Dr. Dre Addresses Abuse Allegations, Pens "Apology" Letter To NY Times

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Dr. Dre should be celebrating right now. After releasing his first album in over a decade, Compton: A Soundtrack (which notched a Top-5 slot on the Billboard 200 in its first week), his and Ice Cube's biopic on their earlier rap days raked in over $60 million in its opening weekend. This should be the culmination of a career which has involved millions of records sold, introducing the world to the likes of 50 Cent and Eminem, and putting his name on a bunch of headphones that made him almost a billion dollars.

However, his past demons caught up to him recently, as there was some controversy regarding Straight Outta Compton; namely, the apparent lack of commentary on the NWA'S more misogynistic days (all of which was well-chronicled in Andreas Hale's review of the film) following Ice Cube's departure as well as the criminal charges against Dre that he physically abused women (the most well-known - or notorious, depending on your perspective - being Dee Barnes, Michel’le and Tairrie B. Murphy). Following pressure from the three women, in which they launched an online campaign to bring more awareness to his troubled past, Dr. Dre has released a statement to the New York Times where he attempt to make amends by apologizing to them.

    "Twenty-five years ago I was a young man drinking too much and in over my head with no real structure in my life. However, none of this is an excuse for what I did. I’ve been married for 19 years and every day I’m working to be a better man for my family, seeking guidance along the way. I’m doing everything I can so I never resemble that man again."

    “I apologize to the women I’ve hurt. I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives.”

It's not really a wordy statement, and the most glaringly obvious facet is that he didn't mention any names or actions. If anything, this may make things worse for him, but being that this is a society whose attention span is about as long as an ant people will ultimately sweep this type stuff under the proverbial rug (see: The Ray Rice mess, and the same sports networks who turned him into a villain now doing pieces on what team should sign him) while simultaneously buying his Apple's questionably constructed headphones as if it never happened. I mean, the actual "apology" is a 70-word paragraph that was likely written by someone not named Andre Romelle Young. Think about it.

Granted, while this was two decades ago, this isn't something that shouldn't be ignored either. And given the current social climate where domestic beatings are almost as popular as ice cream trucks in the hood during the summer, this disturbing trend should not be treated as simply a "passing fancy" and in my opinion deserves as equal attention as the #BlackLivesMatter movement. I mean, while I do agree that something of that nature shouldn't really be spotlighted in a Hollywood-reared major motion picture (and instead in, say, a documentary, a comprehensive article in a major publication, or a book), it definitely shouldn't be forgotten either.

But hey, I'm just a quasi-writer and a part-time deejay who doesn't believe in laying a hand on women unless it's strictly in a "life-or-death" scenario, so what do I know.

[MOBNigga06]

Dr. Dre should be celebrating right now. After releasing his first album in over a decade, Compton: A Soundtrack (which notched a Top-5 slot on the Billboard 200 in its first week), his and Ice Cube's biopic on their earlier rap days raked in over $60 million in its opening weekend. This should be the culmination of a career which has involved millions of records sold, introducing the world to the likes of 50 Cent and Eminem, and putting his name on a bunch of headphones that made him almost a billion dollars.

However, his past demons caught up to him recently, as there was some controversy regarding Straight Outta Compton; namely, the apparent lack of commentary on the NWA'S more misogynistic days (all of which was well-chronicled in Andreas Hale's review of the film) following Ice Cube's departure as well as the criminal charges against Dre that he physically abused women (the most well-known - or notorious, depending on your perspective - being Dee Barnes, Michel’le and Tairrie B. Murphy). Following pressure from the three women, in which they launched an online campaign to bring more awareness to his troubled past, Dr. Dre has released a statement to the New York Times where he attempt to make amends by apologizing to them.

    "Twenty-five years ago I was a young man drinking too much and in over my head with no real structure in my life. However, none of this is an excuse for what I did. I’ve been married for 19 years and every day I’m working to be a better man for my family, seeking guidance along the way. I’m doing everything I can so I never resemble that man again."

    “I apologize to the women I’ve hurt. I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives.”

It's not really a wordy statement, and the most glaringly obvious facet is that he didn't mention any names or actions. If anything, this may make things worse for him, but being that this is a society whose attention span is about as long as an ant people will ultimately sweep this type stuff under the proverbial rug (see: The Ray Rice mess, and the same sports networks who turned him into a villain now doing pieces on what team should sign him) while simultaneously buying his Apple's questionably constructed headphones as if it never happened. I mean, the actual "apology" is a 70-word paragraph that was likely written by someone not named Andre Romelle Young. Think about it.

Granted, while this was two decades ago, this isn't something that shouldn't be ignored either. And given the current social climate where domestic beatings are almost as popular as ice cream trucks in the hood during the summer, this disturbing trend should not be treated as simply a "passing fancy" and in my opinion deserves as equal attention as the #BlackLivesMatter movement. I mean, while I do agree that something of that nature shouldn't really be spotlighted in a Hollywood-reared major motion picture (and instead in, say, a documentary, a comprehensive article in a major publication, or a book), it definitely shouldn't be forgotten either.

