Still D.R.E.

"Still D.R.E."
Song
B-side	"Xxplosive"

"Still D.R.E." was the lead single from Dr. Dre's multi-platinum second album 2001. This song features Snoop Dogg on the intro, chorus and outro. It is the fourth most downloaded song by Dr. Dre on iTunes.
The song is currently used in the TV ad for the British Newspaper, The Independent.

Background

The single was very popular, helping the album reach multi-platinum status. The lyrics, co-written by Jay-Z (credited as S. Carter in the album's liner notes) announce Dre's triumphant return to the forefront of the hip-hop scene. A sample:

Ladies, they pay homage, but haters say Dre fell off/How nigga? My last album was The Chronic.

The song was produced by Dre with Mel-Man, with Camara Kambon and Scott Storch on keyboards, who created the famous piano riff. It debuted at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 and fell off the charts soon after.

It interpolates Grant Green's "Maybe Tomorrow" from his 1971 album Visions.

Awards

Nominations

Ceremony	Category	Genre	Song	Year	Result
Grammy Awards	Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Snoop Dogg)	Rap	"Still D.R.E."	2000	Nominated
Source Awards	Single of the Year	Rap	"Still D.R.E."	2000	Nominated

In Popular Culture

-The song is known to be the inspiratin or three different gamertags on the XBOX Live gaming network. They are..."STiLL x DRE," "iTs the D Ar E," and "Gu3sS WhoS BacK" (NOT to be confused with the lyric from Eminem, "Guess who's back...back again/ Shady's back...tell a friend"). Primarily used to play Halo 2 and Halo 3, these gamertags can be found on www.bungie.net using the gamertag search feature. "Gu3sS WhoS BacK" also has achievements playing Call of Duty 4, currently (as of 5/22/08) listed as a lvl 25 2nd Grade Lutienent. The pwnage accredited to these three gamertags is an acurate metaphor for the success and bad-assery of the original song.

Credits

• Engineer - Richard Huredia
• Engineer [Assistant] - Jeff Burne , Michelle Forbes , Steve MacAuley
• Keyboards - Scott Storch & Camara Kambon
• Mastered By - Brian Gardner
• Mixed By - Dr. Dre
• Producer - Dr. Dre , Mel-Man
• Rap [Features] - Snoop Dogg

• Recorded at: A&M Recording/Record One
• Mixed at: Larrabe North
• Mastered at: Bernie Grundman Mastering

Video Credits

• Director : Hype Williams
• Editing : Harvey White (editor)
• Cameo appearance - Eminem, Warren G, The D.O.C., Xzibit, DJ Jam

External links

• Music video for "Still D.R.E." on YouTube