Right now he’s producing, in the 11th hour, a track for Eminem’s album.”ĭr. Literally, he’s in there recording songs every day. People don’t know this: Dre records every day. In case you forgot about Dre’s tireless work ethic, Hughes gave a reminder: “Dre still records. Dre are back in the studio together working on the iconic Detroit MC’s currently untitled next album. According to an Uproxx interview with The Defiant Ones director Allen Hughes from earlier this month, Eminem and Dr. Their 19-year working relationship has yet to cease. Dre Comes Out Blasting On His First Song In Nearly 2 Years (Audio)

After producing Ruthless acts and co-founding Death Row, Eminem helped make Dre’s Aftermath a high profile Rap label.ĭr. The album would set the table for a critical year in Dre’s discography and legacy. The resulting album, 1999’s The Slim Shady LP would debut at #2 and go quadruple platinum. You’re one of my biggest influences ever in life.'”Īfter Dre exchanged compliments with Eminem, citing his “incredible” artistry, he says the pair immediately began their work in “Dre’s Crib Studios” after the producer played an instrumental he had previously worked on with a sample from Labi Siffre’s 1975 song “I Got The…”

Dre Jacked His G-Funk & Names Songs To Prove It (Audio)Įm’ follows with his awestruck impression of the legendary Gangsta Rap producer, “I’m looking at Dre like, ‘Dude, I see you on TV all the time. And I’m like, ‘Wow.'”Ĭold 187um Claims Dr. “Eminem comes in, in this bright-yellow f*cking sweatsuit-hoodie, pants, everything,” Dre says about his first encounter with the Detroit MC.

In a clip from The Defiant Ones, Dre and Eminem immediately noticed their synergy upon the recording of Marshall’s first Top 40 hit “My Name Is.” In the clip, the iconic duo detail their initial circa 1998 meeting. Dre met Eminem for the first time in Dre’s Los Angeles home studio, their creative process only needed a matter of seconds to create not just a hit, but a Rap classic. Musicians can potentially require an extensive amount of days, weeks, months, or even years to produce a hit record, especially if it is their first.

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