" by Eminem. He was just marketed to the masses by him, and having that association made 50 the star he is.

He was really discovered by Jam Master Jay (R.I.P).

[kurupt]

Powerbomb, I don't want to sound petty or argue, but in the song "Forgot About Dre" on the Chronic 2001 album he says something along the lines of "how could I have fallen off, my last album was The Chronic." Therefore, he doesn't consider "Presents the Aftermath" a Dre album or he would have said "my last album was Presents the Aftermath :) " Also, 50 was huge in the underground before signing to Shady/Aftermath, Eminem hardly discovered him. One can even make the argument that, lyrically, 50 was much better before he signed with them and that due to the bidding war, and the inevitable marketing push he would have gotten at any label after a bidding war, he would have been big anyway (but not Dr. Dre-produced In The Club big). Warren G and Snoop were making home-made garage tapes before Dre put Snoop on Deep Cover. Em probably would have found a label due to the fact that he is raps version of the great white hype - any time a white rapper comes out, he's all over the radio and MTV (Em, House of Pain, Vanilla Ice), but if you listen to The Slim LP (and pretty much any subsequent Em album, for that matter), Dre's beats are heads and shoulders above anything else on that disc. Face it, Dre's hip-hop's Quincy Jones.

[POWERBOMB]

kurupt, in my post above dated "02-03-04 02:23 PM" I said Em won a bidding war for 50 cent. It was SnoopDogg who said that Em discovered 50.

And although I would never make the arguement that Dre isn't the single best producer in the hip hop genre, I now have a reasonable doubt he did it alone due to the article in the Source magazine.

And if you listen to "Forgot about Dre" the actual lyric Dre raps is:

If it was up to me, you muh’****ers would stop comin up to me
Wit your hands out lookin up to me, like you want somethin free
When my last cd was out, you wasn’t bumpin me
But now that I got this little company
Everybody wanna come to me like it was some disease

[BigDaddy]

I think he was talking about Still Dre

[Dr. Dre]
Oh for sho', check me out
It's still Dre Day nigga, A.K. nigga
Though I've grown a lot, can't keep it home a lot
Cause when I frequent the spots that I'm known to rock
You hear the bass from the truck when I'm on the block
Ladies, they pay homage, but haters say Dre fell off
How nigga? My last album was "The Chronic" (nigga)
They want to know if he still got it
They say rap's changed, they want to know how I feel about it

[kurupt]

Yep, as much as I hate to admit that I was wrong, I was referring to the lyric in "Still Dre". I guess at this point, though, we're arguing semantics. Dre, Em, 50, Cube, Snoop and a whole lot of other people are making tons of money by making good music working with each other...

[POWERBOMB]

Yeah. but that was an argument I had in another thread about the cd. Dre mentions the Chronic in "Still Dre" and ....Presents the Aftermath in "Forgot about Dre" as being his last cd. Well, which is it Doc? In another song he mentions there are those who believe his wife told him to lay off the gangsta lyrics (which ...Presents the Aftermath was somewhat filled with anti-gangsta themes) but when the money wasn't there gave him permission to go Gangsta.

I'm suspicious about what I have heard about Dre, but in the end I don't doubt that the public will continue to buy his gangsta cd's.

[SnoopDogg]

Originally posted by POWERBOMB
Yeah. but that was an argument I had in another thread about the cd. Dre mentions the Chronic in "Still Dre" and ....Presents the Aftermath in "Forgot about Dre" as being his last cd. Well, which is it Doc? In another song he mentions there are those who believe his wife told him to lay off the gangsta lyrics (which ...Presents the Aftermath was somewhat filled with anti-gangsta themes) but when the money wasn't there gave him permission to go Gangsta.

I'm suspicious about what I have heard about Dre, but in the end I don't doubt that the public will continue to buy his gangsta cd's. Jay Z wrote Still Dre for Dre so maybe thats why he didn't claim that album in that song.

