It's June 17, 2024, 12:00:27 AM
Yeah, I still own the issue of The Source Magazine this article was in. It was (the A&R of Aftermath) Big Chuck, Mel-Man, Neff-U and Eric B (yes, that Eric B) and I think they were calling themselves The Drama Family? I'll dig up that magazine and take pictures of the article. I think I did type it once and posted it here in the past.EDIT: Here it is.
Every time we get into one of these discussions about what Dre did and did not produce, you look at the producers that claimed Dre didn't give them enough credit, and I can't think of one of those producers that created better music, after leaving Aftermath. A few like Storch, Mike Elizando still create nice beats, but nothing compared to the beats they made with Dre.
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Dre steals a lot of stuff - See that time he apparently remade a Mobb Deep beat so well it sounded just like the original LOL - but often ends up putting a layer of shine on it and presents it perfectly. Way better than the original producer could as he's got that vision. With Dre I see him as a co producer that takes something good to a higher level but has he ever came up with a true solo composition even from back in the days? He's always been a team player in that sense as long his name gets top billing and the kids coming up will happily hand him their tracks to say they worked with Dre so in effect he's just a pimp.
In my opinion "Heat" doesn't even sound like a Dre-beat.