“I’ve been through that thing several times, where I’m like, ‘You know what? I quit. I’m not doing this. Everything is starting to sound the same.”
Dr. Dre plays a game of chess for XXL‘s year-end issue. Also, Kanye West gets his third classic rating for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Issue hits newsstands December 14th.
“Tryin’ to give everybody what they’ve been waitin’ for and make sure they’re not disappointed”.
We all read his statement but last night on the red carpet of the ASCAP awards in LA, Devi Dev got a chance to talk to Dr. Dre face-to-face. Doc basically says the leak won’t stop him and he’s still hard at work on Detox which he hopes to have out by the end of Fall. Hold ya breath!
Man, where do we begin? This afternoon, Puff held a press conference for his Diddy Beats headphones at the Best Buy in Union Square, NY. He was joined by Monster Cable founder Noel Lee, Dr. Dre, and Jimmy Iovine. Unlike the previous in-store, the panel only answered set questions. However, Puff and Dre did participate in a 106 & Park interview via Skype. (Check clip above).
After the conference, I made my way to the backstage area and checked in with the Doc. Sorry guys, no footage of that. He gave an ineffable response when asked to describe the sound of “Under Pressure” and speculated that the record should drop sometime next month. I know, I know. Don’t shoot the messenger.
Next, we took a freight elevator down to 13th St. Peep Puff in the corner. That’s Dre with his back turned.
Outside, Puff and Biggie’s former right hand man, D-Roc braved the heat and walked to their next location. Along the way, I asked Puff to clear something up. Last March, word spread that he was set to purchase the Crystal Palace soccer team. He confirmed that he was interested in franchise, but said “nah we rolling off on that, right now”. No goal.
By now, Diddy’s making his way south of 5th Ave and is followed by a thick entourage. Eventually, journalist Martin Bashir catches up and interviews him all the way to an ice cream truck parked on the corner of 13th St. Of course, this story’s far from over.
We’ve heard this story before. Earlier this year, Dre toldSLAM magazine that Detox was dropping next year. But now, the Doc is singing another tune. At the 6:50 mark of his CNBC interview, the Dre says his single “Under Pressure” is coming within the next two weeks and that the album is dropping before the end of the year. Seeing is believing. ATB
