sigh... Dre himself says "Detox: November/December"

Mindbender Futurama · Post by **Mindbender Futurama** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:39 pm

The six year wait for Detox may be coming to a close, as Dr. Dre has confirmed plans to release his highly anticipated third solo album by the end of the year.

After years of fine-tuning and direction changes, the legendary producer finally feels the project is ready for mass consumption.

גIגm just now, over the last couple months, starting to feel that itגs going to be right and itגs something I can be proud of, and everybody is going to love it,ג Dr. Dre explained to USA Today. גIn a perfect world, Iגm shooting for a November or December release.ג

Recording for the project began in 2003, and tentative dates were announced every single year afterward, only to see the album constantly pushed back due to Dreגs perfectionist demeanor.

Like its predecessors The Chronic (1992) and The Chronic 2001, many expect Detox to raise the bar for producers in Hip-Hop.

For Dre, itגs simply about making great music, and hopefully the accolades come.

גIגve never set out to do that,ג states Dre. גI just make the music feel the way I want it to feel and I donגt put it out until Iגm totally happy with it. Then it does what it does...Iגm going to put this record out, promote it, and then become a hermit,ג Dre explains. גIגm going to stay in the studio and produce. All I want to do is sit in the studio with that person (a new artist) for a year and try to create another masterpiece.ג

For guests, Dre has confirmed collaborations with Nas, Lil Wayne, and Jay-Z.

On the business end, Dre also disclosed a venture with Monster, a leader in audio/video accessories, called Beats by Dr. Dre. Dre, Interscope head Jimmy Iovine, and Monster have developed high definition powered isolation headphones available on Friday (July 25) exclusively at Best Buy and Apple stores for $349.95.

Iovine and Dreגs goal was to create a product that duplicated the clarity of recording studios.

גDre and I have been developing these headphones for awhile and in Monster we found a partner that could work with us to crystallize his vision and develop them to the quality he expects,ג Iovine said. גBeats By Dr. Dre is yet another example of Interscopeגs commitment with its artists in developing new avenues to experience music.ג

For more information visit the official website www.beatsbydre.com.

Detox is tentatively scheduled for a November or December 2008 release.

there's being a perfectionist... there's OCD... there's hyper-obsessive insanity... and then there's Dr. Dre's approach to releasing hip hop.

at least people will talk about it for years, cause ain't NO way he could meet many people's impossible expectations for this album now.

he better have a new Biggie and Tupac song featuring Satan and God on that shit or something beyond special

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:52 pm

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:32 pm

Detox will be wack.

artMajor · Post by **artMajor** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:41 pm

Combo7 wrote:Employee will be wack.

and so will Detox

ayentee · Post by **ayentee** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:14 pm

cant check for this. i'll be too busy watching harry potter in nov/dec

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:18 pm

artMajor wrote:
Combo7 wrote:Employee will be wack.
and so will Detox

You did cover art for Gentle Jones.

You were born a faggot, raised a faggot, exist as a faggot and will vacate this mortal coil one fine day a faggot.

Mindbender Futurama · Post by **Mindbender Futurama** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:39 pm

Employee wrote:
artMajor wrote:
Combo7 wrote:Employee will be wack.
and so will Detox
You were born a faggot, raised a faggot, exist as a faggot and will vacate this mortal coil one fine day a faggot.

you talkin bout Dre?!?!

ba dum PSSH

wonder if there will be any more double entendre gay gangsta rap lyrics on 'Detox'

"get that ass up for the Doctor!" - Eminem with 50 Cent on 'One More Time'

artMajor · Post by **artMajor** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:27 pm

Employee wrote:
artMajor wrote:
Combo7 wrote:Employee will be wack.
and so will Detox
You did cover art for Gentle Jones.

You were born a faggot, raised a faggot, exist as a faggot and will vacate this mortal coil one fine day a faggot.

GUCCI CONDOMS · Post by **GUCCI CONDOMS** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:41 pm

attn: mindbender...please refer to "another nas thread"...kthanxbye

ardamus · Post by **ardamus** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:05 pm

the day i walk into a best buy and see detox in the rap section is the day i will believe its actually dropping

thebigk · Post by **thebigk** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:06 pm

What's up with those Dre headphones.. too expensive

and I don't believe Dre.. fuck that

HellRell'sToiletAdventure · Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:32 pm

pestilence · Post by **pestilence** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:34 pm

I don't really know who's with me and don't really care... but I could give a fuck to ever hear dre rap again...