[POWERBOMB]

I didn't know Jay-Z wrote that. I naturally assumed that the rappers wrote their own stuff. That floors me. Although I would have thought that Em would have written most of that cd.

[kurupt]

Yeah, S. Carter is listed in the credits. Royce the 5'9 and Eminem are also alleged to have written much of 2001 (Royce would have been featured heavily on the album if it weren't for an article in Vibe where his manager said something along the lines of "Dre didn't even want to make the album until Royce and Em got him in the studio to do it."), while The D.O.C. is alleged to have written almost all of The Chronic (even Snoop's verses). I've read that this new cat from Atlanta, Stat Quo, has been writing a lot for Detox. He has an underground mixtape co-signed by Dre himself.

[gerrythedon]

Originally posted by kurupt
... I've read that this new cat from Atlanta, Stat Quo, has been writing a lot for Detox. He has an underground mixtape co-signed by Dre himself.

Stat Quo Is Coming

Atlanta rapper, and newest member to the Shady/Aftermath camp, Stat Quo, has been putting in work for his new album. The new album will feature production from Eminem and Dr. Dre, and will feature Scarface on a track. The album which is tentatively titled "Hot Sauce" is set to drop in the fourth quarter of this year. As a jumpoff, Stat Quo is set to drop a new mixtape hosted by Eminem entitled Underground Atlanta Volume 3.

[RAPNEWSDIRECT.com]

[TripWire]

Dre. scrapped Detox
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/04-03/29.shtml

Detox is no more.

[kurupt]

Yep, AllHipHop reported this rumor a couple of months ago, but I guess Dre confirms this in the new XXL. This is unfortunate since I was anticipating this album more than any other, but what can you do?

[PJsig08]

Bummer, crazy how he just straight up ended it. I'm sure the beats won't go to waste, though.

[Da Thrilla]

What a shame! :thmbsdwn::thmbsdwn:

[Ralph Wiggum]

A hip-hop concept album musical is one of the worst ideas I've ever heard.

Then again, I can't stand Busta Rhymes or 50 Cent as MCs.

Now, we miss out on whatever gems there would've been on Dre's record. I almost always prefer his work on his own records to the stuff he does for others. I'd much rather give Dre a shot than listen to Busta or 50's trash.

[SnoopDogg]

This is damn suck, I guess I will just keep on bumping to Chronic 2001 :(

[gerrythedon]

time for an update:

Dr. Dre Hoping To 'Shock' On Next Album

It's been six years since hip-hop legend Dr. Dre's last studio album, and its planned follow-up, reportedly titled "Detox," seems no closer to completion. But one of his key collaborators tells Billboard.com Dre is continuing to work on new music and still plans to release another album, even if it takes several more years to do the job right.

"There will be another Dr. Dre solo album, without a doubt," says bassist Mike Elizondo, who began working with the artist on the 1999 album "Dr. Dre -- 2001" and has since been a fixture on Dre-produced recordings by Xzibit, Eminem and the Game.

"Dre has very high standards," Elizondo responded when asked what is taking so long. "He wants to shock the world and put something out that no one would have ever thought possible from a hip-hop artist. He's definitely going to take his time and make sure it's right, but there will be a collection of songs that will come out as a Dr. Dre solo album."

However, the timetable for finishing the album remains murky. Asked if Elizondo had played on any of the tracks to date, he replied, "We've been working. There's a team assembled and we'll definitely continue moving forward on that."

"Dr. Dre -- 2001" debuted at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 7 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

BILLBOARD.com

[The Black]

Chinese Detoxacy

[gerrythedon]

Rap Hip Hop Producer Dr. Dre's Detox Has A Date

According to reports, legendary hip hop/rap producer Dr. Dre's Detox -- the long-awaited follow up to 1999's The Chronic 2001 -- will finally hit stores shelves this October.

The Detox project has been delayed for over two years now, causing many hip hop fans and -- even reps at Dre's label -- to be skeptical of the album's release date. At press time, Interscope officials tell sources that Detox isn't even on their official release schedule. The hold up, according to sources close to Dre, has been the producer's penchant for perfection.

