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2pac vs Dr Dre

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMCNh-8x-x0 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 91.152.113.199 (talk) 11:25, 23 April 2007 (UTC).[reply]

there should be more info on their relationship in the article. --AlexOv Shaolin 01:08, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think we need much on that. It was pretty one-sided. They were getting along fine until 2pac just decided to diss Dre for leaving death row and something about not supporting snoop dogg in court or some bullshit. I suspect he was just pissed that Dre would only produce 2 of his songs. He had to beg Dre to give him "California Love", which was originally supposed to be Dre's songs. He probably signed with Death Row hoping that he would be tight with Dre and Dre would produce his albums. As I said that was pretty one-sided, and Dre probably wouldn't have responded if 2pac had been alive. The only person Dre really had a big beef with was Eazy.

Yeah I remember Dre saying when he was asked in an MTV interview way back about Pac (when pac was still alive) that he was an ultra talented rapper who had all kindsa skills, then the interviewer asked him about what Pac was like as a person and he said, "Oh, he's a punk. A total punk." And then he talked about how he was disrepectful and didn't have noi repsect for nobody. Tayquan ^holla_{My work} 02:50, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dre didn't seem to have to much interest in him though, he only mentioned his personality when directly asked about it, he spoke positively about him until he was pressed. SO I'd agree it ewasn;t too big of a deal from Dre's side. Tayquan ^holla_{My work} 02:52, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yeah I remember 'Pac saying Dre doesn't do enough work... he was probably talking about not doing enough work on his (Tupac's) albums. --- 19:58, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, the environment at Death Row changed once Tupac joined the lable, and most resources were headed to him. That's one of the many reasons Dre left and made Aftermath. I'm sure Tupac dissed everybody who left Death Row. He even got mad at Lady of Rage publically for not participating in his disses and stuff like that. Dre, on the other hand, thought that most of that wasn't important and that he needed to do his own thing and focus on improving the music. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.216.132.51 (talk) 12:54, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Removing Trivia section

Does anyone have a problem with the trivia section being removed? There is only one bit of info there and wikipedia frowns on trivia. Besides, it doesn't seem necessary to point out that he smokes marijuana. The name of his albums is the chronic.66.167.78.254 05:33, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Removed. This was a pretty blatant WP:BLP violation. If you see unsourced information like this in the future please be WP:BOLD and kill it. RFerreira 05:36, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"See References"

Does this article realy need to use the phrase "see references" 18 times? Is it not assumed the external links will provide more information without continually drawing attention to them? 62.49.68.222 16:09, 22 May 2007 (UTC)}[reply]

What does this mean?

"George Heler, known invariably as Dre's partner in crime, has a business with Dre producing compact discs which is estimated to be worth in excess of $300 million.".

What does this mean? Does this mean that Dr. Dre is involved in crime with George Heler or something like that? The statement is confusing. --- 72.142.212.28 22:43, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is this/Was this ever true? Printing discs? Isn't that Sony's job or something? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.216.132.51 (talk) 12:49, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Dre fell off"

What does this refer to? I hear Dr Dre often refferiong to being accused of 'falling off' i his lyrics, but have no idea what he is talking about.

fell off means to lose your popularity. Dr. Dre went a little bit out of the spotlight after leaving death row but after he signed eminem he was back in full force. that is why he addresses all the haters in 2001. Can't wait for Detox to come and save the music industry.

yeah dre's "Dr. Dre Presents: The Aftermath", "The Firm" were not considered as good as dre's earlier stuff. but the main talk of him falling off was with King T's album "Thy Kingdom Come". That album was supposed to be aftermath's big debut. But only got ok reviews. which wasn't good enough for dre, so dre put the album on hold. Most of the critisms of him falling off were probably from death row.

Innovating G-Funk

I notice it was added recently that he is a key figure in innovating G-Funk "along with Ryan West". Is there any source for this? I was under the impression that he produced the Chronic by himself. Drumac 23:44, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

na he had some help from bass writers like colin wolfe etc.. daz is credited for helping write rat-tat-tat-tat. however daz does claim there are songs on doggystyle and the chronic that he wasn't credited for. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Siwhat (talk • contribs) 08:49, 17 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Production Credits

I put a list like that together on http://www.dr-dre-fans.com but unfortunately for some reason my site's "external link" keeps disappearing from this article.

June 23 2007.

 I have no idea who keeps doing that...I add it back

I prefer the discography on http://www.dr-dre.com

== Last time ==

He is not a crip and he is not a blood.

"I don't respresent no gangbangin....."__Let Me Ride

Misleading

Under work ethic it says:

A consequence of this perfectionism is that some artists that initially sign deals with Dre's Aftermath label never release albums. In 2001, Aftermath released the soundtrack to the movie "The Wash". featuring a number of Aftermath acts such as Shaunta, Daks, Joe Beast and Toi. To date, none have released full-length albums on Aftermath and have apparently ended their relationships with the label and Dr. Dre. Other noteworthy acts to leave Aftermath without releasing albums include 2001 vocalist Hittman and 1980s rap icon Rakim (see references for details).

