If one thing can be said about Dr Dre, it is that he a picky man. Well known for being a perfectionist, Dr Dre has shelved a lot of material because he wasn’t happy with it. King Tee’s album, Last Emporer’s, Eve and the NWA reunion to name a few. It was his shelving of King Tee’s “Thy Kingdom Come” that was the most surprising. In 1997 when the album was originally due out, insiders who had heard the album were saying that it would rejuvenate the careers of both Dre and King Tee. That is, until The Source got a hold of it. They reviewed and trashed it, Dre, who’s confidence was struggling, decided not to release the album.
Imagine my surprise today when I walking to into HMV yesterday and saw the album sitting there on the shelves. How did this get past me? Aftermath is not being the release though, KOCH and Dance Plant Records is. I am not sure how this all works legally but I am very happy that it happened. The album is 18 tracks deep with Dre producing 8 tracks and other production from DJ Quik, Battlecat, Fredwreck, Budda and Ant Banks. Notable guest appearances are made by Ice T, DJ Quik, Too Short, Dr Dre, MC Ren, Shaq and Kool G Rap. What is surprising is that there are no appearances from his Likwit Crew. The Compton legend is credited with discovering Tha Liks as he was the first one to put them on. One strange thing about the album is that King Tee is spelled King T, weird…Nonetheless, don’t miss this classic west coast album.
