West Coast Hip Hop fans have been thirsting for a new Dr. Dre album for what feels like a century. But according to an Instagram post from DJ Battlecat, the Beats By Dre mogul will deliver his highly anticipated solo album and follow-up to 2015’s Compton before 2021 comes to a close.
On Tuesday (October 12), Battlecat shared a meme to his account clearly teasing a potential timeline for the “Aftermath Takeover,” which will supposedly begin with a new Snoop Dogg album on November 12 and the Dr. Dre album sometime in December.
“P.S.A FROM twitter hmm,” he wrote in the caption. “YIKES. JUST HIT THE PRESS FROM TWITTER POST. THOUGHT I GIVE YOU WEST COAST HATTERS A GLOBLE WARNING THE ROOF IS ON FIRE. MF LOL SHOW TIME. DONT QUOTE ME IT JUST SOUND SO GOOD TO ME LOL.”
The post also indicated Kendrick Lamar’s follow-up to 2017’s DAMN., Xzibit’s long-awaited King Maker project and a Mt. Westmore album from Snoop Dogg, Too $hort, Ice Cube and E-40 will be arriving “soon.” It also gave a nod to the February 2022 Super Bowl LVI Pepsi halftime show featuring Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar.
Dr. Dre suffered a brain aneurysm in January amid his divorce from Nicole Young but was back in the studio immediately after he was discharged. At the time, Aftermath affiliate/producer Dem Jointz danged the nearly mythical Detox album in fans’ faces with an Instagram post. The photo included Dre, The D.O.C. and several others posted up in front of a mixing board with the caption, “And we back! #Detox21.”
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Since then, Dr. Dre has invited several legends to his studio to hear new music, including Grandmaster Flash, Xzibit and the D.I.T.C.’s Diamond D.
Meanwhile, Snoop Dogg released his latest album, From Tha Streets 2 Tha Suites, in April and is presumably hard at work in the studio if he has another project on the horizon. Coupled with his Def Jam Recordings duties, various television endeavors and other commitments, there’s a sense Snoop isn’t getting a whole lot of sleep these days.
As for the albums, whether DJ Battle is trolling or actually has some inside intel that made him comfortable enough to post the meme remains to be seen.
New music doesn’t mean new album, smh
Not excited for this kinda 10 years lasting hype
Not falling for it
Compton was trash
Facts
Obviously a troll if you’re going to post that Compton was “trash” – very interesting album not in any way trash.
Yeah I still fuck with some of those tracks weekly
Compton was worse than trash. It was sewage.
It did indeed come out of my butt hole after a night of natty lite ice and wings
It’s weird as hell when people represent their opinion as “facts.” Compton was dope as hell to me. My opinion and apparently 3 others above me. If you thought it was trash, cool. That’s your opinion.
Compton def wasnt trash. Not classic, nowhere near the Chronic or 2001. But a solid 7.5, MAYBE an 8, outta 10
Compton was dope. A couple fillers sure. Problem is people expected something that sounded like chronic and got something else and labelled it trash out the gate.
If they’re actually flowing, take the time to craft their lyrics and don’t use trap/emo beats, this might be cool. Most likely it’ll be the same gitchy gitchy ya ya flows over new school whiny beats as they pretend to be something they pretended to be 25 years ago.
“yeah yeah don’t quote me on this” means a new album? Dre won’t top them singles from chronic 2001 ever again. hope he does though!
Dre new music doesnt mean new album
aftermath invasion? Snoop was never signed to aftermath and I could’ve sworn I’ve seen him promoting the shit out of def jam as of late. I’m sure the albums will be cool though
Wonder how many “ghost producers” will be on Dre new album. With other people Dre aiight….by himself, Dre kinda weak actually
Yeah, all of those NWA albums, Eazy-E’s first album, The DOC’s album… All of those beats were wack, right? Maybe you should just shut your stupid ass up. Back then nobody helped him make shit. How many ghost fathers nutted in your mom before your bastard ass was born?
Damm son u murder him
Either I need what you smoking on or you done lost your mind
“Whether ‘DJ Battle’ actually has any intel, or is being a troll.” Come on
It’s DJ Battlecat, he’s one of the most important West Coast producers of all time, and is very close with Dre. I thought this site was actually on its shit with hip-hop. That comment was really insulting to read as a fan.
A new album from Kendrick and Eminem would be lit.
I heard all the Alben has Dre productions on it, except Snoops he has an Eminem Track
This is good news. Hip hop is complete trash. It needs a makeover. Everytime Dre drops he changes the game. Cant wait!!!!!
They Better add my boy Game in that shit…..they always putting Kendrick and leaving my boy My Guy out…
No body checking for Dre. His last album flopped before the Biopic. And he didn’t promote NWA. Not like Cube or Yella. I won’t a Yella album. F@#k Dre.
Daz and Warren plus gems from Storch will put that up lol
Snoop is a sideshow now but still entertaining. There’s no real hunger there anymore for the raw shit