After getting his star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame earlier within the day, Dr. Dre, 59, visited Jimmy Kimmel Reside! on Tuesday night time (March 19) to speak legacy and drop a bit of information about his upcoming initiatives. The legendary producer was joined on the sofa by longtime proteges Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent, and whereas the fourth leg of his gold-plated hip-hop desk, Eminem, might not have been within the studio, he nonetheless managed to seize the headlines.
“Let me let you know one thing, let me clarify one thing to you proper now: Eminem is engaged on his personal album which is popping out this yr,” Dre stated to cheers from the studio viewers throughout his first late night time look in 30 years. “And I really talked to him and he stated it okay for me to make that announcement proper right here on this present. So he has an album popping out, I’ve acquired songs on it and it’s fireplace. I’m really gonna hear your complete album for the primary time for tomorrow.”
Slim Shady’s as-yet-untitled twelfth studio album would be the observe as much as 2020’s Music to Be Murdered By, which shock dropped in January of that yr and featured visitor spots from Ed Sheeran, Juice WRLD, Q-Tip, Anderson .Paak and lots of extra.
Whereas he didn’t supply any further info on what followers can anticipate from the reclusive MC, Dre stated even he doesn’t at all times know what Eminem has in retailer, since he “holds his music near his chest so I haven’t heard the whole lot. I haven’t even heard the whole lot full that I’ve performed, however I’m gonna hear it, and he’s placing out an album this yr.” Dre stated whereas he’s at all times very “arms on” together with his music, he confessed that “there’s issues that I’ve to combine that I’ve performed, however I get the prospect to listen to the album in its entirety.”
The three-segment hold started with Dre speaking concerning the honor of getting his Stroll of Fame star and telling Kimmel that whereas he’s open to working with artists from any style — revealing “I really like Dolly Parton!” and that “Jolene” is one among his favourite songs — he prefers to remain in his beloved hip-hop lane. “Completely I may do this [work with Parton], however hip-hop is my love,” Dre stated.
He was quickly joined by longtime buddy and collaborator Snoop Dogg, with the outdated friends discussing their work on Dre’s iconic 1992 The Continual album and Dre revealing that he’s “by no means” discovered an artist from being handed a demo tape, apart from Snoop and Eminem. Whereas Dre and Snoop acquired right into a playful argument about how they got here up with the Continual album title — which included Dre describing his first time smoking weed — the pair additionally stated they’re virtually performed with Snoop’s upcoming Missionary album, the sequel to the one different full-length LP Dre has produced for the Doggfather since engaged on Snoop’s 1993 debut, Doggystyle. Snoop stated that Dre is slated to start out mixing Missionary in “mid-April.”
The lengthy hold ended with 50 Cent dropping by to speak about Dre engaged on his debut, Get Wealthy or Die Tryin’, and to joke about how disagreeable it was to hold the other way up for his iconic look throughout the 2002 Tremendous Bowl halftime present. “I used to be like 30 kilos heavier at that time, I used to be not prepared for that,” 50 laughed, noting he’d gained a bunch of weight for a TV function and “actually didn’t assume that out.” 50 additionally doubled-down on his earlier announcement that he’s working towards celibacy this yr, saying he’s two months into his vow of abstinence and issues are going nice to date.
“I’m centered proper now,” 50 stated. “My life is healthier, issues are a bit of clearer… I’m attempting to make it to Lent.” For the document, Dre and Snoop don’t consider 50 is holding his fireplace.
Watch Dre, Snoop and 50 on Kimmel beneath.
