Dr. Dre took to Instagram to update fans and well-wishers on his status after suffering a brain aneurysm earlier this week. The pioneering producer issued his own update from the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday night (January 5) after the news of his sudden hospitalization started making the rounds … [Read more...] about Dr. Dre Checks In Through Instagram To Update Status After Hospitalization
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Dr. Dre In ICU After Suffering Brain Aneurysm
TMZ is reporting that iconic music producer Dr. Dre is in stable but lucid condition after suffering a brain aneurysm on Monday. The game-changing producer is at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where doctors are performing a series of tests to determine what caused the bleeding. Thoughts and prayers are with Dr. Dre and his family. … [Read more...] about Dr. Dre In ICU After Suffering Brain Aneurysm
Snoop Dogg Touts Mt. Westmore Production Featuring Dr. Dre, Ant Banks, Fredwreck, Battlecat & More
In a new Instagram video to Snoop Dogg’s IG Story, the Doggfather boasted production from Dr. Dre, Ant Banks, Fredwreck, Battlecat, ProHoeZak, and others will be featured on the upcoming Mt. Westmore project from Too Short, Ice Cube, E-40, and Snoop. Planning for a 2021 release, the Mt. Westmore group was formed during the 2020 Covid-19 quarantine during a simple … [Read more...] about Snoop Dogg Touts Mt. Westmore Production Featuring Dr. Dre, Ant Banks, Fredwreck, Battlecat & More
Dr. Dre, Ant Banks, Battlecat And More To Produce Too Short, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40 Super Group Project
Hot on the heels of the latest announcement that Too Short and E-40 would appear on the Timbaland and Swizz Beatz webcast series VERZUZ in a "Battle of the Bay", the two west coast icons were guests on Power 105's The Breakfast Club show on Monday morning. During the discussion with Charlamagne The God and DJ Envy, Too Short and E-40 talked about their long-standing … [Read more...] about Dr. Dre, Ant Banks, Battlecat And More To Produce Too Short, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40 Super Group Project
From The MTV Vault : Unreleased Behind The Scenes Footage of ‘California Love’ w/ 2pac & Dr. Dre
MTV Vault YouTube channel has released rare footage of Tupac Shakur and Dr. Dre on the set of “California Love” music video. The footage starts off with Tupac and Dr. Dre joking around and giving a big shout out to director Hype Williams who appears on camera briefly. “You gonna win an award for this one,” shouted Tupac. During the on-set interview, Dr. Dre stated how … [Read more...] about From The MTV Vault : Unreleased Behind The Scenes Footage of ‘California Love’ w/ 2pac & Dr. Dre
Exclusive: Newly Leaked “Get It” Is The Latest From Dr. Dre’s Detox Vault
The last time anything new about Detox surfaced was back in the spring of 2018. Fans of Dr. Dre were given a peek at some of the iconic producer’s never-released recordings for the project when a medley of short song snippets appeared online by an anonymous user. Those hoping to hear more of what Dr. Dre had presumably been working on for the scrapped Detox project just … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Newly Leaked “Get It” Is The Latest From Dr. Dre’s Detox Vault
Unreleased Dr. Dre-produced “Carol” Track From Former Aftermath Singer Truth Hurts Surfaces
Remember Truth Hurts, the former Aftermath singer who released Truthfully Speaking featuring music with Dr. Dre, Scott Storch, Focus..., R. Kelly, Mel-Man, Rakim, DJ Quik and others? Well, during her Aftermath days she crafted this "Carol" cut with Dr. Dre that never made it past the Truthfully Speaking sessions. Instead, it can now be found below and on the upcoming … [Read more...] about Unreleased Dr. Dre-produced “Carol” Track From Former Aftermath Singer Truth Hurts Surfaces
Conversations With Chad: The DJ Muggs Interview – SNL Ban, Cypress Hill, Dr. Dre + More
DJ Muggs produced the self-titled debut album for Cypress Hill in 1991 using jazz, R&B, psychedelic rock and metal samples as the soundscape for B-Real and Sen Dog to kick their weed-fueled rhymes over. With the album released over a year before Dr. Dre came out with The Chronic, DJ Muggs and Cypress Hill had already crafted stoner anthems like “Light Another” and … [Read more...] about Conversations With Chad: The DJ Muggs Interview – SNL Ban, Cypress Hill, Dr. Dre + More
West Coast Producer E-A-Ski Continues To Get Gold & Platinum Plaques
