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