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new
album," it doesn’t matter if we’re talking about a customer – like,
say, Kevin Federline – the initial thought is that
there's little possibility that 1.) The album will be loose,
directionless and pointless with wack beats; and 2.) It won't sell. Dre is
sort of like Dean Smith, in that his underlings end up being the
biggest stars in all of hip hop. If there's a Godfather in hip hop,
it's Dre. If there's a Quincy Jones in a hip hop studio, it's Dre.
The
Modern Era Dre (post-N.W.A.) basically fathered Snoop, Eminem, 50
Cent and The Game. Even if you don’t get down with the
aforementioned artists and albums, you can't escape the fact that
they’re four of the biggest hop-acts in the modern era and they
wouldn’t be without Dre.
This
doesn't even factor in how he was at the center of Pac's leap. Pac
was always popular, but “California Love” and All Eyez on Me
raised his stakes.
Here's
the test – take an artist that you wouldn’t associate with Dre,
someone like, Royce da 5'9 or Lil’ Wayne or Juelz Santana. Dre would
would take these dudes’ respective steezes and make beats and
methodically direct an album that would be the best of Weezy, Juelz
or Royce’s careers. That's what Dre does. He's not only a genius,
he's hip hops most fool-proof guarantee that your album will
polished product. Respect that.
Doin’
The Knowledge
The
Chronic, 2001,
Doggystyle and Marshall Mathers LP are all widely held
classics. The beats bang, yes. But the product is so tight. Dre
albums are like German engineered automobiles and, more than
anything, it’s Dre’s albums (as opposed to his singular beats) that
manifest his unique genius.
-- Music
Dude
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