It's May 09, 2024, 05:13:25 PM
What I think is that as new producers with a new unique sound they then give all their best beats of this new sound and concepts to Dre - the credit for the new sound then goes to Dre and they get listed as co-producers or musicians with minimal credit. Once that new sound now becomes the new normal to the public, having been used to it multiple times (e.g. Scott Storch eastern influence on - 50s candy shop, 50's just a little bit , Fat Joe - lean back etc) It now sounds dated when Dre has moved onto the next sound - Dre tries new things, some of which works some that doesn't. We already know early death row era was Warren G, Daz, for the G funk sound, Bud'da, Sam Sneed & Erotic D type sound for the end of the Row days, Mel-man for aftermath beginnings, Then Scott Storch sound at the Peak and now Focus and Dj Khalil are his current sound. No real hits anymore just living off the name now as there is nothing game changing or new sounding anymore that he can findAlso for producers, finding the right sample, and continually making hits trying to outdo or match your last record when you are not really classically trained relying on mpc and sampling only - not really that easy once you make 10-12 similar sounding songs already. So their later works are bound to sound worse unless they drastically switch up their style completely. What producer isn't releasing trash now living off their past hits and name? All the top rap producers of my generation I can't remember their last hits now but they are all still around. Timbaland, JR Rotem, Lil Jon, Jazze Pha, Mannie Fresh, Beats by the Pound, Swizz, Look a the trash Kanye just put out!
I think you're really overhyping a lot of Detox. I'm sure there were some 10/10 classics but there would have been a LOT of really bad songs. Psycho(Good Things Commerical beat and song featuring 50 Cent) was originally a Detox song and the hook on that would have been the biggest stain on Dre's legacy to date.Either way I am very optimistic about this album.
Jake One made the beat. Did he actually produce the song though?
Why is that relevant? I don't remember you telling the world the last time you saw Dre. The guy has some contact, but obviously that contact is only partially reliable.
Relevant because Dre is wishy washy. Things change second by second.
I don't think you know what relevant means.
Let's just be real. Dre's appeal is and has always been hard beats and the best delivery in the game. That's long gone. His insecure ass traded that for trying to mimic Sly 7 years ago. Go back to his verse in Bitch Please II. Never happening again. Only chance he had was with Kobe/Khalil in the Topless era. He let this type of momentum go after a few leaks and panicked:
Everytime I hear a T.I. track I immediately realize why I'm not feeling dre's delivery on the detox leaks. Him imitating T.I. sounds just off and akward. (Atleast when it comes to later tracks, I think Coming Back for an example would've sounded great).