Dr. Dre Speaks On New Album

[CWalker187]

BURBANK, California — Detox is no place for chronic, so expect something different from Dr. Dre on his third and final album.

"I'm not talking about lowriders and blunts and all that anymore," Dre said at his studio recently. "I mean, that's played. As a matter of fact, I'm tired of hearing other people talk about it, to tell you the truth."

So what is the hip-hop pioneer going to talk about?

"I had to come up with something different but still keep it hardcore, so what I decided to do was make my album one story about one person and just do the record through a character's eyes," Dre said. "And everybody that appears on my album is going to be a character, so it's basically going to be a hip-hop musical."

Detox's story line will chronicle the life of a hit man, describing "what he goes through and how he lives his life," said Dre, who played a trigger-eager crooked cop in "Training Day." "[It's] about his family and how he makes a living."

So far, the album, which Dre said will be his last in front of the mic, is still in the early stages.

"I've been blueprinting, getting ideas together for the past six months or so, just trying to figure out which direction I want to take and how I'm gonna present the project," he said. "Just gathering sounds and what have you. I want this one to be really over the top."

Dre expects to start recording by summer, after he finishes a few tracks with Eminem (see "The Doc's Diagnosis: Eminem Still Crazy") and upcoming albums for three artists on his Aftermath label, Truth Hurts, Shaunta and Rakim (see "Rakim Out To Change The Game Again, With Help From Dre").

He said Detox should be out by summer 2003. "It's probably going to take me like a year to get it all the way together."

One thing that won't get in the way of recording is acting. After roles in "The Wash" and "Training Day" last year, Dre said he will hang up that hat.

"I had fun doing it, but acting ain't really my thing. I am more of a production/director type. I would rather be behind the scenes and organizing and putting things together like that."

Look for a feature interview with Dr. Dre on MTVNews.com next Thursday.

—Corey Moss

[TOOTHBRUSH]

hey homie why did you steel my post

i had that shit a minute earlier

[The Watcher]

a hiphop musical? could be dope .. although if he's not rappin about blunts & lowriders, i doubt his usual audience is gonna feel it as much as 2001. nice to see he's giving up on acting though, maybe snoop should follow suite.

[Don Jacob]

dope im sure it'll be ANOTHER classic

[serv-on]

lol summer 2003, he is still a slow bastard

[infinite59]

No... No....... No.........  Check it..... Dre will change his mind about this album about 10 more times......... this is just what happened to be on his mind when he was being interviewed... just my opinion.

[DJ_Jay_Deee]

Sounds dope. Summer 2003! Damn!

[Doggystylin]

i dont mind waiting cause i know with dre....the longer you wait the doper its gonna be.....to a certain point, lol..

[js83]

Dre should just stick to rapping about bitches, drugs, money, lowriders and all that other shit...why is he changing his style all of sudden?..man i don't know about this album...

[Youngster323]

This seems tight. The CD will be like a movie.  

[AxleF]

summer 2003"

Woooo!!  Dre's says 2003.. but it will be more like Summer 2004, Aftermath Time, of course..  hahaha.. I'm excited to hear him talk about it at least..

Ax

[yung-g]

No... No....... No.........  Check it..... Dre will change his mind about this album about 10 more times......... this is just what happened to be on his mind when he was being interviewed... just my opinion.

yeah i agree. cause i read somewhere awhile ago, that he said he wanted to come with more of a futuristic sound.

[Nosak]

it will be a classic fo sure cause in your mind ya'll already claimin it's classic, and the shit ain't even near to drop... so

[Cliftone_Santiago_909]

This sounds like good news..  This cd is gonna be classic for sure.. I bet Dr Dre can come with some crazy concept album if he really puts his mind to it... and all tha characters.. you can just imagine.. Snoop (Some kind of Drug Dealer), Eminem (Crackhead), Hittman... it should be tight.

Only thing is... I'm tired of Dr Dre alwayz chaning his mind... He's gangster today.. and tomorrow he's too mature for that stuff... There aint nothin wrong with him changing.. just hope he keeps the change this time.. and doesn't turn Gangsta Gangsta as soon as he see's he's not sellin as much as he used to.

[Suga Foot]

I remember the first time he spoke on DETOX, he said it would be a cross between P-Funk, and Kraftwerk.  That sounds tite.