Image Credit: Bryan Bedder/Getty ImagesIt’s hard to keep excitement going when the promised product is as oft-delayed as Dr. Dre‘s Detox album. But slowly, rap’s iconic producer and sometime rapper is breathing life back into the bodies of fans who’ve held their breath for too long. Yesterday Dre’s first single from his forthcoming album leaked online. It’s called “Kush,” and features longtime partner in rhyme Snoop Dogg—fittingly so, since it’s about marijuana. With a whipping bass line and Dre’s trademark menacing keys, it feels like this time Dre may actually be prepping to drop the album.
In an interview with radio host Big Boy, the California titan explained that he didn’t intend for it to come out and he doesn’t want people to think that it’s a true representation of the album. But he’s rolling with it nonetheless. “It’s about weed smoking and I don’t want people to think that’s what my album’s about,” he said. “This is actually the only song with that type of content in it. But it seems that everybody likes it. So we’re going to go ahead and push with it.”
Dre’s also on the cover of XXL‘s Dec./Jan. issue talking about Detox. The album’s expected to hit stores early in 2011.
Have you heard “Kush” yet? Are you excited for Detox again? Let us know.
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I’ll believe it when i see it
This is the leak we all have been waiting for. This track is on fire, and will provide a great glimpse of what we can expect from detox, just brilliance.
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I don’t want to hear it yet. I’ll wait until the album comes out. I don’t like it when songs are leaked out. That takes away from the excitement of it. But when Dre’s album comes out, back off! Because he can be ripping it on those hip-hop beats and grooves! And he’s a good rapper so he’s going to be kicking some bars and lyrics too!
Yes! The beat is hot!! Can’t wait!
This track is fire !! Guarante the Detox is going platinum its first week. Snoop “I’m Bob Marley reincarnated” hahaaaa that’s tight.
See thts wht I dnt like ppl cann’t wait fo the album to drop so they got’s to be low class and leak sh*t out man ppl need to find better thing to do Dre took tyme to put he’s heart and soul in it and this is how tht person say thank you wow!!!!! God Bless You and yo Album 1 love…………..
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