Dre’s stellar production.Shortly after the release of N.W.A.’s second full-length album, Niggaz4Life, Dr. The album is also let down by two rather annoying Eazy E tracks (“Automobile” and “I’d Rather F*** You” and some dumb skits (“To Kill A Hooker” – really?).īut even taking into account these negatives, the album remains a highly entertaining listen, mainly because of Dr. Gone is the authenticity and raw intelligence of Straight Outta Compton, what’s left are dumbed down and sometimes a bit silly lyrics – serving more to shock and cause controversy than anything else. Lyrically the album is a step back when compared to N.W.A.’s epic debut, however – Ice Cube’s absence is clearly noticeable. If only for the beats, this album would an all-time Hip Hop classic. Dre reaches near perfection on the production side of things. (following appetizer EP 100 Miles And Running). came back with Efil4ziggan / N***** 4 Life.
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Raw and unpolished – but the significance of this release cannot be overstated, as it would turn out to be the foundation upon which a series of future classics were going to be built.Īfter the incredible success and impact of N.W.A.‘s game-changing debut album Straight Outta Compton – and after the departure of the creative intelligence of Ice Cube – N.W.A. (who is not on the group photo on the cover) on the Fila Fresh Crew songs, some of the best tracks on the album besides the N.W.A classics.
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The album contains some throw-away songs, but also some historical gems, like the first versions of “Boyz n The Hood” and “Dopeman” – the former very much a trial run of the superior second version which would appear on Eazy E’s debut album Eazy Duz It, the latter the better version of the “Dopeman” track, of which a remix would appear on N.W.A’ debut Straight Outta Compton.Īlso noteworthy is the appearance of The D.O.C. Dre did production work for, is just what the name suggests: a compilation of early N.W.A songs and those of a bunch of associative acts, all produced by Dr. N.W.A and the Posse, which featured songs by N.W.A and some other acts Dr.
But this is an important album nevertheless. Now, of course, this isn’t the best ever album – in fact, it’s kind of rough around the edges, to say the least. N.W.A & The Posse - N.W.A & The Posse (1987) Dre’s hands and his mark of quality are all over these albums – and a lot of others as well – but here we’ll get into albums exclusively produced by the good doctor himself.ĩ. Dre), 50 Cent’s Get Rich Or Dy Tryin’ (4 out of 20 songs), The Game’s The Documentary (7 out of 17 songs) and Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid, M.A.A.D. Executive produced yes, but that’s something else – so we didn’t include albums like Eminem’s Marschall Mathers LP (just 6 out of 15 songs produced by Dr.
Maybe surprisingly there are not that many albums he produced entirely by himself. Dre in their corner early on.įor this list, we’ve selected 9 projects exclusively produced by Dr. Eminem, 50 Cent, The Game, Kendrick Lamar – who knows how their careers would have turned out without having Dr. Dre’s immaculate and innovating soundscapes, which he would soon be providing for other artists as well. What made N.W.A stand out – aside from the controversial lyrical content – was Dr. The rest is history – N.W.A was formed, the gangsta rap genre took off, and Hip Hop would never be the same (for better or for worse…). Dre met with a local rapper named known as Ice Cube in order to have Ice Cube record some songs for Ruthless Records, a fledgling Hip hop record label run by Eazy-E. Where his electro-hop beginnings with World Class Wreckin’ Cru in the mid-1980s didn’t shake the music world yet, his work on the boards would change Hip Hop – and with it popular culture – soon enough. Dre is one of the greatest producers of all time – an indisputable fact.
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