Kalistoga · Post by **Kalistoga** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:17 pm

i still listen to Chronic 2001 on the regular and be happy when this album drops...

IF this album drops...

Galvatron78 · Post by **Galvatron78** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:23 pm

i got "Smokin Weed for hours" on single so fuck it, if he releases it great....other than that it'll get there when it gets there.

Mindbender Futurama · Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:31 am

I couldnגt help but laugh when I saw the USA Today article about Dr. Dre and the music industry myth which is his forthcoming LP, Detox. In the article, Dre says,

גIגm just now ג over the last couple of months ג starting to feel that itגs going to be right and itגs something I can be proud of, and everybody is going to love itג¦ In a perfect world, Iגm shooting for a November or December release.ג

Bullshit. The reality is, Dr. Dre has been hinting at the release of this album for almost ten years. Itגs long overdue. Itגs overdue to the point that I donגt think anyone outside of the music industry even cares if it ever comes out. Really, how many new fans that have been turned on to hip-hop in the past ten years even know who Dr. Dre is? Itגs like when I was a kid, you could tell me all about the greatness of this one and that one before me, but as much as I respected them, I didnגt buy their records or get into what they were doing just because. They had to make something I liked right now. How many Soulja Boy or V.I.C. Get Silly fans do you think Dre can appeal to? I donגt even think the average Lil Wayne fan could get with a Dr. Dre record right now.

With the direction that hip-hop has moved in, I donגt see Dre fitting into the current paradigm, and I donגt know that he has the cultural or musical relevance anymore to get with the times. Heגs a looming figure, but he doesnגt put out enough material to keep himself relevant, and the projects he has been involved with over the past few years havenגt really lived up to expectations. The Big Bang anyone?

He keeps talking about Detox like itגs some musical masterpiece, which Iגm sure on a technical level it will be, that heגs this big perfectionist, and blah blah blahג¦. I think heגs just waiting for the current tide of kiddie rap to pass by so he doesnגt have to worry about catching a brick, which is very possible with the way hip-hop fans treat their elder statesmen. The reality of it is, kiddie rap ainגt going anywhere, and pop rap hasnגt even met its full potential just yet. What, you thought Fergie rapping on a Nelly song was a rarity? Thatגs about to be the norm. Get ready.

But seriously, if Iגm Dre, I just man the fuck up and keep it real with the people, with his fans, and just come out and say that Iגm taking forever with this project because I think I might come out and people just wonגt give a shit the way they used to. That I stood by the wayside while hip-hop became a buffoonery show (see: Rick Ross) and nearly died, and I pretty much did nothing but make records and keep them locked away on a hard drive somewhere.

Put your money where your mouth is Dre. No more talk. Put a record out, any record. Just do it.

Because while the whole aura and mystique of Detox was once a cool thing, something that added to the anticipation, now itגs just making you look bad. A running joke. A myth.

word.

bigzizzo#1 · Post by **bigzizzo#1** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:45 am

bullshit!

B. Ware tha Siniq · Post by **B. Ware tha Siniq** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:08 am

Mindbender Futurama wrote:
I couldnגt help but laugh when I saw the USA Today article about Dr. Dre and the music industry myth which is his forthcoming LP, Detox. In the article, Dre says,

גIגm just now ג over the last couple of months ג starting to feel that itגs going to be right and itגs something I can be proud of, and everybody is going to love itג¦ In a perfect world, Iגm shooting for a November or December release.ג

Bullshit. The reality is, Dr. Dre has been hinting at the release of this album for almost ten years. Itגs long overdue. Itגs overdue to the point that I donגt think anyone outside of the music industry even cares if it ever comes out. Really, how many new fans that have been turned on to hip-hop in the past ten years even know who Dr. Dre is? Itגs like when I was a kid, you could tell me all about the greatness of this one and that one before me, but as much as I respected them, I didnגt buy their records or get into what they were doing just because. They had to make something I liked right now. How many Soulja Boy or V.I.C. Get Silly fans do you think Dre can appeal to? I donגt even think the average Lil Wayne fan could get with a Dr. Dre record right now.

