The D.O.C.: Hip Hop’s Biggest What-If on Dr. Dre, NWA, Erykah Badu

[abusive]

Hip-hop's hidden architect finally tells his story. Matt and Stak sat down with The D.O.C. to discuss his journey through West Coast hip-hop’s most notable period. From his near-fatal car accident that changed his voice forever to navigating the complex dynamics of NWA, Suge Knight, and Death Row, D.O.C. reveals never-before-shared stories about his relationships with Dre, Cube, Snoop, and Eazy-E.

He opens up about his connection with Erykah Badu and teases upcoming projects.

His voice might have changed, but the words D.O.C. drops in this episode are as powerful as any you'll hear.

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:00) - Upcoming Music?
(00:04:02) - How He Got To West Coast
(00:06:25) - Rejecting Dr Dre/Easy E
(00:12:40) - Ice Cube
(00:19:20) - Suge Knight, Tupac
(00:28:40) - Inside an NWA Studio Session
(00:32:15) - Snoop Dogg
(00:39:55) - Accident/Losing His Voice
(00:47:50) - Dr Dre Going Solo
(00:49:11) - Lil Ghetto Boy
(01:01:00) - Erykah Badu
(01:04:58) - Eminem
(01:16:20) - Quick Hitters

[mtbsm]

props for the time stamps

great interview

[jaytee]

Anytime D.O.C. does an interview, I try to make time to watch/listen. 

He's been talking about doing an album for some time now, so I hope it works out for him. He's had interest in using AI, but I don't think he's been pleased with the results so far. The naked track used a focused new voice, while the track from GTA is his post-accident voice.  It will be interesting to see how he puts it all together. He will have no shortage of artists wanting to work with him.