Is D.R.E. Pop and Why

[dexter]

Question for the scholars.

[_E_A_Z_Y_]

man, why should he be pop? cause he is popular??? no, then you are no pop! he is a hip hop- genius!!! he's a living legend for me!

[Rud]

Yes & No...

Pop By Definititon Is : Popular Music. Right Now Hip-Hop Is Popular That Cant Be Denied.

Pop Music As We And Others Define It Is Music Thats For Kids That You Hear On Radio & TV All The Time. However With Rap Being Popular With Those Age Groups Right Now We See Some Rap Artists Alot. That Includes Dre, Snoop Etc When They Release Something New.

On The Other Hand Dre Isnt Pop Becuase, IMO, He Doesnt Make Music With The Same Intent As Lets Say Nelly Etc. Of Course He Like Others Wants To Sell But I Dont Feel Its The Complete Sell-Out Like The Nelly's Etc Of The Game Right Now..

Just An Opinion Though.

[verbalassaulta]

well he is slowly turning pop...look at some of his work the past year or so...eve, mary j blige, busta, em....and he never works with artists that he should have....like kurupt(before he went to death row), eastsidaz, snoop, ras kass, just to name a few

[40oz GRApHire]

lol GO RUD! you should write a book on Pop music! DAMN PRO's!

[Rud]

lol GO RUD! you should write a book on Pop music! DAMN PRO's!

Well I Think All I Stated Is Common Knowlege! - If Not And I Can Make Money Off Writing That, And Shit Like That Then Get Me A Publishing Deal!  

[dexter]

GOOD RESPONSES! cONGRATS!

[=[Euthanasia]=]

POPular he is, but POP music he (or his music I should say) is not, not by my definition of POP anyways. Dre has had his foot in the door of what is popular music for a long time now, and since 90% of his material is on the same level of quality as his past material he still has a large fanbase who will support his releases. You have to remember he's been in this game for a loooooooooooong time now, and i'm impressed with his longevity, I don't think he should be simply labelled pop just for the simple reason of him still selling, he's always made hip-hop music that people in general can enjoy, it's not his music we should be questioning though, it's peoples tastes that have changed what with hip-hop becoming one of the most popular genres nowadays.

[Dedicato]

the same like 2pac ... he said, he wanna sell records. and that was what he did ... so was Pac Pop? no! Dre want the same ...

[415 Playa]

May I'm not really in the subject, but I'll give ya my opinion of Dre :

I think when Dre started with N.W.A. he was a fucking bangin' rapper/producer. After also with The Chronic he was at one of his best level ever ! His produces 4 Death Row were also bangin'. His way down went after he left Death Row. With his wack compilation "Dre Presents Aftermath", Eminem, Chronic 2001, Rakim etc. Even if his production level was quite good, he went down a lot & started to be to commercial & didn't make really bangin' beats like he did before. The way down is still going & he says he's a G & goes and cries to the cops that he's afraid of $uge, (he singed "Fuck Tha Police" in 1988, hum no comment). For me Dre he may maid the rap go further in the beginning, but now he's a bitch.

That's my opinion & I'll not make just friends wit it

Peace

[Bigg Z-Virus]

If you mean his production work has gone down i agree for a bit (though he's still veeeeery good) but i don't think you should be comparing the Chronic and 2001 because these are totally different. The Chronic was rebellish and he desired to make himself feared by his enemies,2001 is done from the observing OG perspective as it mainly expresses his thoughts about the (then) current rapgame.It's like comparing apples and oranges

[Murrow]

Dre is a very POPular producer...so yeah.

[Shallow]

Pop is not a genre, it is only what is popular at the time. The "King of Pop", Michael Jackson wrote Rock n Roll songs, and that kind of Rock was popular then, in 91 it was Kurt Cobain, with another version of Rock called Grunge. Dre is sought after as a producer because he has been proven to help sell records, Jay-Z once brought onto an album to simply rap the chorus, not even do the beat. He is Pop but that is not necceserilly a bad thing.

[verbalassaulta]

no but he is slowly selling out and turning pop...look at some of his past production...busta rhymes, mary j blige, eve, eminem, just to name  a few....though where not sure what the hell he has been doing lately...but this man is the laziest man in hip hop....rakim...gee maybe in 2004, detox..before he dies???....no nwa....too lazy to work with snoop anymore....waisted talent

[Jome]

..but this man is the laziest man in hip hop....rakim...gee maybe in 2004, detox..before he dies???....no nwa....too lazy to work with snoop anymore....waisted talent

LoL, you're crazy.
You haven't heard in interviews with other artists what work-ethics Dre has??