But hey, I'm just a quasi-writer and a part-time deejay who doesn't believe in laying a hand on women unless it's strictly in a "life-or-death" scenario, so what do I know.

The world has become much gayer in the past 25 years. That someone should feel compelled to continually address this old shit is a sad sign of our faggoty times.

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Dr. Dre should be celebrating right now. After releasing his first album in over a decade, Compton: A Soundtrack (which notched a Top-5 slot on the Billboard 200 in its first week), his and Ice Cube's biopic on their earlier rap days raked in over $60 million in its opening weekend. This should be the culmination of a career which has involved millions of records sold, introducing the world to the likes of 50 Cent and Eminem, and putting his name on a bunch of headphones that made him almost a billion dollars.

However, his past demons caught up to him recently, as there was some controversy regarding Straight Outta Compton; namely, the apparent lack of commentary on the NWA'S more misogynistic days (all of which was well-chronicled in Andreas Hale's review of the film) following Ice Cube's departure as well as the criminal charges against Dre that he physically abused women (the most well-known - or notorious, depending on your perspective - being Dee Barnes, Michel’le and Tairrie B. Murphy). Following pressure from the three women, in which they launched an online campaign to bring more awareness to his troubled past, Dr. Dre has released a statement to the New York Times where he attempt to make amends by apologizing to them.

    "Twenty-five years ago I was a young man drinking too much and in over my head with no real structure in my life. However, none of this is an excuse for what I did. I’ve been married for 19 years and every day I’m working to be a better man for my family, seeking guidance along the way. I’m doing everything I can so I never resemble that man again."

    “I apologize to the women I’ve hurt. I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives.”

It's not really a wordy statement, and the most glaringly obvious facet is that he didn't mention any names or actions. If anything, this may make things worse for him, but being that this is a society whose attention span is about as long as an ant people will ultimately sweep this type stuff under the proverbial rug (see: The Ray Rice mess, and the same sports networks who turned him into a villain now doing pieces on what team should sign him) while simultaneously buying his Apple's questionably constructed headphones as if it never happened. I mean, the actual "apology" is a 70-word paragraph that was likely written by someone not named Andre Romelle Young. Think about it.

Granted, while this was two decades ago, this isn't something that shouldn't be ignored either. And given the current social climate where domestic beatings are almost as popular as ice cream trucks in the hood during the summer, this disturbing trend should not be treated as simply a "passing fancy" and in my opinion deserves as equal attention as the #BlackLivesMatter movement. I mean, while I do agree that something of that nature shouldn't really be spotlighted in a Hollywood-reared major motion picture (and instead in, say, a documentary, a comprehensive article in a major publication, or a book), it definitely shouldn't be forgotten either.

But hey, I'm just a quasi-writer and a part-time deejay who doesn't believe in laying a hand on women unless it's strictly in a "life-or-death" scenario, so what do I know.

The world has become much gayer in the past 25 years. That someone should feel compelled to continually address this old shit is a sad sign of our faggoty times.

I'm going to sign an epetition that requests you retract that statement and issue a formal apology for those hurt by your insensitive comments.

[JonnyTanna]

People seem to be making a bigger out of this than they did with r Kelly sleeping kids and then urinating on them. That certainly was glossed over

[Sccit]

People seem to be making a bigger out of this than they did with r Kelly sleeping kids and then urinating on them. That certainly was glossed over

yea i always wondered how rkelly is still out there performin and doin his thang untouched

[JohnnyL]

Dr. Dre should be celebrating right now. After releasing his first album in over a decade, Compton: A Soundtrack (which notched a Top-5 slot on the Billboard 200 in its first week), his and Ice Cube's biopic on their earlier rap days raked in over $60 million in its opening weekend. This should be the culmination of a career which has involved millions of records sold, introducing the world to the likes of 50 Cent and Eminem, and putting his name on a bunch of headphones that made him almost a billion dollars.

However, his past demons caught up to him recently, as there was some controversy regarding Straight Outta Compton; namely, the apparent lack of commentary on the NWA'S more misogynistic days (all of which was well-chronicled in Andreas Hale's review of the film) following Ice Cube's departure as well as the criminal charges against Dre that he physically abused women (the most well-known - or notorious, depending on your perspective - being Dee Barnes, Michel’le and Tairrie B. Murphy). Following pressure from the three women, in which they launched an online campaign to bring more awareness to his troubled past, Dr. Dre has released a statement to the New York Times where he attempt to make amends by apologizing to them.

    "Twenty-five years ago I was a young man drinking too much and in over my head with no real structure in my life. However, none of this is an excuse for what I did. I’ve been married for 19 years and every day I’m working to be a better man for my family, seeking guidance along the way. I’m doing everything I can so I never resemble that man again."

    “I apologize to the women I’ve hurt. I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives.”

