It's May 13, 2024, 02:21:38 AM
17 years later and people are still saying this. We live in truly amazing times.Anyway, I'm looking forward to some new Dre music, even if it will inevitably let most of us old-timers down.
I disagree with you here Matty, I see several cues and pointers, that there will be both new music and new album(s) following the SB or maybe even preceding the SB..* When announcing a big show like this, and setting the expectation this high for a specific date, it makes it 100 times harder to cancel or push back an album, or maybe even several albums from the various artists included in the lineup. * When doing a show this big, in front of 100's of millions viewers worldwide, it is the biggest album promo/advert you could possibly have. Not taking momentum of an event this big, would be the biggest PR-flop in history. It seems like they're putting some pressure on themselves by announcing this, which gives them a very specific time scale. * With this gigantic platform, it would be utter silliness and tomfoolery to ride on previous hits. A medley of Next Episode, Still D.R.E., Forgot about Dre, My Name Is.. Nobody would raise an eyebrow if they perform old stuff, Dre is talking about "Breaking barriers" and "Blow peoples minds", Snoop is talking about "Being in the passenger seat, riding shotgun, with Em and Kendrick in support". It all seems like they're talking about something new and exciting with Dre as the main architect and protagonist, not performing the past hits of yesteryear. Dre wrote: "This will introduce the next saga of my career" - can't possibly be talking old music, no?* It also seems like they're quite careful not to reveal too much, minds are not gonna be blown if everybody knows what's coming, it seems like they're choosing their words wisely. Also interesting how they talked a bit about Jay Z. Maybe he's involved somehow, or maybe he just gets props for breaking down the SB doors with his performance with Alicia Keys some years back.* I've been one of the biggest skeptics about all those studio pictures in the last couple of years... but after Dre's divorce, it really seems like he's stepped up the studio work, and hopefully really got his mojo back. Working with all those legends for nothing, would be one helluva waste. Even though I like Compton personally, it was no 2001, and Dre's hopefully aiming to silence the critics.
hyping up a show this far in advance doesn't make all that much sense. plenty of time for dre to cancel any plans of a musical release (it was meant to be late 2021 remember) or go in another direction. if the music was coming it would come without all the fanfare or need for a performance.
they even had Detox edition headphones which came out, presumably with the font from the album cover and everything. shit was literally cancelled last minute. this is what i'm saying any sort of lead-up to something only increases the odds it could be pulled or at least the new stuff gets canned. the performance is likely a collection of old hits with some super hologram or some other gimmick that impresses the average joe, gets Dre some media buzz while he decides whether to release or not release any new music (likely the latter).best we don't talk about Compton though having it attached to another project seemed to take the pressure off and it actually came out, even if it wasn't that great. they even said it was Dre's 'grand finale' but i don't think anyone was fooled. that was no follow up to 2001 and besides Paak nobody new featured on it went anywhere.
He was ready more than ever. It had to be last minute because he even recorded a promo tie in with the Mafia Wars mobile game and straight up said "Play Mafia Wars for a shot to listen to the new Detox album and a signed pair of Beats headphones and hear what you been missing"
Using the Super Bowl as a promotional tool is the ultimate launching pad for musical projects - it's the most-watched event in the country. Companies pay millions of dollars for 30-second commercials. They've got 12 whole minutes. The only reason Dre and the gang would do this is to get everyone up to speed and in tune for what's coming next. Anything else doesn't make any sense. Last time this happened was with the NWA movie and he rode the wave and dropped an album. Plus, with Snoop's new major deal with Def Jam and Kendrick's next project in the wings, this is the move. I hope they capitalize on this in a major way because it doesn't get any better.#DreDay
Why not? Dre can play all his hits, and for the last song the new one.