Veteran producer Nottz has been been working with Dr. Dre and Aftermath artists since 2000, so it’s not surprise that he has insight on Dre’s upcoming album, Detox.
What may surprise fans, however, is that the man behind beats like Snoop Dogg’s “That’s That Shit” and Kanye West’s “Barry Bonds” is going solo. In an interview with HipHopWired.com, Nottz revealed some details about his album.
“My manager really pushed me into doing it but I really hadn’t gotten into it until probably last year,” explained Nottz, who rhymes on the album, titled You Need This Music. “He was like, ‘You should just do it.’ And I just did it. He is still like the sole pusher behind this thing. This is something I should have been doing, at least ten years ago. When I started doing beats, I should have just kept rhyming.”
As for the artists featured on the album? “Travis Barker, Bilal, Black Milk, Dwele, Joel Ortiz, Asher Roth, Mayer Hawthorne, Snoop, Royce [Da 5’9”], it’s a record.”
In the interview, Nottz also revealed that he had a hand in producing the intro to Detox, as well as “a couple of other joints on there.”
“Man, I’m waiting for the joint to drop. Like come on man. You have been recording for years, let’s do this. He got records, he got records that will shut people down. Make you don’t even want to do records no more. Like, aw man, I’m doing this for no reason. Its dudes like this that makes me want to just quit. But he got some records man, its crazy.”
I BELIEVE IT!!!
nottz got head pounders. straight skull shattered maniac. fuck dre needs every dude in the world to co-produce to complete an album. on top of never writing his own shit… what exactly are you doing in life dre???
He is a Producer, not a beat maker, not a writer…he is like Stephen Spielberg, he didnt write any of his movies, but he put the vision together in a way that is UNDENIABLY great – thats way Dre is the most valuable asset the rap game has EVER seen
nice comparison point taken and well received. i dig it. but you can’t help but say that dre is a slightly over the top perfectionist. a little too worried about how his music will be received, anything under classic would be bust in his eyes, to be able to free himself up enough to put it out. he’s trapped under his own scrutinies right now and for the past while.
i feel dre but you cant be the best beat maker ever surrounded by mega talent in everything you put out. if he even prod. one track by himself that would be enough for me. look at his roots in the music industry. LOL LMAO!!!!
and Steven Spielberg has dropped some okay movies. but overall his body of work sucks. he’s an overrated gay fag.
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That maybe true until he release the shit it’s all talk.