Producer E-A-Ski, known for his work with Spice 1, Master P, Ice Cube and others, keeps reaping the rewards of a long and successful career in the music industry. The Oakland, CA composer recently took to Instagram to unveil he had received gold plaques for two projects released in 1997, the West Coast Bad Boyz II compilation ("IMG") and Def Jam's How To Be A Player soundtrack … [Read more...] about West Coast Producer E-A-Ski Continues To Get Gold & Platinum Plaques
Conversations With Chad: Colin Wolfe Talks Making ‘The Chronic’ With Dr. Dre, Working With 2Pac & MC Breed, Michael Jackson, and Madonna
From N.W.A’s 100 Miles and Runnin’ to The Chronic music producer Colin Wolfe was Dr. Dre’s right-hand man, lacing songs like “Fuck The Police Pt. 2”, “Real Niggaz Don’t Die”, “Deep Cover”, and “Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebrating)” with innovative grooves and sounds never before heard in gangsta rap, much less hip-hop itself. Colin … [Read more...] about Conversations With Chad: Colin Wolfe Talks Making ‘The Chronic’ With Dr. Dre, Working With 2Pac & MC Breed, Michael Jackson, and Madonna
Unvaulted: Exploring Hip-Hop’s Unreleased Albums – E-A-Ski “Earthquake”
E-A-Ski's Earthquake was set to be the west coast producers debut solo album in 1997 and was originally to be released through Relativity Records. It was set up to be an incredible debut record for E-A-Ski, as so many great things were happening fofr the Oakland, CA-based producer. After producing several cuts on Spice-1's gold-selling albums, 1992's Spice 1 and 1993's 187 … [Read more...] about Unvaulted: Exploring Hip-Hop’s Unreleased Albums – E-A-Ski “Earthquake”
Unvaulted: Exploring Hip-Hop’s Unreleased Albums – Rakim “Oh My God”
It started off a dream hip hop scenario one of the best lyricists of all time, with one of the best producers of all time. What could possibly not work? Oh, My God was set to be Rakim’s third solo album and was to be released on the biggest label at the time Aftermath Entertainment. It was gearing up to possibly be a huge move for not only Dr. Dre, but also Rakim. So many … [Read more...] about Unvaulted: Exploring Hip-Hop’s Unreleased Albums – Rakim “Oh My God”
Dr. Dre Detox Song “12 Steps To Recovery” Leak (Audio)
In 2002, Dr. Dre had gone on record about hip-hop’s now-unreleased masterpiece Detox. 16 years later, and after numerous discussions, articles, interviews and song leaks about the project, another song from the project has leaked. In this Chad Kiser exclusive, the song "12 Steps to Recovery", opens with Dr. Dre bellowing: "break out your fuckin' Swishers, light up your … [Read more...] about Dr. Dre Detox Song “12 Steps To Recovery” Leak (Audio)
Kurupt: The Exclusive DubCNN Interview
Kurupt has been a part of hip-hop history since he first stormed onto the scene with his appearance on the songs “Lyrical Gangbang”, “Stranded on Death Row”, and “Bitches Ain’t Shit” from Dr. Dre’s multi-platinum solo debut The Chronic on Death Row Records in 1992. Since those incredible verse-stealing guest appearances, Kurupt has gone on to have a 25-plus year career in the … [Read more...] about Kurupt: The Exclusive DubCNN Interview
Dr. Dre’s “Topless” featuring Nas Leaks With Unheard Verse From Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre‘s once-anticipated Detox is no longer. However, a new version of the previously-leaked “Topless,” has leaked out today. This Chad Kiser exclusive “Topless” version features a never-before-heard verse from Dr. Dre. “Topless” opens up with the Chronic producer/rapper reminiscing back to 1996 and leaving Death Row Records behind, rapping “1996, I left it all behind / … [Read more...] about Dr. Dre’s “Topless” featuring Nas Leaks With Unheard Verse From Dr. Dre
Fredwreck On Scoring Classics For Snoop & Nate Dogg, Kurupt, MC Ren & More (The HipHopDX Interview)
Interview By Chad Kiser Multi-platinum producer Fredwreck has been creating classic compositions for the likes of Dr. Dre, Xzibit, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Ice Cube and numerous others throughout his long-standing and highly successful career. On par with his West Coast producing brethren DJ Battlecat, DJ Quik, Dr. Dre, the Palestinian-American producer — most notably known for … [Read more...] about Fredwreck On Scoring Classics For Snoop & Nate Dogg, Kurupt, MC Ren & More (The HipHopDX Interview)
Sample The Funk: In Memory Of Junie Morrison (Parliament-Funkadelic & Ohio Players)
