 Genius Lyrics
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Ice Cube (Ft. Dr. Dre & MC Ren) – Hello
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Ice Cube, Dr.Dre, and MC Ren were all once a part of the infamous rap group N.W.A along with Dj Yella and Eazy-E. The group flirted with controversy over their songs (ex. Fuck Tha
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Snoop Dogg) – Still D.R.E.
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“Still D.R.E.” was the first single released from Dr. Dre’s sophomore album, 2001. While “Still D.R.E.” is seen as a classic West Coast anthem, the song’s lyrics were completely
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Mary J. Blige – Family Affair
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A song that’s all about leaving your drama outside and getting loose in the club, “Family Affair” was the first single off No More Drama. It remains one of MJB’s most memorable
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Eminem & Knoc-Turn’al) – The Watcher
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This is the first song on Dr. Dre’s second album, 2001, and he uses it to reflect on the changes he’s observed since his last album.
Written by Eminem per the album liner and
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Eminem & Skylar Grey) – I Need a Doctor
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A cinematic song detailing the relationship between Eminem and Dr. Dre.
Em talks about Dre being stuck creatively, unable to make music the way he used to due to his grief and
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Rick Ross (Ft. Dr. Dre & JAY-Z) – 3 Kings
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A Jake One-produced “rags-to-riches” anthem featuring two Hip Hop Kings, Jay Z and Dr. Dre, and an upcoming King, Ricky Rozay, delivering regal raps.
The purely braggadocio “3
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Anderson .Paak, Candice Pillay & Eminem) – Medicine Man
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“Medicine Man” serves as the crescendo for Compton, re-invigorating Em and Dre’s unique relationship and delving once again in to Dre’s illustrious recording history. From their
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Eminem, Nas & Sly Pyper) – Topless
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This recording has Eminem showing Dr. Dre how to perform his lines, with the same chorus and Nas verse as the T.I. version.
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Eminem, Phish (rapper) & Xzibit) – What’s the Difference
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Dre, Eminem and Xzibit wax poetic about the differences between themselves and other rappers
Em feels a little bit of resentment towards his on-and-off wife, Kim
Check out an
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Eminem) – Life As An Outlaw
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Dr. Dre: / All you see is the sun, reflecting off of the gun / Ready for the showdown, to go down, at one / Sweat on my brow, let's settle it now / I'ma show you how real cowboys
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Hittman) – Big Ego's
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Big Ego’s appears as track 5 on Dr. Dre’s 2001. The song features Hittman on the second verse.
Lyrics for Dr. Dre’s verse were written by The D.O.C., hook and 2nd verse written
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Jewell) – Let Me Ride
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“Let Me Ride” was the third single released from The Chronic. Dre raps solo on this track as Snoop provides background vocals after he was prominently featured on the album’s first
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Anderson .Paak, Justus & Kendrick Lamar) – Deep Water
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This song describes the unforeseen difficulties that come with the rap game and gangbanging, comparing it to ocean depths. Some adapt and eventually make it their territory, while
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Daz Dillinger, George Clinton & Snoop Dogg) – Let Me Ride (Extended Club Mix)
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[Intro: George Clinton, Singers] / Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, ooh, woo / Swing down, sweet chariot stop (Swing down) and, let me ride / I, I know you wanna ride / Swing down, sweet
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Dr. Dre – Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat
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“Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat” starts off with a sample of a scene from The Mack that appears to be chastising the message of gangsta rap before it gets cut off. The song then displays a pro-
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Daz Dillinger, Nate Dogg & Snoop Dogg) – Deeez Nuuuts
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“Deeez Nuuuts” became the first track to officially feature the 213 crew, with Warren G. featured in the infamous intro, Snoop providing supporting vocals, and Nate Dogg singing on
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Dr. Dre – Talking to My Diary
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In the final song of the album, Dr. Dre spends time reminiscing about his past and how it got him to where he is today.
Parts of this song were used in promotional videos for the
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Dr. Dre & Eminem – Gospel
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“Gospel” was released through the DLC for GTA V: “Grand Theft Auto: The Contract” update of December 2021. It sees Dr. Dre team up with Eminem a year after their last release.
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The Game (Ft. Marsha Ambrosius) – Start From Scratch
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“Start from Scratch” (featuring Marsha Ambrosius) Produced by Dr. Dre, Scott Storch, track number 10 Album From The Games Debut Album The Documentary.
The track talks about how
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Dr. Dre – Turn Me On
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A leak from Detox? Anyway, this supposedly features Nate Dogg and Ester Dean, though that can’t be Nate Dogg! He was almost dead, and if they recorded this a while back, Nate never
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Daz Dillinger, RBX & Snoop Dogg) – The Day the Niggaz Took Over
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“The Day the Niggaz Took Over” refers to the L.A. riots in April 1992 after four officers were found not guilty for beating black motorist Rodney King on videotape. The song
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Candice Pillay, Dem Jointz & ScHoolboy Q) – Music to Drive By
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[Intro: Candace Pillay & Dem Jointz] / So, Jointz, let 'em know where you from / What difference does it make? / Right, right, okay / So, how did you get started? / Started with
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Hittman, Kurupt & Ms. Roq) – Let's Get High
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[Intro] / All these niggas and all these hoes in here / Somebody here gon' fuck / All these niggas and all these hoes in here / Somebody here gon' fuck / All these niggas and all
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N.W.A – Fuck tha Police
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“Fuck tha Police” takes the form of a trial against the LAPD, with Dr. Dre, MC Ren, and Ice Cube as judge, court officer, and witness.
