| An Oral History Of The Making of Snoop & Dre’s “Missionary” | January 14, 2025 |
The very real and very true story of the making of Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre's follow-up to "Doggystyle."
| Doctor’s Adversary: Diagnosing Dre’s All-Time Worst Beats | February 10, 2022 |
Did the Super Bowl finally get its halftime show right? In honor of Sunday's big game, Pete Hunt breaks down the times Dr. Dre missed the mark by a few yards.
| Before Eminem Became A Cyborg | September 5, 2018 |
Zilla Rocca remembers the brief moment when Eminem was really fun
| Calling Dr. Dre to Surgery: The Roadium Swapmeet Mixtapes | August 12, 2015 |
A look back of six of the best of Dr. Dre's legendary Roadium Mixtapes.
| Dr. Dre Makes His Final Rounds | August 11, 2015 |
Dr. Dre gives us closure.
| Dre Day Only Makes Eazy’s Payday: Eazy E On The Arsenio Hall Show | January 17, 2013 |
Eazy E on the Arsenio Hall show at the height of his beef with Dre and Death Row. He is wearing a bath robe. This has made the rounds on the Internet many times over, but it came up in conversation with a friend a few days ago. Hence, I am re-posting one of the […]
| Shots Fired Episode 7: The Dub Anniversary of The Chronic | December 6, 2012 |
Next week is the 20th Anniversary of The Chronic. If you’re old enough to remember copping the tape back in 1992, that sentence alone is enough to make you feel ancient. When I did an imperfect Internet survey five years ago, The Chronic ranked as the fifth greatest rap album ever. In last month’s LA […]
| Your Royal Highness: The Imperial Philosophy of Rick Ross, Jay-Z, & Dr. Dre as Divined from the “Three Kings” Video | July 31, 2012 |
Often regarded as a lowly janitorial duty, the art of mopping floors is the first step on a young Prince’s journey to becoming King. Like a Zen monk learning to sweep to become enlightened, a young Dr. Dre parlayed his mop money into his first stethoscope and several of his first sequined suits. Young. A […]
Deen wishes Usher would sing about his Cavaliers stake more often. “3 Kings” is underwhelming as all the fucks in the world. I’m sorry. It’s beginning to feel as if I’m intentionally being douchey in regards to all things Rick Rawse, but I swear that isn’t the case. He’s just not bringing it. I ain’t […]
| Cooking with Kendrick Lamar & Dr. Dre | April 2, 2012 |
Worst kept secret: slap Dr. Dre’s name on anything and it will sell. This goes for headphones to herb. You haven’t lived until you’ve smoked the Xxplosive line of double triple THC OG Great Grandpappy Kush. It was tied in with Dr. Dre’s last single, “Kush.” Am I joking? You will never know. So it’s […]