Walter “Junie” Morrison, who played keyboards in Parliament-Funkadelic and the Ohio Players, died on Saturday. “It is with great sadness that the Ohio Players have lost on this earth another one of the original members of the band Walter ‘Junie’ Morrison,” the group’s James “Diamond” Williams wrote on Facebook. “When I got in the band in 1972 he was my roommate … [Read more...] about Sample The Funk: In Memory Of Junie Morrison (Parliament-Funkadelic & Ohio Players)
Battlecat Talks Producing For Michael Jackson, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg (The HipHopDX Interview)
In a career that spans nearly 30 years Kevin Gilliam, better known as Battlecat, has produced timeless and iconic music for several artists such as Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound (“Cali Iz Active”), Xzibit (“Get Your Walk On”), Tha Eastsidaz (“G’d Up”), Kurupt (“We Can Freak It”), Domino (“Ghetto Jam”), E-40 (“Nah, Nah..”) and countless others. Known for his signature fat, synth … [Read more...] about Battlecat Talks Producing For Michael Jackson, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg (The HipHopDX Interview)
The D.O.C. Uses His New-Found Voice In Radio Interview
The D.O.C. confirmed via Twitter this past weekend that he is getting his original voice backafter a 1989 car crash crushed his vocal charts. This came after his appearance on Sirius XM’s “From The Press Box to Press Row,” where he debuted the voice to the public. “About a year and a half ago, my voice started coming back on its own and if I concentrate, I can speak with a … [Read more...] about The D.O.C. Uses His New-Found Voice In Radio Interview
MC Ren Talks New LP, E-A-Ski, Hip-Hop & N.W.A (Exclusive DubCNN Interview)
MC Ren, well-known for his role in legendary group N.W.A. with Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E and DJ Yella, is prepping his fifth solo LP. Never one to mince words, MC Ren let it be known exactly what he thinks of the state of hip-hop when he dropped off his DubCNN World-Premiered single, “Rebel Music,” last month. Needless to say, “The Villain In Black” is back! With a new … [Read more...] about MC Ren Talks New LP, E-A-Ski, Hip-Hop & N.W.A (Exclusive DubCNN Interview)
Truth Hurts – Gotta Believe (Prod. Dr. Dre) [2002]
Another unreleased track that didn’t make the cut of Truth Hurt’s Aftermath debut, Truthfully Speaking. … [Read more...] about Truth Hurts – Gotta Believe (Prod. Dr. Dre) [2002]
Q&A With Producer Rick Rock: Talks Experiences With Dr. Dre, Tupac & Who He Wants To Produce For (The BallerStatus Interview)
Bay Area-bred producer Rick Rock may not have the headline-commanding name of a Dr. Dre, or the media prowess of a Kanye West, but the multi-platinum producer feeding your ears a steady diet of classic tunes for close to 20 years. Since those early years of producing for the Conscious Daughters, MC Eiht, Spice 1 and others, he has provided the sonic back drop to many of your … [Read more...] about Q&A With Producer Rick Rock: Talks Experiences With Dr. Dre, Tupac & Who He Wants To Produce For (The BallerStatus Interview)
Production Credit: E-A-Ski (The XXL Magazine Interview)
The ground-breaking roots of rapper/producer E-A Ski trace back deep within the concrete history of Bay Area music; you can find the musical fingerprints of E-A Ski with rapper Spice 1 before (and during) his time with Jive Records in the 90s. E-A Ski produced three tracks off of Spice 1’s self-titled debut album while signed to the record label, and contributed another four … [Read more...] about Production Credit: E-A-Ski (The XXL Magazine Interview)
Warren G Discusses Upcoming Nate Dogg Album (The XXL Magazine Interview)
West Coast-bred rapper/producer Warren G dropped his debut album, Regulate...G-Funk Era, in 1994. Featuring his late homie Nate Dogg, G-Funk's lead-single "Regulate" went on to be a major hit and catapulted the album to selling over 3 million copies. Over the last 20 years, Warren has released several solo albums, including Take a Look Over Your Shoulder, I Want It All, The … [Read more...] about Warren G Discusses Upcoming Nate Dogg Album (The XXL Magazine Interview)
Q&A With Warren G: Talks Memories Of Nate Dogg, Funny Industry People & Dr. Dre Rumors (The BallerStatus Interview)
With early involvement on his half-brother Dr. Dre's classic debut solo album, The Chronic, and 213 partner Snoop Doggy Dogg's Doggystyle for Death Row Records, Warren G would soon bless with the world with a "G-Funk" tune known as "Regulate", with the late Nate Dogg. Since those early years, the "G Child" has gone on to release several multi-platinum and gold-selling solo … [Read more...] about Q&A With Warren G: Talks Memories Of Nate Dogg, Funny Industry People & Dr. Dre Rumors (The BallerStatus Interview)