WTF Dr. Dre's 'Detox' has music industry buzzing

Naturalbornalkaholik · 07-22-2009, 07:07 AM

Dr. Dre's 'Detox' has music industry buzzing

By Steve Jones, USA TODAY
The wait for Detox is almost over. Dr. Dre says his long-anticipated third solo album is starting to take shape in the studio and could arrive 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," says Dr. Dre (aka Andre Young). "In a perfect world, I'm shooting for a November or December release."

If that happens, it will come nine years after his six-times-platinum 2001, which was itself a long-awaited follow-up to his revered 1992 debut, The Chronic That album's bass-fueled G Funk sound dominated rap for years and propelled Snoop Dogg to superstardom. Both albums raised the bar for hip-hop production values.

"I've never set out to do that," says Dre, 43. "I just make the music feel the way I want it to feel and I don't put it out until I'm totally happy with it. Then it does what it does."

Expectations for the album are high, thanks to Dre's pedigree and perfectionist reputation, says Chuck Creekmur, co-founder of the music news site allhiphop.com.

"He's a master of crafting a complete album, which is rare these days with everything being singles-driven," Creekmur says. "We've been waiting on this almost a decade, and that ridiculous level of anticipation will translate saleswise. It would be on par with Lil Wayne (whose Tha Carter III recently sold 1 million copies its first week out), if not more."

Detox has been the subject of speculation since Dre first hinted at the project in 2002. He has been working on the album, which will be released on his Aftermath/Interscope Records label, on and off for four years. He says he has assembled a new crew of musicians, and the beats will be heavily driven by live drums. "We have an entirely new thing going with the drums that's incredible, and we're still developing that." All "the usual suspects" will make guest appearances, including Nas, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne.

As long as the wait for the upcoming album has been, Dre says it'll be even longer before there's another one. "I'm going to put this record out, promote it, tour and then become a hermit. I'm going to stay in the studio and produce."

But he says he isn't interested in producing albums for established artists. Dre, who previously helped launch Eminem and 50 Cent, says his goal is to find who's next.

"All I want to do is sit in the studio with that person for a year and try to create another masterpiece."

MaliQ · 07-22-2009, 07:21 AM

this article is from 2008....

YoungIraq · 07-22-2009, 07:38 AM

whos buzzin?

BWS Pacific · 07-22-2009, 07:52 AM

lol, fail, at everything, from the article to the buzz

scott420 · 07-22-2009, 09:21 AM

comparing lil wayne to dre....fail

NoMoreCrazzy · 07-22-2009, 12:30 PM

they comparing sales, not albums

NoMoreCrazzy · 07-22-2009, 12:33 PM

sorry, it had to be they comparing sales, not artists

El Scorpio · 07-22-2009, 01:47 PM

"In a perfect world, I'm shooting for a November or December release."

the thing is, it's not a perfect world and I kinda doubt that'll happen...50's only coming out in September after numerous delays and I would really like it to happen but doubt Detox will be out this year

dunson23 · 07-22-2009, 03:37 PM

Detox 20?? or never

ONTIME · 07-22-2009, 04:18 PM

interested to see how this turns out

07-22-2009, 07:07 AM	#1
Naturalbornalkaholik Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: belgium Posts: 8,925 Repped: 5,415 Repped 1,065 Times in 239 Posts Neg Reps: 356 Neg Repped at 39 Times in 23 Posts	Dr. Dre's 'Detox' has music industry buzzing Dr. Dre's 'Detox' has music industry buzzing Dr. Dre's 'Detox' has music industry buzzing By Steve Jones, USA TODAY The wait for Detox is almost over. Dr. Dre says his long-anticipated third solo album is starting to take shape in the studio and could arrive 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," says Dr. Dre (aka Andre Young). "In a perfect world, I'm shooting for a November or December release." If that happens, it will come nine years after his six-times-platinum 2001, which was itself a long-awaited follow-up to his revered 1992 debut, The Chronic That album's bass-fueled G Funk sound dominated rap for years and propelled Snoop Dogg to superstardom. Both albums raised the bar for hip-hop production values. "I've never set out to do that," says Dre, 43. "I just make the music feel the way I want it to feel and I don't put it out until I'm totally happy with it. Then it does what it does." Expectations for the album are high, thanks to Dre's pedigree and perfectionist reputation, says Chuck Creekmur, co-founder of the music news site allhiphop.com. "He's a master of crafting a complete album, which is rare these days with everything being singles-driven," Creekmur says. "We've been waiting on this almost a decade, and that ridiculous level of anticipation will translate saleswise. It would be on par with Lil Wayne (whose Tha Carter III recently sold 1 million copies its first week out), if not more." Detox has been the subject of speculation since Dre first hinted at the project in 2002. He has been working on the album, which will be released on his Aftermath/Interscope Records label, on and off for four years. He says he has assembled a new crew of musicians, and the beats will be heavily driven by live drums. "We have an entirely new thing going with the drums that's incredible, and we're still developing that." All "the usual suspects" will make guest appearances, including Nas, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne. As long as the wait for the upcoming album has been, Dre says it'll be even longer before there's another one. "I'm going to put this record out, promote it, tour and then become a hermit. I'm going to stay in the studio and produce." But he says he isn't interested in producing albums for established artists. Dre, who previously helped launch Eminem and 50 Cent, says his goal is to find who's next. "All I want to do is sit in the studio with that person for a year and try to create another masterpiece." __________________

07-22-2009, 07:21 AM	#2
MaliQ 08[Detox-L.A.X.-BISD]08 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ??? Posts: 4,514 Repped: 342 Repped 1,822 Times in 177 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 2 Posts	this article is from 2008.... __________________ Sunny days wouldn't be special, if it wasn't for rain... Joy wouldn't feel so good, if it wasn't for pain... Death gotta be easy, 'cause life is hard... It'll leave you physically, mentally, and emotionally scarred. - 50 Cent

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07-22-2009, 07:38 AM	#3
YoungIraq Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 739 Repped: 168 Repped 104 Times in 47 Posts Neg Reps: 291 Neg Repped at 119 Times in 63 Posts	whos buzzin?

07-22-2009, 07:52 AM	#4
BWS Pacific Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pacific Posts: 1,541 Repped: 0 Repped 519 Times in 288 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1,305 Times in 591 Posts	lol, fail, at everything, from the article to the buzz

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scott420 Veteran Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,108 Repped: 84 Repped 90 Times in 35 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 20 Times in 9 Posts	comparing lil wayne to dre....fail

07-22-2009, 12:30 PM	#6
NoMoreCrazzy Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ukraine Posts: 40 Repped: 0 Repped 5 Times in 5 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 2 Times in 2 Posts	they comparing sales, not albums

07-22-2009, 12:33 PM	#7
NoMoreCrazzy Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ukraine Posts: 40 Repped: 0 Repped 5 Times in 5 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 2 Times in 2 Posts	sorry, it had to be they comparing sales, not artists

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El Scorpio Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Switzerland (but from UK) Posts: 8,922 Repped: 1,350 Repped 867 Times in 279 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	"In a perfect world, I'm shooting for a November or December release." the thing is, it's not a perfect world and I kinda doubt that'll happen...50's only coming out in September after numerous delays and I would really like it to happen but doubt Detox will be out this year

07-22-2009, 03:37 PM	#9
dunson23 Hip-Hop We Won't Stop Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hip-Hop Posts: 3,200 Repped: 741 Repped 1,144 Times in 168 Posts Neg Reps: 23 Neg Repped at 12 Times in 11 Posts	Detox 20?? or never

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ONTIME Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: underground Posts: 1 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	interested to see how this turns out