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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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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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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. 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. 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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Dr. Dre (Ft. RBX) – The Roach [The Chronic Outro]
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The outro for The Chronic interpolates Parliament’s hit song “P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked up)” from their 1975 album Mothership Connection. In relation to “the chronic,” a “roach
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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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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. Anderson .Paak) – Animals
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“Animals” is a commentary on the mistreatment of African-Americans in Compton, Baltimore, and the rest of the United States in general, with police inflicting ruthless violence and
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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 – A Nigga Witta Gun
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The title of “A Nigga Witta Gun” is pretty self-explanatory. During the making of The Chronic, Dr. Dre drew some inspiration from the jazzy sounds of A Tribe Called Quest’s 1991
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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. Hittman) – Light Speed
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Light Speed is the 9th track from Dre’s 1999 album, 2001.
This song contains the sample from Boogie Down Production’s I’m Still #1
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Dr. Dre – Intro (Compton)
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The dramatic intro to Dr. Dre’s final album provides an overview on the city and its reputation, setting the scene like an introduction to a movie. This is perfectly fitting
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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 – 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. Bushwick Bill, Kurupt, The Lady of Rage, RBX & Snoop Dogg) – Stranded on Death Row
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For “Stranded on Death Row,” Dr. Dre features the “Death Row inmates” Kurupt, RBX, The Lady of Rage and Snoop Dogg, while Bushwick Bill provides the intro and outro for the track
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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
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Akon & Snoop Dogg) – Kush
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A song about marijuana with a bangin' beat? Dr. Dre is back!
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Kendrick Lamar, Marsha Ambrosius & Mez) – Darkside/Gone
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The two-parter, “Darkside/Gone,” deals with Dre and company’s mindset both before and after their success. In “Darkside,” Mez admits to being integrated into the gangsta lifestyle
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Dr. Dre (Ft. LL Cool J) – Zoom
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This is the only song Dr. Dre and LL Cool J have ever collaborated on.
It samples Quincy Jones' “Ironside” and also 2Pac’s “Got My Mind Made Up”.
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Dr. Dre (Ft. BJ the Chicago Kid & Justus) – It's All on Me
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This song is considered to be the prominent “smooth” track on the album. Dre grabs young R&B/neo soul artist BJ The Chicago Kid, along with young rap protégée Justus.
The song
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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. Snoop Dogg) – 187um (Deep Cover Remix)
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187 is the remix for Dr. Dre’s popular single ‘'Deep Cover’‘ from the ’‘Deep Cover’‘ soundtrack that introduced Snoop Doggy Dogg.
In the remix, Dre and Snoop are still about
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Hittman, Six2 & Snoop Dogg) – Bitch Niggaz
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[Intro: Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre] / Some good-ass weed / Check it out Dog: this game is a motherfuckin' trip man / Word on the streets, everybody always tryin' to run up on me hollerin
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King Lil G (Ft. Big Swiisha) – Letter to Dr. Dre
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Letter to Dr. Dre Lyrics: Dear Dr. Dre / Was Wondering If You'd Ever Sign A Mexican.. / That's Right / You Crazy / Imagine We Could Take It Back / Just ...
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Snoop Dogg) – Nuthin' but a "G" Thang
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“Nuthin' But a ‘G’ Thang” was the lead single to Dr. Dre’s debut solo album, The Chronic, and highlighted the performance of Snoop Doggy Dogg following their first collaboration “
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Anderson .Paak & Marsha Ambrosius) – All in a Day’s Work
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This song features Anderson .Paak, a local Los Angeles artist who idolized Dre as a child.
As for the song itself, it’s about Dre’s continual grind (even though he’s practically a
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Dr. Dre (Ft. RBX) – High Powered
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“High Powered” features the high-pitched squealing from the Moog synthesizer as RBX drops a quick solo verse with Dr. Dre and The Lady of Rage providing the intro and Daz closing
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Defari, Hittman, King T, Knoc-Turn’al, Kokane, MC Ren, Time Bomb & Xzibit) – Some L.A. Niggaz
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Track 17 off of Dr. Dre’s 2nd album 2001 and the first song after the breakup of N.W.A in 1991 in which Dr. Dre and MC Ren appear together.
Note that each verse starts with a line
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Candice Pillay, Kendrick Lamar & Marsha Ambrosius) – Genocide
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“Genocide” is the third track on Compton. It shows how brutal Compton can be, since the murder rate there is pretty high.
Featured artist Candice Pillay described what recording
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Hittman & Ms. Roq) – Murder Ink
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The track title is a reference to the phrase later more popular in Hip Hop, to “murder ink (write some dope shit)”. It’s a potential double-entendre as it’s also the concept that
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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 – Black Privilege
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[Intro: Dr. Dre] / I'm just standin' here, lookin' at the man in the mirror / You good? Ahah, nigga, I'm great / Ayy, nigga, talk your shit, Doc Dre / [Verse 1: Dr. Dre] / Yeah, I
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Jewell & The Lady of Rage) – The Doctor's Office
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This one of the skits from Dr. Dre’s debut solo album, The Chronic.
In the skit a ‘patient’ has come to Dre’s office for an appointment, but is stopped by the secretary because
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Knoc-Turn’al) – Bad Intentions
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A song off of the soundtrack for the 2001 movie The Wash, which starred Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Big Tray Deee & Xzibit) – Lolo (Intro)
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[Intro] / *THX Sound* / [Skit: Xzibit & Tray-Dee] / Goddamn, hey wassup, nigga? / Oh, shit / Wassup? / Hey, that motherfucker clean / Who was that? / Hey, that's Dre, nigga, that's
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Tha Dogg Pound, Jewell & Snoop Dogg) – Bitches Ain’t Shit
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Built around the opening bassline from Parliament’s “Adolescent Funk,” Dre, Daz, Kurupt, and Snoop grab the mic to talk about women who aren’t very respectable. Dr. Dre uses his
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Anderson .Paak, Dem Jointz & Ice Cube) – Issues
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“Issues” is the eighth track on Dr. Dre’s album Compton.
Dre comes back with another song with the Compton-native Anderson.Paak, who seems to be playing the part of Hittman from
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Cold 187um, Sly Pyper & Xzibit) – Loose Cannons
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“Loose Cannons” is the seventh track from Dr. Dre’s Compton. It features Cold 187um & Xzibit who also featured on 2001.
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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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Dr. Dre (Ft. Snoop Dogg) – Deep Cover
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“Deep Cover” is the theme song for the 1992 crime drama of the same name which stars Jeff Goldblum and Laurence Fishburne.
While the song wasn’t a hit, it’s historic because it
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