Dre has reportedly been entrenched in the studio with several collaborators to complete the Detox album. According to one source, the award-winning producer has submitted over 50 beats for the album and regularly tweaks his production.

"Dre has very high standards," Mike Elizondo told Billboard. Bass-player Elizondo has worked on several projects with Dre, including Eminem, The Game and Xzibit albums, and is currently collaborating with Dre on Detox. "He wants to shock the world and put something out that no one would have ever thought possible from a hip-hop artist. He's definitely going to take his time and make sure it's right."

Meanwhile, Dre has been busy at work with his other projects. He recently collaborated with Mary J. Blige on her latest release, which also features production from The Neptunes, Kanye West, and Swizz Beats.

Look for the highly-anticipated Detox to hit stores in October... possibly.

RAPNEWS.net

[The Bus]

"He wants to shock the world and put something out that no one would have ever thought possible from a hip-hop artist."

I'm almost willing to bet $100 that this is not going to happen. Sure, it's run-of-them-mill hyperbole, but I think the "shocking" albums have come and gone. The last "shocking" production I heard in hip-hop was The Grey Album, or maybe Connected. I hope that this is not the rep's way of subtly suggesting that Dre's gone insane and put out some sort of overproduced Swizz Beats type of garbage. (I actually love the beat on the "Tear It Up" song but Swizz can barely come up with a halfway-decent beat every two years).

I'm willing to listen to it, and I hope it's that good. If anyone that has been established can change everything, it's Dre. Almost every single producer the past couple of years that's gotten any sort of critical or commercial praise/buzz has been a semi-unknown (Lil' Jon, Nicolay, Kanye, Danger Mouse, Kleptones, the whole grime thing) that's come out of left-field. (If you can count Lil Jon's slow, ten-year ascendacy "out of left field"). What have the big producers done?

Dre's beats with 50 (especially "In the Club") have been nothing short of remarkable, although it's the same old Dre. RZA's been fizzling for years. The Neptunes haven't made a good song in years. They churned out song after song but their new style's garbage. Premier's doing great work (occasionally), but he's not reinvented anything. The only one I could remotely give it to would be Prince Paul, but that's only because he's smart enough to team up with The Automator.

My point is: If Dre truly releases something groundbreaking, I'll be delighted. If it sounds good and you can dance to it, then I'm not going to blame him. But that's not shocking.

[the aftermath]

No way this album comes out in October. That's a month away and he doesnt even have a single out. I'm guessing December at the earliest.

[PJsig08]

I'm thinking next year. Until I hear a single, or an official word from Dre, I won't believe anything.

[boredsilly]

Dre's beats with 50 (especially "In the Club") have been nothing short of remarkable, although it's the same old Dre. RZA's been fizzling for years. The Neptunes haven't made a good song in years. They churned out song after song but their new style's garbage. Premier's doing great work (occasionally), but he's not reinvented anything. The only one I could remotely give it to would be Prince Paul, but that's only because he's smart enough to team up with The Automator.


I think I might be one of the few who really enjoy the Neptunes newer style. That mix of minimalistic beats ("Grindin'", "I ain't heard of that", "Holla Back Girl") mixed with that electric synth 80's sound ("Excuse me miss", "Touch", "Freak Though") I love it. I was listening to some of their earlier stuff (like what they did for NORE and Cam'Ron and it was so damn boring. They are at the top of their game when they incorporate live instruments in their sound IMHO (one need look no further than the differences in the two releases of "...In search of").

Also, and I know I'm definately in the minority on this one, but I though "In The Club" was just hot garbage. The beat wasn't bad, but I wouldn't put it anywhere near Dre's best, but 50's lyrics (I cannot stand that dude) on top of a beat I already wasn't feeling to hot made that song a thorn in my side for the 8 month it dominated radio and video.

