Many of the lyrics came from the pens of up and coming rappers King Mez, Justus (pictured below) and Anderson Paak. While there was input from long-standing cohorts like Ice Cube (‘Issues’), Snoop Dogg (‘Satisfaction’), Eminem (‘Medicine Man’) and Xzibit (‘Loose Cannons’), much of the heavy lifting was done by a new generation of hungry young artists who brought new styles, fresh ideas and whole lot of energy to the table. ‘Compton’ is not merely a nostalgia trip, however. With his motivation in place, the stage was finally set for the return of the hugely influential beatmaker. Inspired by his work as a producer on the NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton, Dre went to work with a solid deadline – he wanted this new project to coincide with the release of the movie, revisiting the streets and stories of his youth. And he fiddled about with ‘Detox’ until he just couldn’t do it anymore.īut from the ashes of the oft-delayed album rose ‘Compton’.
He seemed to work less and less with other artists. As time went by, he sold a hell of a lot of headphones. With no one ordering the Aftermath Entertainment CEO, Beats founder and hip-hop billionaire to turn in a record, Dre kept the streets waiting for his near-mythic third album ‘Detox’ for a decade and a half. The same maxim seems to have applied to Dr Dre.
Dean Van Nguyen talks to some of them about the making of a modern-day masterpiece.ĭuke Ellington once said, “I don’t need time, I need a deadline”. But he might still be lost in ‘Detox’ hell were it not for the input of a phalanx of hungry young rappers, singers and producers who helped realise Dre’s vision. Dr Dre’s long-awaited new album ‘Compton’ has been hailed in all quarters as a storming return to form for the veteran rap super-producer.
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