Dr. Dre Addresses Detox Hold Up

Tuesday, August 03 2010 4:03 PM EST | Posted by: B.Dot | Posted in: Blog, Newsstand Stan

In another excerpt from VIBEs Juice Issue, Dr. Dre explains the delay of Detox—again.

When you first announced Detox did you think it would take this long?
Absolutely not. I thought it would take at worst case a couple of years. For example, actual work time on The Chronic was nine months and actual work time on my last album, 2001, was about 10 months. The actual work time on this album is about half of that, where I’m seriously focusing on it. There is always something coming up. Like signing talent, old and new.

So “Under Pressure” leaking was killer.
It was a little bit more frustrating because at least “Crack a Bottle” had a hook on it. I wouldn’t be as mad at a leak if the song was done.

Can you blame the fans for wanting to hear something after all this time?
Absolutely not. I’m not mad at the fans. I’m mad at the person that leaked the shit. I have no idea how it got out. It’s not even worth looking to see who did it. It happens. The most painful part about it is that I’m passionate about what I do so people should hear it in the right form.

There were some other reference tracks that leaked with T.I. and Ludacris lyrics. Were those legit?
Two of them were. Somebody actually hacked into our emails, so that made our red flags go up. We’re in a new age and that’s a sign: Wake up motherfucker. You have to be more careful with your shit. That’s all there is to it. I know what’s up now.

You mentioned a hip-hop album without rapping. Will we ever hear a Dr. Dre instrumental album?

Oh yeah, that’s in the works. An instrumental album is something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. I have the ideas for it. I want to call it The Planets. I don’t even know if I should be saying this, but fuck it. [Laughs.] It’s just my interpretation of what each planet sounds like. I’m gonna go off on that. Just all instrumental. I’ve been studying the planets and learning the personalities of each planet. I’ve been doing this for about two years now just in my spare time so to speak. I wanna do it in surround sound.It’ll have to be in surround sound for Saturn to work.

Comments (57)

  1. Karl Marx says:

    @CantGetRight: “That “planets” idea sounds really good. Now watch how many cats jack that lol”

    I made an instrumental hip-hop album based on The Planets in 2007. Check it:

    http://karlmarxbeats.com/post/908645301/planet-beats-mp3-album-artwork

  2. [...] the Great Composers From a Vibe interview with Dr. Dre (via Rap Radar): You mentioned a hip-hop album without rapping. Will we ever hear a Dr. Dre instrumental album? Oh [...]

  3. Helioprogenus says:

    It’s interesting noting all these Dre haters. So everyone here is waiting breathlessly for Dre’s album, and since it’s taken a few years too many, you’re pissed. I get it, but the man is the fucking man. If he wants to do something his way, fuck you and all your pissy bitching. You think he gives a flying fuck that you’re annoyed at the delayed album? Put yourself in his shoes. The man has an empire to run, and he has a million things he’s doing. None of you could handle the workload he has, or the type of shit he has to deal with. You’re just these little fucking annoying gnats that are buzzing around a garbage can.

  4. [...] Then I found this at Starts With a Bang: Dr. Dre: Oh yeah, that’s in the works. An instrumental album is something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. I have the ideas for it. I want to call it The Planets. I don’t even know if I should be saying this, but fuck it. [Laughs.] It’s just my interpretation of what each planet sounds like. I’m gonna go off on that. Just all instrumental. I’ve been studying the planets and learning the personalities of each planet. I’ve been doing this for about two years now just in my spare time so to speak. (from an interview with Vibe). [...]

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  6. GreenMoon19 says:

    Dont get brand new on us… Phuck all the dumb shit & finish what you start…. Dammmm.. At least Show these MOFO’s Hip Hop Still Lives!!! Drink Topless, Breathe Topless…LIVE TOPLESS DRE

  7. the real says:

    Dr. Dre’s old ass needs to retire, if he was being productive there wouldn’t be this skinny jeans crap, and these rnb and hip-hop artist puttin vocals over techno beats. Dres style of music is no longer accepted, He’s gotta hang up his mix board.

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