My favorite producer right now is MF Doom. I have a bunch of the MF Doon "Special Herbs and Spices" cd's and I can just listen to his beats all day. He makes some really interesting choices in where to cut samples and such. I CANNOT WAIT for the Ghostface vs Doom cd to come out. If it's as half as good as Danger Doom is, instant personal classic.

[DVDHO]

This album will not make it this year,no way in hell,Dre likes to release his first single a month before his album drops which means it should be out now,I would be shocked if this album hits in Oct.of 06 let alone 05.

[Tarantino]

Agreed. He'll promote the hell out of this album.

= J

[Nesbit]

I'll buy it on the day it is released whether it changes the world or not and I haven't purchased an album on the release day for over a decade.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Agreed. He'll promote the hell out of this album.

= J

A lot of talk I've heard around this record is that it's going to be his last proper album, so I'd have to agree that he's going to milk it for all it's worth. I hope "shocking" is just run-of-the-mill hyperbole; Dre's damn near the last mainstream hip-hop producer who can knock out more than two grooves an album.

[JP5683]

I too will buy on release day, whenever that is.

Remember the last track on Encore.

"And don't worry about that Detox album
It's comin', we gonna make Dre do it, haha"

I agree that the Chronic is a MUCH better album than 2001. But 2001 was still better than most of the other discs out at the time.

[gerrythedon]

DETOX NOT OCT 2005

Rumors are going around that Dr. Dre 's Detox will hit stores shelves on Oct. 18th. This information is not true.

AFTERMUSIC.com

[DVDHO]

Figured that,Dre likes to release his albums near the summer time where it sells more and it just fits his style,my guess is early/late spring of 06,or never.

[Mr. Cinema]

XM radio just played "Next Episode 2006" from Dre's Detox album. Has Snoop and Nate Dogg on the track. It was an okay song.

[grunter]

Why bother? Doesn't he have a shitty "urban" clothing line of his own to promote?

Isn't that where the real money's at?

[The Bus]

Next Episode was my favorite song from Chronic 2001.

The uncensored video is great too. :)

[Nesbit]

Why bother? Doesn't he have a shitty "urban" clothing line of his own to promote?

Isn't that where the real money's at?

I don't know. Why did you bother to come post in here if you aren't interested in Dre's new album?

[grunter]

I don't know. Why did you bother to come post in here if you aren't interested in Dre's new album?

Oh, sorry.

I didn't see the "only non-critical, super-de-duper-positive me too posts allowed" sign.

My bad.

[Nesbit]

Oh well if what you posted was an honest question instead of a thread crap then I don't know why Dr.Dre is putting out another album personally. I do know that many people he has worked with have urged him to do so and that there are millions of fans that will buy it as soon as it is released. So maybe that has something to do with it...

[The Ferret]

Why bother? Doesn't he have a shitty "urban" clothing line of his own to promote?

Isn't that where the real money's at?
Maybe he likes rapping or wants to be back in the limelight.

[gerrythedon]

AFTERMATH MAY UPDATES // May 01, 2006

Dr. Dre’s highly anticipated album "Detox" as well as Bishop Lamont’s Aftermath debut "The Reformation" is scheduled for a Summer/Fall of 2007 release. It’s currently being decided which of those two albums will be released first.

Eve’s Full Surface/Aftermath debut is planed for a winter of 2006/ early 2007 release and will feature production from Dr. Dre, Swizz Beats and Scott Storch.

Busta Rhymes' "The Big Bang" and Stat Quo’s "Statlanta" are confirmed for release this year. Dre has finished his production duties for Busta and Stat's Aftermath debuts and is currently working on "Detox", "The Reformation" and Snoop Dogg's "The Blue Carpet Treatment".

AFTERMATHMUSIC.com

[DrRingDing]

AFTERMATH MAY UPDATES // May 01, 2006

Dr. Dre’s highly anticipated album "Detox" as well as Bishop Lamont’s Aftermath debut "The Reformation" is scheduled for a Summer/Fall of 2007 release.

