Dr. Dre released one of 2015's best hip-hop albums when he dropped "Compton" but according to the legendary producer, he doesn't consider himself a rapper.
It's long been known that Dr. Dre uses ghostwriters but during his Beats 1 radio show, he revealed that while he likes to rap, he doesn't like being the sole artist on the song.
"I've never considered myself a rapper," he said. "I know how to do it. I know how to make my voice project and I know how to stay on beat and what have you, but I've never considered myself a rapper. I'm a producer at heart. I like being in the control room and directing people. That's what I do."
"But I've gotten on the mic a few times in my career, people seem to like it, so I'll do it again here and there. But that's really not my thing. So I'll do a first verse on the record, then I'll put the really talented rapper on the second verse," he continued.
The producer also said he likes to keep "quality" rappers around him, like Eminem and Kendrick Lamar.
"I put these guys all around me and they make me sound good and look good," Dr. Dre said.
Dr. Dre also spoke about meeting Corey Hawkins, the actor who plays him in "Straight Outta Compton."
"I gotta be honest, it freaked me out when I met him," Dr. Dre said. "We had a conversation. We went out to dinner at this restaurant over in Hollywood. We sat across the table and he started talking to me and I heard him like, 'What the is that?' I'm saying this shit internally. It kinda freaked me out. At the same time, it's one of the thin
A little more than a year after A$AP Rocky was sued by a crowd member over a stage diving injury, the rap star has now been named in another lawsuit, once again over a crowdsurfing incident at a concert.
The suit has been filed Krystina Clowes, who suffered a fractured vertebra at a show back in 2013. But here's the strange part: Rocky wasn't actually the one responsible for the woman's injuries. Rather, TMZreports that the incident took place at an A$AP Ferg show, and it was apparently A$AP Mob's Young Shabba who jumped into the crowd.
So why is Rocky the one being sued? Clowes claims that the whole A$AP Mob has a history of stage diving and crowdsurfing, so they're all responsible. TMZsuggests that Rocky is being singled out because he is the most financially successful.
The woman is seeking a minimum of $75,000 and is evidently hoping for more.
A$AP Mob's rowdy antics during gigs have come back to haunt them from time to time. Rocky was previously sued after allegedly slapping a female fanduring a concert in 2013.
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Eazy-E’s daughter, Erin Bria Wright, recently spoke with rolling out to share her thoughts on the recently released N.W.A biopic, Straight Outta Compton.“Overall, I think it’s an incredible film,” Erin Wright says. “It’s very powerful and historical, and I’m really excited for everyone to see it. I also have to speak on Jason Mitchell, who portrayed my father. He just did a phenomenal job.”Speaking on the portrayal of her father by actor Jason Mitchell, Erin Wright says that she feels no one could have played the role better.“In real life, Jason and I have hung out and he’s my really good friend, but when you see him in costume and on the big screen, it was kind of scary,” she says. “I mean, I literally felt like he was my father, and he did a great job. Even just the memories that I have with my dad, and all the stories I’ve heard, and everything that I’ve imagined in all of these years is what I saw on the screen from Jason and I could not be more proud. I don’t think anybody could have played my father better than he did.”Wright also spoke on the lasting legacy of the film.“I think this is a classic film, and they are a classic group like The Rolling Stones, and The Beatles and this is a story about the revolution,” Erin Wright says. “Even today it’s still so relevant with a lot of things that they touch on from police brutality to racism and things that are still going on today, and it’s very informative and I think people are going to love it forever.”Erin, who was just four-years-old when her father passed away, also opened up about what her mother has told her regarding Eazy-E’s relationship with the other N.W.A members in his final days.“They did have a lot of issues behind Jerry but they were younger then, and they didn’t really understand the business back then correctly,” she says. “What my dad and Jerry did was equivalent to what Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine did today. So I think with them being older now, they get it. At the time, things may have seemed off, but before my father passed away, he did speak with Dre personally and he did want to get them back together. But, unfortunately, he did end up passing before all of that could happen.”Elsewhere in the conversation, Erin spoke on a documentary that herself, her mother and her sister are working on that is set to detail Eazy-E’s life and in particular, the scandal surrounding the rapper’s death.“My sister, my mother Tracy, and I are producing a documentary which will go into more of my dad’s life and his story,” she says. “The movie touched a little bit on his life, but overall, it was the story of N.W.A. and how Ruthless was started, and all of that but it just wasn’t about Eazy-E. So in the documentary, I’m going to touch more on my dad’s life but it’s mainly going to focus on his death and a lot of things that people don’t know including all of the scandal behind it, the conspiracy behind it, and what happened afterwards.”To read the full interview, please visit rolling out.For additional N.W.A coverage, watch the following DX Daily:
