Beats/Apple Deal = Nail in the Coffin for Detox

[Blood$]

LOL at this entire thread of speculation

 

[Jimmy H.]

There is actually a rumor floating around the Internet that since Dre is with Apple now & Apple owns iTunes, he might pull a Beyonce & randomly drop Detox on iTunes one night. This way he'll snatch sales out of the frantic stans who won't hesitate to by lol.

Just when Dubcc finally put Detox to death, now there's a possibility every single second of life that Detox will be upon us.

Euros will be refreshing the iTunes Store relentlessly lol.

I would not put much stock in that one. Dre's biggest setback is how the album's reception affects his legacy.  From a sales point of view, Detox will more than likely do alright upon initial release, just on hype alone but the long-term reception will be what is make or break. If people buy it and either shit-can it or stop bumping it a few months down the road then that will be a problem.

"I Need A Doctor" was one of Dre's best-selling singles but the critical response was considered lukewarm.

[V2DHeart]

They can release "Detox" on the new iphone, like they have with Michael Jacksons album on the Sony Xperia Z2. It wouldn't surprise me, but I wouldn't expect to see Dr Dre working hard in a studio lol

[Jack Trippa 3z company ho]

Dre tried to do Detox when he released the Kush single and I need a doctor.

Easily the most god awful singles he has ever released. Nobody liked it and so there went Detox.

Dre hasn't made a good beat in almost 10 years, who cares anymore.

[abusive]

Wasn't there a track with Jay-Z and another one with T.I. that was suppose to be for Detox?

[HighEyeCue]

Wasn't there a track with Jay-Z and another one with T.I. that was suppose to be for Detox?

"Under Pressure" was the Jay track but it was unfinished...The TI track was dope though

[Chamillitary Click]

They can release "Detox" on the new iphone, like they have with Michael Jacksons album on the Sony Xperia Z2.

And Jay-Z's was linked with the Samsung Galaxy. I fucked with that theory.

[me1]

LOL at this entire thread of speculation

 

I hear you. Detox threads tend to go that route whether by design or not.

My intent was to ask the question: How can this guy possibly release something now that he's so closely aligned with Apple? Up until now, the previous roadblock to Detox being released was the quality of the music and whether it met the standards set by Dre's earlier work. Now, however, there is the added scrutiny of the content. Possibly unprecedented scrutiny. That deads it, in my opinion. A precedent is Time Warner and Ice T's group, Body Count. Time Warner distanced itself from Body Count and what was Time Warner worth back then? It was a dirty-water dog cart compared to Apple today. Apple is a company with 180 billion dollars of revenue a year.

***As for Khalil, I recall an interview about a year ago that said something to the effect of "it's coming sooner than people think." I referenced him because I consider his opinion to be the most credible of all the folks out there close to Dre saying this or that about the project.

[The Mexican Turtle]

Do you think he can finally afford to provide his family with groceries?

[Jimmy H.]

Do you think he can finally afford to provide his family with groceries?

I don't know but I feel like we should talk about guns now.  I'm under the impression that he sold all his.

[The Mexican Turtle]

Do you think he can finally afford to provide his family with groceries?

I don't know but I feel like we should talk about guns now.  I'm under the impression that he sold all his.

haha nice!