NYT:

“Whether Beats are worth the money is open to debate. Reviews are mixed, but many people love them. The headphones are sleekly Apple-esque, which is no surprise, since they were created by a former designer at Apple. Beats also offer a celebrity vibe and a lot of boom-a-chick-a-boom bass.

“So much bass, in fact, that some audio experts say that Beats distort the sound of the music. Read the rest of this entry »

Dr. Dre has a lot of f*cking nerve.

I hate being lied to. And Dre has been lying for the last five or so years. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt that he was working on Detox for a good five years after 2001 was finished. But these last few years have been nothing short of wolf tickets. Read the rest of this entry »

More often than not, a Dr. Dre cosign is strictly speculation until he actually steps into the booth on the artist’s behalf. That said, the Good Doc must have felt his protege Slim The Mobster had been doing right by the throwaway beats he’s been getting dealt and has now given the LA rapper one of the most prestigious features an MC can get. Read the rest of this entry »

Dr. Dre may have maxed out on the recently released 2011 Hip-Hop’s Cash King list at #6, yet his latest business scheme may lead him to the top of next year’s list. Read the rest of this entry »

If any unsuspecting correctional officer asked Game, Dr. Dre or Snoop Dogg to piss in a cup, they’d probably be met with a series of blank stares. The three veteran West Coast ambassadors have been saying “chronic” in their rhymes long enough as if it maintained a steady buzz when the blunts were put out. Yes, Game and his antics are annoying but he needed the attention to get The R.E.D. Album in everybody’s mouth. Read the rest of this entry »

50′s back and forth bickering with Interscope goes public again as he took to Twitter to announce he won’t be dropping his new album but will be dropping a track today at 2PM, Read the rest of this entry »

Many days I thank Allah that we, The Crew, don’t actually work together in an actual office space. As evidenced from the 25 Essential Summer Songs list and previous Crew Love entries, the conflicting sounds blaring from everyone’s cubicle would ultimately sound like a bad 7th grade band recital. Read the rest of this entry »

Yeah, it’s another Detox-related post but this one is coming straight from the Doberman’s mouth. Read the rest of this entry »

MTV:

“It’s just been a great experience for me, whether they go on the album, whether they don’t go on the album,” Swizz said of his time spent in the studio with Dre and the songs they’ve recorded. ” ‘V.I.P. Chillin’,’ I took that one for myself, but I would gladly give it back to him anytime he wants it back.” Read the rest of this entry »

I’m well aware there are diehard audiophiles out there but exactly who pays a stack for headphones? Obviously, I’m not the intended audience for these or headphones period since I only use earbuds and that’s mostly when traveling, Read the rest of this entry »

To be honest, there are so many of these lists that float around I forget which is which. Forbes compiled their top five wealthiest Hip-Hop artists and the tabulation pretty much went as expected. With the exception for one name. Read the rest of this entry »

The recent Grammy show performance with Eminem sealed the deal, proving the good Doctor was indeed preparing the promo push for Detox. And today, the video for “I Need A Doctor” brings us one step closer to seeing the release of an album long thought to be a myth, left on the backburner or accruing dust in the vaults. Read the rest of this entry »

Hollywood Reporter:

Continuing the annual Grammy Awards tradition of pairing A-list artists for musical collaborations, the Hollywood Reporter has learned that Dr. Dre will join his protege Eminem onstage at this Sunday’s show (CBS, 8 p.m.).

It will mark the rap icon’s first live television performance in more than a decade and comes on the heels of a stellar year for Em, who not only has the best-selling album of 2010 with Recovery, Read the rest of this entry »

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Round 2. Somebody must have been munching on acres of apple orchards last decade because Dr. Dre has basically matched his vocal output over that period of time in just the past few months. Slim Shady been crazy and he still needs his prescription filled to 1000 cc’s per bottle. So, with that, Detox has been ordered by the legendary pharmacist. Read the rest of this entry »