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ReplyDeleteHip-hop for awhile now has been a scapegoat in America for violence, drug use & sometimes even an advocate of selling drugs. I definitely can't relate to N.W.A.'s music on a personal level & I don't support violence, misogyny, drug abuse or use in any way, but it's precisely these controversial things about hip-hop that has always drawn me to it. How misunderstood it is & how overlooked its economic & psychological conditions/problems were & still are. It's deeper than rap. Hip-hop was created in the 70s & was originally a positive outlet in the midst of poverty & inner city life. So what happened? Black-on-black crime & hip-hop's blatant disrespect of black women has its deep-rooted issues [stemmed from slavery] for another discussion, but when it comes to blaming drugs & violence on hip-hop, consider that the CIA had already been smuggling drugs into America long before Reagan (Why do you think we occupied Vietnam during the Vietnam War for so long? Same reason with Afghanistan. Drugs & financial profit from drugs). Consider that the Reagan administration secretly sold weapons to Iran & the CIA trafficked cocaine throughout Central America, both using the financial profits to fund the Contras [Nicaraguan "freedom fighters"] who were fighting a civil war in Nicaragua. Consider that Oliver North, who was a NSC staff member, did business with well-known drug traffickers & the CIA turned a blind eye to it. Consider that the Columbian Medellin cartel "ironically" began working with the Contras as well shortly after Reagan took office & that that collaboration is probably singlehandedly responsible for the crack/cocaine epidemic that took this nation by storm in the 80s. So, who are the REAL drug dealers & promoters of violence? Two wrongs certainly don't make a right, but the least America could do by now is stop treating one of its many birth children [hip-hop] like a stepchild. Anonymous quote: "Hip-Hop ain't responsible for violence in America. America's responsible for violence in hip-hop."
ReplyDeleteI will say as a person that is of "regular" societal demeanor, you wouldn't relate to that of NWA's lyrics, as you do not live or have participated in that lifestyle, (where as they did). That is only my outlook, as I could be wrong, yet I still do not think this is the case, as gang bangers don’t use message boards or blogs to convey their feelings, right? That is exact opposite of what Hip Hop stands for. In fact it is the opposite and a complete expression of pure protest against the things that politicians, CIA organizations, media blasting, and the ONE percent have had the capabilities to do, imply, and utilize against hip hop, or other genre’s of music. Just as the operations you speak of, such as CoIntelPro and MkUltra, and so forth. The obvious reasoning of it all is sadly, that of importing poppy flowers/bulbs, its preciously demanded seeds, and the necessary driving oil from the Middle East for pharmaceutical production of morphine, and the lowering of our gas price-which makes us happy. ☺ Not. What I am asking though is what your real argument is here? You must understand that some times these trap rappers whom are real, is showing their individualism and how these operations do affect them, and how survival is a must, and in this survival comes drugs, violence, and warfare. It is not something they are proud of, even though some glorify as I said to gain fame, it is something that is being put out in almost a way to scream for change and help. To show that hip hop represents or somehow gives way to the violence and drug affiliations, trafficking, and ugly shit that goes down within the world is compeltly un true. Think about it, as sadly this is the opposite, when most of the real, if not all of the REAL cats living in an environment of drugs, violence, and poverty stricken motives that they actually have to deal with-want out! The consequences of these CIA operations and blowback's were affective and are still affecting them- and will continue to, sadly. Once again, most of the invasively heavy content raps that include drugs, violence, tricking, addiction, and warfare are an outcome and expression of that. Now ignorance and righteous minds are two different species and respectfully, I say this to you, I think you need analyze which type of mind you are presenting here, just as the wolf or the sheep- you can choose. But basing Hip Hop as a "scapegoat," is true in some levels, true, as I mentioned above with media, But from an artist’s perspective it is not something that America has blamed for the violence and drugs, it is something that is blamed for capitalizing OFF of the violence, drug trafficking, and other devious acts within society. And yes, I know some are using it as a way to gain more recognition or fame, unfortunately. Though this is mostly (if not all) present a facade with some artist's, such as the "ignorance" I refer too...(Slim Jesus, bandz, lil mouse, chief keef...etc) whom do strive to use that content as their main subjects in the majority of their work. But what that has to do with the justice and corruption within our Hip Hop game, well I really don’t know what to say to you on that. It is seldom seen a rapper calling out things as such consciously, but there are, as Immortal Tech set a perfect example for militantly, politically inclined, vastly stating a strong opposition towards the economically corrupt way of societal capitalism. But I want address one thing as well if you are going to run with the argument that Hip Hop is a scapegoat still for violence, as you cant forget metal or the like thereof (they blamed Marilyn Manson for Columbine Shootings). You are referring to the niche subjugate of the plethora of style’s within Hip Hop that make up the ignorant side of things, as I said before.
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