It's not really a wordy statement, and the most glaringly obvious facet is that he didn't mention any names or actions. If anything, this may make things worse for him, but being that this is a society whose attention span is about as long as an ant people will ultimately sweep this type stuff under the proverbial rug (see: The Ray Rice mess, and the same sports networks who turned him into a villain now doing pieces on what team should sign him) while simultaneously buying his Apple's questionably constructed headphones as if it never happened. I mean, the actual "apology" is a 70-word paragraph that was likely written by someone not named Andre Romelle Young. Think about it.

Granted, while this was two decades ago, this isn't something that shouldn't be ignored either. And given the current social climate where domestic beatings are almost as popular as ice cream trucks in the hood during the summer, this disturbing trend should not be treated as simply a "passing fancy" and in my opinion deserves as equal attention as the #BlackLivesMatter movement. I mean, while I do agree that something of that nature shouldn't really be spotlighted in a Hollywood-reared major motion picture (and instead in, say, a documentary, a comprehensive article in a major publication, or a book), it definitely shouldn't be forgotten either.

But hey, I'm just a quasi-writer and a part-time deejay who doesn't believe in laying a hand on women unless it's strictly in a "life-or-death" scenario, so what do I know.

The world has become much gayer in the past 25 years. That someone should feel compelled to continually address this old shit is a sad sign of our faggoty times.

Pretty much this, exactly.

[Triple OG Rapsodie]

He has to do this since he is a representative of Apple.

Its the social media generation. Don't matter how long ago this was, they will still bring the heat and outrage.

Times have changed. Dre was in the spotlight from 1999 to mid 2000s and no one was bringing this up. Em even cracked a joke about it on "Guilty Conscience."

[MOBNigga06]

Dr. Dre should be celebrating right now. After releasing his first album in over a decade, Compton: A Soundtrack (which notched a Top-5 slot on the Billboard 200 in its first week), his and Ice Cube's biopic on their earlier rap days raked in over $60 million in its opening weekend. This should be the culmination of a career which has involved millions of records sold, introducing the world to the likes of 50 Cent and Eminem, and putting his name on a bunch of headphones that made him almost a billion dollars.

However, his past demons caught up to him recently, as there was some controversy regarding Straight Outta Compton; namely, the apparent lack of commentary on the NWA'S more misogynistic days (all of which was well-chronicled in Andreas Hale's review of the film) following Ice Cube's departure as well as the criminal charges against Dre that he physically abused women (the most well-known - or notorious, depending on your perspective - being Dee Barnes, Michel’le and Tairrie B. Murphy). Following pressure from the three women, in which they launched an online campaign to bring more awareness to his troubled past, Dr. Dre has released a statement to the New York Times where he attempt to make amends by apologizing to them.

    "Twenty-five years ago I was a young man drinking too much and in over my head with no real structure in my life. However, none of this is an excuse for what I did. I’ve been married for 19 years and every day I’m working to be a better man for my family, seeking guidance along the way. I’m doing everything I can so I never resemble that man again."

    “I apologize to the women I’ve hurt. I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives.”

It's not really a wordy statement, and the most glaringly obvious facet is that he didn't mention any names or actions. If anything, this may make things worse for him, but being that this is a society whose attention span is about as long as an ant people will ultimately sweep this type stuff under the proverbial rug (see: The Ray Rice mess, and the same sports networks who turned him into a villain now doing pieces on what team should sign him) while simultaneously buying his Apple's questionably constructed headphones as if it never happened. I mean, the actual "apology" is a 70-word paragraph that was likely written by someone not named Andre Romelle Young. Think about it.

Granted, while this was two decades ago, this isn't something that shouldn't be ignored either. And given the current social climate where domestic beatings are almost as popular as ice cream trucks in the hood during the summer, this disturbing trend should not be treated as simply a "passing fancy" and in my opinion deserves as equal attention as the #BlackLivesMatter movement. I mean, while I do agree that something of that nature shouldn't really be spotlighted in a Hollywood-reared major motion picture (and instead in, say, a documentary, a comprehensive article in a major publication, or a book), it definitely shouldn't be forgotten either.

But hey, I'm just a quasi-writer and a part-time deejay who doesn't believe in laying a hand on women unless it's strictly in a "life-or-death" scenario, so what do I know.

The world has become much gayer in the past 25 years. That someone should feel compelled to continually address this old shit is a sad sign of our faggoty times.

I'm going to sign an epetition that requests you retract that statement and issue a formal apology for those hurt by your insensitive comments.

LOL

[MOBNigga06]

People seem to be making a bigger out of this than they did with r Kelly sleeping kids and then urinating on them. That certainly was glossed over

yea i always wondered how rkelly is still out there performin and doin his thang untouched

Cause Kells continues to sell massive quantities of records and make millions of dollars touring. No music company is going to miss out on the profit he generates, and the fans don't give a shit about whether he fucked a few underage bitches. R. Kelly is the RnB GOAT, hands down. 

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I wonder who ghost wrote that for him

[Triple OG Rapsodie]

Next they are gonna have Ice Cube apologize for writing the line about slapping the hoe in "Boyz n the hood"