This implies that all those artists were slacking off and didn't have a strong work ethic which is misleading and not true. Actually for most of the cases, the artists left aftermath because Dre never got around to producing their album 66.167.204.49 22:08, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, It should be changed. Any suggestions? --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 09:27, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

i read in an interview that dre had simply signed too many artists to the label in the beginning. he said he thought he could just sign anyone and make it work at the time. but then he realised he couldn't. if someone can find that they should add something about it. id do it myself but id probably do a shit job of it and it will just end up getting deleted.

Set it Off

shouldnt "Set It Off" be included in his Filmography ? - Real Compton G 17:36, 12 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you give a source, you can include it --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 09:26, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

here's a ref- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117603/fullcredits#cast —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Real Compton G (talk • contribs) 18:44, August 20, 2007 (UTC).

what about the cameo appearance he made in bullet proof? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Siwhat (talk • contribs) 08:54, 17 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Detox "Final Album"

Where did it ever say detox was Dre's final album??? I read the entire interview and did not read anything of that nature! mabye im just not comprehendig correctly. um....help! 209.244.42.139 09:18, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, What section header is that under?. I will check it out and see if it needs to be changed. Thanks --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 09:25, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There is actually a source in the Detox article confirming that it is his last album, Bishop Lamont said so in a recent interview. --- Realest4Life 15:56, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

yes in the interview it was comfirmed but don't worry, look at Jay-ZMIMS SUX007 12:01, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Do worry. Jay-Z is way different from Dr. Dre. If Dre says its his last album then its his last album. He doesn't like being in the spotlight.68.164.81.154 22:26, 1 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah....even if Dre tried to make another, he'd probably die of old age by the time he finished it. He's a perfectionist..... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.216.132.51 (talk) 12:42, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Associated acts

People tend to spam the "Associated acts" in infoboxes in Wikipedia. Why not just keep it to the most relevant groups like N.W.A. and World Class Wreckin' Cru? Spellcast 08:37, 25 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree "Associated Acts" is just an ever growing list. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 11:57, 25 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

removed Ice Cube and Mc Ren from associated acts since it already lists N.W.A.66.167.204.57 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 08:16, 23 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Awards

On the article, there is almost no mention of the amount of Awards and Nominations Dr. Dre has won during his career. As he is an artist and producer to many award-winning tracks and albums, the list is probably large. An example of what's needed is something like this: List of 50 Cent awards and nominations, which Dr. Dre dosen't have

To start, here is some of what he has done that has won Grammy's:

Let Me Ride - Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance - 1994 | Forgot About Dre - Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group - 2001 | (with Eminem) The Marshall Mathers LP - Grammy Award for Best Rap Album - 2001 (with Eminem) Mkimemia 09:05, 4 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Broken links

Citation #3 is a broken link. --Josh1billion 21:52, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Intentionally or Unintentionally??

Dr.Dre has a verse in The Game's One Blood West Coast Remix. Was it done intentionally by him or unintentionally? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.112.120.133 (talk) 23:34, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No he doesn't. What you sayin????

Dee Barnes

Surely there should be a section or at least a paragraph about the whole Dee Barnes situation? 12/10/07 Hanstead

Ya for real man.

picture

why did u get rid of the picture?!? wtf? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.157.50.4 (talk) 13:18, 22 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reference?

In the introduction to this article there is a statement that "Dr. Dre is considered one of the greatest producers of all time". I have no opinion about that, but the reference given to it does not back the claim. It has no mention of him being one of the greatest producers of all time. One has to reference such a claim. Can anybody find one or remove it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.215.125.158 (talk) 22:57, 14 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're right, the ref doesn't support the statement. I've removed it. Spellcast (talk) 23:09, 14 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

many people in the music industry have said that. There have to be tons of references if you take the time to look. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.166.37.220 (talk) 07:28, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Detox single

I checked that reference that says a single got off Detox on 20th December '07. And I think it didn't. Because at the end of that page it says that nothing got out. However, I'm not sure in that because it's just a comment on a main article. ZAPMUT (talk) 18:44, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

He's Dead???

RIP in peace--RMC1989 (talk) 21:30, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

He aint dead Mcanmoocanu, 17:28, 6 March 2008

He's Dead???

U R not funny. He's not dead and he's working on that Detox!! ZAPMUT (talk) 11:17, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hold on sec... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAB LMAO THIS GUY ACTUALLY THOUGHT THA D-R WAS DEAD HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!! Ya Boi Krakerz

Family

Why is there no sentence in the article that says that Dre has kids and wife? I would write this, but i read that he has a kid with Michel'le and he also has some other kid Hood Surgeon who is also a rapper so this is confusing me. ZAPMUT (talk) 11:02, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey!

How about putting his MySpace pciture on here? This article NEEDS a picture!

Ya Boi Krakerz

Accociated Acts

Doesn't anyone think Eazy E and the N.W.A should be in the accociated Acts section. I mean Eazy is who started Dre financially and they performed singles together. and they made the N.W.A with others. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.96.85.49 (talk) 19:53, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Atouraya (talk) 18:52, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]