Would you have given a shit about Dr. Dre without Eminem?

[ladelsofgravy]

both chronic albums are crinimally overrated

[sneakerheadshady]

No, that album is considered a classic rap album by 99% of rap fans. The production is masterful. I'm a huge Eminem fan, but I'd rather listen to Chronic 2001 than most of Em's music.

That's the opinion of most rap fans, actually.

Fair enough I guess. I don't dislike it, just I don't put it up as high as most of you guys do haha

[sneakerheadshady]

Doesn't this question depend on your age too though?

Yes.

[sneakerheadshady]

No it has nothing to do with age, if you don't know why dre is so influential to hip hop its the knowledge that you're missing, if you don't care that's kind of different.

I know how much he contributed, I don't personally love his music hahha

[Francesco]

Of course... Dre was part of or brought like at least 4 gigantic multi plat acts before he signed Em plus his production list is second to none.

[1LynguisticMind]

Of course... he released one of the best hip hop albums of all time with The Chronic.

hip hop would be fine without Eminem, but it wouldn't be the same without Dr Dre, he is one of the most influential hip hop artists of the 90's and he is still very important right now.

Say what you will about Dr. Dre, but he has not failed when he truly finds an artist and pushes them. He does not miss when he goes for it. I think he gave a lot of rappers the cold shoulder (especially Bishop Lamont) but thats because he only accepts greatness.

All the debut albums released under aftermath are praised as classics:

The Slim Shady LP - Eminem
Get Rich Or Die Tryin - 50 Cent
The Documentary - The Game
Good Kid Maad City - Kendrick Lamar

These 4 artists wouldn't be where they are without Dre. People complain about his output and his lack of beats, but he is that guy behind the scenes taking these dudes to levels they never dreamed of.

[sneakerheadshady]

Of course... he released one of the best hip hop albums of all time with The Chronic.

hip hop would be fine without Eminem, but it wouldn't be the same without Dr Dre, he is one of the most influential hip hop artists of the 90's and he is still very important right now.

Say what you will about Dr. Dre, but he has not failed when he truly finds an artist and pushes them. He does not miss when he goes for it. I think he gave a lot of rappers the cold shoulder (especially Bishop Lamont) but thats because he only accepts greatness.

All the debut albums released under aftermath are praised as classics:

The Slim Shady LP - Eminem
Get Rich Or Die Tryin - 50 Cent
The Documentary - The Game
Good Kid Maad City - Kendrick Lamar

These 4 artists wouldn't be where they are without Dre. People complain about his output and his lack of beats, but he is that guy behind the scenes taking these dudes to levels they never dreamed of.

I'm not gonna lie, this post kinda changed my views on this tbh...

[Fury]

This thread is kind of disrespectful

[mdemaz]

Dre my boy.

Signing Eminem was just proving why I liked him.

[MikeBett]

Dre and Snoop got me into rap so yeh...First album I ever bought period was Doggystyle in 4th grade, when It came out.

Only on TRSHADY would this thread ever be real lol

[Fleka]

...Who you think taught you to smoke trees
Who you think brought you the o' G's
Eazy-E's Ice Cube's and D.O.C's and Snoop D O double G's
And a group that said muthafuck the police...

Em probably wrote this, but still.

[Shpongle]

Love both Dre's albums, no one makes albums like that anymore, i think the "Chronic" along with Snoops "Doggystyle" are two of the most essential albums to own in the Hip Hop genre!

[Francesco]

Love both Dre's albums, no one makes albums like that anymore, i think the "Chronic" along with Snoops "Doggystyle" are two of the most essential albums to own in the Hip Hop genre!

Nobody else did albums like that back then either... I mean that type.

[Shpongle]

Love both Dre's albums, no one makes albums like that anymore, i think the "Chronic" along with Snoops "Doggystyle" are two of the most essential albums to own in the Hip Hop genre!

Nobody did albums like that back then either... I mean that type.

I know, Dre was the "Gangsta rap pioneer", just saying that wont ever be albums like that anymore...maybe thats the reason "Detox" keeps getting delayed, maybe its not on the same level as the last two?! Who knows..

[Francesco]

Love both Dre's albums, no one makes albums like that anymore, i think the "Chronic" along with Snoops "Doggystyle" are two of the most essential albums to own in the Hip Hop genre!

Nobody did albums like that back then either... I mean that type.

I know, Dre was the "Gangsta rap pioneer", just saying that wont ever be albums like that anymore...maybe thats the reason "Detox" keeps getting delayed, maybe its not on the same level as the last two?! Who knows..

Well there were many gangsta rappers back in the day... & Dre & the rest of N.W.A. were the definition of that... speaking of it that is easily one of the 3 greatest groups of all time.

I was talking about the style & the beats Dre had in his solo albums which were the perfection of that G-Funk. Dre's second phase of his career at Death Row was unique just like his first with N.W.A. & like the third...Aftermath.