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I don't see how this could be a positive sign at all. Interscope wanted Busta Rhymes to sell and he didn't. Dre's biggest hurdle is that he's been out of the game for over a decade and the true fans who have been waiting 10 years for a song want something bigger than Kush. So hopefully it is just a "warm up" but this track peaking in the 30's and sitting in the 50's on the top singles chart can't be what anyone expected for as long as we have waited.
Quote from: love33 on January 10, 2011, 02:50:00 PMI don't see how this could be a positive sign at all. Interscope wanted Busta Rhymes to sell and he didn't. Dre's biggest hurdle is that he's been out of the game for over a decade and the true fans who have been waiting 10 years for a song want something bigger than Kush. So hopefully it is just a "warm up" but this track peaking in the 30's and sitting in the 50's on the top singles chart can't be what anyone expected for as long as we have waited.It's not because YOU (and me, too) waited years for Detox that everyone in America waited for it 10 years. It's just a track to put Dr Dre's name in the charts, so people will at least know that he exist. It's 2011, not 2001.
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH DETOX ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's not that good
is it really a surprise that the track is not blowing up? not much to do with the push imo, shit's got a huge video and everything. the track just isn't that good. the whole vibe of it is corny and predictable - whip cracking snare sounds, epic pianos and spiralling synths or not. this was definitely a song that the 'office' people were for, as slim the mobster was saying. that reflects badly on dre, or andre 3000 and 1 1 1! give me a break! dre has to put out a real single next, something real banging. i need a doctor was even worse. dre just about gets a pass for now, but is skating on very thin ice
Lets be honest here, 10 years ago Dre dropped a weed song "The Next Episode" and it blew up. There is all kinds of promotion for this thing: videos, mafia wars promotion, HP Computers commercials, Dr. Pepper soda commercial. You can't just tell me they threw down all this money in computers, soda, internet games, and a music video that gets Dre and Snoop, the Jordan and Pippen of rap together, and it charts in the 50's after we waited 10 years. This single should be poppin coast to coast top 10 and bangin out in every stereo like when Pac dropped "All Eyez On Me." We haven't seen anything. I hope Dre can come through but this is not looking good. People are talkin about Interscope but if he can't touch that new fanbase (under 25) that wasn't there when the last album dropped it will be a lifeless effort. At some point, Interscope is going to say we need to step back and cut our losses. They aren't just going to pour all this money into all this stuff and not get any return. Think about the Bishop Lamont Dre singles that didn't work out. I hope Dre can come up huge with the next single, we need something like "Nuthin But A G' Thang."