How many detox beats were made

Rotem stoked anticipation in the press, and built a mythic status for the still-unreleased album. In , Dre gave an extensive interview to the LA Times.

Journalist Robert Hilburn suggested that, contrary to popular belief, the rapper had been working on his third album for the past eight years. In June, Snoop Dogg claimed that the long-gestating album was finished. Kelly and Bishop Lamont. Several T. Meanwhile, the list of Detox helpers continued to pile up, from neo-soul singer Anthony Hamilton to Drake. Pepper commercial. By now, the rising mogul was deep into his Beats by Dre venture, and during his promotional appearances for the headphones line he continued to mention Detox.

He told ABCNews. An official version has yet to appear. The end of the year brought official Detox music. Dre and Eminem perform the track at the Grammy Awards. But that November, Dre seemingly pulled the plug on the whole thing during an interview with Fader TV. Meanwhile, 50 Cent mused that Detox might only be an EP. And while describing her recent studio sessions with Rap-Up. It sounds like a fitness center now.

That same afternoon, multiple sources confirm to Rolling Stone that the record will be released at a later date. But his forthcoming Straight Outta Compton soundtrack may not be a bad consolation prize.

Newswire Powered by. Close the menu. Rolling Stone. Log In. To help keep your account secure, please log-in again. You are no longer onsite at your organization. Please log in. There are high school sophomores who weren't born the last time Dr. Dre dropped an album.

Dre goes on record for the first time about Detox , saying the project is going to be a concept album. Fun side note, he also said he was busy in the studio producing for Truth Hurts, Rakim and Shaunta , which is essentially a one sentence edition of "what happened to? Interscope continues to suggest that the album could drop by the end of the year. January : Aftermath confirms that the now "late" Dre first said it would drop summer of album will actually drop at the end of Scott Storch, who worked extensively on the album because in having Scott Storch produce a large part of a mega album was a thing that totally happened, said that Detox will be, "the most advanced rap album musically and lyrically we'll probably ever have a chance to listen to.

August : Dr. Dre announces that he's putting Detox on hold to focus on producing for his own artists, most prominently focusing on Game's debut album, Documentary , as well as Eminem, Busta Rhymes and Eve's projects. Oh yeah, Busta and Eve were signed to Aftermath, I almost forgot.

On Game's "Higher," released shortly after, he publically announces that we should " look out for Detox. September : Dre tells the L. Times that he's now eight years deep into Detox , saying, "I was really hoping to have it out this year, but it's going to have to be pushed back a while because of some other things I've got to work on. Lamont is believed to take the role of Snoop on Chronic or Hittman on Chronic But in a Rolling Stone interview , Snoop insisted otherwise.

I was starting to doubt it myself and then I went up in there and he played so much music for me it knocked my head off. May : The first official Detox release is played during a Dr. Pepper commercial , Dr. Dre confirms that the album will be coming out in , now that he's finished producing Eminem's Relapse and 50 Cent's Before I Self Destruct. October : Dre tells ABC News he had been working on Detox for 10 years, and that he wanted to get it done by the end of the year to release it in The song leaks and they drop it from the album, but the interest around "Under Pressure" appears to motivate Dre and Interscope.

They drop two more official singles " Kush " and " I Need a Doctor " complete with official videos and launch a million dollar marking campaign I still remember the Detox billboard in LA. The world finally catches up with alternative artist Johnny Drille. He breaks down his journey for Audiomack World.

Does that mean that beat was originally made during the original sessions? Side Note No. May : "Die Hard" featuring Eminem premieres during an episode of Fight Camp , is possibly Detox ' third official single. Enjoy some time with the family til I get that itch to get back in. Side Note : "Word to Dr. Dre, Detox is like a mix away. Crazy people email me to say I'm wrong. Says the project is no longer called Detox , doesn't reveal a new title.

September : Aftermath in-house producer Dawaun Parker says that Detox has been scrapped and they're now working on a new project but doesn't reveal a new title. Says he's heard as many as beats that had been created for Detox , but few had vocals recorded over them. April : Rapper Big Pooh talks about the experience of going into the studio with Dr.

March : Dre tells L. June : In an interview with yours truly , Fashawn talks about going into the studio with Dre around and writing for Detox. Dre officially confirms that Detox is dead, says he never released it because he just "didn't like it. Thirteen years after it was first announced, Detox ' journey has finally come to an end. Anything is possible. So yes, I've clearly become what most psychologists would diagnose as clinically obsessive, but now that Detox is no longer, it really is worth noting that this was a huge moment.

Over the years Detox has become the most long-awaited album in hip-hop history, a project that has taken on mythical proportions, and with good reason. In addition to launching several of the biggest rappers of the last two decades—Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar no, not you Game —Dre's first two headlining albums, The Chronic and , were classics.

It was completely reasonable to be excited about Detox until it was completely insane to think it would ever drop. And now I'm walking into this new era filled with hope for the future, feeling like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders, ready to embrace the new, free from the weight of the past. I hope Dr. Dre feels the same.