AFTERMATHMUSIC.com

as much as i hate to say it: i'll believe it when i literally hear it. as has been said before, this album is rap's "Chinese Democracy". :rolleyes:

if this comes true, i'll be a very happy man. but until then...
-ringding-

[boogieman03]

as much as i hate to say it: i'll believe it when i literally hear it. as has been said before, this album is rap's "Chinese Democracy". :rolleyes:



No joke. 2007? You've got to be f'in kidding me.

[DVDHO]

That's what happens when you produce for Busta,The Game,Stat Quo's,Eve and everyone else and there momma,the man makes a beat for his Detox album then put's it on something else,this has been happening for years now.

[The Bus]

So... what? March 2008?

[RyoHazuki]

I'm starting to lose faith in this. I really wanted Detox to be an album he created with a plan. Not just the beats he had lying around when he found some free time.

[gerrythedon]

DRE related:

BISHOP LAMONT NEWS AND MORE // Dec 01, 2006
Bishop Lamont has been hard at work lately. He's been in the studio night and day recording music in preperation for an explosive 2007 for Aftermath. Bishop's debut "The Reformation" is currently scheduled for Summer of next year, with Dr. Dre's "DETOX" following in the Fall.

With some possable changes coming up for The Math as well as the recent signing of Tiffany, Dr. Dre and Bishop Lamont will have thier hands full preparing for a new era of Aftermath and counting down to Bishop and Dre's respective releases!

Bishop will soon be hitting the studio with Chris Martin from Coldplay and some other respected Urban artists. No guest artists have officially been confirmed, but planned sessions with Eminem and 50 Cent are in order. Production on the anticipated LP is expected to come from Dr. Dre, Battlecat, DJ Premier, The RZA, Pete Rock and others.

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BUSTA RHYMES: NEW ALBUM IS COMING // Nov 30, 2006
Busta Rhymes is working on his new album "Before Hell Freezes Over", which features Dr. Dre, Focus, Pharell. Jay Dilla and among others.

AFTERMATHMUSIC.com

[DRG]

With some possable changes coming up for The Math as well as the recent signing of Tiffany, Dr. Dre and Bishop Lamont will have thier hands full preparing for a new era of Aftermath and counting down to Bishop and Dre's respective releases!

Is this "I Think We're Alone Now" Tiffany???

[gerrythedon]

DR. DRE & BISHOP LAMONT VIDEO // Dec 08, 2006
Bishop Lamont plugs his myspace page and makes it official. Dr. Dre's "Detox" is coming in September & Bishop's "The Reformation" coming Summer 2007 also. Visit Bishop Lamont's MySpace website to watch the video! Aftermath 2007 - ain't gonna be nuthin' after that!

Bishop Lamont @ MySpace
Aftermath Music @ MySpace

AFTERMATHMUSIC.com

[abrg923]

Who the hell IS "Bishop Lamont"?

[gerrythedon]

Who the hell IS "Bishop Lamont"?

The next hot shit coming from DRE. A new member from the West Coast.

I think his album is gonna be tight, looking forward to it.

[gerrythedon]

Detox - September 25th 2007

The video for the first single from Dr. Dre will feature a guest and will be filmed in late May 2007.

The video will premiere on various stations in late June 2007. The album will be released on September 25, 2007, so Dr. Dre's album can be sent in for Grammy nominations.

The album is confirmed to be almost a full 80 minute album featuring guests on basically every track. Eminem and 50 Cent are the only confirmed artist to be featured on the album. It has been confirmed a while back that Diddy and Jay-Z have both done vocals made for Detox, but it is not known if they will make the final cut.

Dre had told Diddy previously that at least one of the two tracks he recorded would be the album. The album is set to be co-produced by Scott Storch who has announced that Snoop Dogg, Lloyd Banks, and Bishop Lamont have also recorded vocals. Other people working on the album "Detox" consist of Mike Elizondo and Dawayn Parker.

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[gerrythedon]

J.R. ROTEM TO WORK WITH DRE & 50 CENT

[Producer] "J.R." Rotem is in the studio working on highly anticipated projects from Dr. Dre and 50 Cent, among others.