Dr. Dre explained the song was created after
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Eminem (Ft. Dr. Dre) – Bad Guys Always Die
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“Bad Guys Always Die”, sometimes also referred to as “Showdown”, is about Dr. Dre and Eminem starting out as enemies then coming together to become friends chasing a certain
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Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes & Anderson .Paak – ETA
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[Intro] / I think my shit kickin' in / What's the fuckin' key of the song, nigga? / What's the ETA of the month? (Hahahaha) / Yeah, on life, nigga, like– / Alright, c'mon, let's
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Eminem (Ft. Dr. Dre) – Guilty Conscience
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In this classic song, Eminem and Dr. Dre play the Evil and Good conscience respectively (wait, Dre is the good one?) of three separate people who are about to commit violent or
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Eminem (Ft. Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg & Xzibit) – Bitch Please II
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“Bitch Please II” is a track from Eminem’s sophomore LP The Marshall Mathers LP. It’s a sequel to a Snoop Dogg track (featuring Xzibit and Nate Dogg) that appeared on his 1999
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Snoop Dogg) – The Next Episode
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“The Next Episode” was released as the third single from Dr. Dre’s 2001 and features his frequent Dogg Pound collaborators Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg and Kurupt. A previous Snoop Dogg/
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Daz Dillinger & Snoop Dogg) – Lil' Ghetto Boy
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Inspired by the 1972 Donny Hathaway song “Little Ghetto Boy,” Snoop and Dr. Dre talk about different encounters with baby gangstas. The song was released as a promo single along
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Eminem) – Forgot About Dre
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“Forgot About Dre” was released as the second single from Dr. Dre’s 2001 album, and it was his statement to anyone feeling like his production suffered after his escape from Death
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Mary J. Blige & Rell) – The Message
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Dr. Dre made this song as a message to both God and his late brother, Tyree Du Sean Crayon. It’s certainly different from the rest of the album, which was more centered around the
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Kanye West & Dr. Dre (Ft. Ant Clemons, Marsha Ambrosius & Ty Dolla $ign) – Everything We Need (Remix)
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[Intro: Ty Dolla $ign & Ant Clemons] / We began after the storm inside / Lay the land (Ah), it's just the morning light (Woo, woo) / Woo, woo, oh yeah / [Verse 1: Kanye West & Ant
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N.W.A – Straight Outta Compton
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The title track from N.W.A.’s 1988 classic album. Though they had released one prior EP, this was the song that gave the wider world its first sampling of Ice Cube, MC Ren, Eazy
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Dr. Dre – World Class
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We call him Yella, he is the best / He rocks the house on the DMX / When he's on the beatbox, he cannot miss / So listen to the beat, as he rocks like this... / Yes, Yella is his
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Hittman & Knoc-Turn’al) – Bang Bang
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[Chorus: T. Y. Nichols] / Everywhere I go, all I ever seem to hear is / (BANG BANG!! BANG BANG!!) / No matter where I go, all I ever seem to see is / (BANG BANG!! BANG BANG
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Hittman & Kurupt) – Housewife
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Newton’s “4th Law Of Physics”: Every hoaction results in an equal and opposite reaction
This song appeared on Kurupt’s Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha album in 1999 and Dr. Dre’s 2001
Dr
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N.W.A – Gangsta Gangsta
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Off of N.W.A’s 1st album Straight Outta Compton.
You can also hear this song on the radio channel West Coast Classics in Grand Theft Auto V.
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Dr. Dre (Ft. T.I.) – Coming Back
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This track is an alleged leaked ‘Detox’ track, which is Dr. Dre’s long-awaited third and possibly final solo album. This track was recorded around the same time as ‘Popped Off
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Kanye West & Dr. Dre (Ft. Snoop Dogg) – Glory
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Kanye first teased this track as “This Is The Glory” on September 16, 2020, seemingly tweeting out the file name from his PC in the midst of his rant against Universal Music and
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Dr. Dre (Ft. T.I.) – Shit Popped Off
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This was supposedly a leaked reference track from 2009 for Dr. Dre’s now scrapped Detox album. Though the song was entirely performed by T.I., the first verse was written from the
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Drake – Started from the Bottom
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On the lead single to Nothing Was the Same, Drake delivers a come-up piece about how he “Started from the Bottom.“
Thematically, this track embodies the famed underdog narrative
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The Game (Ft. Dr. Dre & Nate Dogg) – Where Im From (OG)
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[Verse 1: Dr. Dre] / Streets is talkin, sayin Dre done changed / And he ain't been to the hood, well how the fuck I find Game? / I studied this rap shit, still a "Hundred Miles and
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