Dr. Dre and Eminem are among the many most iconic collaborative duos to ever grace hip-hop. Even 25 years into their relationship, Dre nonetheless believes that the Detroit legend is one of the best to choose up a microphone.
The West Coast legend stopped by SiriusXM’s The Lifetime of Mine With James Corden on Thursday (March 14), the place he championed Eminem’s greatness.
“I believe he’s one of the best emcee ever,” he mentioned of Marshall Mathers, who landed at No. 5 on Billboard‘s Biggest Rappers of All Time listing. “Level clean, interval. In fact, there are going to be arguments about that as a result of he’s a white man. I don’t suppose anybody that’s rapping can contact Eminem on that microphone.”
Dre mirrored on assembly Eminem for the primary time at Jimmy Iovine’s workplace within the ’90s and the way their first time within the studio produced The Slim Shady LP‘s “My Title Is.”
“I met Eminem at Jimmy Iovine’s workplace,” Dre shared. “We slapped palms, went to the studio and began recording and I’m unsure if anyone is aware of this, however I believe the primary 4 albums was simply me and him and his writing and his supply and his creativeness is off the charts and I don’t suppose anybody would disagree with that.”
“I used to be taking part in with the MPC and I hit play on it and he simply went, ‘Hello, my title is.’ It occurred that quick. No bull—t, after which we went from there and that was the start of this relationship.”
Dr. Dre’s handprints are throughout Eminem’s first 4 albums he’s referencing on his Aftermath label, the latter two (Encore and The Eminem Present) Dre served as an government producer.
The 59-year-old can be reuniting with an previous good friend for a brand new mission, as Dre’s teasing an album on the way in which with Snoop Dogg.
From “Stil D.R.E.” to “Nuthin’ However A G Thang” and “The Subsequent Episode,” Dre and Snoop have effortlessly cooked up loads of G-funk anthems collectively through the years, and so they’re seeking to recapture that magic as soon as once more a long time later.
“I do know as odd because it sounds, I’ve solely produced one album on Snoop, which was in 1993, Doggystyle,” he mentioned of Snoop’s acclaimed debut, which topped the Billboard 200. “I imply, we’ve finished some songs and we’ve performed round in between, in fact, however that’s the one and solely album I’ve produced on Snoop, Doggystyle, so we determined to name this one Missionary.”
“Snoop is admittedly sounding improbable and individuals are gonna be actually shocked and amazed at how we’ve been capable of come again collectively in any case these years and do one thing,” Dre shared. “It’s actually fascinating.”