With the direction that hip-hop has moved in, I donגt see Dre fitting into the current paradigm, and I donגt know that he has the cultural or musical relevance anymore to get with the times. Heגs a looming figure, but he doesnגt put out enough material to keep himself relevant, and the projects he has been involved with over the past few years havenגt really lived up to expectations. The Big Bang anyone?

He keeps talking about Detox like itגs some musical masterpiece, which Iגm sure on a technical level it will be, that heגs this big perfectionist, and blah blah blahג¦. I think heגs just waiting for the current tide of kiddie rap to pass by so he doesnגt have to worry about catching a brick, which is very possible with the way hip-hop fans treat their elder statesmen. The reality of it is, kiddie rap ainגt going anywhere, and pop rap hasnגt even met its full potential just yet. What, you thought Fergie rapping on a Nelly song was a rarity? Thatגs about to be the norm. Get ready.

But seriously, if Iגm Dre, I just man the fuck up and keep it real with the people, with his fans, and just come out and say that Iגm taking forever with this project because I think I might come out and people just wonגt give a shit the way they used to. That I stood by the wayside while hip-hop became a buffoonery show (see: Rick Ross) and nearly died, and I pretty much did nothing but make records and keep them locked away on a hard drive somewhere.

Put your money where your mouth is Dre. No more talk. Put a record out, any record. Just do it.

Because while the whole aura and mystique of Detox was once a cool thing, something that added to the anticipation, now itגs just making you look bad. A running joke. A myth.
word.

It is a running joke or a myth, but if you think this shit wouldn't go platinum in under a month you're buggin', and if you think people who started listening to rap in the last 10 years don't know who Dre is you're retarded. 50 Cent was built by Dr. Dre.

Mindbender Futurama · Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:33 pm

B. Ware tha Siniq wrote:
Mindbender Futurama wrote:
I couldnגt help but laugh when I saw the USA Today article about Dr. Dre and the music industry myth which is his forthcoming LP, Detox. In the article, Dre says,

גIגm just now ג over the last couple of months ג starting to feel that itגs going to be right and itגs something I can be proud of, and everybody is going to love itג¦ In a perfect world, Iגm shooting for a November or December release.ג

Bullshit. The reality is, Dr. Dre has been hinting at the release of this album for almost ten years. Itגs long overdue. Itגs overdue to the point that I donגt think anyone outside of the music industry even cares if it ever comes out. Really, how many new fans that have been turned on to hip-hop in the past ten years even know who Dr. Dre is? Itגs like when I was a kid, you could tell me all about the greatness of this one and that one before me, but as much as I respected them, I didnגt buy their records or get into what they were doing just because. They had to make something I liked right now. How many Soulja Boy or V.I.C. Get Silly fans do you think Dre can appeal to? I donגt even think the average Lil Wayne fan could get with a Dr. Dre record right now.

With the direction that hip-hop has moved in, I donגt see Dre fitting into the current paradigm, and I donגt know that he has the cultural or musical relevance anymore to get with the times. Heגs a looming figure, but he doesnגt put out enough material to keep himself relevant, and the projects he has been involved with over the past few years havenגt really lived up to expectations. The Big Bang anyone?

He keeps talking about Detox like itגs some musical masterpiece, which Iגm sure on a technical level it will be, that heגs this big perfectionist, and blah blah blahג¦. I think heגs just waiting for the current tide of kiddie rap to pass by so he doesnגt have to worry about catching a brick, which is very possible with the way hip-hop fans treat their elder statesmen. The reality of it is, kiddie rap ainגt going anywhere, and pop rap hasnגt even met its full potential just yet. What, you thought Fergie rapping on a Nelly song was a rarity? Thatגs about to be the norm. Get ready.

But seriously, if Iגm Dre, I just man the fuck up and keep it real with the people, with his fans, and just come out and say that Iגm taking forever with this project because I think I might come out and people just wonגt give a shit the way they used to. That I stood by the wayside while hip-hop became a buffoonery show (see: Rick Ross) and nearly died, and I pretty much did nothing but make records and keep them locked away on a hard drive somewhere.

Put your money where your mouth is Dre. No more talk. Put a record out, any record. Just do it.

