What the hell is going on with Dr. Dre?

[Lil D]

He's dropped 16 beats ( retail ) in 2006 and 2007, minus the work he did on Curtis.

Get You Some ( 5\5 ) crazy melody, great drums and really dope string arrangement during the hook

How We Do It Over Here ( 4.5\5 ) grew on me like crazy because the way he flips the beat during the chorus

Cocaina ( 5\5 ) really classy production, the keys are perfect and the strings are probably Dre's most epic in recent history

Don't Get Carried Away ( 5\5 ) flawless layering and the switchup during Nas' verse makes it classic

Legend Of The Fall Offs ( 3\5 ) never really felt this beat all the way, but I respect it's creativity

Boss' Life ( 4\5 ) Dre laid down a smooth beat, perfect for Snoop's flow. kinda gets better with age...

Round Here ( 5\5 ) sick beat...the background vocal keys when Snoop goes "they want that paper out here..." are unbelievably dope

Imagine ( 3.5\5 ) mainly piano driven, fits the song perfectly, just not one of my favorite beats from Dre

Lost One ( 4\5 ) see Imagine, but this gets a higher ranking because the drums are vintage Dre...maybe his best recent drum pattern

30 Something ( 3.5\5 ) this beat has a fun vibe to it, really well rounded

Trouble ( 3.5\5 ) tight drum pattern, not crazy about the melodies but the main loop is alright...sounds like Dre's tribute to Timbaland

Minority Report ( 5\5 ) really atmospheric, insane of Dre to take the bottom piano layer out so the melody sounds like it's floating

Get Low ( 4\5 ) catchy instrumental, really thick bass & drums and a nice little chord change towards the end

Hustlers ( 3.5.\5 ) not as much bounce as Get Low, but the two joints are very similar...this one bumps in its own way

Hold On ( 4.5\5 ) classy vibe to it, tremendous use of live horns and instrumentation, drums knock, chorus sounds great

U Ain't Goin Nowhere ( 4\5 ) more polished up than Imagine, beats gets a little better everytime I hear it...piano sounds great

All in all, I think he's dropped enough heat for me not to lose too much faith in his production. Still, he's not really hitting them outta the park like he used to.

[Money]

I think dre is chillin at home watching reruns of Matlock.

but I could be wrong.

nah, he's watching murder she wrote. he's that kind of man.

[dameons]

I think he is just pacing himself..He'll be back on top, guaranteed. Just think of that next new Dre beat that awaits with Nate Dogg, Snoop, Cube , Eminem, etc..Just wait..

[Okka]

I really liked "30 Somethin" too, sounded a bit like a Timbaland beat...

[Digital Pimpin']

I really liked "30 Somethin" too, sounded a bit like a Timbaland beat...

It sounded like a Quik beat to me with that extra bounce. Trouble was more Timbo-style. Both great beats tho, but having Jay-Z on them attracted a lot of hate.