Cyrus Langhorne
West Coast music icon Dr. Dre and former N.W.A. member MC Ren recently shared their love and respect for today’s hip-hop generation, notably G.O.O.D. Music’s Pusha T.
Interviewed by Top Dawg Entertainment’s Kendrick Lamar, both Ren and the Doc showered him and Pusha with co-signs.
As one of your offspring, anything I do comes from what y’all have done before me. I’m curious to know how you feel about my generation of artists.
MC Ren: I like a few. I like you.
Dr. Dre: You’re No. 1 on my list because of the care and attention you bring to your tracks and the precision you bring to your sound. There are a few people out there I listen to and respect.
MC Ren: Pusha T.
Dr. Dre: Definitely Pusha T.
MC Ren: I’m not saying this because you’re here, Kendrick, but I like your song “Cut You Off.” I’ve been listening to you for a minute. (Billboard)
According to reports, the Doc’s overnight Compton album release will push out at least 260,000 copies in week one.
Based on early reads, here are our initial forecasts for next week’s chart. Luke Bryan’s Kill the Lights (Capitol Nashville): 325-340k albums; 340-355k SPS Dr. Dre’s Compton, A Soundtrack (Aftermath/Interscope): 260-275k albums; 290-305k SPS (30-50m streams) (HITS Daily Double)
Rap stars Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Game all reacted to Dre blessing the hip-hop game with his first studio release since 1999’s The Chronic 2001 last week.
THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER DR.DRE
— Kendrick Lamar (@kendricklamar) August 7, 2015
Big day for music today. @DrDre did it again with #Compton! More than honored to play my part: http://t.co/5oCbRcclAG
— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) August 7, 2015
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