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Dr. Dre to debut radio show 'The Pharmacy' as Apple Music exclusive on July 4th
By AppleInsider Staff
Friday, July 03, 2015, 03:16 pm PT (06:16 pm ET)
Rap mogul Dr. Dre on Friday announced a Fourth of July debut of a bi-weekly radio show called "The Pharmacy," which will launch on Saturday as an Apple Music exclusive focusing on West Coast jams.
(http://photos2.appleinsidercdn.com/gallery/13472-8268-150703-Dre-l.jpg)
According to an Associated Press report, Dre's new hour-long show will start streaming tomorrow at 6 p.m. Eastern. It is not currently clear whether The Pharmacy will be a Beats 1 radio segment or a standalone station available through Apple Music, though recent developments to Apple's music strategy suggest a Beats 1 debut.
Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, joined Apple after his company Beats was acquired launched Tuesday.
Digital live radio, specifically the 24/7 Beats 1 station, is being touted by Apple as a tentpole feature that sets Apple Music apart from rival streaming services. Helmed by DJ Zane Lowe, Beats 1 has already announced a number of upcoming shows hosted by celebrities, including Elton John and St. Vincent.
This will be the second exclusive from Dre, who earlier this week released his seminal album "The Chronic" for streaming on Apple Music.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/07/03/dr-dre-to-debut-radio-show-the-pharmacy-exclusively-on-apple-music
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The promo for this is another moment for us all to reflect upon how uncomfortable Dre is getting hype and how unnatural/corny it always comes off:
Puffin On Blunts Intro
Nas Is Coming Intro
This
His general stage presence
Etc
What am I forgetting? A gang of shit, I know
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The promo for this is another moment for us all to reflect upon how uncomfortable Dre is getting hype and how unnatural/corny it always comes off:
Puffin On Blunts Intro
Nas Is Coming Intro
This
His general stage presence
Etc
What am I forgetting? A gang of shit, I know
U better be gay coz that's mad female son
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Did anyone actually catch the show???
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The promo for this is another moment for us all to reflect upon how uncomfortable Dre is getting hype and how unnatural/corny it always comes off:
Puffin On Blunts Intro
Nas Is Coming Intro
This
His general stage presence
Etc
What am I forgetting? A gang of shit, I know
U better be gay coz that's mad female son
Tellin it like it is.
Decent summary of some highlights:
http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.34521/title.dr-dre-pays-tribute-to-j-dilla-on-the-pharmacy-with-dr-dre-beats-1-radio-show
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https://www.youtube.com/v/WHZhQSRezo0
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https://www.youtube.com/v/WHZhQSRezo0
Thanx dude!
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I must have caught a re-run yesterday, heard a lot but I was moving a bunch of things around so I know I missed the start, but not sure about what else.. heard most of what was in the article, plus the Yoda section.
pretty tight show.. although they're a bit suck uppy. dre sounds younger, aint putting that bass on his voice.
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the intro with King Mez is great
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Not a bad idea
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Damn the links are down................................
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Pharmacy baby.
seems there's a chance Dre will release some new music for the NWA movie soundtrack (effectually Detox). hopefully this is just a move to get himself out there in advance of that.
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u retards act like gay dre is a new rapper
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u retards act like gay dre is a new rapper
More the other way around - Think of all the stories from your favorite rappers he is sitting on.
Pac, Snoop, Game, Eminem, Easy, Ren, Cube, xzibit and the list continues.
Lets hope he gets into that on his show.
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Dr. Dre Pays Tribute To J Dilla On "The Pharmacy With Dr. Dre" Beats 1 Radio Show
by Victoria Hernandez
posted Sunday July 05, 2015 at 07:00AM PST | 14 comments
Dr. Dre Pays Tribute To J Dilla On "The Pharmacy With Dr. Dre" Beats 1 Radio Show
The N.W.A producer-rapper also explains the birth of the idea for "Straight Outta Compton" movie.
Dr. Dre hosted the first episode of "The Pharmacy with Dr. Dre" yesterday (July 4). The two-hour radio show is part of Beats1 on Apple Music.
The Compton, California rapper and producer explained why he decided to do a radio show.
"Jimmy Iovine approached me with this idea about doing a radio station and broadcasting around the entire globe, man," Dr. Dre says. "And I was like, 'What?' Then I started thinking. I've made music. I'm making movies now. So a radio station? Why not."
One of the segments in the program was dedicated to J Dilla. Dr. Dre named the late Detroit producer as one of his main inspirations.
"There's actually a lot of producers that I like to listen to," he says, "a lot of producers out there that I respect, a lot of producers that I get inspiration from, but you know what? I'm gonna write a prescription for just one. What I want right now is just a dose of Dilla. One of the most incredible things that I liked about Dilla is, Dilla was in his hospital room on his deathbed and he had his machines in his room, in his hospital room and he was still making beats before he passed away. Now you're talking about dedication to what you really love and your passion? It gets no deeper than that. That's why J Dilla is one of my favorites."
J Dilla died of Lupus in 2006, days after releasing his solo project Donuts.
Dr. Dre Reflects On Eazy-E
Dr. Dre started his career as a deejay and then producer. DJ Pooh, who appears on "The Pharmacy," gave some insight into Dr. Dre's early music creations, including working on fellow N.W.A member Eazy-E's debut album.
"Me and Dre we were making mixtapes back in the days," DJ Pooh says. "Went from there to producing music. We didn't want to just make mixtapes. We wanted to make the music that wound up on the mixtapes. We were just both deejays from the beginning. It's almost like a full-circle thing coming all the way back around here. So this is so dope. I remember sitting in Eazy's garage at his mom's house in Compton. When Dre's programming beats for Eazy-Duz-It and we sitting in there in the garage waiting on Eazy to bring out some Kool-Aid."
Dr. Dre also says that it took him a long time to get on board with the upcoming N.W.A movie Straight Outta Compton.
"I don't want anything to pour water on my legacy, so I was against it at the beginning," he says. "I read a few scripts that were just like kinda corny, but Ice Cube, he actually grabbed the bull by the horns. He went in and got the script done and I read this new script that he brung in and it was like, 'Oh, ok, I like that.' Then, when [F.] Gary Gray decided he wanted to come on board and direct, I'm like, 'Ok, we might have something here. Let's roll our sleeves up, black out and really give these people not only what they want.' Just display everything that it took, not only what it took to put that record together, but the friendship, the love that we have for each other, the betrayal and ultimately, trying to get back together and do a new N.W.A record before Eazy passed away."
Eazy-E died due to complications from AIDS in 1995.
"The Pharmacy with Dr. Dre" also featured material from several West Coast artists, including Tupac, Kendrick Lamar and Vince Staples. They also played song from Future and A$AP Rocky and throwback cuts from Nas, A Tribe Called Quest and others.
"The Pharmacy by Dr. Dre" closed with a freestyle from King Mez. The North Carolina emcee was introduced as "new to The Pharmacy family."