Because while the whole aura and mystique of Detox was once a cool thing, something that added to the anticipation, now itגs just making you look bad. A running joke. A myth.
word.
It is a running joke or a myth, but if you think this shit wouldn't go platinum in under a month you're buggin', and if you think people who started listening to rap in the last 10 years don't know who Dre is you're retarded. 50 Cent was built by Dr. Dre.

I dont' think it won't sell, but I do agree that Dre probably feels less confident than he ever has about releasing a product.

I bet all these hipsters and most of these new school kids PRETEND they know their Dre and won't ack dumm when Dre drops something official off Detox.

and I also agree that hip hop has suffered drastically because Dre's been fucking around FOREVER, waiting years to do nothing when all these fools who don't know shit about art make 5 mixtapes a week and flood the market with schwag shake bud, as Dre bogarts his Cannabis cup chronic music.

Dusty Fingers · Post by **Dusty Fingers** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:31 pm

who the fuck cares... give me the seventh seal

Piff Tannen · Post by **Piff Tannen** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:05 pm

ardamus wrote:the day i walk into a best buy and see detox in the rap section is the day i will believe its actually dropping

and even then, i wont believe its out. itll most likely be a placeholder with the cover, and no disc inside, similar to when they run out of new movies at blockbuster.

Kelron · Post by **Kelron** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:56 pm

aresem wrote:now this is what i wanted the Re-Up Gang shit to sound like:

http://videos.onsmash.com/v/paiWVQHlrqkVkhVE

Well at least we know the headphones are real

Jayou Ayen · Post by **Jayou Ayen** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:32 pm

Mindbender Futurama wrote: and I also agree that hip hop has suffered drastically because Dre's been fucking around FOREVER, waiting years to do nothing when all these fools who don't know shit about art make 5 mixtapes a week and flood the market with schwag shake bud, as Dre bogarts his Cannabis cup chronic music.

No,

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Conspiracy · Post by **Conspiracy** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:49 pm

IT'LL COME OUT
BEWARE WHAT YOU ASK FOR BECAUSE YOU JUST MIGHT GET IT

play 'natural born killers' by dre&cube,nuckaz.....
AMC

bigzizzo#1 · Post by **bigzizzo#1** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:23 pm

Dusty Fingers wrote:who the fuck cares... give me the seventh seal

im with you dre is overrated as fuck to me anyways

ANUBIS5 · Post by **ANUBIS5** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 9:26 pm

I've actually been waiting really patiently for this ever since those videos with Knocturnal started surfacing around 2001 that he said were going to be songs on the album. I'm sure they aren't anymore but none the less Dre's music is timeless. Probably one of the only CD's I will buy this year.

RAZAH CUTZ · Post by **RAZAH CUTZ** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:04 am

man in all truth we can only hope.....I for one think it'll prolly drift well into 2009 maybe even 2010.....that's just me though.....

I think he's really skeptical about letting Bishop Lamont play the Role that The D.O.C. and Snoop played on the first one or that Eminem played on the second one....I think he was planning on letting Game handle that, and I think that woulda been the correct decision (say what you want about that nikka, he can spit like nobody's business) but all these problems with 50 happened and that just killed their professional relationship....

I think Dre ain't wanna be in between those two knuckleheads' problems.....he learned how easilly petty shit can turn into senseless recklessness from his days at Death Row when his mans Suge Knight started beefin wit his friend from out east named Sean Combs.......

I think Dre is just quickly becoming allergic to big, stupid, ego's.....I think that's smart basically, but I also think that it sure as hell did throw a wrench into what he was planning for his album after his initial plans (having Denzel Washington have a vocal presence on the album that would play out as a storyboard of sorts, a la Sticky Fingaz's Black Trash album or Prince Paul's A prince Among Thieves album) fell through.

No matter what happens i am thankful for the fact that Dre is a perfectionist and that he also is the type of cat that will never sellout....he's not gonna make some pop/club dance track for the single, he's gonna have the people in the club rockin to some westcoast g shit....he'll get it correct, we all know that, and it will eventually come...the fun was in the waiting with the first two, this one is just so sorely needed right now that it's torture waiting for it rather than gleeful suspense.....

Drastik · Post by **Drastik** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:59 pm

"In a perfect world" means its gonna come out first quarter 2009.