"Dr. Dre's a perfectionist, and if it's not up to his standards, which are pretty much the highest in the game, then he's not releasing it," Rotem tells Billboard. "He changes the sound of music every time he comes out. So though I can't say for sure, I'd like to say it is. Last year he was focusing on Busta Rhymes albums. But 'Detox' is his main focus now."

AFTERMATHMUSIC.com

[boogieman03]

A little off track, but how was that Busta album?

[Rubix]

he should put out another nwa album. those 2 new nwa songs chin check and hello were awesome.

[Tarantino]

I'll believe Detox is coming out when I hear something from it. Until then, it's another Chinese Democracy or Only Built For Cuban Linx 2.

= J

[gerrythedon]

Dr. Dre promises to Detox this year

... Dre was on Big Boy's Power 106 radio show in Los Angeles to celebrate his birthday (Feburary 18th) and the good doctor got to dissecting plans for his third album; Detox.

"I'm trying to get everybody that I've ever worked with over the years to appear on the records," explained Dre. "There are gonna be some new guys that I'm working with, Bishop Lamont and Slim the Mobster, those two guys I think are incredible, new artists out of the west coast that I'm trying to get out there"

"Trust me, this will be worth the wait, I'm trying to make this the one they remember me for. It's a lot of pressure but I'm feeling good about it. I feel like I'm my worst critic and if I'm loving it, everyone else will," he continued. " I'm tryna put 12, 13 songs on the album. I'm not totally sure about the month but it will be definitely be out this year."

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[Tarantino]

Better not be 12, 13 tracks with 12, 13 skits in between.

= J

[gerrythedon]

BUSTA IMPRESSED BY DR. DRE'S VAULT // Apr 09, 2007

Dr. Dre is planning for his retirement with a vault full of unreleased magic, according to Busta Rhymes.

As the world waits for the reclusive producer's Detox album Busta reveals Dre's biggest problem is deciding which tracks to release from his archive.

"Dre got a big safe with a big combination lock. Unbelievable s**t is in that vault - over 20 years of s**t from Eazy-E and Death Row days. He's created so many things he never put out.


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[TheGodfather]

Chinese Detocracy

[gerrythedon]

Dr. Dre to Detox late 2007?

According to 50 Cent, Dr. Dre's The Detox will FINALLY see the light of day end of 2007/start of 2008.

Dre has previously stated it would come out late 2007 and consist of 12 or 13 tracks featuring everybody he has ever worked with.

50 Cent stated that he appears on two tracks from the Good Doctors forthcoming, and says they are both single worthy tracks; but if Detox is anything like 2001 was, I'm sure that can be said about most of the tracks on there.

Meanwhile, Hip-Hop has stopped holding its breath; we're sure its coming eventually, but we'd rather just be surprised than count the months (years?) before we get our hands on it.


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[gerrythedon]

WARREN G ON DETOX // Sep 05, 2007

No one knows when Dr. Dre’s “Detox” LP will be dropping and many don’t even believe it’ll ever happen. However, the infamous album is definitely on the way. Recently, Warren G reunited with Dre and has confirmed to be on the roster for the album.

"I’ve been helping Dr Dre come up with records," G said. "Hey, that’s what I do, that’s what I’ve done since day one when we did The Chronic."


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[gerrythedon]

DR. DRE SPEAKS ON DETOX AND MORE // Sep 21, 2007

"We go until it happens," Dr. Dre says about all the time he spends in the recording studio searching for hits, once as long as 79 hours in a single stretch. "When the ideas are coming," says the man who is one of the half-dozen most influential producers of the modern pop era, "I don't stop until the ideas stop because that train doesn't come along all the time."

"I was really hoping to have it out this year, but it's going to have to be pushed back a while because of some other things I've got to work on," he continues, sitting in the lounge of the recording studio where he spends all those hours behind the buttons. He's still two or three tracks away from calling it finished, he says.

