This is Dr. Dre. He looks like a
young black poet, from an Ivy League school, doesn't
he. Nothing like the gangster rapper that he was at
the start of his career. I've never actually met the
man, but I can bare witness to 3 o f his near death experiences. I was at
the Sheraton New Orleans once when Dre and his boys
came in a started a near riot in the lobby, over some
girl. A friend of mine made an unkind remark about
him in a trade magazine once, and allegedly got his jaw broken by a Dre
thrown sucker punch. Another friend of mine claims to
have been knocked smooth out by Dre, during a
misunderstanding about a girl.
I said all of that in order to
paint the picture of a true gangster. Dr. Dre was
apparently living the life that he preached about on
his records. I have been a fan, actually. In spite of
some of the bad things that I've heard about him, I
dug "The Chronic" Its one of
probably 10 RAP Albums that I have ever purchased.
I'm wondering how this apparent
attempt to main stream the gangster rapper will
damage that genre of music. Will the "new"
kids accept a gangster rapper dressed like a college
student, posing in front of a set of red drapes,
instead of standing in front of a graffiti covered
wall.I have only heard one song from Dre's new CD, a
duet with Snoop Doggy Dog. It was slick, and well
produced, highly unlike gangster RAP. I guess these
guys have families and money, now so they're becoming
more conservative. So I guess Dre won't break my jaw
if I say that the ganster rappers appear to be "punkin'
out"
| I have to say begrudgingly, that
I do like his new album"The Chronic
2000" |
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