Some hip-hop fans, however, must be wondering if this particular train isn't off the track. Dre (real name: Andre Young) has been working on his third solo album, "Detox," for nearly eight years, a time frame that invites uncomfortable comparison with such earlier pop music train wrecks as Phil Spector, Brian Wilson and Axl Rose.

All three were fabulously successful artists who found it so hard to live up to their own expectations that they each ran into creative paralysis.

As a producer and head of Aftermath Entertainment, Dre has also contributed to albums by Eminem, 50 Cent, the Game and others. Plus, he has "mixed" tracks -- fine-tuning the musical dynamics -- for more than a dozen other artists, including Gwen Stefani, Eve and Mary J. Blige.

Dre will now devote two months to working on Eminem's new album. "We'll be trying to get his thing done and work on a few things on my own project," Dre says.


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[kurupt]

Dre looked like he was on steroids at the video music awards. He needs to get out of the gym and into the studio.

[gerrythedon]

Snoop Dogg Confirms Completion Of Dr. Dre's "Detox"

Hip-hop fans have waited for the new Dr. Dre album, Detox, for years now, and maybe they'll soon get it.

In a recent interview, MTV UK was told by Snoop Dogg that it is complete, and it's coming, and it's incredible.

"That record is real, it's coming," confirmed Snoop. "You know me, I was starting to doubt it myself and then I went up in there and he played so much music for me, it knocked my head off."

Right now, the Long Beach rapper says, Dre is just selecting tracks for the long-awaited album.

"I see what he got them waiting for, it's on and poppin," Snoop Dogg said. "He got records, he got heat."

Also during Snoop's visit to Dre's studio, he got some other good news. He and Dre talked it out, and Dre will be sitting in the driver's seat to help produce Snoop's next solo album.

The Cali rapper says the plans are mapped out. He's even got a title for it, but didn't really give any further information.

In other Snoop news, the rapper is continuing to promote his latest solo album, Ego Trippin'. He recently released a video for his country song, "My Medicine," which featured Snoop dressed in his country threads alongside the likes of Willie Nelson, Julianne Hough, Brad Paisley and others.

Source: BallerStatus.com

[Tarantino]

Pffft. I'll believe it when I see it.

= J

[DaveWadding]

I feel like I will be the happiest man on the planet if Detox comes out. Been waiting for that shit for like 10 years.

[RyoHazuki]

Ha this thread is a riot.


Detox first single Summer 07!


Busta says Detox will be here Christmas 07!


Snoop Dogg says Detox is ready to go Q1 08!


Bishop Lamont will be on Detox coming summer 08!

[metalhead212]

Dr. Dre = Axl Rose

[Rubix]

it's weird how dr. dre mentored eminem and taught him about producing and stuff and now eminem can't put out a new album either.

[DVDChris]

it's weird how dr. dre mentored eminem and taught him about producing and stuff and now eminem can't put out a new album either.

Eminem's taking a long break to spend time with his daughter.

[RyoHazuki]

^Great lets pray that he never writes a song about her again.

[gerrythedon]

Dr. Dre: 'Detox' Due In 'November Or December'

In his first interview in months, Dr. Dre says his years-in-the-works album "Detox" should be out before the end of the year.

"I'm just now -- over the last couple of months -- starting to feel that it's going to be right and it's something I can be proud of, and everybody is going to love it," the rapper/producer told USA Today. "In a perfect world, I'm shooting for a November or December release."

Dre is particularly enthused by the drum work on the new album, most of which is derived from live instrumentation. "We have an entirely new thing going with the drums that's incredible, and we're still developing that," he said. Guest appearances are on tap from Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and Nas, among others.

The artist reiterated his prior claim that after "Detox" is released, he will "become a hermit" in the studio while producing only up-and-coming acts. "All I want to do is sit in the studio with that person for a year and try to create another masterpiece," he said.

Dre's last album, 1999's "Dr. Dre 2001," has sold 7.23 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.


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[PJsig08]

Most anticipated album I can ever remember. I still won't believe it until a hard release date is set.